Fun fact of the day: by law in Germany, there must be at least 1 non alcoholic Drink on the menu that is cheaper then the cheapest alcoholic drink, this needs to be calculated per 1 Liter. Paragraph 6 des Gaststätten Gesetz or also know as the Apfelsaftparagraph
@@menju32 Then at least 0.5 l mineral water (or another alc-free drink) MUST be cheaper than 0.5 l beer or you can report the restaurant to the authorities and they have to pay a high fine.
@@ghostreal a) it's not the same thing b) The one thing I know for certain is that you're German. Your use of German grammar and word order in an English sentence is as characteristic as it is hilarious. *micdrop*
@@alexaudiovisuals Sorry, that i put 1 "s" too much my Lord, I hope that you delete yourself. And now tell me, where is "Kebab" and "Döner" not the same thing? idiot.
@@ghostreal the word kebab is the word for the meat that is used. döner means "twisting" and is the word for the whole arrangement in a bread and the veggies and so on. so that means if you have kebab meat not from a spinning grill it is not a döner. but anyway ,some say the döner kebab is invented in germany like we know it but most people are thinking about something turkish. who knoes exactly, get da döner. everybody is a diva if he is hungry.
beer is liquid bread :-) many years ago, they made some law that at least one non-alcoholic drink in restaurants has to be cheaper than the cheapest alcoholic drink. but I'm not sure whether that still applies when they sell 0.2 l of cola and 0.3 l of beer for almost the same price :-) :-(
Blindsidehit TV it honestly depends on the state. Like you’re supposed to log a certain number of hours practicing with a guardian before you get your license. But I went through 6 months of private lessons bc my mom is very cautious (thank the lord). But in most states you go through like a month of mandatory hour long classes with driving with the instructor and your parents. But if we can join the military at 18 - 17 with parental approval- we should be allowed to rent a car or buy alcohol.
Blindsidehit TV there’s a huge difference between driving in the US than in germany tho... It’s a lot more chill over there because everyone keeps a bigger distance from other cars and because they have speedlimits :)
@@katelyndodge2762 I have to agree with Blindsidehit TV. Maybe you have a long time of training lessons but this is not the status quo in the USA, or? Let me tell you about Germany. We had a couple of lessons with a driving teacher from a driving school. There is no teaching in normal school for us. And no matter how good you are, You had to go to 12 theory lessons which costs approx between 100 and 200 Euro. (all in all) Then you have to do a theory test that costs €50. If you passed that test, you can go to the praxis lessons. And here as well... No matter how good you are, you need a minimum of 14 normal driving lessons and definitely 4 lessons on a highway, 4 lessons at night and 4 lessons at Federal road. A normal lesson coast about 25 - 40 €. The "special" lessons cost more like €50. Then comes the praxis test, that costs all in all about €150 and a fee of €50 that they print/give you your driver license. So in Germany it's realistic for a driver to take half a year and cost about 1500-1600 € (only if you pass the tests at the first time! If not, you pay the test costs a second time and in praxis, you have to take two more lessons before you can do the test again) That's the reason why Germans think it's not good that US teens can drive cars in that young age with so less praxis. (And maybe they are a bit jealous about the price)
@@josieringhand8762 We have speed limits in German too XD 50 km/h in towns and 100 km/h on Federal roads. Only our Highway "thing" is a bit difficult to understand. We have the recommended speed of 130 km/h there. If it's empty and you have enough space, you can drive faster. But if you have an accident because of it, all the guilt is on you. No insurance will pay and everything you break/destroyed, you pay for and everyone you hurt, you have to pay for all his costs. (for a live time if it needs) Because our Law says, you can only drive without a speed limit, if it's possible. If you had an accident it wasn't possible!
Ich habe in den USA (SC) vor ein paar Jahren eine Uni besucht und bin schier umgefallen, als ich die Preise für deren Bücher gesehen hab. $200 für ein Buch und $130 fürs ausleihen. Da sind die Fachbücher in Deutschland deutlich günstiger und man findet eigentlich alles was man braucht kostenlos in der Bib. Wieder mal ein cooles Video 😍
stimmt, bisher muss ich noch nie ein Buch kaufen (also, außer das HGB :D), alle Literaturen findet man in der Bib. in Papierform oder als pdf. zum Downloaden kostenlos.
well it is called having a lot of meat and salad on a döner. And i think he is calling it snack because it is the biggest drunk food/snack in germany. like wandering around at 5am drunk and hungry as hell, thats why you grab a döner and go home to sleep.
Aber nicht vergessen... Das Trinken von Alkohol (Bier/ Wein) unter Aufsicht eines Erziehungsberächtigten ist schon mit 14 Jahren erlaubt. Nur eben das kaufen dieser Alkoholika ist erst ab 16 Jahren möglich.
@@Kessina1989 Diese Erlaubnis gilt ja auch nur im privaten Bereich. Also zu Hause oder bei einer Familienfeier. Kellner bzw. Gaststätten könnten sich sogar strafbar machen, wenn sie Alkohol an Jugendlichen ausschänken, die es noch nicht in der Öffentlichenkeit trinken dürfen.
@@BABO_Offiziell Well Jo - offiziel vl. Ich hab als ich 14 war mir öfter mal ein Radler bestellt - in Anwesenheit meiner Eltern und es gab nie ein Problem. Die Art und Weise ist bestimmt sicherer, als wenn man sich rausschleicht um Alkohol zu probieren
@@BABO_Offiziell in America if a parent let's kids under 21 have alcohol they go to jail. Saw it 2 weeks ago in a danish cop show. This danish guy is a cop in America and you saw him talking about arresting a mom for letting teens drink at her house. So she got busted..
@@ebbhead20 That's the reason why the USA are stupid. Every 12 years old kid can shoot with a gun. But if a 20 years old man (or women) drink a beer. Then he (or she) could get busted.
Speaking of books: The books you need for studying are also very cheap in Germany. In the US you can pay three digits sums for one book on university level. On the flip side, books for fun tend to be more expensive in Germany. (That's because of the Festpreisbindung for books). So costs for study material is also very affordable in Germany.
i dont 2nd that. "Sachbücher" or books about specific topics are super expensive to buy in germany. on the other hand i didnt have to buy any books in university in germany. most of the stuff is in the library, E-library or just inside the script of the professor.
Most of it is, but there are a few exceptions. Sometimes because the professors wrote said books themselves, but usually because they cover the basics you should know and might have to look up at one point. What is your definition of super expensive? I never paid for any book in the three digits area, not even CLOSE to it.
as a student you have free access to the basic books through your library, can order specific books through the library and can get online access to most scientific journals as well as a lot of e-versions of books.
@@ThorstenGowik Na denk mal nach, praktisch Alles ist besser/strenger reguliert und wird höherwertig produziert. Wenn es dann auch noch weniger kostet ...
Wow. Why is it like that? I'm from Philippines and I study in a State University which is the most populated University here in my country. Students here keep on studying to prove themselves that they are good and it'll change their lives if they graduated with flying colors so they pressure themselves just to wear that invisible “bright student” medal. Education is highly valued here but it'll also cost you a lot.
Spartanburg South Carolina here (born in Stuttgart and raised is Göppingen)....health care and public transportation is cheaper in Germany. Miss it so much.
Aldi wine is the best! It's crazy how cheep things are at Aldi. Plus, if chocolate is cheap in Germany, that's exactly where I'm going, since I'm a chocolate addict!
It really is and not just the chocolate! I still can't believe, since I've been back in the states, that the candy and chocolate cost so much. We're lucky to find a sale of 2 for 3 dollars now.
There is also (a bit) more expensive chocolate, but usually it is woth it. Try ""Schwarze Herrenschokolade", "Scho-Ka-Kola" (contains coffee and cola-nut) and, really expensive, Lindt "Edelbitter Mousse Schwarze Johannisbeere" (blackcurrant, Swiss manufacturer ) . But be careful with Lindor Dark 60% balls, they are almost addictive. ;-)
Dollar Trees in the US sells candy, chocolate, shampoo, toiletry and everything you mentioned for $1 each. Also beer, liquor and wine if you shop around you can find it fairly cheap.
Great video! We are very blessed to have education basically for free in Germany. There are still some fees like for service charge and for the ticket for public transportation but It's around 300 € per semester as far as I remember/know. :)
From the USA but i love Germany. Father's grandparents were from Bavaria ( many differnt towns ) back to 1600. I have the Family Tree. If i was alone with no family i would live there.
I am Indonesian living in Japan now. In general tipping is not common at all in both Indonesia and Japan. It’s almost offensive here in Japan also to tip. I feel weird even just to think about it 😬 Btw I love your vids!
Just found your videos and very much enjoy them. Subscribed. Was surprised at the low cost of alcohol in your country, the education costs, and cost of food. We now have not only an Aldi but also a Lidl store nearby. Love both the stores. Keep up the good work!
I just got back from San Diego, and tried a burrito at Chipotle for the first time. With a drink, it was a shocking ~$12 and not nearly as tasty or healthy as a $5.00 döner kebab.
Uea it is sadly....even for everyday things such as jeans cost around 15 to even 35 US dollars. Shirts and others are even more. Milk is very expensive and landowners always rack up the rent the longer you stay here. Honestly, America is the worst. Thats why when I'm 18, I'm moving to a place like Germany
In my few trips to Germany, I found that renting a car is cheaper than in the USA, and hotels in the outback, away from the tourist traps, are also cheaper than in the USA.
25% tip is not normal in the U.S. You do NOT have to tip 20% or more if you don't want to. It's 15% for decent service, 20% for great service. If the food was bad (not the servers fault) and the service was bad (definitely the server's fault) you don't have to tip at all! It's all optional.
The reason groceries are so cheap is largely because the discounters pushed the margins to be very low. It's the main reason Walmart failed in Germany. There were several things they did wrong, but many of their tricks to get down costs were already in use by others, so there wasn't really any room to undercut anyone. Eastern Europe is cheaper, but that's because those countries are poorer. In the UK food is a little cheaper on average according to statistics (you can look up comparative price levels online). But that isn't really such a good thing. The large supermarket chains have so much power that they can force the producers to sell to them at a lower cost. "Sell to us, or we won't buy anything from you." That means that many small farmers or companies can barely exist and many of them go out of business.
@xellossaxon you're right as there is no required percentage for your tip, but I'd considder it rude not tipping about 5% to 10% if you were happy with the service.
What? Mobile Data in Germany is extremly expensive! For example: im in Egypt for vacation and i got 27 GB of Mobile Data for 14€. In Germany this would be like 40€ or more. Countries like the Netherlands or Estonia are cheaper too
I know, right? In Romania I only pay 5 euro/month at Vodafone and everything is unlimited,from minutes to mobile data, I don't even use wi-fi at home:))
Wait, there is a law that in any bar, restaurant, etc., at least one non-alcoholic beverage needs to be offered at the same price or less as the cheapest alcoholic one.
In Australien tippt man für guten Service, und es ist nie und nimmer 20% oder so etwas dummes. Das Mindestgehalt in Australien ist über $A19 pro Stunde (etwa $US13 oder EUR11.50), und die meisten Kellner oder andere Restaurantangestellten kriegen mehr als das.
In german Universities you don't need to pay teaching fees but insurance fees. Mostly about 200 to 300 € per semester. But it is surely different in private schools or universities.
Wenn man einmal im Ausland war und fähig ist auf Basis der Wechselkurse Preisvergleiche anzustellen, *weiß* man, dass die Preise vieler Produkte in Deutschland vergleichsweise billiger sind als in sehr vielen anderen Ländern. Dann legt sich das mit dem *gefühlt* teueren Deutschland ganz schnell...
Sorry, not just in Bavaria... it's legal all over Germany😉 >At 14 minors are allowed to consume and posses undistilled (fermented) alcoholic beverages, such as beer and wine, as long as they are in the company by a Custodial Person
I live in Germany and I am from the USA. German super markets have a larger selection of candies than most American stores I’ve been too. Unless it’s Christmas or Halloween, American stores only have one isle dedicated to candy and cookies. Germans sometimes have 2 to 3 isles of cookies and candy.
university: it may vary depending on where you study, but eg in Berlin it was below 600€ per semester, roughly half of which was for a "Semesterticket", the rest for "student's social affairs organization" (less during the first semesters, more if you study for many many years) who also had negotiated costs for the "Semesterticket" (free public transport for the entire 6 months) by forcing it on everybody so that prices could be lower than the normal subscription to the public transport. all the rest (finding it and paying for it) is left to students, eg housing, food ("Mensa" = midday lunch in the university is subsidised), books and similar (big university library is free, even with lots of copies of important books), etc. TLDR: the education is essentially free (payed by taxes), but does not include any "normal" costs of living or materials for studying (from pens to specific books)
The semester tickets are super cheap compared to the market cost of monthly tickets. Details vary between universities though depending on the contracts they make. Some are very local, while others allow you travel in a whole state I think
Hi from Kanada(Canada). I pay about $180.00(CAN) for a bundle set includes my internet, and line phone and cable then I pay about $100.00(CAN) a month for my cellphone. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦👍👍👍
There's a tuition fee for universities here. Most of the unis take about 300 Euros per semester, including a ticket for the public transportation, which costs about 150 Euros. And the rest is basically for the administration and so on.
You talked about cheap wine at Trader Joe's and Aldi. Well, US-Aldi is operated by german ALDI-South, Trader Joe's is operated by ALDI-North. The reason for the low prices is the stiff competition in Germany. Even WalMart failed in Germany after a few years.
there is no 50% taxes ... for those who earn really well it's 42% and the really rich it's 45%. i guess the average will pay around 20%. good health insurance for the whole family included ....
@@srkares i was referring to income tax. not to forget that you can reduce your tax burden (not percentage wise of course) with your purchases.Buy a big ticket item, more € in VAT for that. Got that top-of-the line SUV? You'll pay at the pump for that luxury. It's your choice! Daily necessities have reduced VAT anyways, probably not more than sales tax in most US states. And as you mentioned correctly: you get affordable health care, decent roads and affordable education for everyone instead of a border or a bunch of submarines for it.
Did you not hear her say she paid 100 dollar a month for the slowest internet ever. Where is it like that in Europe ? 50 dollars here will give you the fastest net out there..
I was surprised to learn that Trader Joe's can be considered a German store. I'm from California. TJ's has long had cheap wine, long before it became German held. "The first Trader Joe's store was opened by founder Joe Coulombe in 1967 in Pasadena, California. Starting in 1979, it was owned by German entrepreneur Theo Albrecht, until his death in 2010, when ownership passed to his heirs. Albrecht's family also owns the German supermarket chain ALDI Nord."
Stimmt, Internet und Mobilfunk ist in Deutschland richtig günstig. Und die gebotene Netzinfrastruktur erst... Ein wahrer Traum. und irgendwo stirbt gerade ein Netzwerktechniker 🙈
I think pizza is very cheap in Germany. Or rather it is very expensive in the US. In Germany I can get a whole pizza for around 4 bucks in many places and it will be pretty good and decently large. I always thought that this is normal but then I went to the US and I couldn't find a single place that a had a whole pizza for less than 10 bucks. In some places they were selling individual slices for the same price that would get you a whole pizza in Germany. The cost of pizza in the US is insane.
I would have to disagree on the doner part, a cheapest alternative at least in Athens Greece, where i live, is the greek souvlaki (pita with gyro) pretty similar to a doner. It costs 2.5euros and its pretty fullfilling. My fiance is german so i've tried doner myself so that i can compare.
I don't know if my family and I are cheap, when it comes to tipping, because we were very conscious of our expenses, but when my father buys something for I don't know 37,55€, he'd round it up to either 38 or 39 euros. I personally like to tip more, if the service is amazing (thanks to the atmosphere the waiter/waitress spreads in the restaurant).
$10 for a 🌮 from a food truck, maybe in Charlotte. Come to L.A. , you can get two Carne asada street tacos from any food truck for $2.50, Chipotle is ala carte that's why it's so expensive. To cut costa on toiletries, go to Bed Bath and Beyond, a name brand and Face Values brand (BBB"s generic brand) is typically $2-$3 less For a regular tube of toothpaste or a bottle of body wash than buying anything at CVS where everything is jacked up price wise. BBB tip, use the BBB coupons whether they're expired or not, if they are expired, the store will still honor them. Use the $10 off purchases of $15 or more on essentials like oral hygiene products, cosmetics, personal care products. And combine the $10 off coupons with the 20% off one item coupons to get maximum savings. the 20% off one single item coupons are vest when getting big ticket items like comforter sets, cookware, small kitchen appliances than on a tube of Colgate or a bottle of liquid foundation
In Australia tipping is very rare. Waiters are paid a minimum wage of about $23 an hour which includes a casual loading of 25%. I can't fathom how anyone can be expected to work for $7 an hour. Teenagers are paid double that here.
Don´t forget that also an australian dollar is only 0.64US Dollars worth it, which would lead to about 15 us dollars wage. Minimum wage in germany in US dollars would be roughly 10.20 dollars.
When I come to Germany, a pit stop at local Middle-Eastern restaurant is a necessity - kebab, shoarma, also that pizza-like pie (I don`t remember the name) with goat cheese - delicious, cheap and you can find it even in small towns (I remember great Arabic Bar in Adenau in Eifel Mountains).
in Portugal *some* people tip only to round up the value, if something costs between XX5 and XX0 then some people round it up (example, 27 goes to 30) but, if something costs less than XX5 (so 23 for example) hardly anyone rounds it up. And I believe the majority of the people don't tip at all
Well with the last point.... Its not true. Every german thinks that waiter/waitress get payed enough. But that is just not true. I worked at a hotel for 3 years and I couldn´t barely live due that our boss just did not pay enough because he thought we will get the rest of the money through tip. But in germany you barely get tip. Nearly ever german wants to have a cheap meal but still with a good quality. But this is not working at all. You are not only paying for the food. You pay the location, the cooks and the waiter and also the energy/water which is needed to make your food. But barely anyone understands that. And if you remind yourself that a waiter/waitress(with an apprenticeship/actually learnt this job) is working nearly 10 hours a day and can´t rest for a minute if there is a lot of work, working weekends and nights, also on holiday (we cannot be with our family because of that) and receive a maximum of 1800 Euro (brutto) each month, then tell me how is this enough to pay your appartement and most important a whole family? There are still things that need to be spoken about. But thanks to saturn "Geiz is Geil" thats not whats happening. So please tip a waiter/waitress enough. Normally we are actually sharing every cent with the kitchen- & cleaning staff as well. Thank you. (and sorry for this long story) :)
You guys rock. Brings me back to going to Sachsenhausen and learning "greek" food where the guy literally shaved it in front of me. Best "fast" food ever, that. Yeah, when I retire my happy butt is going to Hanau.
Yes, paying for Internet is cheap in Germany, but as soon as you leave a bigger city you basically have no internet at all. That applies to mobile and household connections. For example: Whenever I visits my parents as soon as I leave the village and travel for ~1km my phone has no internet connection anymore or just an E connection.
Stimmt gar nicht! Bei 2:18 habt ihr einen Fehler gemacht! Es ist gesetzlich vorgeschrieben das Wasser günstiger als das kleinste alkoholische Getränk sein muss. Da das meistens die Shots sind, muss ein Bier verhältnismäßig mehr kosten. Es ist unmöglich das Bier günstiger ist als Wasser.
John Bower Unfortunately that's not true for the state of Baden Württemburg. Here students coming from outside of the EU have to pay around 1,700€ per semester.
@@KristinaKk_xx120 that is actually where I am from. I was born in Stuttgart, but I grew up in Göppingen. Then we moved to the USA unfortunately. I thought my uncle said it was free...either way, that is still super cheap compared to the American prices.
@@KristinaKk_xx120 that is where the USA really messed up. Privatization of schooling (college) and Healthcare. They don't look at the big picture. Why deny someone the chance to further their education due to their financial situation....that might be the person that cures cancer or AIDS, but we will never find out because they couldn't afford college. Think about all the people that could have been helped or saved due to free Healthcare ...people don't go to the doctor here because they can't afford a simple check-up....don't get me started on what the cost is to go to the hospital for an emergency. The savings you had saved up for your entire life just vanishes in an instance ( that's if you have medical insurance through your employer that you pay for) and if you don't have insurance then you have to sell everything you have and have to work the rest of your life just to pay off 1 hospital bill.....its crazy
Döner Kebab... go to Texas to a Mexican food truck and order a Desberada Torta with all the fixings. Probably around $4 or so. Super filling and tasty!
Internet Data is not cheap in Germany. It's freaking expensive! If you want cheap data, visit India. In India, you pay around 8 euros/10 dollars for 75 GB data!!!
What ??? 🤯😤😱 In Belgium I pay around 40 € subscription for 20 GB and when I need extra I have to pay 10 € per additional GB. It is fast 4G internet but I'd rather have 3G and more data...
It all depends on whether you're thinking in the current currency. I went to Greece last year and when you think in Euros it's cheap or affordable but then when you covert it it's about the same in CAD or more. It's kind of bittersweet depending on how you look at it.
if u dont need a new phone ..14.99 for 10GB data all inclusive.. i think u both have not changed your phone in a while :D still expensive compared to europe 20GB ~ 9.99
Korrektur Bier und Wein darf man (eingeschränkt) ab 14 (unter Aufsicht), und 16 uneingeschräckt konsumieren. Spirituosen ab 18! Und wer die volle Dröhnung haben will, der nimmt Absith...
Internet prices in Hungary are slightly cheaper, for home internet (ethernet cable) there is 100Megabit/s with unlimited data for 8-9 euros! For my mobile phone im using 2 SIM cards(with a dual-SIM phone of course), one prepaid card because im not talking too much, 10 euros enough for me for 2 months, and for mobile data im paying around 20 euros for 150GB+150GB(for nighttime extra data, its included in the plan, i can use it from 11PM to 8AM), so basically 300GB of 100-120 Megabit/s internet for 20Euro per month.
I'm surprised that mobile phone/internet usage is supposed to be so expensive in the US. In Germany I use a cheap prepaid plan by T-Mobile that gives me 1.5 gb of high speed data, unlimited calls to other T-Mobile phones, and 100 minutes to everyone else (after that it costs per minute). It's 10€ per 30 days. When I am in the US, I have a different SIM card (as roaming charges on mine are ridiculously expensive) - SimpleMobile. Sure, at $25 per month it is more expensive than what I use in Germany, but it has twice the amount of high speed data plus unlimited nationwide text and calls. It's also a non-contract thing, so I can re-up it every time I travel and have no montly cost when I am in my home country. Comparing price and features, I would say both are about equal. I think you just have to really look for the less expensive deals.
In der Tat! Ein Döner für 3,50€ ist super! Ich rechne heute noch in Döner um (Eine Pizza für 7,00€ entspricht 2 Döner...die Entscheidung liegt auf der Hand!)
Yeah...in Vietnam we don't have tipping culture, but if you around up the sum of your bill or give them extra tip, they will be surprised but no way they will throw it back at you, which I find really rude if somebody ever does that. From my experience, in Germany most owners of restaurants (at least the asian ones) don't really know exactly how much tip their employees get each day, the wages do, however, depend on how good the tipping is on a general scale, but in total the waiter should get about 10-14 EUR/hour (wages + tips, in big or medium cities). I'm shocked at how low the wages are in the US, I mean $2/h + $30/month (which approximates $1/day, $0.04/h) < $3/h, that is ridiculous while everything is so expensive there :(.
Malaysia small restaurant or food hall they never asking for tip, unless you feel their service is good you pay by your self or just ask the staff to keep change .Normally not more than RM1. The hotel or cafe already charge 10% service charge, so we seldom pay extra tip unless we really like the service of the staff, then we give tip to he/ she directly.(Normally I just pay at luxury restaurant or hotel restaurant only (RM10-20 )
1. The Age for drinking and price of water vs opposite price 2. Candy Aisles the fancy chocolate vs Hershey chocolate 3. School Free Education vs Being in Debt we can’t stretched it because to be something it doesn’t make financial sense 4. Phone expenses T-Mobile 50 dollars per month data plan Austria 10 5. Good Food 3 Euros vs 9 ish dollars 6. Price Value for what you are getting 7. Tip Zahlen still tip both places It’s very hard to get in what they call university school here vs college, I think when I was going for my doctorate it was really selective to get in, fortunately I did because my grades were good. Paying for stuff because most are under the ads of big companies monopolies. Because they don’t care.
College isn't completely free in Germany. You have to pay very little per semester. You will pay a "Semestergebühr" (semester fee) of about 300€ per semester. For a bachelor with 6 semesters that means 1800 € of fees. This fee consists of administration fee + student body fee + students factory fee + semester ticket (to travel with local public transport).
I live in one of the most expensive states in the US.... prices for internet only are about the same now that there is competition I pay $80 for 1 Gbit speed and unlimited data use. For the mobile phone it’s $70 for unlimited everything in North America and free unlimited 256kb data in the rest of the world. May be a bit more expensive, but prices are coming back down again
@xellossaxon Erweiterung der Liste der Dinge die überteuert sind in Deutschland: Zeckenbiss beim Hund (entzündet). Hat mich ca 500 € in einer Woche gekostet (alleine nur 20 Sekunden angucken ohne den Hund auch nur anzufassen und mir sagen, dass ich in 2 Tagen noch mal kommen soll hat mich fast 40€ gekostet...)
I highly recommend "Tipping: An American Social History of Gratuities" by Kerry Segrave. It's a fascinating account of how tipping became ubiquitous in American culture, despite being reviled as "undemocratic" and even "un-American" during the late 1800s/early 1900s.
Do you agree? What else do you think is cheap in Germany?
I was really surprised when I moved to Germany from Canada that toiletries were so much cheaper than in Canada! A welcomed surprise!
I know what's not cheap
Our Girls
Hahaha jk.... Or am I ;-)
Preisleistungsverhältnisse
Donald Duck Comics.
Deana and Phil p
Fun fact of the day: by law in Germany, there must be at least 1 non alcoholic Drink on the menu that is cheaper then the cheapest alcoholic drink, this needs to be calculated per 1 Liter. Paragraph 6 des Gaststätten Gesetz or also know as the Apfelsaftparagraph
Gastronomie spricht :D habe es mir auch gedacht :D
Ja stimmt, das wurde doch mal in den 90ern irgendwann eingeführt
Ich war gestern wieder mal im Wirtshaus. Eine 0,4L Cola war gleich teuer wie 0,5L Bier.
@@menju32 Then at least 0.5 l mineral water (or another alc-free drink) MUST be cheaper than 0.5 l beer or you can report the restaurant to the authorities and they have to pay a high fine.
Ja, habe ich auch gehört und war dann auf einem Fußballspiel bei dem 0,2l Wasser so teuer war wie 0,5l Bier 🙄
“I really like Corona” ... these days it’s not the beer 😂
But a fake virus
Bruh
Great.. now ill need to go get Döner.. the struggle of living above a Döner shop is real
You know that "Döner" is called kebab or?
@@ghostreal a) it's not the same thing
b) The one thing I know for certain is that you're German. Your use of German grammar and word order in an English sentence is as characteristic as it is hilarious.
*micdrop*
@@alexaudiovisuals Sorry, that i put 1 "s" too much my Lord, I hope that you delete yourself. And now tell me, where is "Kebab" and "Döner" not the same thing? idiot.
@@ghostreal the word kebab is the word for the meat that is used. döner means "twisting" and is the word for the whole arrangement in a bread and the veggies and so on.
so that means if you have kebab meat not from a spinning grill it is not a döner. but anyway ,some say the döner kebab is invented in germany like we know it but most people are thinking about something turkish.
who knoes exactly, get da döner. everybody is a diva if he is hungry.
@@ghostreal das "or?" am Ende killt alles😂
Ja gut in Deutschland ist Alkohol irgendwie Grundnahrungsmittel 😅
Prost! 😂
7 Bier is auch ein Schmier :-)
beer is liquid bread :-)
many years ago, they made some law that at least one non-alcoholic drink in restaurants has to be cheaper than the cheapest alcoholic drink. but I'm not sure whether that still applies when they sell 0.2 l of cola and 0.3 l of beer for almost the same price :-) :-(
Moritz gefühlt das erste mal das ich meinen Namen sehe in yt Kommentaren 😂
Moritz Kobelt jeder 2‘te heißt Moritz😂
I think it's crazy when americans are surprised with the drinking age but you can drive a car with little practice at such a young age
Blindsidehit TV it honestly depends on the state. Like you’re supposed to log a certain number of hours practicing with a guardian before you get your license. But I went through 6 months of private lessons bc my mom is very cautious (thank the lord). But in most states you go through like a month of mandatory hour long classes with driving with the instructor and your parents. But if we can join the military at 18 - 17 with parental approval- we should be allowed to rent a car or buy alcohol.
Blindsidehit TV there’s a huge difference between driving in the US than in germany tho... It’s a lot more chill over there because everyone keeps a bigger distance from other cars and because they have speedlimits :)
@@katelyndodge2762 I have to agree with Blindsidehit TV. Maybe you have a long time of training lessons but this is not the status quo in the USA, or? Let me tell you about Germany. We had a couple of lessons with a driving teacher from a driving school. There is no teaching in normal school for us. And no matter how good you are, You had to go to 12 theory lessons which costs approx between 100 and 200 Euro. (all in all) Then you have to do a theory test that costs €50. If you passed that test, you can go to the praxis lessons. And here as well... No matter how good you are, you need a minimum of 14 normal driving lessons and definitely 4 lessons on a highway, 4 lessons at night and 4 lessons at Federal road. A normal lesson coast about 25 - 40 €. The "special" lessons cost more like €50. Then comes the praxis test, that costs all in all about €150 and a fee of €50 that they print/give you your driver license.
So in Germany it's realistic for a driver to take half a year and cost about 1500-1600 € (only if you pass the tests at the first time! If not, you pay the test costs a second time and in praxis, you have to take two more lessons before you can do the test again)
That's the reason why Germans think it's not good that US teens can drive cars in that young age with so less praxis. (And maybe they are a bit jealous about the price)
@@josieringhand8762 We have speed limits in German too XD
50 km/h in towns and 100 km/h on Federal roads. Only our Highway "thing" is a bit difficult to understand. We have the recommended speed of 130 km/h there. If it's empty and you have enough space, you can drive faster. But if you have an accident because of it, all the guilt is on you. No insurance will pay and everything you break/destroyed, you pay for and everyone you hurt, you have to pay for all his costs. (for a live time if it needs) Because our Law says, you can only drive without a speed limit, if it's possible. If you had an accident it wasn't possible!
Ich habe in den USA (SC) vor ein paar Jahren eine Uni besucht und bin schier umgefallen, als ich die Preise für deren Bücher gesehen hab. $200 für ein Buch und $130 fürs ausleihen. Da sind die Fachbücher in Deutschland deutlich günstiger und man findet eigentlich alles was man braucht kostenlos in der Bib.
Wieder mal ein cooles Video 😍
stimmt, bisher muss ich noch nie ein Buch kaufen (also, außer das HGB :D), alle Literaturen findet man in der Bib. in Papierform oder als pdf. zum Downloaden kostenlos.
Ich musste für mein Studium ein Buch kaufen. Ich hab für ein gebrauchtes Exemplar 150€ bezahlt. Neu gibt es die gar nicht mehr.
Apfelkorn, schmackhaft!
Döner Kebab a snack?
I had once one with extra meat and extra cheese. I put it on a scale at home, it was over 650g.
This are 3 BigMacs.
well it is called having a lot of meat and salad on a döner. And i think he is calling it snack because it is the biggest drunk food/snack in germany. like wandering around at 5am drunk and hungry as hell, thats why you grab a döner and go home to sleep.
a normal Döner is about 300g and should have a good amount of Salad in it.
It's better to grab a street Döner than any Burger or fries at McD's.
@@CrowdBabyZ thats a small one, a Döner is 400g and it's a felony to not say "mit Alles"
Aber nicht vergessen... Das Trinken von Alkohol (Bier/ Wein) unter Aufsicht eines Erziehungsberächtigten ist schon mit 14 Jahren erlaubt. Nur eben das kaufen dieser Alkoholika ist erst ab 16 Jahren möglich.
Du kommst zwar schon mit 14 in Begleitung einer Aufsichtsperson in eine Kneipe oder Bar rein, aber darfst da kein Alkohol trinken!
@@Kessina1989 Diese Erlaubnis gilt ja auch nur im privaten Bereich. Also zu Hause oder bei einer Familienfeier. Kellner bzw. Gaststätten könnten sich sogar strafbar machen, wenn sie Alkohol an Jugendlichen ausschänken, die es noch nicht in der Öffentlichenkeit trinken dürfen.
@@BABO_Offiziell Well Jo - offiziel vl. Ich hab als ich 14 war mir öfter mal ein Radler bestellt - in Anwesenheit meiner Eltern und es gab nie ein Problem. Die Art und Weise ist bestimmt sicherer, als wenn man sich rausschleicht um Alkohol zu probieren
@@BABO_Offiziell in America if a parent let's kids under 21 have alcohol they go to jail. Saw it 2 weeks ago in a danish cop show. This danish guy is a cop in America and you saw him talking about arresting a mom for letting teens drink at her house. So she got busted..
@@ebbhead20 That's the reason why the USA are stupid. Every 12 years old kid can shoot with a gun. But if a 20 years old man (or women) drink a beer. Then he (or she) could get busted.
Speaking of books: The books you need for studying are also very cheap in Germany. In the US you can pay three digits sums for one book on university level. On the flip side, books for fun tend to be more expensive in Germany. (That's because of the Festpreisbindung for books). So costs for study material is also very affordable in Germany.
yeah, it's crazy what kind of debt you can accumulate in the US during a couple years of studying...
i dont 2nd that. "Sachbücher" or books about specific topics are super expensive to buy in germany. on the other hand i didnt have to buy any books in university in germany. most of the stuff is in the library, E-library or just inside the script of the professor.
Most of it is, but there are a few exceptions. Sometimes because the professors wrote said books themselves, but usually because they cover the basics you should know and might have to look up at one point. What is your definition of super expensive? I never paid for any book in the three digits area, not even CLOSE to it.
as a student you have free access to the basic books through your library, can order specific books through the library and can get online access to most scientific journals as well as a lot of e-versions of books.
If the service is "under all pig", I won't give any tip.
exactly! 😂
Your English is "onewallfree"
Thx XDD and your English is "not from bad parents"
yoyo-ka thx bro I "kiss your eyes"😂
Your English makes "my hair stand to mountain" and I "break together" from laughing.
Seitdem ich in Südamerika lebe, bemerke ich wie billig Europa eigentlich ist😂
I didn't know either until I left! Is Ecuador expensive in general?
Deana and Phil Yeah especially the clothes! And the Quality isn’t the best either....
@@Reaper-cl2vp Brazil and Argentina were more expensive than Germany, unless you buy sth at a local market.
ist es einfach nur billiger in der EU oder ist es preiswerter?
@@ThorstenGowik Na denk mal nach, praktisch Alles ist besser/strenger reguliert und wird höherwertig produziert. Wenn es dann auch noch weniger kostet ...
education is free in most of europe. Here in denmark we get payed to study.
We too. Normal teens can get max. 450€ per month if they still live with their parents and I think 780€ if they live alone
Also we can get monthly interest free government loans, that people usually only have to pay 50% back after graduating and finding a job.
Wow. Why is it like that? I'm from Philippines and I study in a State University which is the most populated University here in my country. Students here keep on studying to prove themselves that they are good and it'll change their lives if they graduated with flying colors so they pressure themselves just to wear that invisible “bright student” medal. Education is highly valued here but it'll also cost you a lot.
Spartanburg South Carolina here (born in Stuttgart and raised is Göppingen)....health care and public transportation is cheaper in Germany. Miss it so much.
Wow, jetzt liege ich um 3 Uhr im Bett und habe Lust auf nen Döner.. 😅
Ich auch!
Aldi wine is the best! It's crazy how cheep things are at Aldi. Plus, if chocolate is cheap in Germany, that's exactly where I'm going, since I'm a chocolate addict!
It can really pretty good. Sometimes you can catch restaurant owners buying larger amounts
It really is and not just the chocolate! I still can't believe, since I've been back in the states, that the candy and chocolate cost so much. We're lucky to find a sale of 2 for 3 dollars now.
And I thought our groceries were expensive😂 you opened my eyes ✌🏼😂
There is also (a bit) more expensive chocolate, but usually it is woth it. Try ""Schwarze Herrenschokolade", "Scho-Ka-Kola" (contains coffee and cola-nut) and, really expensive, Lindt "Edelbitter Mousse Schwarze Johannisbeere" (blackcurrant, Swiss manufacturer ) . But be careful with Lindor Dark 60% balls, they are almost addictive. ;-)
Dollar Trees in the US sells candy, chocolate, shampoo, toiletry and everything you mentioned for $1 each. Also beer, liquor and wine if you shop around you can find it fairly cheap.
Great video! We are very blessed to have education basically for free in Germany. There are still some fees like for service charge and for the ticket for public transportation but It's around 300 € per semester as far as I remember/know. :)
I have this slightly feeling, that the most people who are watching these videos are from Germany, me too btw 😂
From england.
I’m moving there soon
To Berlin with my mum :)
From the USA but i love Germany. Father's grandparents were from Bavaria ( many differnt towns ) back to 1600. I have the Family Tree. If i was alone with no family i would live there.
USA
Ur proud of being cringe?
I am Indonesian living in Japan now. In general tipping is not common at all in both Indonesia and Japan. It’s almost offensive here in Japan also to tip. I feel weird even just to think about it 😬
Btw I love your vids!
How much a an orange or Mellon in Japan? I heard they're like 50 dollars, is that right?
Just found your videos and very much enjoy them. Subscribed. Was surprised at the low cost of alcohol in your country, the education costs, and cost of food. We now have not only an Aldi but also a Lidl store nearby. Love both the stores. Keep up the good work!
Things that are surprisingly expensive in Germany?:
Gasoline
Mobile contract
Energy at all
Internet
In Sweden we don’t tip at all. Since we all use cards here it’s always to the krona.
To pay cash is part of freedom. No paternalism and control by others. I won't hope the swedish model will come here.
I just got back from San Diego, and tried a burrito at Chipotle for the first time. With a drink, it was a shocking ~$12 and not nearly as tasty or healthy as a $5.00 döner kebab.
i don't think chipotle all that great manly hype
@@charlesheineke6035 Yeah, just another fast food chain pretending to be something more - very unhealthy stuff.
Hygieneartikel!!!! Deo, Shampoo, Zahnpasta usw. ist in Deutschland soooooo viel billiger!!!!
A deodorant for 6$ ???? That’s insane!
yep. They are pretty affordable in Germany :)
Very interesting facts about US pricing. Didn't even guess that mobile and internet is so expensive in the US.
Uea it is sadly....even for everyday things such as jeans cost around 15 to even 35 US dollars. Shirts and others are even more. Milk is very expensive and landowners always rack up the rent the longer you stay here. Honestly, America is the worst. Thats why when I'm 18, I'm moving to a place like Germany
Or even Germany itself
Eunjin Jung Dont forget that gas and current is very very expensive here.
Germany for sure is on the more expensive side in Europe! I pay 3 Eur / month for unlimited calls amd texts plus 1 GB.
In my few trips to Germany, I found that renting a car is cheaper than in the USA, and hotels in the outback, away from the tourist traps, are also cheaper than in the USA.
25% tip is not normal in the U.S. You do NOT have to tip 20% or more if you don't want to. It's 15% for decent service, 20% for great service. If the food was bad (not the servers fault) and the service was bad (definitely the server's fault) you don't have to tip at all! It's all optional.
Bakery items are a great deal in Germany 🇩🇪 and delicious too!!!
The reason groceries are so cheap is largely because the discounters pushed the margins to be very low. It's the main reason Walmart failed in Germany. There were several things they did wrong, but many of their tricks to get down costs were already in use by others, so there wasn't really any room to undercut anyone.
Eastern Europe is cheaper, but that's because those countries are poorer. In the UK food is a little cheaper on average according to statistics (you can look up comparative price levels online).
But that isn't really such a good thing. The large supermarket chains have so much power that they can force the producers to sell to them at a lower cost. "Sell to us, or we won't buy anything from you." That means that many small farmers or companies can barely exist and many of them go out of business.
I think in Germany you normaly tip the service staff with around 10% of your total amount, if the service was good ;p
@xellossaxon you're right as there is no required percentage for your tip, but I'd considder it rude not tipping about 5% to 10% if you were happy with the service.
Couldnt agree less with the costs on mobiles.
As Phil stated, Germany is awefully expensive compared to the rest of Europe.
exactly
Well, they are cheaper than the US atleast.
I believe Switzerland, Luxembourg and Scandinavian countries are more expensive, probably Britain and Ireland too.
Then: I like Corona
Ok
Now: I like Corona
WTF
#DönerKebab 👍😁
And do not forget the #Preisleistungsverhältnis ☝️😂
I really enjoy your videos, great job! 😊
What? Mobile Data in Germany is extremly expensive! For example: im in Egypt for vacation and i got 27 GB of Mobile Data for 14€. In Germany this would be like 40€ or more. Countries like the Netherlands or Estonia are cheaper too
I know, right? In Romania I only pay 5 euro/month at Vodafone and everything is unlimited,from minutes to mobile data, I don't even use wi-fi at home:))
@4 inch Cawk Exactly, wise people make more important things cheaper. Cheap mobile data is a 3rd world thing
Wait, there is a law that in any bar, restaurant, etc., at least one non-alcoholic beverage needs to be offered at the same price or less as the cheapest alcoholic one.
That's so funny :D
Germany´s Mobile Data is really expensive. You can get unlimited data for 20 Euros in Sweden
He said that by European standards it's expensive. But still a lot cheaper than in other parts of the world
@@S_Black the problem is here in germany you do not get the service you pay for
In Australien tippt man für guten Service, und es ist nie und nimmer 20% oder so etwas dummes. Das Mindestgehalt in Australien ist über $A19 pro Stunde (etwa $US13 oder EUR11.50), und die meisten Kellner oder andere Restaurantangestellten kriegen mehr als das.
Deana und Phil finde eure Videos cool 🙂🙂🙂👌
thanks a lot! You were fast to watch today 😬✌
Go to Switzerland or Liechtenstein and try to find anything...cheap. Restaurant and grocery prices will blow your mind...
Could you take a video talking about how you met? That would be great :D
there is a video how they METT already :D
Oh really, what's the title?
16: Beer, Wine, 'Sekt'
18: Everything.
Sparkling wine :)
In german Universities you don't need to pay teaching fees but insurance fees. Mostly about 200 to 300 € per semester. But it is surely different in private schools or universities.
Hätte ich nicht gedacht 😂 Man hat das Gefühl Deutschland ist teuer 😂😂
Julia Greitemann Glaub mir, In Südamerika ist alles dreimal teurer😂 Vor allem Kleidung..... (Lebe in Ecuador)
I think most people feel that way. Overall, it's not cheap but things can be super expensive in other countries :)
Wenn man einmal im Ausland war und fähig ist auf Basis der Wechselkurse Preisvergleiche anzustellen, *weiß* man, dass die Preise vieler Produkte in Deutschland vergleichsweise billiger sind als in sehr vielen anderen Ländern. Dann legt sich das mit dem *gefühlt* teueren Deutschland ganz schnell...
Woher kommt dieses "Gefühl" warst du schon mal in einen anderen Land als Vergleich?
Lebensmittel sind in Deutschland vergleichsweise billig und man hat eine große Auswahl. Wohnraum und Bauland sind dagegen brutal teuer.
Can't get enuff of you, such a fun couple and entertaining videos! The comic hand puppets are adorbs too!! Keep doing these!!
Thanks a lot! :)
In Bavaria its legal to Drink beer with your Family at the age of 14.
Sorry, not just in Bavaria... it's legal all over Germany😉
>At 14 minors are allowed to consume and posses undistilled (fermented) alcoholic beverages, such as beer and wine, as long as they are in the company by a Custodial Person
I forgot what age it was! Thanks for sharing.
I live in Germany and I am from the USA. German super markets have a larger selection of candies than most American stores I’ve been too. Unless it’s Christmas or Halloween, American stores only have one isle dedicated to candy and cookies. Germans sometimes have 2 to 3 isles of cookies and candy.
university: it may vary depending on where you study, but eg in Berlin it was below 600€ per semester, roughly half of which was for a "Semesterticket", the rest for "student's social affairs organization" (less during the first semesters, more if you study for many many years) who also had negotiated costs for the "Semesterticket" (free public transport for the entire 6 months) by forcing it on everybody so that prices could be lower than the normal subscription to the public transport. all the rest (finding it and paying for it) is left to students, eg housing, food ("Mensa" = midday lunch in the university is subsidised), books and similar (big university library is free, even with lots of copies of important books), etc.
TLDR: the education is essentially free (payed by taxes), but does not include any "normal" costs of living or materials for studying (from pens to specific books)
The semester tickets are super cheap compared to the market cost of monthly tickets. Details vary between universities though depending on the contracts they make. Some are very local, while others allow you travel in a whole state I think
Hi from Kanada(Canada). I pay about $180.00(CAN) for a bundle set includes my internet, and line phone and cable then I pay about $100.00(CAN) a month for my cellphone. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦👍👍👍
There's a tuition fee for universities here.
Most of the unis take about 300 Euros per semester, including a ticket for the public transportation, which costs about 150 Euros.
And the rest is basically for the administration and so on.
Germany Smartphone Flat rates are so expensive compared to Eu
And also very bad internet. That's the only thing germany isn't first world
try Canada-not so good !
@@sadiomane7720 -iwas told Internet speeds are faster in Europe ! Is Germany an exception to the norm ?
You know the beer is good when the „pfand“ is more expensive than the beer itself 😆
Daniel Hanke man sagt doch, je doller die Kopfschmerzen desto hochwertiger war das Bier
You talked about cheap wine at Trader Joe's and Aldi. Well, US-Aldi is operated by german ALDI-South, Trader Joe's is operated by ALDI-North.
The reason for the low prices is the stiff competition in Germany. Even WalMart failed in Germany after a few years.
Salaries in germany "cheap" too. Not to mention 40% to 50% taxes.
there is no 50% taxes ... for those who earn really well it's 42% and the really rich it's 45%. i guess the average will pay around 20%. good health insurance for the whole family included ....
@@srkares i was referring to income tax. not to forget that you can reduce your tax burden (not percentage wise of course) with your purchases.Buy a big ticket item, more € in VAT for that. Got that top-of-the line SUV? You'll pay at the pump for that luxury. It's your choice! Daily necessities have reduced VAT anyways, probably not more than sales tax in most US states. And as you mentioned correctly: you get affordable health care, decent roads and affordable education for everyone instead of a border or a bunch of submarines for it.
Did you not hear her say she paid 100 dollar a month for the slowest internet ever. Where is it like that in Europe ? 50 dollars here will give you the fastest net out there..
I was surprised to learn that Trader Joe's can be considered a German store. I'm from California. TJ's has long had cheap wine, long before it became German held.
"The first Trader Joe's store was opened by founder Joe Coulombe in 1967 in Pasadena, California. Starting in 1979, it was owned by German entrepreneur Theo Albrecht, until his death in 2010, when ownership passed to his heirs. Albrecht's family also owns the German supermarket chain ALDI Nord."
Stimmt, Internet und Mobilfunk ist in Deutschland richtig günstig. Und die gebotene Netzinfrastruktur erst... Ein wahrer Traum.
und irgendwo stirbt gerade ein Netzwerktechniker 🙈
Ich könnte heulen, wenn ich mit Österreich vergleiche
Aldi and Netto store is my favourite... greetings from Aachen, Nice video!
I think pizza is very cheap in Germany. Or rather it is very expensive in the US. In Germany I can get a whole pizza for around 4 bucks in many places and it will be pretty good and decently large. I always thought that this is normal but then I went to the US and I couldn't find a single place that a had a whole pizza for less than 10 bucks. In some places they were selling individual slices for the same price that would get you a whole pizza in Germany. The cost of pizza in the US is insane.
I have to pay 178€ per semester but a public transport card is included
I would have to disagree on the doner part, a cheapest alternative at least in Athens Greece, where i live, is the greek souvlaki (pita with gyro) pretty similar to a doner. It costs 2.5euros and its pretty fullfilling. My fiance is german so i've tried doner myself so that i can compare.
You two are always making me hungry . You talk about food all of the time.
Ich finde euch beiden einfach klasse. Mehr davon bitte.
I don't know if my family and I are cheap, when it comes to tipping, because we were very conscious of our expenses, but when my father buys something for I don't know 37,55€, he'd round it up to either 38 or 39 euros.
I personally like to tip more, if the service is amazing (thanks to the atmosphere the waiter/waitress spreads in the restaurant).
$10 for a 🌮 from a food truck, maybe in Charlotte. Come to L.A. , you can get two Carne asada street tacos from any food truck for $2.50, Chipotle is ala carte that's why it's so expensive. To cut costa on toiletries, go to Bed Bath and Beyond, a name brand and Face Values brand (BBB"s generic brand) is typically $2-$3 less For a regular tube of toothpaste or a bottle of body wash than buying anything at CVS where everything is jacked up price wise. BBB tip, use the BBB coupons whether they're expired or not, if they are expired, the store will still honor them. Use the $10 off purchases of $15 or more on essentials like oral hygiene products, cosmetics, personal care products. And combine the $10 off coupons with the 20% off one item coupons to get maximum savings. the 20% off one single item coupons are vest when getting big ticket items like comforter sets, cookware, small kitchen appliances than on a tube of Colgate or a bottle of liquid foundation
„i really like corona“ yeah mate i don’t think so
In Australia tipping is very rare. Waiters are paid a minimum wage of about $23 an hour which includes a casual loading of 25%. I can't fathom how anyone can be expected to work for $7 an hour. Teenagers are paid double that here.
Don´t forget that also an australian dollar is only 0.64US Dollars worth it, which would lead to about 15 us dollars wage. Minimum wage in germany in US dollars would be roughly 10.20 dollars.
When I come to Germany, a pit stop at local Middle-Eastern restaurant is a necessity - kebab, shoarma, also that pizza-like pie (I don`t remember the name) with goat cheese - delicious, cheap and you can find it even in small towns (I remember great Arabic Bar in Adenau in Eifel Mountains).
in Portugal *some* people tip only to round up the value, if something costs between XX5 and XX0 then some people round it up (example, 27 goes to 30) but, if something costs less than XX5 (so 23 for example) hardly anyone rounds it up. And I believe the majority of the people don't tip at all
Well with the last point.... Its not true. Every german thinks that waiter/waitress get payed enough. But that is just not true. I worked at a hotel for 3 years and I couldn´t barely live due that our boss just did not pay enough because he thought we will get the rest of the money through tip. But in germany you barely get tip. Nearly ever german wants to have a cheap meal but still with a good quality. But this is not working at all. You are not only paying for the food. You pay the location, the cooks and the waiter and also the energy/water which is needed to make your food. But barely anyone understands that. And if you remind yourself that a waiter/waitress(with an apprenticeship/actually learnt this job) is working nearly 10 hours a day and can´t rest for a minute if there is a lot of work, working weekends and nights, also on holiday (we cannot be with our family because of that) and receive a maximum of 1800 Euro (brutto) each month, then tell me how is this enough to pay your appartement and most important a whole family? There are still things that need to be spoken about. But thanks to saturn "Geiz is Geil" thats not whats happening. So please tip a waiter/waitress enough. Normally we are actually sharing every cent with the kitchen- & cleaning staff as well. Thank you. (and sorry for this long story) :)
But thats illegal.
lil tip: Trader Joe's is Aldi in the US. (Trader Joe's was bought in ~1975 by Aldi Nord)
6:35 In restaurants etc. it is required that the cheapest of all drinks is non-alcoholic
You guys rock. Brings me back to going to Sachsenhausen and learning "greek" food where the guy literally shaved it in front of me. Best "fast" food ever, that.
Yeah, when I retire my happy butt is going to Hanau.
LOL, and brot! Brot is sooooo cheap. Brie for 1 Euro... I love German groceries. So cheap!
1 euro for bread? Lmao. They're selling lies to you. The price for a loaf of bread should not be more than 0.30 cents
Loky Saint hmm re-read...
@@KimCrossesBorders hmm sarcasm?
@@lokysaint7692 I said BRIE not bread. lol
Yes, paying for Internet is cheap in Germany, but as soon as you leave a bigger city you basically have no internet at all. That applies to mobile and household connections.
For example: Whenever I visits my parents as soon as I leave the village and travel for ~1km my phone has no internet connection anymore or just an E connection.
That not everywhere Like this. I live in a 8000 people Village in Western Germany and have 200mbit. DSL at Home and 4g in every net.
Stimmt gar nicht! Bei 2:18 habt ihr einen Fehler gemacht! Es ist gesetzlich vorgeschrieben das Wasser günstiger als das kleinste alkoholische Getränk sein muss. Da das meistens die Shots sind, muss ein Bier verhältnismäßig mehr kosten. Es ist unmöglich das Bier günstiger ist als Wasser.
It depends on where u live in Kanada(Canada) on how much u tip plus on the service u get. I normally tip 15% to 20% of the total bill
If I'm not mistaken Germany also got rid of tuition fees for foreign students who want to go to college there.
John Bower Unfortunately that's not true for the state of Baden Württemburg. Here students coming from outside of the EU have to pay around 1,700€ per semester.
@@KristinaKk_xx120 that is actually where I am from. I was born in Stuttgart, but I grew up in Göppingen. Then we moved to the USA unfortunately. I thought my uncle said it was free...either way, that is still super cheap compared to the American prices.
John Bower that's true!
@@KristinaKk_xx120 that is where the USA really messed up. Privatization of schooling (college) and Healthcare. They don't look at the big picture. Why deny someone the chance to further their education due to their financial situation....that might be the person that cures cancer or AIDS, but we will never find out because they couldn't afford college. Think about all the people that could have been helped or saved due to free Healthcare ...people don't go to the doctor here because they can't afford a simple check-up....don't get me started on what the cost is to go to the hospital for an emergency. The savings you had saved up for your entire life just vanishes in an instance ( that's if you have medical insurance through your employer that you pay for) and if you don't have insurance then you have to sell everything you have and have to work the rest of your life just to pay off 1 hospital bill.....its crazy
Döner Kebab... go to Texas to a Mexican food truck and order a Desberada Torta with all the fixings. Probably around $4 or so.
Super filling and tasty!
Internet Data is not cheap in Germany. It's freaking expensive! If you want cheap data, visit India. In India, you pay around 8 euros/10 dollars for 75 GB data!!!
What ??? 🤯😤😱 In Belgium I pay around 40 € subscription for 20 GB and when I need extra I have to pay 10 € per additional GB. It is fast 4G internet but I'd rather have 3G and more data...
@@JadedKate @Benison Sam eh, mobile or home? Big difference.
@@Paul_C mine is mobile.
Denmark is generally expensive but phone contracts are reasonably cheap. You can get 1TB of data, unlimited talk and messages starting from 20 euros.
It all depends on whether you're thinking in the current currency. I went to Greece last year and when you think in Euros it's cheap or affordable but then when you covert it it's about the same in CAD or more. It's kind of bittersweet depending on how you look at it.
if u dont need a new phone ..14.99 for 10GB data all inclusive.. i think u both have not changed your phone in a while :D still expensive compared to europe 20GB ~ 9.99
In Turkey there is no tip at all. It is just an option for fancy restaurants or hotels but depends on the customers...
Das Studium kostet immer noch. In NRW zahlt man 260euro (ungefähr) für 1 Semester,bekommt aber damit auch eine Fahrkarte für ganz NRW für ein Semester
Korrektur Bier und Wein darf man (eingeschränkt) ab 14 (unter Aufsicht), und 16 uneingeschräckt konsumieren. Spirituosen ab 18!
Und wer die volle Dröhnung haben will, der nimmt Absith...
You have to pay per semester 150-500€ for your driving ticket and some small stuff
4:50 That is so extremely important. Should be everywhere in the world!
Als ich noch Jung war , konnte man noch Schnaps mit 16 Trinken!
Damals war eine Flasche Bacardi noch 16 Mark etwa und heute 13 Euro.
The good old times 😁
Internet prices in Hungary are slightly cheaper, for home internet (ethernet cable) there is 100Megabit/s with unlimited data for 8-9 euros!
For my mobile phone im using 2 SIM cards(with a dual-SIM phone of course), one prepaid card because im not talking too much, 10 euros enough for me for 2 months, and for mobile data im paying around 20 euros for 150GB+150GB(for nighttime extra data, its included in the plan, i can use it from 11PM to 8AM), so basically 300GB of 100-120 Megabit/s internet for 20Euro per month.
I'm surprised that mobile phone/internet usage is supposed to be so expensive in the US.
In Germany I use a cheap prepaid plan by T-Mobile that gives me 1.5 gb of high speed data, unlimited calls to other T-Mobile phones, and 100 minutes to everyone else (after that it costs per minute). It's 10€ per 30 days.
When I am in the US, I have a different SIM card (as roaming charges on mine are ridiculously expensive) - SimpleMobile. Sure, at $25 per month it is more expensive than what I use in Germany, but it has twice the amount of high speed data plus unlimited nationwide text and calls. It's also a non-contract thing, so I can re-up it every time I travel and have no montly cost when I am in my home country. Comparing price and features, I would say both are about equal.
I think you just have to really look for the less expensive deals.
In der Tat! Ein Döner für 3,50€ ist super! Ich rechne heute noch in Döner um (Eine Pizza für 7,00€ entspricht 2 Döner...die Entscheidung liegt auf der Hand!)
wo wohnst du bitte das du einen döner für 3,50 bekommst??
Yeah...in Vietnam we don't have tipping culture, but if you around up the sum of your bill or give them extra tip, they will be surprised but no way they will throw it back at you, which I find really rude if somebody ever does that. From my experience, in Germany most owners of restaurants (at least the asian ones) don't really know exactly how much tip their employees get each day, the wages do, however, depend on how good the tipping is on a general scale, but in total the waiter should get about 10-14 EUR/hour (wages + tips, in big or medium cities). I'm shocked at how low the wages are in the US, I mean $2/h + $30/month (which approximates $1/day, $0.04/h) < $3/h, that is ridiculous while everything is so expensive there :(.
Im from germany and when I visited America to see my mom, everything was so expensive compared to Germany
Malaysia small restaurant or food hall they never asking for tip, unless you feel their service is good you pay by your self or just ask the staff to keep change .Normally not more than RM1. The hotel or cafe already charge 10% service charge, so we seldom pay extra tip unless we really like the service of the staff, then we give tip to he/ she directly.(Normally I just pay at luxury restaurant or hotel restaurant only (RM10-20 )
1. The Age for drinking and price of water vs opposite price
2. Candy Aisles the fancy chocolate vs Hershey chocolate
3. School Free Education vs Being in Debt we can’t stretched it because to be something it doesn’t make financial sense
4. Phone expenses T-Mobile 50 dollars per month data plan Austria 10
5. Good Food 3 Euros vs 9 ish dollars
6. Price Value for what you are getting
7. Tip Zahlen still tip both places
It’s very hard to get in what they call university school here vs college, I think when I was going for my doctorate it was really selective to get in, fortunately I did because my grades were good. Paying for stuff because most are under the ads of big companies monopolies. Because they don’t care.
College isn't completely free in Germany. You have to pay very little per semester. You will pay a "Semestergebühr" (semester fee) of about 300€ per semester. For a bachelor with 6 semesters that means 1800 € of fees. This fee consists of administration fee + student body fee + students factory fee + semester ticket (to travel with local public transport).
I live in one of the most expensive states in the US.... prices for internet only are about the same now that there is competition I pay $80 for 1 Gbit speed and unlimited data use. For the mobile phone it’s $70 for unlimited everything in North America and free unlimited 256kb data in the rest of the world. May be a bit more expensive, but prices are coming back down again
Really I pay $20.00 every 3 months for my android cellphone, btw, I am from the US
Bruh. In Romania unlimited mobile data and unlimited calling for JUST 2 euro
And is like very fast
Things that are very expensive in Germany: living in Frankfurt/München
Getting your dog bitten by a tick... lost almost 500 euros in one week due to that little shit biting my dog >=(
@xellossaxon Erweiterung der Liste der Dinge die überteuert sind in Deutschland: Zeckenbiss beim Hund (entzündet). Hat mich ca 500 € in einer Woche gekostet (alleine nur 20 Sekunden angucken ohne den Hund auch nur anzufassen und mir sagen, dass ich in 2 Tagen noch mal kommen soll hat mich fast 40€ gekostet...)
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I highly recommend "Tipping: An American Social History of Gratuities" by Kerry Segrave. It's a fascinating account of how tipping became ubiquitous in American culture, despite being reviled as "undemocratic" and even "un-American" during the late 1800s/early 1900s.