As a German, I love those public book storages and use them a lot. Sometimes I bring a book or two, sometimes I take one. A bit like a treasure hunt. Best thing is these installations often make me read different authors or genres than I usually do, thus widening my personal horizon a bit. Highly recommended!
German here: idk if anyone already said it but the 3D / FFP2 Masks were requiered by the government because they are even safer then the normal surgical masks so we werent allowed to use the normal masks. The rule is over now but most most people still own and thus use the 3D masks
@@franjocupic3241 Especially now. I live right next to Germany in the Netherlands and masks are a distant memory. It's been two years or so since they were last mandated here. Pretty much the whole world is past that, and more and more research is showing that it barely worked anyway and did in fact have negative consequences. But the Germans are still like "lets just do what our government says".
@@franjocupic3241 No they don't, german here. The ones that still use masks, are the stupid ones, that can't think for themselves and still believe in the goverment. The rest doesn't use it anymore.
German government told people to stop wearing masks several months ago. Many people stopped wearing them even before but some wear them even today so your theory is totally wrong... German citizens do follow the rules like robots...
The very low vertical traffic lights with 3 lights are for bicycles, the traffic lights with only two lights are for pedestrians and the taller ones with 3 traffic lights are for cars.
Also to note, the low traffic lights for bicycles are smaller and sometimes there are lower traffic lights for normal cars (which are bigger) because the higher ones are mostly for trucks and other big vehicles but they all still have three lights.
@@-Lazy actually, Düsseldorf is the only city in Germany with yellow pedestrian lights. And yes they are at every traffic light here. Every other place only has red and green (except for only a few railway crossings in rare exceptions) because that is the norm of the StVO (german traffic law). Düsseldorf is allowed to keep them however because they are rather popular among some locals and politicians and also because we already had pedestrian lights with yellow since 1953 which was 20 years BEFORE the red-green standard was adopted into StVO. Outside of Germany you can also find such lights in some swiss and italian cities btw.
never forget germany is a federation of different countries with their own culture and history. in the north the vikings, in the south the romans, in the east the slavs and in the west the franks. and all in different forms.
@@PeterAuto1 Could be, but the franks were a tribe with large power centres in modern south eastern germany (i.e. bayern etc). The probably was also a Frank group in the west, but interestingly the french name for germany refers to a different tribe, that lived in roughly modern day Baden Wurtemberg "Alemanni". (french name for Germany "Allemagne") So it seems to two regions of Frankish power were divided by the Alemanni tribe.
@@j.p.vanbolhuis8678 not only the french call Germany Alemagne...some other countries have similar names but written different..Alemannia,Almania etc. I think it is because my culture is not only in Germany it is also in main part of Switzerland,small part of West Austria,South West Bavaria,Liechtenstein,East France,very few parts of Northern Italy. My culture was known for travelling a lot and finding new places to stay like a lot of other cultures too but the Alemanic stayed in a lot of countries. The Alemanic culture is connectkon between Switzerland,Austria and Germany through the lake constance
I have wanted to visit Germany for a while, but now that I know veganism is popular there now, I really need to go! We have “Tiny Little Libraries” (sometimes called “Tiny Free Libraries”) here in the USA and I love them.
Those tiny libraries are neat. We have some in our midwest US (great lakes region) town, too. We got a bunch when walmart was trying to buy land in our downtown & buy rezoning and they donated a bunch of money for people to construct them thinking it would be easy to buy good will. Our local community took the donation and built them. It was easy to show the spike in donations by that corporation. But we didn't let walmart take over our downtown. :) Allowing regular, non-corporate chain local businesses room to breathe without the state chartered giant plopping down all around them. We were able to maintain something non-cookie cutter. Some little libraries also unfortunately occasionally suffer vandalism or disrepair. But not all. I wish we had more vegetarian and vegan options. Here vegetarian is still often some sort of cheese dish.
But be careful, as purely vegan restautants are mainly located in bigger cities. But normal restaurants usually have vegan or vegetarian dishes on their menue even in the countryside.
I don't know what it is but somehow videos of people visiting the country I live in and enjoying it just makes me happy :) I'm really happy you enjoyed your stay in Germany!
Thank you ever so, so much for your appreciation of my hometown Frankfurt! Please come and visit this humble place again during the summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🥰
I really enjoyed your video and as a German I was very pleased that you like my country so much. For your next visit I recommend Munich, Berlin and Hamburg. Also very beautiful cities and absolutely worth a visit.
7:50 those are so called "liebesschlösser" or "love locks", cuplles hang them up on bridges to symbolise their status as beeing together. Thats why they have names. They sadly have gotten a bit out of hand and are now found so often on bridges, that some citys decidet to remouve them, because it was endagering some bridges to collabse because of the extra weight.
Hi, it is so iteresting seeing someone visiting Germany (the country were I live and was born). I live and studied in Düsseldorf, so the city is quite common to me. We have sooo many more japanese and korean bars, restaurants, book stores, physicians etc.... here. Also a bookstore that sells books in japanese lenguage. For me, the christmas markets, the old buildings and the toilets you have to pay for are so "normal", that I don´t realize this might be surprising for tralvelers. I am happy you enjoyed your stay in Germany. Come back soon! Oh, and I really enjoy the "Bücherschrank" which is the place for shared books. You find them in most German cities. I already donated soooo many books - I cannot remember how many :D
German beer comes in many sizes and differently shaped glasses which all depend on the kind of beer. With Bavarian wheat beer in 0.5 litre glasses (Halbe, lit. "half one") and occasionally 1 litre mugs (Maß, lit. "measurement") down to Kölsch or Alt in Northrhine-Westfalia which is typically served in 0.2 litre glasses (Kölsch in a narrow and Alt in a wide glass). The standard size for Pils - which is popular in most parts of Germany - is 0.4 litre and in most regions it's served in a glass called Tulpe (tulip).
Hey greetings from someone from the south of Germany it is nice to see that you like Germany I can recommend you if you are ever in Germany again if you want to see beautiful nature the south e.g. Black Forest and the Alps
I am a German who has been living in Switzerland for the last 3 years. I enjoy your journey and your view on things and am already mega excited about your ride with the Glacial Express. I still plan to do that as well. Have fun and thank you for sharing your impressions 🙂
I'm headed for Germany (from the US) in a week, so this was really fun for me to watch! Thanks for helping me get even more excited about my upcoming adventure. Looking forward to more videos of yours!
What are the pros and cons of living in France compared to Germany? I am German and love living here but I also love France so I try to go there as often as possible:)
2:07 I have to shock you. This is the normal size for a beer. There are even bigger beerglass called "Maß" (1L) which are often used in southern Germany / Bavaria
I watched your video of the list of things that surprised you in Switzerland and I love it! I am happy to see you made one for Germany as well. My husband were saying we would love to see more long list videos like this of everywhere that you go. It is unique to have a video that touches on both big and small cultural differences that outsiders notice in a country. Extremely enjoyable!
That's so great, I really hope you enjoyed your stay here in germany even if it was only a small cultural slice of germany. I really had to laugh, seeing you enjoy the german beer so much makes me want to have a few beer with you. Glad you liked it. And thanks for the Video I enjoyed it a lot.
If a restaurant puts pictures of their food in the menu they would need to get it always looking like it. Like with the same amount of potatoes or with this specific vegetable. I worked in an ice bar for a time. It was recuired that the ice looks always like in the fotos. But with only descriptions you could vary easier based on what you have available (with the amount). ---- Even in Germany you won't find vegetarian restaurants everywhere. In the country side or at least where I live I think there is only 1 pure vegetarian restaurant. But you can find restaurant with none or up to 5 vegetarian dishes ... vegan is another topic in bavaria. 😅 And in Brandenburg/Saxony some food may be named the same but be something completly different. Their are restaurant that sell alternative meals how they cooked them in the GDR.
We are not in the US, McD has pictures of the food on the menu and the food they serve doesnt look like the picture, no one cares about the pictures. In a written menu the food has to made with the ingridients listed in the menu, you still cant just change french fries for potato edges or a Bratwurst with a Weißwurst.
The locks on that bridge in Cologne are there Because of an local urban legend that says: if a couple puts a lock there together that has written theyre names on it, it will be a live long relationship. a nice thought^^
The low traffic lights are for bikes - so they can see the signals better. We mostly have menus without any pictures - it's best to look at other tables, to get a sense of what they serve. And you can always ask. The 3d mask are FFP2 - which were required in some places (train, hospital,...)
It's a great medium pased summary of your discovery. Its good you came in late Christmas season. There is much thing to try out quickly. The triva i can share is that the locks on the bridge is a sign of love of two people. It was something so many locks, that the city needs to remove it on one side, so that the bridge don't get in danger of collapsing
I so much love your videos and as a German (living abroad) it is always interesting to see how people experience my country. I'm happy that you had a good time and appreciated so many things. My favorite anime is Made in Abyss. Beautiful, deep and touching. But I also love Spy X family. Enjoy your bike trip through Europe.
u should deffinetly visit poland u wont regret it i promise!!! there are tons of delicious traditional dishes (including sausages) beers also with gorgeus architecture/nature🤝🤝🤝
That’s really interesting to know about your experience in Europe. I’ve been living in various European countries and for about year and a half I’ve been living in Japan. I always compare Japan to the Netherlands and Switzerland. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience 👍
Amazing! My husband went to Germany almost 15 years old, he loved it. Glad, you enjoyed it! The vegan restaurant thing surprised me a lot, just because we see so many sausages, etc. usually, that I never imagined veganism being a big deal. Beer wise, my husband says, Germany does have the best beer with the correct number of ingredients.
Around 10% of the people in Germany are vegans or vegetarians (ofc there are more vegetarians than vegans). You probably won't find vegan restaurants in rural areas, but most bigger cities have them. Or at least restaurants with a large vegetarian/vegan selection :) Even more and more restaurants with traditionally German cuisine tend to offer more vegetarian/vegan meals. Though it's still rare in some areas.
@@Eagle_Owl2I remember in a restaurant when asked about vegan option the waiter just said loudly : I can cut some tomatoes together, is that fine? I laughed a bit. But yeah there are more and more places with vegan option. Although I might add they mislabel it many times, it has vegan (not vegetarian) label, yet has milk or cheese in it for example (not plant based, just normal dairy product).
@@alihorda I actually never had the problem with mislabelling, that's also a huge problem for people with allergies. That's my pro tip anyway, just pretend to have a protein allergy or to be lactose intolerant instead of saying you're vegan in rural areas. You will get better service, partly because restaurants become afraid of lawsuits as soon as allergies are brought up. These days, most restaurants will prepare you something nice, especially if you call them before (e.g. if your company has a christmas dinner there and you can't choose to go elsewhere, just call them in advance and ask them for a vegan option if they don't have one on their menu). The last time I was treated rudely for asking for a vegetarian (!) option was like 10 years ago in a Greek restaurant in Germany where they told me that I should just stick to the appetizers (which were also pretty expensive). That same restaurant updated its menu in the meantime and now even offers a regular vegan dish. I love this development. What still gets on my nerves is that in many cafeterias, you will find 3 options with meat and only one vegan option for all vegans, vegetarians and sometimes muslims when all meat dishes include pork. And as someone who hates cooked paprika/bell pepper (the only veggie I hate), I hate that it's almost always something with cooked paprika :D
Aww! Looks like an amazing trip! Please come to Berlin next time, it's so unlike any other part of Germany! Oh, and the lower traffic signals are for the bike lanes!
berlin nowdays is like a village hooker. everyons been there at least once already and it wasnt quite what they expected. it would be far more impactfull to visit parts tourists usualy dont go to. like the spreewald, the lüneburger heide, the schwartzwald and other more remote locations.
ドイツ編 心待ちにしていました！ずっとドイツへの興味があって、ココ最近とある書籍を読んで更にドイツ熱が高まっていたのでアキ先生のドイツ旅を通して街並みや建物、コミュニティを見れて楽しかったです:) VEGANの自分にはベジグルメ情報やAV (Anonymous for the Voiceless) の活動も知れて「やっぱりドイツいい！」の気持ちが更に更に高まりました！ 自分の住んでいる地域にもシェアブックのシェルフがあるのですが、もっとたくさんの街で普及すればいいなぁと思う素敵な行政サービス(?)の一つです。
I don't see any comments about the locks on the bridge, but I don't want to read 600 to find out! 😄 So, I will put it here, and I hope it's not a repeat of others. I just read a book about some children who went on a trip to Paris. They found out that lovers put a lock on the bridge to show their commitment to each other. Then it was making the bridge so heavy it wasn't safe anymore, so they had to remove the locks! Anyway, it's probably the same custom that you saw. I think that's an amazing coincidence that I just found out 2 days before watching your video! I love watching you travel and enjoying the different foods and sights.
I would love to visit Japan and you on the beautiful countryside! I am glad that we have a couple of "Japanese Gardens" in Germany. They have a great attraction for me. I also own two books about Japanese gardens with wonderful illustrations. P.S.: You made me a matcha drinker!
Thank you for sharing. My father was stationed in Bamberg, Germany, and my best friend’s parents are from Austria and Hungary. I look forward to seeing your experience on the glacier express.
You missed so much in Germany, so many beautiful cities, so many beautiful places, you have to go back and see the beautiful landscapes and cities like Dresden, Rothenburg, and so much more. Palaces, castles, fortresses. North Sea and Baltic Sea.............
In Austria you don't have to pay for restrooms in Shopping malls, but at some public toilets or gas stations. Sometimes you can pay by card and get a voucher you can use in nearby restaurants or shops
The Locks on the Bridge in Cologne were to represent a relationship with someone. It was tradition to put a Lock on the Bridge with you and your partners name on it and throw the key into the river. The same can be seen in other places. It's just not allowed to do that anymore because the Bridge got heavier and heavier and I think the "key-pollution" also played a part in that I only know that it was forbidden in Cologne, so no idea about other cities.
For the wet towel question, mold grows so fast in Germany that if you leave a rag on a corner, it will easily have black patches after a week. So it's not ideal to stock one especially if you don't have the right facilities for it, like pharmacy stores do.
Amazing as always! Also my favorite anime is Your Name and Howl's moving castle. It would be great if in the future you can make a video about anime or manga and talk about your favorite ones. And also about the brand SuperDry always check if the clothing is polyester or cotton, they seem to have a lot of polyester clothes which are toxic for the skin and also release microplastics into the water when washing. Cotton is always the best for us and nature. Can't wait to see the rest of your adventures!!✨
I am a Portuguese expat in Germany and it took me some time to get adjusted, but now I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.....😊 and if you could tell me the name of that vegan restaurant, please, that would be nice... always looking for recommendations. Is it the one on Zeil? Greetings from Frankfurt!
oh the colorful town. I have been there too. it was so beautiful. I admire you Aki for your determination and strength.. You are so brave to go venture out of your comfort zone. Take care and have a great time travelling...
"Hefeweizen" is usually sold in 0,5 liter glasses, "normal" beer you get in 0,3, 0,4 or 0,5 liter glasses. If you ever happen to be in Berlin, please tell me and let's walk around here together. I really love your calm and happy mind. 🥰
You need to go to Dortmund next time youre in germany. JP Performance (german car tuner and RUclipsr) has a very cool Car museum that changes its cars every single month. They often have cars you wont get to see anywahere else because they usually dont leave their Garages. Theyre also unprotected so you can get as close as you want (but youre still not allowed to touch them)
FYI: The city Düsseldorf has a big Japanese diaspora (native Japanese people living there)! So you can find a lot of Japanese restaurants and shops there.
The bridge in cologne is very famous cause of all the locks there. Couples locked them there to symbolize how strong their love is. That's why there are often names on the locks and sometimes also the date when they felt in love and got together.
1 at 07:30 you wore your mask upside down. the little metal part or bendable plastic strip is there so you can shape around your nose and thus has to go over your nose 2 the protection level with those mask is higher than regular mask medical mask or even uncertified self-made masks... but only if the seam touches your face all around and it's able to filter the air you breathe. A medical mask helps not letting your germs fly freely into a room, the FFP2 mask does that AND helps filtering the air. You know the mask sits properly when there's a bit of resistance when you breathe.
Mangas are popular in germany, but dedicated manga stores are rare. Normal bookstores usually have a manga section. And even then you can get them in nearly every bookstore because germany has a distribution system where bookstores (even small privately owned ones) can order books and they then arrive in 1-2 days.
I’m curious if you learned any German before going. I’m studying German right now, then I plan to learn Japanese. I’d love to visit both Germany & Japan one day. My favorite anime is My Hero Academia! Hence my Bakugo profile pic! 😁 Oh and I forgot to add, it would be very helpful if all restaurants everywhere had pictures of every meal they served.
I was in cologne only once so far. Had to wait for my connecting train and walked around the Cathedral. At the Southern Entrance i was able to locate a small Spire, which has a slightly brighter colour than the surrounding parts. It got replaced after the original* one collapsed in an earthquake in 1992. The Cathedral itself is built on the Ruins of a Church, which collapsed in an Earthquake around 800 AD which was built on thefoundations of a roman Villa damaged in an even earlier quake.
Very nice to see what you think of Germany, and after seeing Frankfurt and Cologne train stations (which are 2 of the 3 worst in Germany) still believing that the country has something to offer...
I'm glad you like it here! I live in one of the areas you visited :) If you ever visit Germany again, try going to Trier. It's one of the oldest settlements in Germany, founded by the Romans. There are so many world heritages there, you can for example visit a colosseum, a really old basilika or one of the old roman city gates. And the region is known for its delicious wine!
Great! ♥️ I love Germany, that's why I'm trying to immigrate to there, I love so many animes and read alot of mangas one piece, hunterxhunted, monster, death note, Moriarty the Patriot😁
I just came from a three week Japan Vacation and oh boy, i miss it already! As a German who lives in south Germany it was such a crazy and great experience. There are so, SO many things i wish they'd change or adapt from Japan :'). I loved the thick Toasts in the morning, the clean and free public toilets everywhere and so much more. Soo many fantastic things. I really need to go there again.
The 3D masks are FFP2 / KN95 / N95 masks (classifications differ per country). Higher filtration class than surgical masks. Also they come in two shapes, pointy and wraparound. You can use them for about 8 hours before filtration slowly declines. When covid began, they were required, later the surgical masks were deemed safe enough.
Hey there. Nice that you enjoyed Cologne an Düsseldorf. Dunno if someone already said this about the locks on the bridge and if there is a similarity in Japan. These are love locks. A love lock is a padlock customarily attached by lovers to bridges, trellises or similar fixed objects to symbolically seal their eternal love.
Great video! It's always interesting for me to see what foreigners do when visiting. I am glad, that you visited Cologne and Düsseldorf as well, because there are huge regional differences. Especially for the beer varieties! Now the duty of mask wearing is mainly over in public transport. These special kind of masks were duty because they are considered even more efficient than the flat ones. Unfortunately they were more expensive. But without them, traveling has definitely become more comfy again.
My husband and I are going to visit Germany this summer. I'm a little anxious about the restroom situation. How much do they charge? And do I need to carry coins or do they give change?
Note that even if toilets can be paid coins, shops accept cash too, only. There is no place to pay with card. Always take euros with you in Germany. If you go by train, their ticket automat accepts only 10 euros or less for ticket purchase. Any bigger money does not give ticket.
@@leanna4170 usually it's 70 cents and you get a 50 cent voucher for the shops of the train station on mall you're in :) they do give change though so any coins will do! this might differ of course but this is the most common system
@@lila3372 Thank you, Lila!! I spent my Senior year at university living in Strasbourg 1976-77. We traveled quite a bit, but finding restrooms then wasn't a worry for me. I'm nearly 68 now, and restrooms have a different importance for me!! 😂
The thing with the pictures in menues is considered tacky in Europe, so it is usually only done by low class restaurants like "Frittenbude,Dönerladen ect) Having a sample out in a virtine I only have ever seen in cantinas, which also do not have a reputation of being high class. The more high class the restaurant the less you will know what you actually have ordered.
As a German, I love those public book storages and use them a lot. Sometimes I bring a book or two, sometimes I take one. A bit like a treasure hunt. Best thing is these installations often make me read different authors or genres than I usually do, thus widening my personal horizon a bit. Highly recommended!
Slava Ukraini :D
@@const2499 Geroyam Slava ❤
How do I find these spots? I moved to stuttgart and they dont pop up on google maps or searches
@@prat1024really?
German here: idk if anyone already said it but the 3D / FFP2 Masks were requiered by the government because they are even safer then the normal surgical masks so we werent allowed to use the normal masks. The rule is over now but most most people still own and thus use the 3D masks
Yeah just trust what the government says, that's always a good idea..
@@franjocupic3241 Especially now. I live right next to Germany in the Netherlands and masks are a distant memory. It's been two years or so since they were last mandated here. Pretty much the whole world is past that, and more and more research is showing that it barely worked anyway and did in fact have negative consequences. But the Germans are still like "lets just do what our government says".
@@jbird4478 yeah fr the german culture is just do what they're told and not question anything
@@franjocupic3241 No they don't, german here. The ones that still use masks, are the stupid ones, that can't think for themselves and still believe in the goverment. The rest doesn't use it anymore.
German government told people to stop wearing masks several months ago. Many people stopped wearing them even before but some wear them even today so your theory is totally wrong... German citizens do follow the rules like robots...
The very low vertical traffic lights with 3 lights are for bicycles, the traffic lights with only two lights are for pedestrians and the taller ones with 3 traffic lights are for cars.
Except in Düsseldorf, the pedestrian lights also have yellow lights.
Also to note, the low traffic lights for bicycles are smaller and sometimes there are lower traffic lights for normal cars (which are bigger) because the higher ones are mostly for trucks and other big vehicles but they all still have three lights.
@@Bioshyn What? Most of them have "please wait" as the third one. Only a few ones have yellow light
I wish addidional low traffic lights were common. Standing in first place with my car with only high traffic lights strains my neck.
@@-Lazy actually, Düsseldorf is the only city in Germany with yellow pedestrian lights. And yes they are at every traffic light here. Every other place only has red and green (except for only a few railway crossings in rare exceptions) because that is the norm of the StVO (german traffic law). Düsseldorf is allowed to keep them however because they are rather popular among some locals and politicians and also because we already had pedestrian lights with yellow since 1953 which was 20 years BEFORE the red-green standard was adopted into StVO. Outside of Germany you can also find such lights in some swiss and italian cities btw.
never forget germany is a federation of different countries with their own culture and history. in the north the vikings, in the south the romans, in the east the slavs and in the west the franks. and all in different forms.
Frankental is in the east though :)
But there is also in the West
@@PeterAuto1 Could be, but the franks were a tribe with large power centres in modern south eastern germany (i.e. bayern etc).
The probably was also a Frank group in the west, but interestingly the french name for germany refers to a different tribe, that lived in roughly modern day Baden Wurtemberg
"Alemanni".
(french name for Germany "Allemagne")
So it seems to two regions of Frankish power were divided by the Alemanni tribe.
@@j.p.vanbolhuis8678 not only the french call Germany Alemagne...some other countries have similar names but written different..Alemannia,Almania etc.
I think it is because my culture is not only in Germany it is also in main part of Switzerland,small part of West Austria,South West Bavaria,Liechtenstein,East France,very few parts of Northern Italy.
My culture was known for travelling a lot and finding new places to stay like a lot of other cultures too but the Alemanic stayed in a lot of countries.
The Alemanic culture is connectkon between Switzerland,Austria and Germany through the lake constance
@@j.p.vanbolhuis8678We have 2 Frankenthals, 1 in Rhineland-Palatine and the other one in Saxony.
I have wanted to visit Germany for a while, but now that I know veganism is popular there now, I really need to go! We have “Tiny Little Libraries” (sometimes called “Tiny Free Libraries”) here in the USA and I love them.
Those tiny libraries are neat. We have some in our midwest US (great lakes region) town, too. We got a bunch when walmart was trying to buy land in our downtown & buy rezoning and they donated a bunch of money for people to construct them thinking it would be easy to buy good will. Our local community took the donation and built them. It was easy to show the spike in donations by that corporation. But we didn't let walmart take over our downtown. :)
Allowing regular, non-corporate chain local businesses room to breathe without the state chartered giant plopping down all around them. We were able to maintain something non-cookie cutter.
Some little libraries also unfortunately occasionally suffer vandalism or disrepair. But not all.
I wish we had more vegetarian and vegan options. Here vegetarian is still often some sort of cheese dish.
But be careful, as purely vegan restautants are mainly located in bigger cities. But normal restaurants usually have vegan or vegetarian dishes on their menue even in the countryside.
Eat veggies at hone or pack viggies its much cheaper
If you visit big cities like Berlin or Frankfurt you should be fine. 😊
I also found these tiny libraries when visiting China. It's such a nice thing.
I don't know what it is but somehow videos of people visiting the country I live in and enjoying it just makes me happy :) I'm really happy you enjoyed your stay in Germany!
Thank you ever so, so much for your appreciation of my hometown Frankfurt! Please come and visit this humble place again during the summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🥰
I really enjoyed your video and as a German I was very pleased that you like my country so much. For your next visit I recommend Munich, Berlin and Hamburg. Also very beautiful cities and absolutely worth a visit.
7:50 those are so called "liebesschlösser" or "love locks", cuplles hang them up on bridges to symbolise their status as beeing together. Thats why they have names. They sadly have gotten a bit out of hand and are now found so often on bridges, that some citys decidet to remouve them, because it was endagering some bridges to collabse because of the extra weight.
Hi,
it is so iteresting seeing someone visiting Germany (the country were I live and was born). I live and studied in Düsseldorf, so the city is quite common to me. We have sooo many more japanese and korean bars, restaurants, book stores, physicians etc.... here. Also a bookstore that sells books in japanese lenguage. For me, the christmas markets, the old buildings and the toilets you have to pay for are so "normal", that I don´t realize this might be surprising for tralvelers. I am happy you enjoyed your stay in Germany. Come back soon!
Oh, and I really enjoy the "Bücherschrank" which is the place for shared books. You find them in most German cities. I already donated soooo many books - I cannot remember how many :D
Düsseldorf has the largest japanese community outside of japan, so its not really surprising^^
German beer comes in many sizes and differently shaped glasses which all depend on the kind of beer. With Bavarian wheat beer in 0.5 litre glasses (Halbe, lit. "half one") and occasionally 1 litre mugs (Maß, lit. "measurement") down to Kölsch or Alt in Northrhine-Westfalia which is typically served in 0.2 litre glasses (Kölsch in a narrow and Alt in a wide glass). The standard size for Pils - which is popular in most parts of Germany - is 0.4 litre and in most regions it's served in a glass called Tulpe (tulip).
Hey greetings from someone from the south of Germany it is nice to see that you like Germany I can recommend you if you are ever in Germany again if you want to see beautiful nature the south e.g. Black Forest and the Alps
I am a German who has been living in Switzerland for the last 3 years. I enjoy your journey and your view on things and am already mega excited about your ride with the Glacial Express. I still plan to do that as well.
Have fun and thank you for sharing your impressions 🙂
I'm headed for Germany (from the US) in a week, so this was really fun for me to watch! Thanks for helping me get even more excited about my upcoming adventure. Looking forward to more videos of yours!
Im so happy about your representation of my home country :)
Happy you had a great time
Always get excited by your new uploads Aki!
I think book swapping cupboards are great. You can find books you never thought of reading. 😊
As a german man I must admit, that the traffic lights are made for the very kind Japanese visitors, especially for You. ❤ 😄🇯🇵🇩🇪
Die sind für Fahrradfahrer
I'm happy that you liked Germany 🇩🇪. I am polish, but I grew up in Germany and now I'm in France so I miss the country a lot. 😊
I lived in Germany for 10 years, now I am in France.
Nothing has made me love Germany as much as living in France 😆
@@truecrimeboozer haha 😂 yes so true.
What are the pros and cons of living in France compared to Germany?
I am German and love living here but I also love France so I try to go there as often as possible:)
@@DenzelPF-jl4lj I liked in Germany that the people follow the rules much more than in France for example. Sometimes I could get crazy for this.
Feel free to come back. many jobs open while strikes are coming. :D
2:07 I have to shock you. This is the normal size for a beer. There are even bigger beerglass called "Maß" (1L) which are often used in southern Germany / Bavaria
Vegan foods & German beer! My paradise! 🥨🍺
When i was in japan I was so greatful for pictures on the menu!
This is so sweet how appreciative of food and beer you are 🙂 that peace on your face 😊
I watched your video of the list of things that surprised you in Switzerland and I love it! I am happy to see you made one for Germany as well. My husband were saying we would love to see more long list videos like this of everywhere that you go. It is unique to have a video that touches on both big and small cultural differences that outsiders notice in a country. Extremely enjoyable!
That's so great, I really hope you enjoyed your stay here in germany even if it was only a small cultural slice of germany. I really had to laugh, seeing you enjoy the german beer so much makes me want to have a few beer with you. Glad you liked it. And thanks for the Video I enjoyed it a lot.
If a restaurant puts pictures of their food in the menu they would need to get it always looking like it. Like with the same amount of potatoes or with this specific vegetable.
I worked in an ice bar for a time. It was recuired that the ice looks always like in the fotos. But with only descriptions you could vary easier based on what you have available (with the amount).
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Even in Germany you won't find vegetarian restaurants everywhere. In the country side or at least where I live I think there is only 1 pure vegetarian restaurant. But you can find restaurant with none or up to 5 vegetarian dishes ... vegan is another topic in bavaria. 😅
And in Brandenburg/Saxony some food may be named the same but be something completly different. Their are restaurant that sell alternative meals how they cooked them in the GDR.
We are not in the US, McD has pictures of the food on the menu and the food they serve doesnt look like the picture, no one cares about the pictures.
In a written menu the food has to made with the ingridients listed in the menu, you still cant just change french fries for potato edges or a Bratwurst with a Weißwurst.
The locks on that bridge in Cologne are there Because of an local urban legend that says: if a couple puts a lock there together that has written theyre names on it, it will be a live long relationship. a nice thought^^
The MyZeil Shopping Center (the one with the Hole) really has its own modern charm, which you dont see in Germany that often.
The low traffic lights are for bikes - so they can see the signals better.
We mostly have menus without any pictures - it's best to look at other tables, to get a sense of what they serve. And you can always ask.
The 3d mask are FFP2 - which were required in some places (train, hospital,...)
Nice video. Always a pleasure watching your content!
I love watching your videos, and with your travel videos it feels like I'm getting to travel a little bit with you!
Really awesome to see you move arround my hometown Frankfurt! Would have loved to run into you!
Glad you had a decent time!
It's a great medium pased summary of your discovery. Its good you came in late Christmas season. There is much thing to try out quickly.
The triva i can share is that the locks on the bridge is a sign of love of two people. It was something so many locks, that the city needs to remove it on one side, so that the bridge don't get in danger of collapsing
I so much love your videos and as a German (living abroad) it is always interesting to see how people experience my country. I'm happy that you had a good time and appreciated so many things. My favorite anime is Made in Abyss. Beautiful, deep and touching. But I also love Spy X family. Enjoy your bike trip through Europe.
Thank you for taking us along on your travels.... It was delightful. I can't get about like I used to so it's lovely to see your experiences....
u should deffinetly visit poland u wont regret it i promise!!! there are tons of delicious traditional dishes (including sausages) beers also with gorgeus architecture/nature🤝🤝🤝
That’s really interesting to know about your experience in Europe. I’ve been living in various European countries and for about year and a half I’ve been living in Japan. I always compare Japan to the Netherlands and Switzerland. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience 👍
Amazing! My husband went to Germany almost 15 years old, he loved it. Glad, you enjoyed it! The vegan restaurant thing surprised me a lot, just because we see so many sausages, etc. usually, that I never imagined veganism being a big deal. Beer wise, my husband says, Germany does have the best beer with the correct number of ingredients.
Around 10% of the people in Germany are vegans or vegetarians (ofc there are more vegetarians than vegans). You probably won't find vegan restaurants in rural areas, but most bigger cities have them. Or at least restaurants with a large vegetarian/vegan selection :)
Even more and more restaurants with traditionally German cuisine tend to offer more vegetarian/vegan meals. Though it's still rare in some areas.
@@Eagle_Owl2I remember in a restaurant when asked about vegan option the waiter just said loudly : I can cut some tomatoes together, is that fine? I laughed a bit. But yeah there are more and more places with vegan option. Although I might add they mislabel it many times, it has vegan (not vegetarian) label, yet has milk or cheese in it for example (not plant based, just normal dairy product).
@@alihorda I actually never had the problem with mislabelling, that's also a huge problem for people with allergies. That's my pro tip anyway, just pretend to have a protein allergy or to be lactose intolerant instead of saying you're vegan in rural areas. You will get better service, partly because restaurants become afraid of lawsuits as soon as allergies are brought up. These days, most restaurants will prepare you something nice, especially if you call them before (e.g. if your company has a christmas dinner there and you can't choose to go elsewhere, just call them in advance and ask them for a vegan option if they don't have one on their menu). The last time I was treated rudely for asking for a vegetarian (!) option was like 10 years ago in a Greek restaurant in Germany where they told me that I should just stick to the appetizers (which were also pretty expensive). That same restaurant updated its menu in the meantime and now even offers a regular vegan dish. I love this development. What still gets on my nerves is that in many cafeterias, you will find 3 options with meat and only one vegan option for all vegans, vegetarians and sometimes muslims when all meat dishes include pork. And as someone who hates cooked paprika/bell pepper (the only veggie I hate), I hate that it's almost always something with cooked paprika :D
@@Eagle_Owl2 i have lactose intolerance and people just dont care, so i have to triple check everything, thats annoying
@@alihorda wow, that's not ok. I hope it gets better!
Aww! Looks like an amazing trip! Please come to Berlin next time, it's so unlike any other part of Germany! Oh, and the lower traffic signals are for the bike lanes!
To be fair, every part of Germany is so different from the other parts :D
Please not Berlin, we don't want to ruin his picture of Germany.
berlin nowdays is like a village hooker.
everyons been there at least once already and it wasnt quite what they expected.
it would be far more impactfull to visit parts tourists usualy dont go to.
like the spreewald, the lüneburger heide, the schwartzwald and other more remote locations.
ドイツ編 心待ちにしていました！ずっとドイツへの興味があって、ココ最近とある書籍を読んで更にドイツ熱が高まっていたのでアキ先生のドイツ旅を通して街並みや建物、コミュニティを見れて楽しかったです:) VEGANの自分にはベジグルメ情報やAV (Anonymous for the Voiceless) の活動も知れて「やっぱりドイツいい！」の気持ちが更に更に高まりました！ 自分の住んでいる地域にもシェアブックのシェルフがあるのですが、もっとたくさんの街で普及すればいいなぁと思う素敵な行政サービス(?)の一つです。
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The book sharing system is really great. I came across my first one in Santa Monica, CA in 2021.
I don't see any comments about the locks on the bridge, but I don't want to read 600 to find out! 😄 So, I will put it here, and I hope it's not a repeat of others. I just read a book about some children who went on a trip to Paris. They found out that lovers put a lock on the bridge to show their commitment to each other. Then it was making the bridge so heavy it wasn't safe anymore, so they had to remove the locks! Anyway, it's probably the same custom that you saw. I think that's an amazing coincidence that I just found out 2 days before watching your video! I love watching you travel and enjoying the different foods and sights.
I would love to visit Japan and you on the beautiful countryside! I am glad that we have a couple of "Japanese Gardens" in Germany. They have a great attraction for me. I also own two books about Japanese gardens with wonderful illustrations. P.S.: You made me a matcha drinker!
Thank you for sharing. My father was stationed in Bamberg, Germany, and my best friend’s parents are from Austria and Hungary. I look forward to seeing your experience on the glacier express.
You missed so much in Germany, so many beautiful cities, so many beautiful places, you have to go back and see the beautiful landscapes and cities like Dresden, Rothenburg, and so much more. Palaces, castles, fortresses. North Sea and Baltic Sea.............
In Austria you don't have to pay for restrooms in Shopping malls, but at some public toilets or gas stations. Sometimes you can pay by card and get a voucher you can use in nearby restaurants or shops
That’s what I loveeeee in Asia, in every restaurant are pictures in the menu - love that 😍😍😍😍😂🙌🏼👌🏼
0:35 lmao the reaction of this woman was priceless, what made it even better is, that she's wearing a mask
The Locks on the Bridge in Cologne were to represent a relationship with someone. It was tradition to put a Lock on the Bridge with you and your partners name on it and throw the key into the river. The same can be seen in other places.
It's just not allowed to do that anymore because the Bridge got heavier and heavier and I think the "key-pollution" also played a part in that
I only know that it was forbidden in Cologne, so no idea about other cities.
For the wet towel question, mold grows so fast in Germany that if you leave a rag on a corner, it will easily have black patches after a week. So it's not ideal to stock one especially if you don't have the right facilities for it, like pharmacy stores do.
Amazing as always! Also my favorite anime is Your Name and Howl's moving castle. It would be great if in the future you can make a video about anime or manga and talk about your favorite ones. And also about the brand SuperDry always check if the clothing is polyester or cotton, they seem to have a lot of polyester clothes which are toxic for the skin and also release microplastics into the water when washing. Cotton is always the best for us and nature.
Can't wait to see the rest of your adventures!!✨
I am a Portuguese expat in Germany and it took me some time to get adjusted, but now I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.....😊 and if you could tell me the name of that vegan restaurant, please, that would be nice... always looking for recommendations. Is it the one on Zeil? Greetings from Frankfurt!
Your videos are always so entertaining (I look forward to each new one) and your joyful spirit is so contagious!❤
Hi matcha! Just passed Nygoya on the Shinkansen 😎. Hope you have a good day!
oh the colorful town. I have been there too. it was so beautiful. I admire you Aki for your determination and strength.. You are so brave to go venture out of your comfort zone. Take care and have a great time travelling...
You can also find some manga in many bigger book stores in Germany.^^ My favorite is Sailor Moon.
"Hefeweizen" is usually sold in 0,5 liter glasses, "normal" beer you get in 0,3, 0,4 or 0,5 liter glasses.
If you ever happen to be in Berlin, please tell me and let's walk around here together. I really love your calm and happy mind. 🥰
Makes me happy that you liked your visit here in germany. 😊 🇩🇪🇯🇵
We also need these wet towels in Germany. Unfortunately, only expensive restaurants have this, with a few exceptions.
German here, the locks at the bridge are "love locks" when two people get in love they put a lock there
You need to go to Dortmund next time youre in germany. JP Performance (german car tuner and RUclipsr) has a very cool Car museum that changes its cars every single month. They often have cars you wont get to see anywahere else because they usually dont leave their Garages.
Theyre also unprotected so you can get as close as you want
(but youre still not allowed to touch them)
Thank you for the video.
It's interesting to see those things from another perspective.
FYI: The city Düsseldorf has a big Japanese diaspora (native Japanese people living there)! So you can find a lot of Japanese restaurants and shops there.
Very interesting to see my country with japanese eyes! Thank you❤❤
My ikigai at the moment is to be thankful of all the things I have. Whatever it is whether bad or good it becomes part of My being. 😊
I am from Cologne, so cool you have been here :D I love Cologne Cathedral
Wait for your video so baddd Thank you so much for sharing your story 🥰🥰
Thank you for visiting our country and this video with your impressions. 良い旅を
You’re such a sweetheart! 😊😊💕💕💕
The bridge in cologne is very famous cause of all the locks there. Couples locked them there to symbolize how strong their love is. That's why there are often names on the locks and sometimes also the date when they felt in love and got together.
Thank you for the video, I find your travel blogs really amazing! そして、「銀魂」大好きです😊
I also heard, that it is surprising for many foreigners, that the restaurant toilets are in the basement very often.
That was intresting! Thanks very much!
1 at 07:30 you wore your mask upside down. the little metal part or bendable plastic strip is there so you can shape around your nose and thus has to go over your nose 2 the protection level with those mask is higher than regular mask medical mask or even uncertified self-made masks... but only if the seam touches your face all around and it's able to filter the air you breathe.
A medical mask helps not letting your germs fly freely into a room, the FFP2 mask does that AND helps filtering the air. You know the mask sits properly when there's a bit of resistance when you breathe.
Mangas are popular in germany, but dedicated manga stores are rare. Normal bookstores usually have a manga section. And even then you can get them in nearly every bookstore because germany has a distribution system where bookstores (even small privately owned ones) can order books and they then arrive in 1-2 days.
Feel free to come back to Germany at any time and visit one of our 25,000 castles and palaces 👋
I’m curious if you learned any German before going. I’m studying German right now, then I plan to learn Japanese. I’d love to visit both Germany & Japan one day. My favorite anime is My Hero Academia! Hence my Bakugo profile pic! 😁
Oh and I forgot to add, it would be very helpful if all restaurants everywhere had pictures of every meal they served.
I was in cologne only once so far. Had to wait for my connecting train and walked around the Cathedral. At the Southern Entrance i was able to locate a small Spire, which has a slightly brighter colour than the surrounding parts. It got replaced after the original* one collapsed in an earthquake in 1992. The Cathedral itself is built on the Ruins of a Church, which collapsed in an Earthquake around 800 AD which was built on thefoundations of a roman Villa damaged in an even earlier quake.
I have lived in Japan and my parents live in Germany. I often tell them the Germans and the Japanese are so alike!
Very nice to see what you think of Germany, and after seeing Frankfurt and Cologne train stations (which are 2 of the 3 worst in Germany) still believing that the country has something to offer...
I love Germany and this video! My favorite manga is Little Forest by Daisuke Igarashi.
I'm glad you like it here! I live in one of the areas you visited :) If you ever visit Germany again, try going to Trier. It's one of the oldest settlements in Germany, founded by the Romans. There are so many world heritages there, you can for example visit a colosseum, a really old basilika or one of the old roman city gates. And the region is known for its delicious wine!
lots of love from Düsseldorf!
Come to England one day 🇬🇧🏴
Cool!
Next time i be in Düsseldorf i will try that JapaneseRrestaurant!
Thank you for your entertaining and funny video. I like it very much.
haha so funny to see one piece in the end. I am reading German one piece books 1h before sleep every day to train my german 😁
I'm so sad I missed you while you were here!
Great! ♥️ I love Germany, that's why I'm trying to immigrate to there, I love so many animes and read alot of mangas one piece, hunterxhunted, monster, death note, Moriarty the Patriot😁
Can't wait to see the next video 😊
I just came from a three week Japan Vacation and oh boy, i miss it already! As a German who lives in south Germany it was such a crazy and great experience. There are so, SO many things i wish they'd change or adapt from Japan :'). I loved the thick Toasts in the morning, the clean and free public toilets everywhere and so much more. Soo many fantastic things. I really need to go there again.
The 3D masks are FFP2 / KN95 / N95 masks (classifications differ per country). Higher filtration class than surgical masks. Also they come in two shapes, pointy and wraparound. You can use them for about 8 hours before filtration slowly declines. When covid began, they were required, later the surgical masks were deemed safe enough.
Favorite Anime : non non biyori
Weiterhin viel Spaß bei der Reise , und hoffentlich viele positive Überraschungen bei uns, und unseren Nachbarländern.
madoka magica.. greets from germany
Hey there. Nice that you enjoyed Cologne an Düsseldorf. Dunno if someone already said this about the locks on the bridge and if there is a similarity in Japan. These are love locks. A love lock is a padlock customarily attached by lovers to bridges, trellises or similar fixed objects to symbolically seal their eternal love.
Great video! It's always interesting for me to see what foreigners do when visiting. I am glad, that you visited Cologne and Düsseldorf as well, because there are huge regional differences. Especially for the beer varieties! Now the duty of mask wearing is mainly over in public transport. These special kind of masks were duty because they are considered even more efficient than the flat ones. Unfortunately they were more expensive. But without them, traveling has definitely become more comfy again.
My husband and I are going to visit Germany this summer. I'm a little anxious about the restroom situation. How much do they charge? And do I need to carry coins or do they give change?
Note that even if toilets can be paid coins, shops accept cash too, only. There is no place to pay with card. Always take euros with you in Germany.
If you go by train, their ticket automat accepts only 10 euros or less for ticket purchase. Any bigger money does not give ticket.
@@leanna4170 usually it's 70 cents and you get a 50 cent voucher for the shops of the train station on mall you're in :)
they do give change though so any coins will do! this might differ of course but this is the most common system
@@lila3372 Thank you, Lila!! I spent my Senior year at university living in Strasbourg 1976-77. We traveled quite a bit, but finding restrooms then wasn't a worry for me. I'm nearly 68 now, and restrooms have a different importance for me!! 😂
@@leanna4170 Normally between 0,5 to 1 Euro but you can also try your luck and ask in restaurants if you can use their toilettes for free
love the japan culture, nice to see you like us. my favorote game i play is ghost of tsushima.
Thank you for really interesting video about Germany.
Respect from Russia 🇷🇺
I‘m happy you enjoyed your trip 😊
I‘m German and I live in Frankfurt 😊
Also my favourite manga are My Hero Academia and One Piece 😁
The thing with the pictures in menues is considered tacky in Europe, so it is usually only done by low class restaurants like "Frittenbude,Dönerladen ect) Having a sample out in a virtine I only have ever seen in cantinas, which also do not have a reputation of being high class.
The more high class the restaurant the less you will know what you actually have ordered.