My (German) partner drinks tea and I (British) drink coffee - in cafés in Germany and to be honest elsewhere in Western Europe - when we order I get the tea and we have to swap.
I had the same problem, living under UK dictatorship, no vote, all my other voting rights taken away and being forced to rearranged my whole life. It didn't seem very democratic to me.
Although it has already been covered in several videos in different ways (Surviving Germany series, Been in Germany too long), the topic is still very interesting and a slightly more personal view would be interesting as well. @Tim Grei, es ging um Parappa, der gute Mann hat einen Kanal, auf dem ich das meiste bereits doppelt gesehen habe, lohnt sich meiner Meinung nach sehr. :)
People will also come up with stereotype opinions about you even if you're half german and were born here. If you look a bit foreign like me (half Asian), many "older" people seem to assume your German is not very good. But when I tell them I work as an editor for our local newspaper and write books, they become quiet pretty quickly.
I don't think that's meant rude at all. You have to assume, most contact older people have with foreign looking people are tourists. I mean, I live in Bavaria - the famous castle Neuschwanstein is a hours drive away. If I see someone looking Asian, my first assumption isn't that this person lives and works here, but is here as a tourist. That's not meant in a negative way - it's just the result of experience. I also depends on other factors of course. So when people assume you are a tourist - the assumption that your German isn't that good (frankly, nobody learns German of all languages for a two week trip) is not that far off. I don't think they try to be derogative or mean.
Thanks, Rewboss! I can only second your observations. I am a German living in Australia. I was not aware of how heavily Germans are stereotyped. Everybody who hears me speak rushes in and asks me wether I am German. If I make the mistake to admit that indeed I am, I will have to listen to silly jokes about Germans and have my whole personality reduced to my nationality for the rest of the time that I am in contact with that person. If I don't laugh about the constant stereotypes, that is just proof that the Germans indeed have no humour. Nowadays, everybody who asks me where I am from gets an evasive to rude answer. I know that most people don't mean to be annoying, but I am just sick of it. I have no problems imagining how you face similar issues in Germany. People are stupid everywhere.
Ha ha, they can hear my accent and ask me that question. I tell them that I am indeed Australian, that I grew up in Germany, got an education and trade there and got my citizenship on the grounds of what I can contribute to the wellbeing of Ossy. I am an old geezer by now, but I have been in OZ for more than half of my life
@@benzeneau1 doesn't that feel super annoying? I was already sick of those questions after 2 years. Australian big cities are so multicultural, meeting someone who was born abroad is happening on a daily basis. No need to get curious in a nosy way
I relocated to Germany one year ago. And if I ask something and there is an opportunity to talk a little bit after, around two thirds of Germans would ask me where I am from. I always reply that I am from Belarus, and always hear a suspicious silence. Ok, Germans know this country under another name, Weißrussland. But even after I tell them a more familiar name, silence is still the same. Then I start to think why is it so? Hopefully not because Belarus built a controversial nuclear power plant on the EU border, hijacked an airplane, did provocations with a huge amount of illegal migrants on the EU border and participated in the war against Ukraine in just one year? If so, I am not responsible for anything of this. We had quite a brutal and bloody presidential elections that were heavily falsified for the fifth time. But to be fair, and I am really grateful for this, I never experienced any discrimination based on my nationality in Germany.
@@yansakovich there is a lot of stereotyping and discrimination going on against anyone slavic or east European. As if they were all gangsters. If I were you, I'd probably stop giving people an answer. Its just horrible.
I moved from Germany to the US a few months ago. Everyone just assumes I love beer. Surprise! American beer is disgusting, so I'm not drinking your beer anyway.
If by American beer you mean all the cheapest interchangeable brands like Coors and Budweiser, then yes. If you mean anything else, then no. Samuel Adams is a good American beer, for instance. It's at least as good as any average Pils you can find in Germany, and definitely better than Heffeweizen.
@@shadowprince4482 Well... that's the same with 'every Bavarian drinks beer from buckets' (we call them Maßkrug by the way). I think I can count the occasions on when I had a pure, not mixed beer in this size on one hand. And I probably need not more than one or two fingers... It's just not my drink of choice...
Your video was recommended by a New Zealander living in Germany who was at an online Unitarian Universalist service with me. I'm a east coast USA sourced person, homeowner in Montana for 30 years. Pretty much the same experience, of representing that origin area in the minds of the community here. Nice analysis and well presented.
Yes, you are old - for a RUclipsr. You are also very reasonable, which has become rare on this platform. And yes, comparing top-fermented beers with bottom-fermented beers is stupid - and I'm not drinking beer either. People hating others for their government's actions regardless of their individual standpoint is equally stupid. And I don't believe you that you dislike to drink tea. I mean, it doesn't have to be black tea or Earl Grey. Some herbal tea or some fruit tea, come on, it's essentially soup minus everything you possibly could chew on.
I'm American, native English speaker, and I speak fluent German. I understand your situation totally! Especially since the recent elections in the USA all German people (once they find out about where I'm from) want to talk about is about the president. I almost wish I was offered a cup of tea with crumpets ;D
I'm British (Scottish) and have lived in The Netherlands for 38 years. I spend a lot of time explaining that Britain and England are two different entities. They can't understand that the UK is four countries but they do understand that the EU is 27 countries !!!!!
Andrew, you are a fine cultural ambassador of your home country, but also a well-informed citizen of the country where you are living now. I wish more Germans would know as much about Germany as you do.
What people need to remember is that immigrants are almost by definition not especially representative of their country... (Of course this is different if a whole nation is caused to flee; I'm talking about people who voluntarily leave their country for any other reason) Since most people in times of peace; stay in their country; so a migrant is just by that fact alone not in the majority. Imagine a person who is literally the embodiment of their country; and loves everything about it; such a person would never even consider leaving their country. So don't be surprised if an immigrant fails to live up to the stereotypes. I'd argue it's more likely that a British person choosing to live in a coffee drinking country prefers coffee (and that a person from a coffee drinking country moving to a tea drinking country; might be more fond of tea than coffee). Even someone who hasn't emigrated; but who is travelling as a tourist far away from their country, might not even be a very representative person. First of all travelling is expensive; so for most countries only the very rich minority can afford to travel (maybe except the very rich countries with a small wealth gap; like the Scandinavian countries; where actually the majority actually can afford to travel). So unless you a person you meet is _in_ their country of origin; they are more likely not a very typical representative of their country.
I’m also from the UK and have been living in Germany for about 25 years. I also get asked all kinds of questions about English stereotypes as well, usually about a) Brexit b) warm beer and c) football.
Hello Andrew. I'm a little late with the answer (because I've only just discovered the video). I have lived in the south west of the UK for 25 years. I experienced exactly the same thing and more. Initially I lived in the north (Liverpool). Either it was a coincidence or the people in the north are actually friendlier than in the south of England. When I moved to the southwest it was like I was in a different country (and so were the people). At first I was constantly bothered with NAZI junk .... Although my last name is common in the Jewish community (should actually make some people think before they open their mouths and raise their right arm). Many people seem to get their knowledge from stereotypes rather than books. Still, I love the country and the people. I learned when the BREXIT craze raged that people became very racist in a way that was terrifying. Fortunately, that has subsided. Apparently some people have now (ultimately) arrived in reality. I have also seen what you say in your video in a similar way. Keep going with your channel.
As a German I am watching a video in English with a friendly Englishman who lives in Germany, who explains what it's like to live in Germany... I'm lovin' it! :D
The word 'expat' always sounds like you were thrown out of your home country. But in your case, that might actually be true, since you drink neither tea nor beer ;)
Do i need to worry now????? Being born and raised in Germany by very German Parents, now i dont like beer, exept one only, and i had the last of it allmost 18 years ago. I d like a good Whisky, Highland or Island , i drink Tea quite regularly i love to eat meat and if there is a Brezel or Sauerkraut , you would not see me flinch , more on the çontrary i would get fork and knive and start attacking the Kraut. I dont like wine or çhampaign, so do i have to expect the Germinatorcrew will hammer at my door by midnight and exile .me for ungerman behaviour??? Oh my God , im doooooooommmeeeed.
That's a very good way to describe it. I am German and had been living in St. Petersburg, Russia, for three years. No matter how friendly your new neighbours and classmates are, there are always situations to make you feel flattered, confused or embarrassed.
I'm relatively safe since my country is pretty unknown. Although I do get the Dracula thing at times. And bafflement at my inability to solve a Rubik's cube.
I can relate very well, and I can also add: it's a bit different if you took a spot of melanin with your tea and you are brown or black-skinned. You get a lot of stares (nothing sinister, they're just being curious), some (strangers) are a bit taken aback when you talk to them, and most irritatingly, many can't wrap their head around the fact that you are a black person speaking German. Yesterday I was in Zürich, and the hotel owner simply didn't believe me when I said I was from Germany, and I ended up explaining the difference between Pfälzisch, Hessisch, and Oberfränkisch dialects, and asked him if he asked the same to every German guest (I'm sure he was just extremely curious, no malice intended)
So reminds of my time when living in England as a German. My friends seriously pointed at me when a WW2 shot-down plane was found in London during road works causing prolonged traffic jams! And we were not even in London... I guess it is just human.
What should I say? I live in Regensburg / Bavaria. Near the city where the Messerschmidt-facilities were building planes during the war. So if you try to build anything in the region, the moment you stick your shovel in the dirt you are bound to find either a) a dud bomb or b) some Roman ruins. both throw quite the spanner in your gears.
I think the reason for this stuff like "you're British? You must love Mr Bean. I do love him as well" is because people are constantly trying to identify themselves to others and finding comparisons which they hope that will match up. We humans are a social species and when we meet new people we want to be in good company. It's our nature. And well, if there's nothing you can say about them or the country they're from you reach for every straw that comes up in your mind. I actually think that's a person's natural approach to not let the conversation become awkward and having it go on a polite way, even if it doesn't seem like
Yes, this is true. This also happens to Germans living in Britain for example. Or to people of other nationalities living in those 2 or other countries. Although it is lack of knowledge with many, there are some people that do want to genuinely offend too or a mix of both.
Rewboss doesn't drink tea? I can see why he was expelled from Britain and told to find another place to live. But if he also doesn't drink beer, how did he manage to settle in Bavaria and become a German citizen?
There are a few excemptions, which, of course are not made very public. But there are regions in Germany where you can scrape by with drinking 'Äppelwoi' (Apfelwein / Cider). It's as said not so common, and Rewboss might be on a lot of watchlists, but at the moment nobody can do anything about it...
This gets worse if you have different hair color, religion(or none of it), or worse skin color. This is kind of Germany's secret problem. "Woher kommst du??" "Berlin" "Neeeein, ich meine woher kommst du eigentlich, so, du weißt was ich meine?" "Heiligensee"
For immigrating do keep in mind that some countries are not beginner countries. I have lived in over 3 countries for very long times and can tell you that whitout previous experiences living in other countries it can be near impossible to live in other certain countries. Especially 3rd world countries and those who have entirely different cultures. Some even have the opposite of your culture in many or most aspects.
- IPA und allgemein Ales: Ekelhaft - Bitter: Ekelhaft (Norddeutschen schmeckts vermutlich) - Pilsener: Ekelhaft (Pils is was anderes) - Lager: geht in Ordnung (es gab aber nur Heiniken und Fosters. Beides nicht Britisch) - Cider Apfel/Birne: Geil! Sowas von Geil! In eine Juhe in York hab ich das zum ersten mal probiert und war absolut begeistert davon, dass es sowas gibt. Schade dass Bulmers/Strongbow in DE so teuer ist.
As Iranian who immigrated to United States in early 2000s, I had to go through some rough experiences at a young age. Despite being young and a non-believer, due to the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, I'd be constantly, verbally attacked in a passive aggressive manner. It's quite interesting how things have changed, over the decades.
The first time we went to Germany, we stayed with my aunt, uncle and cousins. My brand new German cousin asked HIS brand new American cousin: "Do you have a GUNNN????" I said "No.", but to this day I regret not reaching into my shirt first!
Well, i dont have to immigrate to an other country to hear those comments about me and my heritage, most of the time it is enough to mention, that i am german, to get some instant Nazi comments and Hitler comparisons. But i see your point, because i'm getting tired to defend myself aganist prejudice too.
in my case i get a mix of: "how could you guys vote for someone like trump?"/"all 'muricans are gun crazy imperialistic dumbasses" and "effin Nazis..."/"Heil H..."
I can feel your pain and can attest to it as well. For me it even goes as far as when someone thinks I do not fit their view of being an American then they say I have been 'germanized'.. which I equally deny and simply say I am who I am
You don't even need to leave your country to be seen as a representative of an area. When Southerners hear I'm from Massachusetts they automatically assume that I'm a fan of the Patriots. In fact pretty much all team sports (including American football) bore the crap out of me and just about anything is more interesting.
Oh, yeas I can feel this. It's not American Football - but soccer. Bavaria - especially Munich - is a pretty big, while controversial, deal in German and European soccer... And I can't care less. Sports is - for me - just plane boring. "So - your guys hit a goal with a ball a few times more than the other guys? Well - great. We plundered a dragons hoard and killed a warlock trying to revive his dead evil god."
less than one year to apply for German citizenship and remaining a subject to her majesty at the same time :) From April 2019 you would have to drop British Citizenship :)
Well. I am Austrian and I think british ale (including bitter) its fantastic. And the Pubs where there are 5 or 10 drought ales... Just great. I really miss that in Switzerland where I live. British lager is bad, that is true. But I guess it is mainly just there as cheap choice for those who want to get drunk and dont care about the the taste.
I grew up in Hong Kong and have both Chinese and English names. When I went to Britain for uni, the University refused to use my English name and I still get asked for my 'real' name. It's all your fault. Damn you.
*I'm from the US and when traveling abroad I completely understand anyone who says Americans are loud, ignorant and obnoxious. *I let my actions speak for themselves.
English beers are very good, although it may taste a little strange. But I find them really good, as well as some typical German Lagers. But not all German beers are Lagers, there are indeed Ale beers in Germany, such as the Altbier from Düsseldorf or the Kölsch from Köln, let alone Wheat beers called Weizenbier in Germany. It'd be really wrong to think, that German beers are just typically Lagers. But at the end of the day, I love drinking beers, and I enjoy English beers as well as I enjoy German beers. Cheers and Prost !
I know that. I was in the UK last year at a language school and the teacher just couldn't stop stereotyping Germans. Once he told us that a ww2 bomb was found somewhere in the UK and acted like me and the other Germans present were personally responsible
I think you've hit on a great subject with all the population shifts going on today. It explains the dynamic perfectly. Perhaps many Governments should watch this video as well. They can use the idea to Prepare Immigrants for assimilation into their new locations and reduce cultural tensions.
It would help if govuernments simply stopped going to meaningless wars, when their people are about to migrate elsewhere... So like: 'no wars between May and September, so our migrating citicens can accilimate, without being bothered by their new countrymen.'
I remember being shown a box of Twinings Tea - and everyone thought I'd like it because the Queen drinks it. I then explained that I am a (British) republican.
Some valid points made here, and especially poignant considering part of my retirement plan is to end up in the Mosel or Black Forest running a guest house. Or maybe just gazing at the view drinking fine wine and bier!Whilst I would clearly make an effort with the language I think I would equally prefer to not know too much about what is being said. That's part of the appeal to me of being in another country, I wouldn't want to or care that much about others views. I would be too busy enjoying living my life. Cheers Rewboss, I must send a card.
From what I've learned from another video of a Brit who lives here, the British Tea is different than the tea we got in Germany. And British Tea as she said is unbearable to drink without milk.
So you don't like beer nor tea. Then ther is that young women from Liverpool don't consume tea nor fish. At a quick moment I was confused about my stereo typs. But then ther is the story of an english guy rolling in a cart with everything needed for a 'proper cup of tea' in the middel of a meeting. "Time for tea!" was his explanation for the stunt. You guys surprise me every time...crap I just feel in the trap too.
Ich hatte mal ne lustige Geschichte, als ein britischer Student bei mir zu Gast war und ich ihn gefragt habe, ob er was zu trinken möchte. Mein Wortlaut war irgendwas wie “Ein Glas Wasser, oder ne Tasse Tee?“ und er meinte, es wäre so unhöflich, dass ich ihn auf den Tee reduzieren würde, worauf ich gemeint hab, dass ich ihm allenfalls Tee anbieten kann. Da ist er relativ sauer geworden, bis er gemerkt hat, dass ich selbst keinen Kaffee trinke, keine Kaffeemaschine besitze und ihm somit an warmen Getränken nur Tee anbieten KANN
Man bekommt tatsächlich einen anderen Blick auf »Ausländer«, wenn man eine gewisse Zeit (als Nicht-Urlauber) tatsächlich selber einmal einer war. Ich als Niederbayer habe mal ein halbes Jahr in der Steiermark gelebt. Das war - zugegebenermaßen - vergleichsweise harmlos, aber immer noch sehr lehrreich. ^^° Das Bier-Thema versteh' ich voll: Ein Lager ist als untergäriges Bier am ehesten mit einem bayerischem »Hellem« oder einem nicht allzu bitterem Pils vergleichbar. Ein Ale ist ein obergäriges Bier, also am ehesten noch mit einem Kölsch oder einem Altbier vergleichbar - das allerdings nicht in einer Sektflöte sondern in einem Halbliterglas serviert wird. Was allein ein falsches Glas an einem Bier kaputt machen kann, habe ich einmal in Mainz erlebt, als man mir dort ein König-Ludwig-Dunkel (das ist ein »Dunkles Helles« und eigentlich ein Spitzenbier) in einem Weißbierglas serviert hat. :P (P.S.: Berliner Weiße und Weizen oder Gose sind zwar auch auch obergärig, zählen aber hier nicht, da sie entweder Weizen- bzw. Sauermalz enthalten)
The thing I found disconcerting, was at work, everyone considered me the greatest expert on the English language. I found it hard to tell them, it was my worst subject at school. On the other hand, I found it embarrassing to have correct a Swiss on his German grammar, although I didn't speak perfect German. I just knew the grammatical rules better than he did.
Swiss people kept their traditional regional dialect which most of the population in Germany lost. They have different grammatical rules. It's probably not 'wrong' its just different from Hochdeutsch. Also it's generally offensive to correct other people's grammar except when they ask you for advice.
@@spaceowl5957 Germany still has very many dialects. It is still possible to get a good idea where someone comes from in Germany by the way they speak and also some regional dialect words. Some dialects I struggle to understand, although my high German is quite good.
Haha Brits always wanted to talk to me about cars and football when they learned that I'm German. I'm the worst person to ask about these things ... oh and The Hoff ... :-D
What, an Englishman who doesn't drink tea?! This cannot be. You must mean that the tea they offer you is sub standard! Just as a quick question though, have you (or anyone watching this vid) noticed any differences in the tea/coffee culture within Germany? I've heared that in the port cities of the north like Hamburg tea is more common due to close connections to England.
Most stereotypes are fine. It's just making assumptions, frequently educated guesses, about someone, with no ill intent, and the broader stereotypes are usually correct. It's only when they use the negative ones against you and mean to be rude that stereotypes get a bad rap. I'm surprised Germans can be so vocal about politics. I usually see them as very stoic and respectful. An EU country with many languages passing through and a cosmopolitan crossroads. The humility of learning your country perpetuated mass genocide and a war so big it united disparate nations. But I guess that too is too positive a stereotype in itself.
Well, sir, this swings both ways. Women in the USA seem to think that English men are suave agents for the British Secret Service and grant them lots of sexual favors.
British beer is better than kölsch! As some british brewers told me, and thats known in franconia, only good beer you can drink even warm, kölsch should not become warm! Guess why, its terrible if its not cold dnough!
*lol* You should actually try to speak foreign language, like e.g. German in Britain... (not a bus in central London, but a bus or pub in Manchester, Birmingham, etc.)
Da geht es einen als deutschen der in anderen Ländern Urlaub macht nicht anderst. Z.b wenn man in der USA unterwegs ist ,dort mit nen Einheimischen ins Gespräch kommt, dieser dann erfährt dass man aus Deutschland kommt und dir dann ein "OANS, ZWOA, DREI GSUFFA" in amerikanischen Akzent entgegen schallt. 😂
My (German) partner drinks tea and I (British) drink coffee - in cafés in Germany and to be honest elsewhere in Western Europe - when we order I get the tea and we have to swap.
As long as I get tea from teabags (shudder!) in sort of VERY expensive German cafés - I'll rather drink their coffee.
Rewboss why did you make Britain leave the EU? It's all your fault.
Because he voted BoJo?
@@Nikioko He wasn't allowed to vote as he lived for more than 15 years abroad
I had the same problem, living under UK dictatorship, no vote, all my other voting rights taken away and being forced to rearranged my whole life. It didn't seem very democratic to me.
lol
@hawkanonymous2610 if he had stayed in Britain, we might not have become his fans and not known about his great videos.
aber, du bist Brite, du musst warmes Bier trinken und alles mit Pfefferminzsoße essen. So will es die Tradition :)
Die spinnen, die Briten.
Lauwarme Cervisia!
Lauwarmes Bier und zartgekochtes Wildschwein in einer Pfefferminzsoße... das arme Schwein XD
Lauwarme Cervisia ;)
Eelpie, wieso vergisst jeder immer den Eelpie?
I'd love to hear how Germany has changed you since you live there for so many years.
That is a very good idea. I would be interested in that aswell.
Aloha! Du? hier?
Although it has already been covered in several videos in
different ways (Surviving Germany series, Been in Germany too long), the
topic is still very interesting and a slightly more personal view would be interesting as well.
@Tim Grei, es ging um Parappa, der gute Mann hat einen Kanal, auf dem ich das meiste bereits doppelt gesehen habe, lohnt sich meiner Meinung nach sehr. :)
Treuer Abonnent seit 2009 ;)
Tatsächlich? Eilt mir mein Ruf soweit vorraus? ;)
People will also come up with stereotype opinions about you even if you're half german and were born here. If you look a bit foreign like me (half Asian), many "older" people seem to assume your German is not very good. But when I tell them I work as an editor for our local newspaper and write books, they become quiet pretty quickly.
I don't think that's meant rude at all. You have to assume, most contact older people have with foreign looking people are tourists. I mean, I live in Bavaria - the famous castle Neuschwanstein is a hours drive away. If I see someone looking Asian, my first assumption isn't that this person lives and works here, but is here as a tourist. That's not meant in a negative way - it's just the result of experience. I also depends on other factors of course.
So when people assume you are a tourist - the assumption that your German isn't that good (frankly, nobody learns German of all languages for a two week trip) is not that far off. I don't think they try to be derogative or mean.
Thanks, Rewboss! I can only second your observations. I am a German living in Australia. I was not aware of how heavily Germans are stereotyped. Everybody who hears me speak rushes in and asks me wether I am German. If I make the mistake to admit that indeed I am, I will have to listen to silly jokes about Germans and have my whole personality reduced to my nationality for the rest of the time that I am in contact with that person. If I don't laugh about the constant stereotypes, that is just proof that the Germans indeed have no humour.
Nowadays, everybody who asks me where I am from gets an evasive to rude answer. I know that most people don't mean to be annoying, but I am just sick of it.
I have no problems imagining how you face similar issues in Germany. People are stupid everywhere.
Assert your dominance, by building an underground lair, wearing a whit lab-coat and build an irrestesible Wunderwaffe to ... conquer the WORLD!!!
Ha ha, they can hear my accent and ask me that question. I tell them that I am indeed Australian, that I grew up in Germany, got an education and trade there and got my citizenship on the grounds of what I can contribute to the wellbeing of Ossy. I am an old geezer by now, but I have been in OZ for more than half of my life
@@benzeneau1 doesn't that feel super annoying? I was already sick of those questions after 2 years. Australian big cities are so multicultural, meeting someone who was born abroad is happening on a daily basis. No need to get curious in a nosy way
I relocated to Germany one year ago. And if I ask something and there is an opportunity to talk a little bit after, around two thirds of Germans would ask me where I am from. I always reply that I am from Belarus, and always hear a suspicious silence. Ok, Germans know this country under another name, Weißrussland. But even after I tell them a more familiar name, silence is still the same. Then I start to think why is it so? Hopefully not because Belarus built a controversial nuclear power plant on the EU border, hijacked an airplane, did provocations with a huge amount of illegal migrants on the EU border and participated in the war against Ukraine in just one year? If so, I am not responsible for anything of this. We had quite a brutal and bloody presidential elections that were heavily falsified for the fifth time.
But to be fair, and I am really grateful for this, I never experienced any discrimination based on my nationality in Germany.
@@yansakovich there is a lot of stereotyping and discrimination going on against anyone slavic or east European. As if they were all gangsters. If I were you, I'd probably stop giving people an answer. Its just horrible.
I moved from Germany to the US a few months ago. Everyone just assumes I love beer. Surprise! American beer is disgusting, so I'm not drinking your beer anyway.
This was a year ago. Have you discovered proper American beer yet? There's plenty of it.
If by American beer you mean all the cheapest interchangeable brands like Coors and Budweiser, then yes. If you mean anything else, then no. Samuel Adams is a good American beer, for instance. It's at least as good as any average Pils you can find in Germany, and definitely better than Heffeweizen.
Don't you dare compare Hefeweizen to Pils. They are different kinds of beer.
"Do you like Rammstein?"
"No seriously, do you like Rammstein?"
Yes I've been there and liked it. The soldiers put on a great Halloween party.
du hast mich!
So what I learned from this video: All Brits hate tea.
Honestly, how rare is it that a Brit doesn't like tea? I feel kinda bad because I figured that virtually every Brit liked tea.
No, they're just in denial about liking it.
😒 die armen Briten.. 😂😂
@@shadowprince4482 Well... that's the same with 'every Bavarian drinks beer from buckets' (we call them Maßkrug by the way). I think I can count the occasions on when I had a pure, not mixed beer in this size on one hand. And I probably need not more than one or two fingers...
It's just not my drink of choice...
I've never understood the appeal of hot drinks in general.
Iced teas and coffees are alright... I prefer the coffee.
Your video was recommended by a New Zealander living in Germany who was at an online Unitarian Universalist service with me. I'm a east coast USA sourced person, homeowner in Montana for 30 years. Pretty much the same experience, of representing that origin area in the minds of the community here. Nice analysis and well presented.
Yes, you are old - for a RUclipsr. You are also very reasonable, which has become rare on this platform.
And yes, comparing top-fermented beers with bottom-fermented beers is stupid - and I'm not drinking beer either. People hating others for their government's actions regardless of their individual standpoint is equally stupid.
And I don't believe you that you dislike to drink tea. I mean, it doesn't have to be black tea or Earl Grey. Some herbal tea or some fruit tea, come on, it's essentially soup minus everything you possibly could chew on.
I'm American, native English speaker, and I speak fluent German. I understand your situation totally! Especially since the recent elections in the USA all German people (once they find out about where I'm from) want to talk about is about the president. I almost wish I was offered a cup of tea with crumpets ;D
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I'm British (Scottish) and have lived in The Netherlands for 38 years. I spend a lot of time explaining that Britain and England are two different entities. They can't understand that the UK is four countries but they do understand that the EU is 27 countries !!!!!
Andrew, you are a fine cultural ambassador of your home country, but also a well-informed citizen of the country where you are living now. I wish more Germans would know as much about Germany as you do.
I am a russian comming from Lithuania, living in Germany. I can relate to your pet peeves...
so true, i live in Germany and people used to bother me about iran's nuclear program like i enrich uranium in my basement.
I'm sorry to hear that. People can be stupid.
hahahaha damn 🤣
What people need to remember is that immigrants are almost by definition not especially representative of their country... (Of course this is different if a whole nation is caused to flee; I'm talking about people who voluntarily leave their country for any other reason) Since most people in times of peace; stay in their country; so a migrant is just by that fact alone not in the majority. Imagine a person who is literally the embodiment of their country; and loves everything about it; such a person would never even consider leaving their country. So don't be surprised if an immigrant fails to live up to the stereotypes. I'd argue it's more likely that a British person choosing to live in a coffee drinking country prefers coffee (and that a person from a coffee drinking country moving to a tea drinking country; might be more fond of tea than coffee).
Even someone who hasn't emigrated; but who is travelling as a tourist far away from their country, might not even be a very representative person. First of all travelling is expensive; so for most countries only the very rich minority can afford to travel (maybe except the very rich countries with a small wealth gap; like the Scandinavian countries; where actually the majority actually can afford to travel).
So unless you a person you meet is _in_ their country of origin; they are more likely not a very typical representative of their country.
I’m also from the UK and have been living in Germany for about 25 years. I also get asked all kinds of questions about English stereotypes as well, usually about a) Brexit b) warm beer and c) football.
Hello Andrew. I'm a little late with the answer (because I've only just discovered the video). I have lived in the south west of the UK for 25 years. I experienced exactly the same thing and more. Initially I lived in the north (Liverpool). Either it was a coincidence or the people in the north are actually friendlier than in the south of England. When I moved to the southwest it was like I was in a different country (and so were the people). At first I was constantly bothered with NAZI junk .... Although my last name is common in the Jewish community (should actually make some people think before they open their mouths and raise their right arm). Many people seem to get their knowledge from stereotypes rather than books. Still, I love the country and the people. I learned when the BREXIT craze raged that people became very racist in a way that was terrifying. Fortunately, that has subsided. Apparently some people have now (ultimately) arrived in reality. I have also seen what you say in your video in a similar way. Keep going with your channel.
As a German I am watching a video in English with a friendly Englishman who lives in Germany, who explains what it's like to live in Germany... I'm lovin' it! :D
The word 'expat' always sounds like you were thrown out of your home country. But in your case, that might actually be true, since you drink neither tea nor beer ;)
Do i need to worry now????? Being born and raised in Germany by very German Parents, now i dont like beer, exept one only, and i had the last of it allmost 18 years ago. I d like a good Whisky, Highland or Island , i drink Tea quite regularly i love to eat meat and if there is a Brezel or Sauerkraut , you would not see me flinch , more on the çontrary i would get fork and knive and start attacking the Kraut. I dont like wine or çhampaign, so do i have to expect the Germinatorcrew will hammer at my door by midnight and exile .me for ungerman behaviour??? Oh my God , im doooooooommmeeeed.
That's a very good way to describe it. I am German and had been living in St. Petersburg, Russia, for three years. No matter how friendly your new neighbours and classmates are, there are always situations to make you feel flattered, confused or embarrassed.
There is a very simple rule of thumb here. If you live in another country. you are most likely not the stereotypical example of your home nation.
Well, you're most likely not _typical_. As for the stereotype ... that's often enough not even typical to begin with, so who knows?
I was sipping my beloved ice-tea as you wrapped up the video on that tea remark...
I'm relatively safe since my country is pretty unknown. Although I do get the Dracula thing at times. And bafflement at my inability to solve a Rubik's cube.
I can relate very well, and I can also add: it's a bit different if you took a spot of melanin with your tea and you are brown or black-skinned. You get a lot of stares (nothing sinister, they're just being curious), some (strangers) are a bit taken aback when you talk to them, and most irritatingly, many can't wrap their head around the fact that you are a black person speaking German.
Yesterday I was in Zürich, and the hotel owner simply didn't believe me when I said I was from Germany, and I ended up explaining the difference between Pfälzisch, Hessisch, and Oberfränkisch dialects, and asked him if he asked the same to every German guest (I'm sure he was just extremely curious, no malice intended)
So reminds of my time when living in England as a German. My friends seriously pointed at me when a WW2 shot-down plane was found in London during road works causing prolonged traffic jams! And we were not even in London...
I guess it is just human.
What should I say? I live in Regensburg / Bavaria. Near the city where the Messerschmidt-facilities were building planes during the war. So if you try to build anything in the region, the moment you stick your shovel in the dirt you are bound to find either
a) a dud bomb or b) some Roman ruins.
both throw quite the spanner in your gears.
I think the reason for this stuff like "you're British? You must love Mr Bean. I do love him as well" is because people are constantly trying to identify themselves to others and finding comparisons which they hope that will match up. We humans are a social species and when we meet new people we want to be in good company. It's our nature. And well, if there's nothing you can say about them or the country they're from you reach for every straw that comes up in your mind. I actually think that's a person's natural approach to not let the conversation become awkward and having it go on a polite way, even if it doesn't seem like
"It is way too much hard work to be offended every single time." That's what I call wisdom of age.
Yes, this is true. This also happens to Germans living in Britain for example. Or to people of other nationalities living in those 2 or other countries. Although it is lack of knowledge with many, there are some people that do want to genuinely offend too or a mix of both.
Rewboss doesn't drink tea? I can see why he was expelled from Britain and told to find another place to live. But if he also doesn't drink beer, how did he manage to settle in Bavaria and become a German citizen?
There are a few excemptions, which, of course are not made very public. But there are regions in Germany where you can scrape by with drinking 'Äppelwoi' (Apfelwein / Cider). It's as said not so common, and Rewboss might be on a lot of watchlists, but at the moment nobody can do anything about it...
This gets worse if you have different hair color, religion(or none of it), or worse skin color.
This is kind of Germany's secret problem.
"Woher kommst du??"
"Berlin"
"Neeeein, ich meine woher kommst du eigentlich, so, du weißt was ich meine?"
"Heiligensee"
Tea is OK, with enough sugar. Unsweetened tea isn't as bad as coffee, but that's not saying much.
For immigrating do keep in mind that some countries are not beginner countries. I have lived in over 3 countries for very long times and can tell you that whitout previous experiences living in other countries it can be near impossible to live in other certain countries. Especially 3rd world countries and those who have entirely different cultures. Some even have the opposite of your culture in many or most aspects.
As an expat living in Czech Republic and nowhere near Prague I can completely agree with these sentiments.
- IPA und allgemein Ales: Ekelhaft
- Bitter: Ekelhaft (Norddeutschen schmeckts vermutlich)
- Pilsener: Ekelhaft (Pils is was anderes)
- Lager: geht in Ordnung (es gab aber nur Heiniken und Fosters. Beides nicht Britisch)
- Cider Apfel/Birne: Geil! Sowas von Geil! In eine Juhe in York hab ich das zum ersten mal probiert und war absolut begeistert davon, dass es sowas gibt. Schade dass Bulmers/Strongbow in DE so teuer ist.
you surely are no Brit at all, you made over 650 Videos already and not a single one about gardening. Maybe the next one? That would be awsome
As Iranian who immigrated to United States in early 2000s, I had to go through some rough experiences at a young age. Despite being
young and a non-believer, due to the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, I'd be constantly, verbally attacked in a passive aggressive manner.
It's quite interesting how things have changed, over the decades.
I guess that as an englishman in germany you have to deal with many jokes during world cups.
Well said...I love your scripts...you are a great orator...
The first time we went to Germany, we stayed with my aunt, uncle and cousins. My brand new German cousin asked HIS brand new American cousin:
"Do you have a GUNNN????"
I said "No.", but to this day I regret not reaching into my shirt first!
Well, i dont have to immigrate to an other country to hear those comments about me and my heritage, most of the time it is enough to mention, that i am german, to get some instant Nazi comments and Hitler comparisons.
But i see your point, because i'm getting tired to defend myself aganist prejudice too.
in my case i get a mix of: "how could you guys vote for someone like trump?"/"all 'muricans are gun crazy imperialistic dumbasses" and "effin Nazis..."/"Heil H..."
I can feel your pain and can attest to it as well. For me it even goes as far as when someone thinks I do not fit their view of being an American then they say I have been 'germanized'.. which I equally deny and simply say I am who I am
Well if you are sick of British stereotypes try pretending being a German on the internet, have fun ;)
I'd like to hear the story of what let you to emigrate to germany in the first place
You don't even need to leave your country to be seen as a representative of an area. When Southerners hear I'm from Massachusetts they automatically assume that I'm a fan of the Patriots. In fact pretty much all team sports (including American football) bore the crap out of me and just about anything is more interesting.
Oh, yeas I can feel this. It's not American Football - but soccer. Bavaria - especially Munich - is a pretty big, while controversial, deal in German and European soccer... And I can't care less. Sports is - for me - just plane boring.
"So - your guys hit a goal with a ball a few times more than the other guys? Well - great. We plundered a dragons hoard and killed a warlock trying to revive his dead evil god."
less than one year to apply for German citizenship and remaining a subject to her majesty at the same time :) From April 2019 you would have to drop British Citizenship :)
Well. I am Austrian and I think british ale (including bitter) its fantastic. And the Pubs where there are 5 or 10 drought ales... Just great. I really miss that in Switzerland where I live.
British lager is bad, that is true. But I guess it is mainly just there as cheap choice for those who want to get drunk and dont care about the the taste.
I grew up in Hong Kong and have both Chinese and English names.
When I went to Britain for uni, the University refused to use my English name and I still get asked for my 'real' name.
It's all your fault.
Damn you.
Ok, but here in Spain we all know that as soon as you arrive to your hotel you will be jumping from four room's balcony.
*I'm from the US and when traveling abroad I completely understand anyone who says Americans are loud, ignorant and obnoxious.
*I let my actions speak for themselves.
I can hear the queen gasp and sigh at the sound of a brit saying that he doesnt like tea. You made a corgie cry good sir!
English beers are very good, although it may taste a little strange. But I find them really good, as well as some typical German Lagers. But not all German beers are Lagers, there are indeed Ale beers in Germany, such as the Altbier from Düsseldorf or the Kölsch from Köln, let alone Wheat beers called Weizenbier in Germany. It'd be really wrong to think, that German beers are just typically Lagers. But at the end of the day, I love drinking beers, and I enjoy English beers as well as I enjoy German beers. Cheers and Prost !
You're a very understanding person!
Great view on being outside and inside at the same time.
Big fan from London 😊😊😊.
It's kind of scary how universally applicable this video is. And as a German I often fear it comes back to people blaming me personally for WW2.
Well, yes - how could you?
2:42 I would have immediately began asking quite loudly if there were any French or Polish persons around for the kind German fellow to talk to.
I know that. I was in the UK last year at a language school and the teacher just couldn't stop stereotyping Germans. Once he told us that a ww2 bomb was found somewhere in the UK and acted like me and the other Germans present were personally responsible
I think you've hit on a great subject with all the population shifts going on today. It explains the dynamic perfectly. Perhaps many Governments should watch this video as well. They can use the idea to Prepare Immigrants for assimilation into their new locations and reduce cultural tensions.
It would help if govuernments simply stopped going to meaningless wars, when their people are about to migrate elsewhere... So like: 'no wars between May and September, so our migrating citicens can accilimate, without being bothered by their new countrymen.'
I remember being shown a box of Twinings Tea - and everyone thought I'd like it because the Queen drinks it. I then explained that I am a (British) republican.
friedmahooga those exist?
Jesus Gonzalez If They do They are in denial. ;)
Andrew Jackson well apparently in the 1990s abolishing the monarchy polled somewhere near 50% in Britain
Some valid points made here, and especially poignant considering part of my retirement plan is to end up in the Mosel or Black Forest running a guest house. Or maybe just gazing at the view drinking fine wine and bier!Whilst I would clearly make an effort with the language I think I would equally prefer to not know too much about what is being said. That's part of the appeal to me of being in another country, I wouldn't want to or care that much about others views. I would be too busy enjoying living my life. Cheers Rewboss, I must send a card.
I'm the same way. Russian living in the U.S.
Ich hasse es, wenn ich eine Schublade aufmache und es ist nicht drin, was ich erwarte. Das braucht alles seine Ordnung. ;)
yup similar things happened to me while I was in the US
it's often just curiosity
You don't drink tea??
Tea is awesome.... At least when you are sick. That also means there is no chance of me putting milk into it!
You first pour the milk, then the tea. Savage.
I always drink my milk without tea and my tea without milk.
From what I've learned from another video of a Brit who lives here, the British Tea is different than the tea we got in Germany. And British Tea as she said is unbearable to drink without milk.
So you don't like beer nor tea. Then ther is that young women from Liverpool don't consume tea nor fish. At a quick moment I was confused about my stereo typs. But then ther is the story of an english guy rolling in a cart with everything needed for a 'proper cup of tea' in the middel of a meeting. "Time for tea!" was his explanation for the stunt. You guys surprise me every time...crap I just feel in the trap too.
Ich hatte mal ne lustige Geschichte, als ein britischer Student bei mir zu Gast war und ich ihn gefragt habe, ob er was zu trinken möchte. Mein Wortlaut war irgendwas wie “Ein Glas Wasser, oder ne Tasse Tee?“ und er meinte, es wäre so unhöflich, dass ich ihn auf den Tee reduzieren würde, worauf ich gemeint hab, dass ich ihm allenfalls Tee anbieten kann. Da ist er relativ sauer geworden, bis er gemerkt hat, dass ich selbst keinen Kaffee trinke, keine Kaffeemaschine besitze und ihm somit an warmen Getränken nur Tee anbieten KANN
Had to rewatch the second half of the video several times. Something derailed in m mind, when the word "I don't even drink beer" reached it
Man bekommt tatsächlich einen anderen Blick auf »Ausländer«, wenn man eine gewisse Zeit (als Nicht-Urlauber) tatsächlich selber einmal einer war. Ich als Niederbayer habe mal ein halbes Jahr in der Steiermark gelebt. Das war - zugegebenermaßen - vergleichsweise harmlos, aber immer noch sehr lehrreich. ^^°
Das Bier-Thema versteh' ich voll: Ein Lager ist als untergäriges Bier am ehesten mit einem bayerischem »Hellem« oder einem nicht allzu bitterem Pils vergleichbar. Ein Ale ist ein obergäriges Bier, also am ehesten noch mit einem Kölsch oder einem Altbier vergleichbar - das allerdings nicht in einer Sektflöte sondern in einem Halbliterglas serviert wird.
Was allein ein falsches Glas an einem Bier kaputt machen kann, habe ich einmal in Mainz erlebt, als man mir dort ein König-Ludwig-Dunkel (das ist ein »Dunkles Helles« und eigentlich ein Spitzenbier) in einem Weißbierglas serviert hat. :P
(P.S.: Berliner Weiße und Weizen oder Gose sind zwar auch auch obergärig, zählen aber hier nicht, da sie entweder Weizen- bzw. Sauermalz enthalten)
well said bro
Ale and Lager. Or for the Germans: Kölsch and Helles.
Just drink german tea, quite better than the dishwater you call tea in Britain ;P
Always to come from nowhere and anywhere
Ja, ich bin auslander
Hast Du eigentlich schon ein Video über die englische im Vergleich zur deutschen Teekultur gemacht? Muss ich doch gleich mal nachschauen...
I can imagine how much fun you are having in this period with this Brexit story!
Especially as he is obviously personally responsible for the Brexit...
The thing I found disconcerting, was at work, everyone considered me the greatest expert on the English language. I found it hard to tell them, it was my worst subject at school. On the other hand, I found it embarrassing to have correct a Swiss on his German grammar, although I didn't speak perfect German. I just knew the grammatical rules better than he did.
Swiss people kept their traditional regional dialect which most of the population in Germany lost. They have different grammatical rules. It's probably not 'wrong' its just different from Hochdeutsch. Also it's generally offensive to correct other people's grammar except when they ask you for advice.
@@spaceowl5957 Germany still has very many dialects. It is still possible to get a good idea where someone comes from in Germany by the way they speak and also some regional dialect words. Some dialects I struggle to understand, although my high German is quite good.
Haha Brits always wanted to talk to me about cars and football when they learned that I'm German. I'm the worst person to ask about these things ... oh and The Hoff ... :-D
What, an Englishman who doesn't drink tea?! This cannot be. You must mean that the tea they offer you is sub standard! Just as a quick question though, have you (or anyone watching this vid) noticed any differences in the tea/coffee culture within Germany? I've heared that in the port cities of the north like Hamburg tea is more common due to close connections to England.
So you do not drink either beer or tea? Do you at least throw the occasional plastic chair?
Most stereotypes are fine. It's just making assumptions, frequently educated guesses, about someone, with no ill intent, and the broader stereotypes are usually correct. It's only when they use the negative ones against you and mean to be rude that stereotypes get a bad rap. I'm surprised Germans can be so vocal about politics. I usually see them as very stoic and respectful. An EU country with many languages passing through and a cosmopolitan crossroads. The humility of learning your country perpetuated mass genocide and a war so big it united disparate nations. But I guess that too is too positive a stereotype in itself.
Well, sir, this swings both ways. Women in the USA seem to think that English men are suave agents for the British Secret Service and grant them lots of sexual favors.
No beer, no tea - so what do you drink?
To hear this 02:52 from a german, should qualify you to give him/her a damn good slap on the cheek. Speaking of (not) learning a history lesson...
You don't like bad beer AND tea? Time to hand in your I'm British card Andrew!
Holy fuck I'll have to spend so much time explaining that I didn't vote for Trump.
My problem is that I like period dramas, so I was kind of confused when people dressed like Americans, and weren't dressed in regency fashion
British beer is better than kölsch!
As some british brewers told me, and thats known in franconia, only good beer you can drink even warm, kölsch should not become warm!
Guess why, its terrible if its not cold dnough!
*lol* You should actually try to speak foreign language, like e.g. German in Britain... (not a bus in central London, but a bus or pub in Manchester, Birmingham, etc.)
No ale, no tea, no Rowan Atkinson … What's next, you've never heard of Monty Python? I'm thinking I might be more British than you are!
The best reply to the person in the train station would have just been to say "ironic", grin and walk away lmao
Not me im 47
You don't drink tea every day?! :O Don't you know that Brits are supposed to do that?
All Poms overseas are in a constant state of denial? Especially about the beer?
So you don't drink beer *or* tea? What about coffee? Wine? Water?!
0:05 german humour, right there!
Du trinkst keinen Tee? Kein Problem. Ich trinke stattdessen einen für dich :-)
Yes the assumptions are the worst, some days it's easier to deal with than others. Brexit hasn't helped.
Finally! another non-Mr.Bean-fan :D
Da geht es einen als deutschen der in anderen Ländern Urlaub macht nicht anderst. Z.b wenn man in der USA unterwegs ist ,dort mit nen Einheimischen ins Gespräch kommt, dieser dann erfährt dass man aus Deutschland kommt und dir dann ein "OANS, ZWOA, DREI GSUFFA" in amerikanischen Akzent entgegen schallt. 😂