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At least in my region, there are Freilichtmuseen (open ari museum??) Which are often more playful and frome time to time (I guess after covid they will come back) with people in costumes, showing you stuff and so on. It is really nice for kids and adults (The Römerkastell Saalburg in Hessen does it and the wiking Museum Haithabu in Schleswig-Holstein as well. But im sure that you will be able to find them close to you as well.) So just as a recommendation for the future.
Hello, In all citys in germany are lots of playgrounds, its regulated by law, but not all are as good as yours...this one is called "Abenteuer Spielplatz. I think the real advantage of an german little village is the oportunity that your kids go outside, meet friends an play the whole day in nature, absolute for their own, nobody looks after them an they come back when theit hungry....if covid will be gone. Have fun in Germany.
Also, other people in the village will have an eye on your kids when you aren´t around and if a stranger would talks to them, you bet someone walks up and giving them hell. We don´t mess around when some stranger is talking to a kid.
Hi I work in a bakery in Germany and a „Mischbrot“ is basically a bread which is mixed with rye and wheat flour but in school we learned that a Mischbrot is 1/2 Wheat and 1/2 Rye (or a different kind of flour but these two are the usually used for bread the other types of flour aren’t usually used) but you can also buy a Weizenmischbrot which is a bread with more wheat than Rye or a Roggenmischbrot which means that the bread has more Rye than wheat ! There are also different kinds of bread like a Vollkornbrot (whole grain bread) Dinkelbrot (Spelt bread) Roggenbrot (Rye bread) Weißbrot (Wheat bread) and so much more !
In general it's good to know that most generic product names ("Verkehrsbezeichnung") are clearly defined. As you say a Weizenmischbrot must have 50+% wheat flour (but below 90% otherwise it's just Weizenbrot), for example, otherwise you aren't allowed to sell it as such. So in general you can google that stuff and get decently reliable information on what you can expect. Sometimes bakeries give their breads some fancy names, but the type should still be on a sign somewhere to check that. btw, seeing as I think you guys are living in Southern Germany, many call Mischbrot just Schwarzbrot. I wouldn't say it's guaranteed but if you just say "bread" people will probably take it as that; it's the "normal" common type.
Don't underestimate your kids, assuming that they won't like visiting churches, museums, and such. Usually, typical kids here in Germany start visiting such places as soon as they can be safely carried in a wrap and they never stop (except for covid, sigh). Or rather they sometimes stop when they become bratty teens, but if they were previously used to that, they will soon enjoy it again. I mean my kids have a bunch of museums here in Berlin that they really, really love (dinosaur museum aka natural history museum, technology museum, sugar museum, historical museum, etc etc). They also love castles, churches, monasteries... The younger ones are 7 and 10 at the moment.
In a lot of castles they will also have guided tours for kids separate from the adults, and they tell stories interesting to the age group,. Sometimes they also let them dress up as ladies/knights, and the kids have things to tell you afterwards because you were not with them.
Baroque church number umpteenth might get your kids go *humpf*, as is a huge art museum after a few hours, but sure, take them there, too. If you mix it up a bit, they will probably like it.
My family moved to Germany (well, Berlin) when my daughter was 7. For my wife and me, the biggest challenge was learning to deal with our daughter leaving our direct sight lines to go play with friends or go to school on her own. Coming from a community in the US where leaving kids under 13 unsupervised is actually illegal, we had to completely retrain ourselves as parents. In turn, our daughter has thrived with this independence. She is now 15 and is able to travel all over the country on her own (by train 😋).
Wow!! Travel all over the country on her own by train? That is so cool! Yes I think it's wonderful our kids can have more independence here. And you're so right - it takes some retraining. Only one of the kids is currently going to school and he still likes for us to walk him there and back. I think he likes the time one on one with mom or dad to get to talk to us by himself.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife She plays on a sports team for a club in a city 200km away. Fortunately, she could take the ICE, so each direction only took about an hour (about the same time it takes to take the S-Bahn from one side of Berlin to the other). Still terrifying for an American parent. She loves it.
Kids do have more freedom, but it's also common for kids to have their adress and or phone number written inside their rucksack, helmets and their jackets. So when the jacket,... get's lost it can be send back to you. Also if the kids need help, they can ask for it, but strangers can't adress them by their names by just reading their name tag on the outside. I was told and tell my children, to seek out an officer or a mother/family or go inside a busy shop and ask for help. In primary school, but mostly in kindergarten they have name tags inside their clothing and on their stuff, so it wont get mixed up during/after sport or if a change of clothing is needed,...
Where I live in the middle Thuringia (Thüringen) on stores there is a little sticker with a hand and a Girl and a little boy there. It is called die helfende Hand - the helping hand. I never used it, but if you have a problem you can go in there as a child and get help. They can call your parents or if you maybe need a band aid. That’s what in kindergarten or very early in elementary school.
Yeah, that had me thinking for a moment, too .... I hope people don't get the wrong impression about South Bavaria from that. I mean, it's the wealthiest region in the whole of Germany! :D
I loved your talk on the playgrounds. Growing up in Germany I never even thought of how cool they were. Especially having to interact with other kids is such a nice concept. How did I never recognise it as something special?
I always loved to ride my bike with my family to different playgrounds. And where ever I’ve been in Germany so far, the playgrounds always looked different, but kind of the same style, made out of wood and many little parts to interact with. I’be Never seen a playground similar to the style in the US. Everything you talked about, shows that your kids are well adjusted, and that they picked up lots of German behavior, for example, riding your bike around the neighborhood alone or with other kids. As a tip for the summer, to stay as cool as possible without an AC: open all your windows throughout your house, early in the morning, so that the cool or cooler air gets in and the used air out. Also keep all doors inside open, so the air gets much easier in every corner. After a while, close everything and if you have those blinds on the outside of your windows, put them down, almost all the way, so that there are only a few slots on the top open, for a little bit of light. In your case you should close your blinds outside your windows, it’s going to get pretty dark inside, but that’s much better than being all hot. You shouldn’t use curtains, because then the heat already got through your windows. The next step would be in the evening before you go to bed, open everything back up and during the night leave your windows tilted up and probably don’t shut your blinds, because then there is no airflow. The best way to get cooler air inside your bedroom and still have the darkness, is to get black out curtains. If you want to use a fan, probably the best time to use it, is when you open up your windows in the morning or during the night, to increase the airflow. I hope that can help you during this hot summer. ☀️💜
In summer, you'll probably forget you even have kids, you'll never seen them. XD But seriously, it's great they're adjusting so well and you all seem happy!
Ja, Ihr Garten wird bestimmt der Hotspot diesen Sommer bei den Freunden Ihrer Kinder. Wenn die ganze Bande dann noch ECHTE amerikanische Burger am Pool serviert bekommt, ist Ihnen der Titel "parents of the year" jetzt schon sicher.
@@qualderwal4243 Oh yeah, having a REAL American BBQ plus a pool in the backyard. Absolute kids magnet! Plus associated parents as well. Get ready to meet the whole neighborhood. :D
I would say this is one out of the "very good" section, more type "adventure playground" you sure will find lesser attracting places esp. with not that much interaktive elements and in inner cities it looks very different and since the upkeep is mostly on the city or county it depends on how their budget looks. It could be much worse and there's always place for improvement and people who are interested in doing this.
On the topic of the kids getting lost: As a child I always had a certain Area I wasn't allowed to leave without asking that would grow as I did. It started as the garden and went up to most of town, so I always knew the area I was in.
They will probably search for the boundaries (and go beyond...) too, I wasn't allowed to go beyond the first lamp post when I was say 4, but would probably go to the third, a d when I was allowed there, go to the end of the street, always a bit further than was allowed ;) But just a bit, so yes, give them boundaries.
As for the "cold" Germans, there is a German saying: "Wie du in den Wald hinein rufst, so schallt es heraus" (like you are shouting into the woods, so it echoes it out of there). Meaning, you are so friendly and nice so you get positive reactions. :)
I think kids can be a great ice breaker. Many of the other youtubers I watched don't have kids, I guess it is more difficult to start a conversation with adults, kids start start talking :)
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife and you two are very friendly and that helps too. So, when you struggle at the bakery for example, they will help you for sure :-) But yes, that are different things: Getting help and making friends.
Wow that’s awesome! Yes to come back here and see your ancestral roots would be amazing. My heritage is Scottish and Irish and I’ll never forget the first time I visited Scotland. It was magical! I felt like I was walking with my ancestors - an incredible experience.
That’s really nice Theresa, I’m also from Bavaria but I live and work in kreuzberg, Bavaria is really nice and fun place to be, you should try visiting sometime.
I love that you actually let your kids out by themselves after such a short time in Germany. It must be quite an adjustment. Having them memorize your address and/or phone number definitely is a thing you might want to do. There are also stuff like emergency bracelets (Notfallarmband) that you can personalize (put your phone number or address or whatever you want on them) and order online for around 8 to 10 Euro I'd say. What are your family and friends back home thinking about your "free range" kids? :)
Instead of the bracelet you can give each one a small Portemonnaie withe the name and address. And a few euros for the Eisdiele of course so they make sure they don't lose it. 😉
Only one short comment from my side: At 09:34 you showed the bikes of 2 of your kids and it is quite obvious that both front wheels aren't mounted correctly. You'll have to turn the complete fork in which the front wheel is fixed by 180° degrees for operating properly. At the same time the handlebar must stay in the present position. There are mainly 2 reasons for it: 1) The fork is slightly curved and the tip of the fork has to point to the front of the bike. In this position the fork works like a small spring and is shock absorbing as it is elastic enough to be bent slightly upwards. 2) Driving behaviour of the bike is way more stable. Try to remove your hands from the handlebar while driving round a corner - you will feel the difference at once ... And besides that the position of the front fender looks weird ...
That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!
@@d.7416 Sorry, I just wanted to write a helpful comment because there are some reasons for mounting a wheel in exactly that way it is usually done. And yes, I am a German engineer ...
In Bavaria a Schnitzel is traditionally fried in clarified butter (Butterschmalz). I admit, it's not a diet meal. When you are having it every week you might have to think about alternatives too 😀.
So Schnitzel, if you want to do it really well, can become a real science 😅 The ultimate goal with Schnitzel is a „wellige Panade“ which means that the breaded part is nice and fluffy or wavy (which would be the literal translation). You wanna beat the meat (traditionally it is actually veal but pork is the everyday version) until it is thin, about half a centimetre in thickness (maybe you can buy the pre-beat meat at your local butcher or they may show you how the beating is done, ask for Schnitzelfleisch - Unterschale is a bit simpler, Oberschale is the nicer piece of meat). After it has the typical Schnitzelform you salt and pepper it, then you coat it in flour such that the beaten egg holds on well to the meat. After you coated the meat in a beaten egg mixture you coat it with breadcrumbs (Semmelbrösel). Use a pan which holds about one centimetre high liquid fat (butter oil/Butterschmalz is best), in there you „fry“ / bake the Schnitzel until golden brown. The fat should not be too hot such that the „Panade“ doesn’t burn before the meat is done. It’s a bit tricky but practice makes best ♥️ So glad your kids and you are adjusting well to Germany especially under these extra special circumstances!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLifeas an Austrian I approve of this recipe 😉and to get the "wellige Panade" you need to tilt the pan like a seesaw so the hot concentrated butter can flow over the Schnitzel. But it tastes good either way and it really is not that difficult to cook from scratch. Give it a try! 😊
@@rachaelkramer9746 Thank you so much for your nice comment! I guess the term baked originates from a wrong translation on my part, since in German "ausbacken" means to fry in a pan (such that the Schnitzel is not covered in fat but still swims in it) which I translated to "baking it" (backen = to bake; ausbacken = to fry), so my fault, I am sorry for the confusion caused by this.
If your kids are still into the train rides by the time the pandemic is over, you could take the train to Nürnberg and visit the train museum there. It has a historical exhibition but lots of interactive fun stuff to do. Nürnberg also has a big castle and an midieval city wall, and if you go in December, you'll get to visit Germany's largest and most famous Christmas market. But based on your other videos I'm guessing that was probably already on your list! 😊
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife ..and if one knows that the first train ever in Germany ran between Nürnberg and Fürth in 1835, the train museum in Nürnberg makes totally sense ;-) For more on that historic event: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adler_(locomotive)
Oh yes, the Train Museum in Nürnberg (DB Museum) will be like heaven for your kids, it's fabulous. It also has a very big outdoor area. Hopefully it won't be too long until it can reopen.
you called yourself immigrants ... finally someone admits it ! I see so many videos of Americans, Brits, Aussies, Canadiens etc. living abroad and calling themselves "EXPATS", while calling people from lesser advanced countries "immigrants", which always has a pejorative undertone for me.
Using "immigrant" is definitely intentional! I know just what you mean that the words expat and immigrant have very different connotations. We are just so fortunate to have been in a position to make this move possible. And I imagine the warm reception we have received is at least partially due to our heritage and speaking English; I know not all immigrants enjoy that privilege.
To be fair: There is a general difference in the definition of immigrants and expatriates. Immigrants come to a country to live there permanently while an expatriate (or expat) comes to a country to live there temporarily. So it's basically all about the intention and can change over time. By definition it das nothing to do with where the person comes from. Naturally the possibility of people leaving their country permanently is higher with people from poor or dangerous countries. Coming to live in another country temporarily by choice is a very privileged thing.
I think the difference is the perspective. Both terms describe people moving from one country to another one. From the perspective of the country they are leaving they are called expats ("Auswanderer"), and from the perspective of the country they are entering they are called immigrants ("Einwanderer"). But as Karsten Bursak mentioned, the word "immigrants" has a pejorative undertone. Most of immigrants are refugees ("Flüchtlinge") for different reasons and not every german welcomes these immigants, perhaps because their culture is too strange for us krauts leading in some fear of these people. There is a big discusion about that in germany. On the other hand, Germany tries to attract higher qualified people like you because of the skills shortage we are suffering from. I, for instance, am not very lucky that even the "Tagesschau", the leading german newscast, uses the term "immigrants" instead of "refugees".
Expat and immigrant have different meanings not just positive/ negative connotations. Expats usually stay in a foreign country short term and then go back to their original countries. They are not immigrants. They just happen to usually be from wealthier or more developed countries and that’s how they can afford the luxury of living abroad. Immigrants move to a country to permanently stay and the new country becomes their new home. Immigrants usually upgrade their country to one they consider to be better and obtain a new nationality.
There are quite a lot of cool things the kids can see and experience around Germany. I'm guessing there will be some interesting videos about trips to one of the Legolands, to Phantasialand, to ride the Schwebebahn, to take the cable car up to the Zugspitze, to the Chocolate museum and cathedral in Cologne, to the awesome technical museums in Sinsheim and Speyer, walking to Neuwerk island, taking the ferry to Helgoland, the many festivals in each and every town, village and city, the atomic bunker in Ahrweiler, a small cruise and walk through the Mosel valley winelands, a small cruise on the Rhein, Keukenhof in the Netherlands, the canals in Amsterdam, to Luxembourg to see the fortress walls and changing of the guard, to Metz, to the Dreilandpunkt where Belgium, Betherlands and Germany meet, to to to etc. etc. etc. All you need are vacation days and the will to travel, there are plenty of opportunities all around. All these would be weekend trips from Friday to Sunday, for true vacations all Europe is open with low cost flights from Iceland to the Danube delta to the Canary islands. Looking forward, I see that by the end of the year, travel will be open again (fingers crossed)
Yes! This is one of the biggest reasons we wanted to move back to Europe - there are so many travels we can do with our kids and so much history we can all learn together. We used to live in Metz and went to Luxembourg all the time since it was so close!
Aachen and Nuremberg and all that history about the early German emperors, Trier, Köln, Xanten about the Roman empire, but don‘t miss out on the Ruhr region with the impressive cathedrals of industrial history and lovely Münsterland with hidden water castles and bike paths. Münster being where they ended the war of 30 years in 1648, Visit one of the car-free Watteninseln, you know you can take your bikes on the trains! There’s so much to see, and Corona to stop you, ugh!
@@alphonsbretagne8468 hehe, anything in the east is actually more rich in experience than in the west but you need someone to show it to you and take you to places to get those experiences. If they do get the chance to meet someone that lives in eastern Germany or eastern Europe for that matter, they should definitely go there.
Wow, that sounds like a small part of your vacation live, because I suspect you know all of the excursion destinations mentioned from your own experience.
first of all, the kids should learn "Leberkassemmel" you can get that at the butcher. This is a baverian Breadroll with a fine pasted meat of pork out of the ofen. And for Kevin i would recommand "Weißwürste" . These special sausages you are only allowed to eat before 12:00 a clock. And give "Obatz´tn a chance. This is camembert with cream, butter, salt, pepper and paprika and onions.
I am almost tempted to say, that german parents don't mind their children to break their bones, but - actually - we do trust in them to NOT break their bones, and most of the time it will work out that way!
Sara and Kevin, thank you for sharing your new life experiences with us ! No wonder at all that you are making friends easily being so friendly and open . Of course adjusting to German life and getting to know people is harder in a big city but still some foreigners might also find it hard in a little village but your smiles will 'crack the ice' anywhere. As to your cat not wanting other cats around the house : cats are territorial animals and hardly any cat will like that. That's why tom cats usually get into bloody fights with other tom cats coming into their territory. But it's great that you cat always returns home safely. I also love that you always take into consideration what your kids like and want to do on your trips. I've watched numerous parents dragging their kids along to look at places that were boring for kids. It's never fun to have frustrated kids in a poor mood crawling behind you. There will be enough time to get them interested in cultural and historical places when they are older. I'm already looking forward to your coming videos !
Yes, a few years ago people from the city's planning office came to the elementary school I'm working at and they asked the kids about their experiences, took them on a walking tour through our part of the city and listened to their suggestions and also built models. Some things were realised.
During the pandemic I wrote a series about the playgrounds in our town (46 public playgrounds, population appox. 30 000 citizens). I had two groups of children "test" the playgrounds and then grade them by awarding "Gummibears", 3 for top, 2 for average, 1 for last. The playground-series prompted the city to make some adjustments to the playgrounds, taking the kids recommendation into account. It was fun! 😄
You should definitely visit the "Haus der Natur" in Salzburg one day, your kids will have a blast there. I used to love that place so much when i was little.
Germany is full of museums made for kids, just google before travelling. As far as I know there is a certain percentage of playgrounds per neighborhood, so for example: in Berlin you can find one on every corner and they are surprisingly unique.
Wow okay! I had no idea it was full of museums for kids! We actually do have 2 museums in our tiny villiage here, come to think of it. Once they open, we will start there!
On day, post covid, you need to take your kids to the technorama (www.technorama.ch/en/home) in switzerland. As a kid I LOVED it and as an adult I still do. I am located at lake constance and it's not far away from here. So maybe, one day, you could make a weekend trip, maybe see the castle of Meersburg, the Pfahlbauten in Unteruldigen (an actual, partly reconstructed stone age village) and the technorama. Btw, I really enjoy your videos! Thanks!
I'm curious.... I was born in German but my parents brought me to America as a small child so I don't remember much. I went back for high school, so I never had the inclination to look for either museums or playgrounds for kids. When you say, there's a certain percentage of playgrounds per neighborhood, does that apply for lower income neighborhoods as well? Because in the USA that does not seem to be the case. In fact, in lower income and minority neighborhoods, playgrounds, parks and libraries are seen as wasteful use of tax dollars, and are opportunities for crime and are often shut down. So spaces that were formerly playgrounds, have been bulldozed and fenced, leaving few recreational opportunities in most cities. Except for the suburbs. But in cities containing mostly apartment residences, I think playgrounds are mostly non existant.
@@simonebalkenhol1206 It doesn't matter if low or high income, It depends in the amount of residents in a certain Ares. In big cities are apparently more than in small towns....
There are small little Badges you can sew into your kids jackets, where you can Fill in Adress, Name, Phonnumber! A lot of Kids jackets are also delivered with badge already in, so you just need a cloth pen to fill them out! They look a little like the badges for suitcases, but are on the inside! 😉
I'm so glad for your kids. It's maybe the best place in Germany to grow up. Nature is great here and kids can explore so many things here. And when Covid is passed and you have a car you will realize how great this area is. So be prepared for your best experiences to come 👍😊
Im From Germany For Schnitzel you need: Schnitzel pork Egg Flour Mixed bread (Paniermehl) Salt and pepper Butterfat At First you ned to hit the pork with a Kind of Hammer (Fleischklopfer). At next put salt an paper in it. After this you ned three dishes. Put in one the flour. In the next one the eggs and in the last one the "Paniermehl" Put the pork First in the flour turn it around. Do this also with the eggs an the Paniermehl. At Last put mutch Butterfat into a pan. When the fat is hot put the Schnitzel inside. Turn it around when ist is goldbrown an wait subtil the other side is also brown. I hope i could help you
Hehe, yeah the TÜV, the bane of every inspection lazy car driver like me. I usually have to pay lateness fees for my TÜV. Yes, you have to get your car through the TÜV technical inspection every two years. It's not too strict for German standards but waaaaay stricter than anything in the USA. If the car doesn't amount to specs they have the legal power to prevent you from legally driving your car. Same goes for all other technical objects intended for direct human use, including playground construction.
Your kids might be too young for normal museums but after COVID go to Munich and visit the Deutsches Museum. I can guarantee they won't be bored there. :)
I second that, team ride from the centre and a superb technical museum to explore. Where else will they find a U Boat split down the middle? Or a Me 262 hanging from the ceiling...
9:44 I am pretty sure the forks of the bike should be the other way around. It obviously seems to work but the fender is not very useful this way as well and the brakes may not work as well as they are intended.
That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!
@@kevinmcfall5285 I was afraid that my comment was maybe too direct^^ and I totally forgot that bicycles are not that common in the US. I guess people are not used to setup/repair bicycles as much as in Germany. I enjoy your videos so far and have a nice time exploring my home country.
@@Ochnoe123 No worries! I wasn't sure when I assembled it. But was grateful for everyone pointing out my mistake. I even had people on the street stopping to tell me!
@@ja_u he probably only wanted to point out that people from the Rhineland area can be (some more, other less so) more outgoing than from some other regions :-)
@@lorep7412 I can‘t judge people from that area. Of course, it will also depend on what you did to get into contact with people; in general, becoming friends with a German is a longer process, but ends with something more meaningful than in the US (where the term „friend“ is used far more loosely than in Germany). In Germany, a „friend“ is somebody I like and trust (a lot), and would for example would not worry if I gave him/her the keys of my house for housekeeping if I am on vacation. In my opinion, there are two helpful „shortcuts“ for making friends in Germany (one of which is currently not really possible): having kids of a similar age that play together - it is far easier to start chatting and become familiar with somebody who has kids of (roughly) the same age, or the parents of one of your kids‘ friends; and sharing the same interest or hobby. For example, going to soccer matches of the „home team“ (VfB in the case of Stuttgart), becoming familiar with the team, standing in the same place each match and trying to strike up some short conversation will help. Both still mean „friendship“ is more a long-term project than something that happens fast, but you will find it easier to use such things as a „door opener“.
Cat rivalry is pretty common when cats live close together. Every cat has it's own territory and your Peanut is basically an "intruder" in an already established cat neighborhood. It will take time till the new status quo is established, but she will get there. ;)
As some others have already noticed: The forks of the front wheels of your children's bikes are the wrong way around. You'll have to loosen the handlebar and turn them around by 180 degrees. Of course, you will have to re-rout the push pull cable of the hand brake for the front whell as well. It is intentional that the fork points a little bit forward to allow for automatic centering of the front wheel to improve steering and stability. See here: Picture from Wikipedia
That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!
You have such a beautiful family that you can really be proud of. I feel so sorry for you being here in the middle of a pandemic when everything is closed and little possibly to travel. I hope this will soon change and will give you more opportunities to travel across Europe!
A little story from 1992 - we have been in Tuscany on vacation - our son was 8 years old. some times the daughter of the landlord showed up with her 8 year old son Paolo Our son and Paolo connected immediately and seamlessly One day my son came to me and told me: Dad Paolo has said that...... (can't remember what) i was flabbergasted - just some few hours of beings together and they understand each other in Italian/German Damn - don't underestimate kids
About the playgrounds, in our town most of the playgrounds were rebuild over the last years, and everyone is different, they build around a special "theme" for example "pirates", castle, dwarfs, ships, dragons and so one, it´s really nice. One is packed with slides in differnent hights ina tower wich is 18m high
I think the most playgrounds i have experienced were mostly made of wood and metal. like you've mentined. usually very mechanical and inviting. I grew up in the bavarian national forest (at the border to the czech republic) where we had a "Wald- Spielplatz" a Forest playground with different stages and areas. And if i walked long enough i reached the wild animal enclosures with wolves, bears and lynx. Should you ever want to explore more of Bavaria, i can definitely recommend that area around the Lusn, bayerischer Nationalpark and so on. About the bicycle thing. I wonder. do american kids get taught bicycle training by police officers? because that is what german kids often get when they're in first grade (6-7 years old) they get taught the basic rules of the road, to look left and right, how to properly indicate their turns and so on and so forth. all that is done usually by local police officers. Thats why I nearly had a heart attack when i saw your kid enter the street without properly looking first.
No we are not ever taught bicycle safety at school - only parents at home would teach that. But bicycling is not common in the US except for sport. Rarely is it used for transportation.
There are actually a ton of child-targeted museums and tours of historical places here :D They tend to be very interactive and focused on things that children are interested in, while sneakily teaching them about history, nature, technology and the like. Covid definitely put a damper on things, but by next year at least, I assume those should all be available again :)
About rude and unfriendly Germans: This part isn't completely untrue. Many people from other countries struggle with Germans being a bit reserved. Being overly friendly is considered intrusive in our culture; sometimes we exaggerate this. But there are other aspects: Having kids makes the contact much easier in many ways. First, many people complaining about german unfriendliness don't have kids. That means, they have lots of time and nothing more to do than to contact Germans - which the German quickly finds overwhelming. Your kids give you so much to do that you just don't have the time to go on German's nerves. Then, you have common ground with German parents. Reluctance often has to do with a lack of knowledge and confidence. For Germans, you always are something like a puzzle - and before they say something dumb, they don't say anything. But having kids is international, it is something you both can deal with. Last but not at all least: For a German, being reluctant and even a bit rude is fine - but this ends, when someone could use their help. And since everybody either has kids or at least was one once, they know that the moment when help is needed can come every second.
Yes... Life as a single in Germany is really sad. Especially now during pandemic with work for home. I even decided to come back home till things get better there. 😕
@@IngebhorgdPizarroKrause I won't say bitter and angry, a bit reserved is fine as a description, because most of the people I know are really friendly and outgoing, unlike me, I'm a bit reserved, but not because I'm angry or bitter, but because I'm introverted and a little cautious about new people. I need to know them a little bit, before I can relex
We have been in Germany for almost 3 years for my husband's job, I agree with you. We love it here and our kids love it too. We have to move away this summer and we are all so sad! We will definitely try to move back
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife my German is still very terrible since both my husband and I work with English :D And my mom brain is too old to memorize all the grammar! but after an initial adjustment I really learned to love this place. And I wish I could take my kids' kita with us!
Schnitzel is usually sautéed or fried, but baking it in the oven is definitely healthier and less fatty! We often bake things that are supposed to be sautéed, too!
Hi, welcome to Germany. When i watched your video i noticed that there is something wrong with the Bicycles of your Kids. the frontwheel of both bikes seem to be the wrong way around.This can cause problems and maybe even health hazards. For one the fender is on the wrong side, not properly protecting the driver from mud and water. More serious could be that the breaking forces in the brake come from the wrong side. The fork that holds the front wheel also is curved and normaly the other way around.
the curved fork causes the wheel to stabilize itself and automatically go straight because of the difference between the spot where the wheel touches the street and the spot where the axle of the handlebar points to. then you even can (but should not!) drive without holding the handlebar tight or at all. but when those two spots are exchanged by the fork curving the other way, the wheel automatically tries to turn to either side and you have to fight the bicycle to go straight.
Yes, the wheel of the kid was "inverted". Driving it like that makes the front wheel react far more instantaneously. I would not like to drive my bike like that. Your kid seems to be a very good driver though ...
You mentioned, that you're thinking about sewing the Name and Adress to the clothes of your children. That is common for clothes in Kindergarten, because sometimes the little ones change their clothes by accident, mostly the winter-wear like Anorak or Raincoats. So the Parents can rechange the right clothes. But the other idea Sara mentioned about doing it around the neck, exists already. It is called a "Brustbeutel", made for Money and/or Adress. If you pack the Adress in it, laminate it in case it gets wet due to rain or in Summer at playing watergames. You will wonder how much people already know your children. May it be as "the american Kids", "the new ones" or maybe even by Name. You never know who your Children talk to while out. We live in a village in NRW an we were mentioned often by other people we knew where our Children had been seen while playing. That alone gave us a feeling of security you never will have in a bigger town.
Yeah true! We might be known as the American family. And so funny that we joked about seeing their names into their underwear but it’s actually done here!
We decided just to put on the mobile number of us. It depends for what case you want the information wrote down. Mixed up clothes, lost kids, found backpack etc 😃
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife well... it is not done in the underwear. But you can even get premade sort of like stickers with your childs name (first name is sufficient) on it for their Kindergarten clothes. You can find them on Amazon and the internet. You will find some under „name tag“ but you will get more under „namensetiketten“. By the way: Kindergarten in Germany is free in some Bundesländern. Don‘t know how it is in Bavaria. You can start with only 1 year of age but most people start with 3 I think... if they even let their kids go at all. You don‘t have to. And that‘s perfectly all right. Although as foreigners it might benefit your children. They can learn more German and find friends before they start school. (The younger ones obviously). What else? Oh yeah... obviously some of your children already go to school, but for the other ones: get yourself acquainted with the „Schultüte“. Its a big big cone children get from their parents filled with sweets, school stuff and maybe some toys. Ask around what is the norm where you live. Children all start school on the same day. And everyone of them will take their Schultüte to School. On the first day only. It‘s like a rite of passage. 😂
Schnitzel is not necessary breaded. I think it just means that it is thin sliced meat. I usually use chicken and sometimes veal (I don't like pork). To be honest, this is the first time I hear that someone bakes a Schnitzel. I cannot imagine that that works particularly well. How to you get it crisp but not dry? I pan fry mine with lots of Butterschmalz/Ghee. So, I beat the meat until it is thin enough, salt and pepper it, rub it with flour, then cover it with the egg and lastly the bread crumps. And you should fry them immediately. During this season (white aspargus season) I make it once a week.
The 'i' in "Misch" is the same sound as in "Mix". It's just "mish", not "meesh" Rye has a very different chemistry than wheat. If you try to bake rye the same way as wheat you don't get a proper structure as it doesn't have enough of certain proteins like gluten. So unless the baker wants to use sourdough (which is an option, but more work) the easiest is to just add some wheat flour. The ratio of rye and wheat is a matter of taste, but on a basic level combining the two is necessary.
The Austrian point of view on the the schnitzel situation: schnitzel is basically a thin sclice of meat that is then either cooked, fried in a pan or breaded and baked, depending on which kind of schnitzel you are cooking. for example: 1) wiener schnitzel veal - gently clobbered flat with a kitchen-hammer (you do that genereally with schnitzel) - floured - dunked in egg - coated thinly in breadcrumbs (with salt and pepper in it) - fried in a mixture of butter and schmaltz, served with eitehr potato salad (NO MAYONAISE) or with rice and lingonberry jam. Never ever serve it with gravy! (Why do some Germans do that anyway? The crust will get disgustingly soggy) 2) schnitzel nach wiener art: basically pork or chicken prepares like above, served with whateve you want (except gravy), for example eaten in a whit bread bun with a slice of tomato, a salad leaf and mayonaise ans ketchup; 3) Champignon schnitzel: this is pork grilled in a pan (not breaded!) with a homemade chamignon-sauce - this is just an example there are many different kinds of "naturschnitzel" (= the not breaded variant of Schnitzel) 4) there are a lot of Italian recipies for different kinds of schnitzel (because that is where it originally came from)
I actually searched „American kids by Kenny chesney“ n this video popped out tbh I was just gonna watch the first couple mints n leave but y’all had me watching all ur videos!! I am an Libyan immigrant who moved to Germany 7 years ago tbh I didn’t like it here at the beginning and struggled alot at school me n German students had completely different mind thinking different traditions it might be harder for me cuz I came from an Arab community wich made it kinda harder to understand or communicate with the other side but just me watching u guys videos made me think bout it twice n try to look at it from a different side the good side how y’all doing it at the end Germany isn’t that bad as I thought It was I just love it n love ur videos GOOD LUCK
In my experience (bavarian, grew up late 90s and 2000s), most playgrounds are open for everybody and publically accessible (but it's kind of cultural code to go home around 6 pm i find) and most playgrounds are made from wood and metal lovely that you're exploring so much, despite covid - if you travel a lot by train, you should look into getting a BahnCard (cause i think kids under 12 can then travel for free or something and you get a reduction); i think you can even get a reduction for the BayernTicket with it regarding museums: if you go to munich, theres an awesome museum called the KIndermuseum, i really recommend it wow this comment is a lot longer than i anticipated lol
@My Merry Messy Life sorry im not intressed in too much money. Too much Money only made too much Problems. If u meet a new Person u don t know if he likes u or ur money. If u got a lot more u fear to loose it and if u got even more u build ur own Jail to not get harmed robbt or get ur Children been kidnappt. So no intress in getting ritch. Had meet a lot of very ritch People and would not change with them.
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@@berlindude75 yes, i thaught the same. I m just intressed in the reaction to a respond like that. And hope Kevin won t get trouble from that fake acc or get hacked. So i send no Spam mail and chose that way.
Not sure if this has already been mentioned in the comments of an earlier video, but the front forks of your kids' bicycles are mounted incorrectly backwards. you need to loosen the two bolts on the ahead stem where it fixates the steerer, turn the fork/wheel by 180° and tighten the bolts back up. The way the forks are currently facing backwards makes the steering super nervous and difficult to ride for your kids.
That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!
When all the restrictions are lifted you might go to Copenhagen. The city is great for kids AND you take the train into a ferry. So it is boat and train at the same time. Was a miracle for my kids at least.
Northern Germany is a nice contrast to Bavaria. In the train you can see the changes in the landscape and at the end you can cool your feet in the North Sea or Baltic Sea. Our favorite is the island of Fehmarn in the Baltic Sea. Wonderful beaches and great experiences such as a butterfly park or a marine park. We wish you a lot of fun in Germany and are very happy that you like it. 😉
I think, the cats in the area just have to arrange the territory. A New cat messes up everything. After some time they will get to an arrangement which is ok for all.
2:12 Thank you for that! There are several other "foreign" RUclipsrs that I follow, many of whom have been living in Germany much much longer that you do, who have families born and raised here... and who prefer to call themselves "expats". People out of their home. People who live in a foreign land. To each their own... but I always found that a bit sad. Home is where your heart is... and it's heart-warming to see you making Germany your home. It's worth it! And, yes, please fix your kids' bikes. ;)
City and village life is very different, so it's possible to make faster friends in a village. ;) Our cats also don't like other cats, i think it's normal. ;)
Good to hear that your kids are getting settled in so quickly! Making friends in a new environment is a huge step forward! And one point about the Schnitzel;) When it's called a Wiener Schnitzel it's made of veal,that's the original version. If it's just Schnitzel it's pork, you will see this distinction on menus in restaurants.The veal version tends to be a bit more pricey
I was born in the early 1980s and I actually had a „dog tag“. It was a round silver plate with my name and my parent’s landline on the back. I wore it 24/7 on a loose silver chain around my neck until the age of 6/7. - so you might not get the side eye form locals. 😁
My parents put those little metal capsules around our necks that people used to out on dog collars. Do those still exist?
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Kids have it easy, they're so adaptable. And (of course) they learn languages incredibly fast. -Years- Decades ago (how time flies ;-)) I was in Portugal with a friend. We visited his brother who worked and lived there with his family (we then travelled through Portugal with their car while they went to Germany to see (the rest of the) family). His kids spoke fluent Portuguese, and when his wife reached the end of her language skills, the kids translated. :D
If you can’t travel or go out side I have some recommendations. There is a wounderful book series called „wer wie was“ for a lot of themes (like trains , castle, the human body....) for you boys. Your youngest might like the inter active books from top toi (same topics there, the book talks and asks questions best in German) and for the whole family watch „Die Sendung mit der Maus“. The kids show is so nicely done, informatons about how stuff works but so much fun the fanbase is from 0 to 99 years. Grate to lern and impove you German because of easy language.
Vielen dank! Okay that is the second comment where someone shared the TV show, so we’ve got to watch it! Thank you. And we did actually get a Top Toi book and pen!
Hi, there is also a Kika-Player App for IOS or Android to see Die Maus on demand. Best wishes and hopefully you are able to enjoy the surrounding soon (by car?)
@Karin I don't want to be over correct, but are you sure about the book title? AFAK there's a series of books called "Wieso? Weshalb? Warum?" and of course the other series "Was ist was?" Maybe you mixed the title up with the intro song of the german Sesame Street... @My Merry Messy Life which goes like this: "Der, die, das... wer, wie, was? Wieso, weshalb warum...? Wer nicht fragt bleibt dumm!" ;--)
If you are interested in more informative TV series for kids: There is the series "Wissen macht Ah!" that also explains different things to kids which I remember being really nice (not sure how it changed since then though). Another series is "Logo" which is a news programme for kids so that they can get to know and understand what is going on in the country they are in and the rest of the world. Might be interesting to your older kids. If you are interested in fairytales, on sundays there is the "Sonntagsmärchen". Each week on sunday they show or used to show a different fairytale that is non-animated. I don't know if that is something for you and some can be kind of brutal I think but it is a piece of German culture so I thought I'd mention that.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife "Die Maus" is not only a TV show every sunday morning... pls look as well at "her" YT channel with previously released episodes and "her" children-friendly website... 😉
As soon as Corona is over there are so many more opportunities for you and your kids like knight festivals, you could explore mines (e.g. ice, crystal or iron), many skiing resorts offer summer activities on the mountains with playgrounds, animals and so on
in the Ruhr area in the German industrial area, they eat french fries with ketchup and mayonnaise. The people there call it: 1 x Pommes Schranke bittäää 😂 (Schranke- Gate/ Barrier)
@@johannesschiele8034 Pommes Schranke: Mit dieser poetischen Metapher bezeichnet der Ruhri Pommes frites mit Mayonnaise und Ketchup. In Anlehnung an den örtlichen Fußballverein spricht man - nicht nur in Essen - gelegentlich auch von Pommes Rot-Weiß
Should you ever get to Schleswig-Holstein I recommend visiting Haithabu, a museum recreating Viking village life, including animals - very kid-friendly. You might not have to travel that far; I'm sure there are similar museum villages all over the place, so you might add a "Museumsdorf" in your area to your list of day trip destinations to get a feel for the concept and to see how your kids like it.
Austria is very known for the „Wienerschnitzel“ ! The original recipe requires veal and frying in clarified Butter. The taste is much better, and I‘am not Austrian😉 But for every day, pork is fine, turkey is also a possibility 🙋🏼♀️
Sandra Bullock attended the Walddorf School as a child. There the parents have to pay for the costs themselves. However, the children are taught arithmetic in a playful way. However, they have to pass the exams like their state students.
Most people don't know that, but german playgrounds have become more and more an export hit. Playgrounds difer a lot, but all need a seal of aproval for kids safety and it has become a trend to merge them into the natural structure of the area. As long as you have small kids, it can be even worthwhile to travel to other places to check out nice playgrounds. Not quite the same, but really fun for kids is a "Sommerrodelbahn" (summer toboggan run). I have no knowledge of the area you live, but since it's mountains, iam pretty sure there should be one somewhere nearby. As for the cat, probably she has to get used to the language first ^^
4:17 Au weia, das gibt einen *Ösi*-Shitstorm! 19:00 Don't forget: You are in Bavaria! We are the nicest! 20:35 Check if the cat door has a mechanism which determines, if the cat can go in *and* out, or just in (for keeping her in at night, for example) or just out (for cats that aren't allowed to be in house at night).
About the cat: It's normal for them to defend their territory. And even if they make friends, it doesn't look like that to us at all. Being friends in the cat world means sitting around at a two metre distance with another cat, doing nothing in particular. We live in an area with a lot of other cats, too, and our cat chases away some of them, while he accepts others. We will never understand the difference ... I've also read something very interesting: If there are a lot of cats using the same territory, they assign certain time slots to each cat so they don't meet each other in person. I have no idea how they do that, but we've noticed that it's really the case. Our cat usually goes out during the night and at dusk and dawn, whereas another cat from the neighbourhood usually comes to our garden in the morning and at noon while our cat is sleeping. I find this really fascinating. There are some German documentaries about cats and their territorial behaviour here on RUclips. Maybe when your German is a bit better, you can watch them with the kids in order to learn more about cat behaviour in free range cats. I loved watching them! Edit: Here they are (there might be more): ruclips.net/video/dfMWTQ8Dj2w/видео.html ruclips.net/video/cZCp3iJ3P2k/видео.html
We have around 150 public playgrounds here in Hamburg and although they are very similiar in what they have to offer, no one looks like the other. Often times they serve a specific motto like "pirate ship" or "knights castle" where slides, swings and all the other standard stuff is incorporated into a stylised ship or building. Sometimes they look natural as in your area and sometimes they look cleaner. Some have giant artifical hills to climb on, some have water to play with. Every neighbourhood has at least one but most times two or three public playgrounds, depending of the size of the neighbourhood.
Overnight trains should soon be back going to Venice/Triest or Croatia. That could be a nice summer trip for parents (mediterranean culture) and kids (sea)
Venice is a nice town (i was there a few times over the last decades) and you adults might like to go there sometime, but at least in the hot summer and with millions of tourists (and also lots of people from cruise ships) in the narrow streets it probably would be a torture for young kids. Maybe this year it won't be so bad and crowded because of fewer people traveling, but then why would you want to travel to one of the tightest packed overcrowded tourist destinations ?
i am late to this and you probably know by now, but here is my schnitzel advice: you will get the perfect schnitzel if you get thinly sliced meat, pound it, season it with salt, pepper, nutmeg. then bread your schnitzel with flour, egg, breadcrumbs and then fry them in a pan with a good amount of oil. one trick is to add a bit of sparkling water to the egg, then the breading gets huge bubbles when frying which is important for a high quality schnitzel. they are often served with lemon to squeeze on, which i personally find distracting, it is definitely not mandatory.
I like your video's a lot. I'm not German, but you are giving me a nice impression of how life is where you live. I think I noticed something on the green kid bicycle. The front wheel looks like it is 180° wrong to the handlebars. That makes the bicycle more unstable. The fork must be mounted the way the fork is pointing forward and the bend on the back side. It was just an impression.
That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!
@@kevinmcfall5285 Just by guessing you had a close-to-zero chance that it is right the first time (according to Mr. Murphy). But I would be disappointed if you could not have increased your chance in a 2nd try. Hint: if you reflect about the way the mudguard works, it should be clear on which side it has to go down to 90° from top. - The dynamic of a bicycle is a bit more complex, to see that the center of the front wheel should be in front of the steering axis for more stability in this configuration - but maybe you could ask someone who studied mechatronics ;) This is quite characteristic for the US/EU difference. Here every (older) child can tell you how it's right, from own experience. Everyone has owned and used a bike for at least a span of his life. Therefore so many comments on this point.
Breaded Schnitzel into a pan in which you have heated up oil with a glug of butter (for the taste) - and then you fry it and keep pouring some of the butter/oilmixture on top, to stop it from getting too dry.
I would propose to let your kids learn an musical instrument and play in a bavarian brass band. Every village has one and often you get the education for free. By this they will integrate much better. That is the same for you, if you are want to play the trumpet or the trombone.
Wenige Wochen später: Heimatabend im Bierzelt, Vater mit Tuba auf der Bühne, Mutter und Kinder auf der Tanzfläche, alle in bayrischer Tracht. Germanization completed. Wunderbar, dass Sie sich hier so prima zurechtfinden und sich wohlfühlen.
Welcome to Germany. Fellow Southerner here (North Carolina) living in Baden-Württemberg now and raising my daughter here. I enjoyed the video very much
We spice up the meat for Schnitzel with salt and pepper. Then we prepare three plates with flour, stirred egg with a splash of milk and bread crumbs. In that series you turn over your meat on these plates and then put them into a frying pan with melted butter. The side dishes may vary. One of our favourites though is with potatoes, asparagus and sauce hollandaise 😋. Yum.
If your kids may not like museums about History as you suspect, they could like "Deutsches Museum" in München. It's a big technical museum (AFAIK the biggest one in the world). Besides of cars, trains, planes, submarines and many other big and small technical exhibits, you can find stuff like a mining museum, a planetarium... and they are firing lethal high voltage flashes directed to people! (who are in a Faraday-cage) [not completely sure they still do that]
I agree. Das Deutsche Museum in Munich is quite famous . Not so far away there is das Spielzeug (Toy) Museum. I live in Munich, there is a lot to see. Maybe for smaller kids quite exhausting. Enjoy:)
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At least in my region, there are Freilichtmuseen (open ari museum??) Which are often more playful and frome time to time (I guess after covid they will come back) with people in costumes, showing you stuff and so on.
It is really nice for kids and adults
(The Römerkastell Saalburg in Hessen does it and the wiking Museum Haithabu in Schleswig-Holstein as well. But im sure that you will be able to find them close to you as well.)
So just as a recommendation for the future.
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Hello, In all citys in germany are lots of playgrounds, its regulated by law, but not all are as good as yours...this one is called "Abenteuer Spielplatz. I think the real advantage of an german little village is the oportunity that your kids go outside, meet friends an play the whole day in nature, absolute for their own, nobody looks after them an they come back when theit hungry....if covid will be gone. Have fun in Germany.
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@@markusernst5170 "... an they come back when theit hungry......" Unless they invite themselves to their friends´s mom, that is :-)
Also, other people in the village will have an eye on your kids when you aren´t around and if a stranger would talks to them, you bet someone walks up and giving them hell. We don´t mess around when some stranger is talking to a kid.
That's awesome! They watch out for each other.
Hi I work in a bakery in Germany and a „Mischbrot“ is basically a bread which is mixed with rye and wheat flour but in school we learned that a Mischbrot is 1/2 Wheat and 1/2 Rye (or a different kind of flour but these two are the usually used for bread the other types of flour aren’t usually used) but you can also buy a Weizenmischbrot which is a bread with more wheat than Rye or a Roggenmischbrot which means that the bread has more Rye than wheat ! There are also different kinds of bread like a Vollkornbrot (whole grain bread) Dinkelbrot (Spelt bread) Roggenbrot (Rye bread) Weißbrot (Wheat bread) and so much more !
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In general it's good to know that most generic product names ("Verkehrsbezeichnung") are clearly defined. As you say a Weizenmischbrot must have 50+% wheat flour (but below 90% otherwise it's just Weizenbrot), for example, otherwise you aren't allowed to sell it as such. So in general you can google that stuff and get decently reliable information on what you can expect. Sometimes bakeries give their breads some fancy names, but the type should still be on a sign somewhere to check that.
btw, seeing as I think you guys are living in Southern Germany, many call Mischbrot just Schwarzbrot. I wouldn't say it's guaranteed but if you just say "bread" people will probably take it as that; it's the "normal" common type.
Nice, thanks for your help! We’ve got a lot of bread learning to do! 🤣☺️
And it is usually a sourdough bread and not baked with yeast.
And not to forget Bernd das Brot (a sentient depressed loaf of bread that likes to memorize the pattern of his ingrain wallpaper)!
Don't underestimate your kids, assuming that they won't like visiting churches, museums, and such. Usually, typical kids here in Germany start visiting such places as soon as they can be safely carried in a wrap and they never stop (except for covid, sigh). Or rather they sometimes stop when they become bratty teens, but if they were previously used to that, they will soon enjoy it again.
I mean my kids have a bunch of museums here in Berlin that they really, really love (dinosaur museum aka natural history museum, technology museum, sugar museum, historical museum, etc etc). They also love castles, churches, monasteries... The younger ones are 7 and 10 at the moment.
Oh good to know! We were keeping our expectations low but maybe we don’t need to!
In a lot of castles they will also have guided tours for kids separate from the adults, and they tell stories interesting to the age group,. Sometimes they also let them dress up as ladies/knights, and the kids have things to tell you afterwards because you were not with them.
Baroque church number umpteenth might get your kids go *humpf*, as is a huge art museum after a few hours, but sure, take them there, too. If you mix it up a bit, they will probably like it.
All Museums with Knights and Princess works mostly well, only the timeframe should be short, because the are still kids.
Museums about science often include many experiments for kids to try out and experience science for themselves.
My family moved to Germany (well, Berlin) when my daughter was 7. For my wife and me, the biggest challenge was learning to deal with our daughter leaving our direct sight lines to go play with friends or go to school on her own. Coming from a community in the US where leaving kids under 13 unsupervised is actually illegal, we had to completely retrain ourselves as parents. In turn, our daughter has thrived with this independence. She is now 15 and is able to travel all over the country on her own (by train 😋).
Wow!! Travel all over the country on her own by train? That is so cool! Yes I think it's wonderful our kids can have more independence here. And you're so right - it takes some retraining. Only one of the kids is currently going to school and he still likes for us to walk him there and back. I think he likes the time one on one with mom or dad to get to talk to us by himself.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife She plays on a sports team for a club in a city 200km away. Fortunately, she could take the ICE, so each direction only took about an hour (about the same time it takes to take the S-Bahn from one side of Berlin to the other). Still terrifying for an American parent. She loves it.
Kids do have more freedom, but it's also common for kids to have their adress and or phone number written inside their rucksack, helmets and their jackets. So when the jacket,... get's lost it can be send back to you. Also if the kids need help, they can ask for it, but strangers can't adress them by their names by just reading their name tag on the outside. I was told and tell my children, to seek out an officer or a mother/family or go inside a busy shop and ask for help. In primary school, but mostly in kindergarten they have name tags inside their clothing and on their stuff, so it wont get mixed up during/after sport or if a change of clothing is needed,...
Great advice, thank you!
Where I live in the middle Thuringia (Thüringen) on stores there is a little sticker with a hand and a Girl and a little boy there. It is called die helfende Hand - the helping hand. I never used it, but if you have a problem you can go in there as a child and get help. They can call your parents or if you maybe need a band aid. That’s what in kindergarten or very early in elementary school.
That Intro: I think your lifestyle has become more German than most German`s. :)
You basically live in a German postcard!
🤣🤣🤣 more German than most Germans! My favorite comment yet.
when _"the kids are living on the street"_ has a completely different meaning :-)
Yeah, that had me thinking for a moment, too .... I hope people don't get the wrong impression about South Bavaria from that. I mean, it's the wealthiest region in the whole of Germany! :D
Wait what did we say? We said the kids are living in the street?! 🤣
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife The timestamp is 19:42. You're welcome. ;-)
@ 🤣🤣🤣 yup that’s for us to share with all Americans that lots of German kids live on the streets. 😜
@@roesi1985zu welchen ärmeren Gegenden in Deutschland wäre das denn treffend 🤔
I loved your talk on the playgrounds. Growing up in Germany I never even thought of how cool they were. Especially having to interact with other kids is such a nice concept. How did I never recognise it as something special?
I'm glad we could help you see your playgrounds from another perspective! They are really special.
I always loved to ride my bike with my family to different playgrounds. And where ever I’ve been in Germany so far, the playgrounds always looked different, but kind of the same style, made out of wood and many little parts to interact with. I’be Never seen a playground similar to the style in the US.
Everything you talked about, shows that your kids are well adjusted, and that they picked up lots of German behavior, for example, riding your bike around the neighborhood alone or with other kids.
As a tip for the summer, to stay as cool as possible without an AC: open all your windows throughout your house, early in the morning, so that the cool or cooler air gets in and the used air out. Also keep all doors inside open, so the air gets much easier in every corner. After a while, close everything and if you have those blinds on the outside of your windows, put them down, almost all the way, so that there are only a few slots on the top open, for a little bit of light. In your case you should close your blinds outside your windows, it’s going to get pretty dark inside, but that’s much better than being all hot. You shouldn’t use curtains, because then the heat already got through your windows. The next step would be in the evening before you go to bed, open everything back up and during the night leave your windows tilted up and probably don’t shut your blinds, because then there is no airflow. The best way to get cooler air inside your bedroom and still have the darkness, is to get black out curtains. If you want to use a fan, probably the best time to use it, is when you open up your windows in the morning or during the night, to increase the airflow.
I hope that can help you during this hot summer. ☀️💜
In summer, you'll probably forget you even have kids, you'll never seen them. XD But seriously, it's great they're adjusting so well and you all seem happy!
🤣🤣 that’ll be nice...except that we have a pool so I think all of the neighborhood will be here! Which is fine with me, I love a good summer party!
Ja, Ihr Garten wird bestimmt der Hotspot diesen Sommer bei den Freunden Ihrer Kinder. Wenn die ganze Bande dann noch ECHTE amerikanische Burger am Pool serviert bekommt, ist Ihnen der Titel "parents of the year" jetzt schon sicher.
@@qualderwal4243 Oh yeah, having a REAL American BBQ plus a pool in the backyard. Absolute kids magnet! Plus associated parents as well.
Get ready to meet the whole neighborhood. :D
I remember that "do I have Kids?" thing. But it didn't last long. Only until they got hungry. Very hungry. 😁
@@qualderwal4243 Stop !!! Ich habe Burger gehört. Ich lade mich direkt zum Burger Essen ein.
Playgrounds like that you will find pretty much all over Germany in every town and village ...
That makes me love Germany even more...
I would say this is one out of the "very good" section, more type "adventure playground" you sure will find lesser attracting places esp.
with not that much interaktive elements and in inner cities it looks very different and since the upkeep is mostly on the city or county it depends on how their budget looks. It could be much worse and there's always place for improvement and people who are interested in doing this.
@@FabFunty all in all, playgrounds in Germany are excellent ... even back when I grew up (and I am in my late 50s).
Yes, absolutely. In the town where I grew up there are three playgrounds within walking distance from our house
On the topic of the kids getting lost: As a child I always had a certain Area I wasn't allowed to leave without asking that would grow as I did. It started as the garden and went up to most of town, so I always knew the area I was in.
They will probably search for the boundaries (and go beyond...) too, I wasn't allowed to go beyond the first lamp post when I was say 4, but would probably go to the third, a d when I was allowed there, go to the end of the street, always a bit further than was allowed ;) But just a bit, so yes, give them boundaries.
You are lovely.
We are very happy when delightful people like you move to Germany and make this country a nicer place. ❤
Thank you so much for being so hospitable! 🙏🏻
As for the "cold" Germans, there is a German saying: "Wie du in den Wald hinein rufst, so schallt es heraus" (like you are shouting into the woods, so it echoes it out of there). Meaning, you are so friendly and nice so you get positive reactions. :)
I think kids can be a great ice breaker. Many of the other youtubers I watched don't have kids, I guess it is more difficult to start a conversation with adults, kids start start talking :)
exactly.
@@j.a.1721 yes that is very true - it’s easier to talk to people when you have cute, young kids.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife or a dog!!! 😄
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife and you two are very friendly and that helps too. So, when you struggle at the bakery for example, they will help you for sure :-)
But yes, that are different things: Getting help and making friends.
My ancestors came from Bavaria. They came to USA in 1600's. I plan to travel to my mother's roots in Barvari. Thank you
Wow that’s awesome! Yes to come back here and see your ancestral roots would be amazing. My heritage is Scottish and Irish and I’ll never forget the first time I visited Scotland. It was magical! I felt like I was walking with my ancestors - an incredible experience.
That’s really nice Theresa, I’m also from Bavaria but I live and work in kreuzberg, Bavaria is really nice and fun place to be, you should try visiting sometime.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife If you want to speak German mixed bread properly, it's like wishbrot without W but M at the beginning. Then it's perfect. 🥰
I love that you actually let your kids out by themselves after such a short time in Germany. It must be quite an adjustment. Having them memorize your address and/or phone number definitely is a thing you might want to do. There are also stuff like emergency bracelets (Notfallarmband) that you can personalize (put your phone number or address or whatever you want on them) and order online for around 8 to 10 Euro I'd say. What are your family and friends back home thinking about your "free range" kids? :)
Instead of the bracelet you can give each one a small Portemonnaie withe the name and address. And a few euros for the Eisdiele of course so they make sure they don't lose it. 😉
@@ThePixel1983 that’s what I always had 😅🙈
@@ThePixel1983 plus: this also teaches them how to use and keep track of money. Free maths lessons...
@@ThePixel1983 Yeah, that's what I always had...with three "Groschen" in it, so that I could always call to home if needed (yeah, I am old).
@@CHarlotte-ro4yi I had that too, but a wallet can be lost, a bracelet usually not.
Only one short comment from my side: At 09:34 you showed the bikes of 2 of your kids and it is quite obvious that both front wheels aren't mounted correctly. You'll have to turn the complete fork in which the front wheel is fixed by 180° degrees for operating properly. At the same time the handlebar must stay in the present position. There are mainly 2 reasons for it: 1) The fork is slightly curved and the tip of the fork has to point to the front of the bike. In this position the fork works like a small spring and is shock absorbing as it is elastic enough to be bent slightly upwards. 2) Driving behaviour of the bike is way more stable. Try to remove your hands from the handlebar while driving round a corner - you will feel the difference at once ... And besides that the position of the front fender looks weird ...
This is it. The most german comment ever. And Johnny might not even be german? Haha Well good advice nevertheless
That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!
@@d.7416 Sorry, I just wanted to write a helpful comment because there are some reasons for mounting a wheel in exactly that way it is usually done. And yes, I am a German engineer ...
@@kevinmcfall5285 I did not want to offend you but give some helpful advice in case you aren't that much into bicycles.
@@johnnybgood3252 No worries! I appreciate you all looking out for us!
We mostly use veal instead of pork for schnitzel and we fry them in a pan in concentrated butter.
As I know, schnitzel is usually fried, not baked. The oil gives that extra taste 😋
Baked would be healthier.
In Bavaria a Schnitzel is traditionally fried in clarified butter (Butterschmalz). I admit, it's not a diet meal. When you are having it every week you might have to think about alternatives too 😀.
Pan fried! not deep fried :)
So Schnitzel, if you want to do it really well, can become a real science 😅
The ultimate goal with Schnitzel is a „wellige Panade“ which means that the breaded part is nice and fluffy or wavy (which would be the literal translation).
You wanna beat the meat (traditionally it is actually veal but pork is the everyday version) until it is thin, about half a centimetre in thickness (maybe you can buy the pre-beat meat at your local butcher or they may show you how the beating is done, ask for Schnitzelfleisch - Unterschale is a bit simpler, Oberschale is the nicer piece of meat). After it has the typical Schnitzelform you salt and pepper it, then you coat it in flour such that the beaten egg holds on well to the meat. After you coated the meat in a beaten egg mixture you coat it with breadcrumbs (Semmelbrösel). Use a pan which holds about one centimetre high liquid fat (butter oil/Butterschmalz is best), in there you „fry“ / bake the Schnitzel until golden brown. The fat should not be too hot such that the „Panade“ doesn’t burn before the meat is done. It’s a bit tricky but practice makes best ♥️ So glad your kids and you are adjusting well to Germany especially under these extra special circumstances!
Wow thanks for this! Now we gotta try making it ourselves! Maybe on a long rainy day...
If the schnitzel is thin enough the oil can be hotter and should be for a more crunchy experience :)
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLifeas an Austrian I approve of this recipe 😉and to get the "wellige Panade" you need to tilt the pan like a seesaw so the hot concentrated butter can flow over the Schnitzel. But it tastes good either way and it really is not that difficult to cook from scratch. Give it a try! 😊
I learned from my mother in law in Berlin. In Berlin, I’ve never seen it baked- only fried. Other than that, the recipe given is spot on!!! Lecker!
@@rachaelkramer9746 Thank you so much for your nice comment!
I guess the term baked originates from a wrong translation on my part, since in German "ausbacken" means to fry in a pan (such that the Schnitzel is not covered in fat but still swims in it) which I translated to "baking it" (backen = to bake; ausbacken = to fry), so my fault, I am sorry for the confusion caused by this.
If your kids are still into the train rides by the time the pandemic is over, you could take the train to Nürnberg and visit the train museum there. It has a historical exhibition but lots of interactive fun stuff to do. Nürnberg also has a big castle and an midieval city wall, and if you go in December, you'll get to visit Germany's largest and most famous Christmas market. But based on your other videos I'm guessing that was probably already on your list! 😊
Nice!! I didn’t know all of this about Nürnberg, so thank you for sharing!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife ..and if one knows that the first train ever in Germany ran between Nürnberg and Fürth in 1835, the train museum in Nürnberg makes totally sense ;-)
For more on that historic event: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adler_(locomotive)
And while you're in Nürnberg, you should also visit the toy museum, it's absolutely fantastic.
@@flothchtronk2068 Oh cool! A toy museum!
Oh yes, the Train Museum in Nürnberg (DB Museum) will be like heaven for your kids, it's fabulous. It also has a very big outdoor area. Hopefully it won't be too long until it can reopen.
you called yourself immigrants ... finally someone admits it !
I see so many videos of Americans, Brits, Aussies, Canadiens etc. living abroad and calling themselves "EXPATS", while calling people from lesser advanced countries "immigrants", which always has a pejorative undertone for me.
Using "immigrant" is definitely intentional! I know just what you mean that the words expat and immigrant have very different connotations. We are just so fortunate to have been in a position to make this move possible. And I imagine the warm reception we have received is at least partially due to our heritage and speaking English; I know not all immigrants enjoy that privilege.
Yes! It’s wrong to call ourselves expats but people from non-Western countries immigrants.
To be fair: There is a general difference in the definition of immigrants and expatriates.
Immigrants come to a country to live there permanently while an expatriate (or expat) comes to a country to live there temporarily. So it's basically all about the intention and can change over time. By definition it das nothing to do with where the person comes from. Naturally the possibility of people leaving their country permanently is higher with people from poor or dangerous countries. Coming to live in another country temporarily by choice is a very privileged thing.
I think the difference is the perspective. Both terms describe people moving from one country to another one. From the perspective of the country they are leaving they are called expats ("Auswanderer"), and from the perspective of the country they are entering they are called immigrants ("Einwanderer"). But as Karsten Bursak mentioned, the word "immigrants" has a pejorative undertone.
Most of immigrants are refugees ("Flüchtlinge") for different reasons and not every german welcomes these immigants, perhaps because their culture is too strange for us krauts leading in some fear of these people. There is a big discusion about that in germany.
On the other hand, Germany tries to attract higher qualified people like you because of the skills shortage we are suffering from.
I, for instance, am not very lucky that even the "Tagesschau", the leading german newscast, uses the term "immigrants" instead of "refugees".
Expat and immigrant have different meanings not just positive/ negative connotations. Expats usually stay in a foreign country short term and then go back to their original countries. They are not immigrants. They just happen to usually be from wealthier or more developed countries and that’s how they can afford the luxury of living abroad. Immigrants move to a country to permanently stay and the new country becomes their new home. Immigrants usually upgrade their country to one they consider to be better and obtain a new nationality.
There are quite a lot of cool things the kids can see and experience around Germany. I'm guessing there will be some interesting videos about trips to one of the Legolands, to Phantasialand, to ride the Schwebebahn, to take the cable car up to the Zugspitze, to the Chocolate museum and cathedral in Cologne, to the awesome technical museums in Sinsheim and Speyer, walking to Neuwerk island, taking the ferry to Helgoland, the many festivals in each and every town, village and city, the atomic bunker in Ahrweiler, a small cruise and walk through the Mosel valley winelands, a small cruise on the Rhein, Keukenhof in the Netherlands, the canals in Amsterdam, to Luxembourg to see the fortress walls and changing of the guard, to Metz, to the Dreilandpunkt where Belgium, Betherlands and Germany meet, to to to etc. etc. etc. All you need are vacation days and the will to travel, there are plenty of opportunities all around. All these would be weekend trips from Friday to Sunday, for true vacations all Europe is open with low cost flights from Iceland to the Danube delta to the Canary islands. Looking forward, I see that by the end of the year, travel will be open again (fingers crossed)
Yes! This is one of the biggest reasons we wanted to move back to Europe - there are so many travels we can do with our kids and so much history we can all learn together. We used to live in Metz and went to Luxembourg all the time since it was so close!
Aachen and Nuremberg and all that history about the early German emperors, Trier, Köln, Xanten about the Roman empire, but don‘t miss out on the Ruhr region with the impressive cathedrals of industrial history and lovely Münsterland with hidden water castles and bike paths. Münster being where they ended the war of 30 years in 1648,
Visit one of the car-free Watteninseln, you know you can take your bikes on the trains!
There’s so much to see, and Corona to stop you, ugh!
"TY" for mentioning the western part only ;P
@@alphonsbretagne8468 hehe, anything in the east is actually more rich in experience than in the west but you need someone to show it to you and take you to places to get those experiences. If they do get the chance to meet someone that lives in eastern Germany or eastern Europe for that matter, they should definitely go there.
Wow, that sounds like a small part of your vacation live, because I suspect you know all of the excursion destinations mentioned from your own experience.
first of all, the kids should learn "Leberkassemmel" you can get that at the butcher. This is a baverian Breadroll with a fine pasted meat of pork out of the ofen. And for Kevin i would recommand "Weißwürste" . These special sausages you are only allowed to eat before 12:00 a clock. And give "Obatz´tn a chance. This is camembert with cream, butter, salt, pepper and paprika and onions.
I am almost tempted to say, that german parents don't mind their children to break their bones, but - actually - we do trust in them to NOT break their bones, and most of the time it will work out that way!
Hahaha ich habe jz meinen Arm schon 2 mal gebrochen, einmal in Kindergarten und dann in der 2 Klasse😂😂
And if they do break something, you won't be bankrupted by the medical bills. Yay for 'socialist' Health Care ;-)
In my childhood I went by bike to visit my school friends and one of them was living 15 km away. I was twelve at the time and did that all of my own.
Wow 15 km is pretty far! You were strong.
Sara and Kevin, thank you for sharing your new life experiences with us !
No wonder at all that you are making friends easily being so friendly and open . Of course adjusting to German life and getting to know people is harder in a big city but still some foreigners might also find it hard in a little village but your smiles will 'crack the ice' anywhere.
As to your cat not wanting other cats around the house : cats are territorial animals and hardly any cat will like that. That's why tom cats usually get into bloody fights with other tom cats coming into their territory. But it's great that you cat always returns home safely.
I also love that you always take into consideration what your kids like and want to do on your trips. I've watched numerous parents dragging their kids along to look at places that were boring for kids. It's never fun to have frustrated kids in a poor mood crawling behind you.
There will be enough time to get them interested in cultural and historical places when they are older.
I'm already looking forward to your coming videos !
Thank you always for your kind, friendly and informative comments, Grandma K! 💖💖
I know some small cities or larger villages here in northern Germany where kids are involved in planing new playgrounds.
Now that’s smart!
Yes, a few years ago people from the city's planning office came to the elementary school I'm working at and they asked the kids about their experiences, took them on a walking tour through our part of the city and listened to their suggestions and also built models. Some things were realised.
During the pandemic I wrote a series about the playgrounds in our town (46 public playgrounds, population appox. 30 000 citizens). I had two groups of children "test" the playgrounds and then grade them by awarding "Gummibears", 3 for top, 2 for average, 1 for last. The playground-series prompted the city to make some adjustments to the playgrounds, taking the kids recommendation into account. It was fun! 😄
@@christaneckermann3704 well done!
Kids are never too young for museum! Ask me - I know it! So my fascination for ancient cultures started with 9.
Love it!!
You should definitely visit the "Haus der Natur" in Salzburg one day, your kids will have a blast there. I used to love that place so much when i was little.
Oh that sounds right up our alley!
Germany is full of museums made for kids, just google before travelling. As far as I know there is a certain percentage of playgrounds per neighborhood, so for example: in Berlin you can find one on every corner and they are surprisingly unique.
In our town we got a special pass for our 4 children that allowed us to visit museums etc. for free. Maybe you have something like that in your place!
Wow okay! I had no idea it was full of museums for kids! We actually do have 2 museums in our tiny villiage here, come to think of it. Once they open, we will start there!
On day, post covid, you need to take your kids to the technorama (www.technorama.ch/en/home) in switzerland. As a kid I LOVED it and as an adult I still do. I am located at lake constance and it's not far away from here. So maybe, one day, you could make a weekend trip, maybe see the castle of Meersburg, the Pfahlbauten in Unteruldigen (an actual, partly reconstructed stone age village) and the technorama. Btw, I really enjoy your videos! Thanks!
I'm curious.... I was born in German but my parents brought me to America as a small child so I don't remember much. I went back for high school, so I never had the inclination to look for either museums or playgrounds for kids. When you say, there's a certain percentage of playgrounds per neighborhood, does that apply for lower income neighborhoods as well? Because in the USA that does not seem to be the case. In fact, in lower income and minority neighborhoods, playgrounds, parks and libraries are seen as wasteful use of tax dollars, and are opportunities for crime and are often shut down. So spaces that were formerly playgrounds, have been bulldozed and fenced, leaving few recreational opportunities in most cities. Except for the suburbs. But in cities containing mostly apartment residences, I think playgrounds are mostly non existant.
@@simonebalkenhol1206 It doesn't matter if low or high income, It depends in the amount of residents in a certain Ares. In big cities are apparently more than in small towns....
There are small little Badges you can sew into your kids jackets, where you can Fill in Adress, Name, Phonnumber! A lot of Kids jackets are also delivered with badge already in, so you just need a cloth pen to fill them out! They look a little like the badges for suitcases, but are on the inside! 😉
I'm so glad for your kids. It's maybe the best place in Germany to grow up. Nature is great here and kids can explore so many things here. And when Covid is passed and you have a car you will realize how great this area is. So be prepared for your best experiences to come 👍😊
We get our VW van next week!!! So yes, our future videos will have more car day trips.
Im From Germany
For Schnitzel you need:
Schnitzel pork
Egg
Flour
Mixed bread (Paniermehl)
Salt and pepper
Butterfat
At First you ned to hit the pork with a Kind of Hammer (Fleischklopfer). At next put salt an paper in it. After this you ned three dishes.
Put in one the flour. In the next one the eggs and in the last one the "Paniermehl"
Put the pork First in the flour turn it around. Do this also with the eggs an the Paniermehl.
At Last put mutch Butterfat into a pan.
When the fat is hot put the Schnitzel inside.
Turn it around when ist is goldbrown an wait subtil the other side is also brown.
I hope i could help you
Also every playground has to be certified by the TÜV for safety and insurance reasons. So they are indeed safe.
Hehe, yeah the TÜV, the bane of every inspection lazy car driver like me. I usually have to pay lateness fees for my TÜV.
Yes, you have to get your car through the TÜV technical inspection every two years. It's not too strict for German standards but waaaaay stricter than anything in the USA.
If the car doesn't amount to specs they have the legal power to prevent you from legally driving your car.
Same goes for all other technical objects intended for direct human use, including playground construction.
I think "Mischbrot" just means means that it is made from a mixture of wheat and rye flour.
Yes Mischbrot is in 95% of the cases wheat mixed with rye flour. You can also call it "Graubrot" grey bread
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischbrot
Letting kids explore and think on the playground is how we „produce“ our engineers of the future.
Your kids might be too young for normal museums but after COVID go to Munich and visit the Deutsches Museum. I can guarantee they won't be bored there. :)
Deutsches Museum is better than Disneyland for kids who are 10 and older.
I second that, team ride from the centre and a superb technical museum to explore. Where else will they find a U Boat split down the middle?
Or a Me 262 hanging from the ceiling...
9:44 I am pretty sure the forks of the bike should be the other way around. It obviously seems to work but the fender is not very useful this way as well and the brakes may not work as well as they are intended.
That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!
@@kevinmcfall5285 I was afraid that my comment was maybe too direct^^ and I totally forgot that bicycles are not that common in the US. I guess people are not used to setup/repair bicycles as much as in Germany. I enjoy your videos so far and have a nice time exploring my home country.
@@Ochnoe123 No worries! I wasn't sure when I assembled it. But was grateful for everyone pointing out my mistake. I even had people on the street stopping to tell me!
Germans are usually not unfriendly, only more reserved in the beginning
Not all Germans are reserved. Have you ever met people from the Rhineland? :-)
@@duplo-rq8ni Was soll das jetzt heißen? Wir sind ganz nett =)
@@ja_u he probably only wanted to point out that people from the Rhineland area can be (some more, other less so) more outgoing than from some other regions :-)
I've lived in Stuttgart for the last 3 years snd found no German friend. Maybe other regions are better... 😧
@@lorep7412 I can‘t judge people from that area. Of course, it will also depend on what you did to get into contact with people; in general, becoming friends with a German is a longer process, but ends with something more meaningful than in the US (where the term „friend“ is used far more loosely than in Germany). In Germany, a „friend“ is somebody I like and trust (a lot), and would for example would not worry if I gave him/her the keys of my house for housekeeping if I am on vacation.
In my opinion, there are two helpful „shortcuts“ for making friends in Germany (one of which is currently not really possible): having kids of a similar age that play together - it is far easier to start chatting and become familiar with somebody who has kids of (roughly) the same age, or the parents of one of your kids‘ friends; and sharing the same interest or hobby. For example, going to soccer matches of the „home team“ (VfB in the case of Stuttgart), becoming familiar with the team, standing in the same place each match and trying to strike up some short conversation will help. Both still mean „friendship“ is more a long-term project than something that happens fast, but you will find it easier to use such things as a „door opener“.
Cat rivalry is pretty common when cats live close together. Every cat has it's own territory and your Peanut is basically an "intruder" in an already established cat neighborhood. It will take time till the new status quo is established, but she will get there. ;)
Yeah true, she’s the newcomer!
As some others have already noticed: The forks of the front wheels of your children's bikes are the wrong way around. You'll have to loosen the handlebar and turn them around by 180 degrees. Of course, you will have to re-rout the push pull cable of the hand brake for the front whell as well.
It is intentional that the fork points a little bit forward to allow for automatic centering of the front wheel to improve steering and stability. See here:
Picture from Wikipedia
That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!
You have such a beautiful family that you can really be proud of. I feel so sorry for you being here in the middle of a pandemic when everything is closed and little possibly to travel. I hope this will soon change and will give you more opportunities to travel across Europe!
Yes that has been a shame! I wish restaurants and museums and hotels - okay, everything, was open!
A little story from 1992 - we have been in Tuscany on vacation - our son was 8 years old.
some times the daughter of the landlord showed up with her 8 year old son Paolo
Our son and Paolo connected immediately and seamlessly
One day my son came to me and told me: Dad Paolo has said that...... (can't remember what)
i was flabbergasted - just some few hours of beings together and they understand each other in Italian/German
Damn - don't underestimate kids
Wow!! Amazing.
About the playgrounds, in our town most of the playgrounds were rebuild over the last years, and everyone is different, they build around a special "theme" for example "pirates", castle, dwarfs, ships, dragons and so one, it´s really nice. One is packed with slides in differnent hights ina tower wich is 18m high
When I grew up here in Hamburg (that was in the 70’s) we also had playgrounds made out of wood 🪵
It never crossed my mind that it could be otherwise 😊
I think the most playgrounds i have experienced were mostly made of wood and metal. like you've mentined. usually very mechanical and inviting.
I grew up in the bavarian national forest (at the border to the czech republic) where we had a "Wald- Spielplatz" a Forest playground with different stages and areas. And if i walked long enough i reached the wild animal enclosures with wolves, bears and lynx.
Should you ever want to explore more of Bavaria, i can definitely recommend that area around the Lusn, bayerischer Nationalpark and so on.
About the bicycle thing. I wonder. do american kids get taught bicycle training by police officers? because that is what german kids often get when they're in first grade (6-7 years old) they get taught the basic rules of the road, to look left and right, how to properly indicate their turns and so on and so forth. all that is done usually by local police officers.
Thats why I nearly had a heart attack when i saw your kid enter the street without properly looking first.
No we are not ever taught bicycle safety at school - only parents at home would teach that. But bicycling is not common in the US except for sport. Rarely is it used for transportation.
There are actually a ton of child-targeted museums and tours of historical places here :D They tend to be very interactive and focused on things that children are interested in, while sneakily teaching them about history, nature, technology and the like. Covid definitely put a damper on things, but by next year at least, I assume those should all be available again :)
We are excited to check those out!
About rude and unfriendly Germans:
This part isn't completely untrue. Many people from other countries struggle with Germans being a bit reserved. Being overly friendly is considered intrusive in our culture; sometimes we exaggerate this. But there are other aspects:
Having kids makes the contact much easier in many ways. First, many people complaining about german unfriendliness don't have kids. That means, they have lots of time and nothing more to do than to contact Germans - which the German quickly finds overwhelming. Your kids give you so much to do that you just don't have the time to go on German's nerves. Then, you have common ground with German parents. Reluctance often has to do with a lack of knowledge and confidence. For Germans, you always are something like a puzzle - and before they say something dumb, they don't say anything. But having kids is international, it is something you both can deal with. Last but not at all least: For a German, being reluctant and even a bit rude is fine - but this ends, when someone could use their help. And since everybody either has kids or at least was one once, they know that the moment when help is needed can come every second.
Yes! Having kids makes it easier to meet people.
Yes... Life as a single in Germany is really sad. Especially now during pandemic with work for home. I even decided to come back home till things get better there. 😕
"Germans being a bit reserved" xD The most toned-down description about mean, bitter and angry people hahahah
@@IngebhorgdPizarroKrause I won't say bitter and angry, a bit reserved is fine as a description, because most of the people I know are really friendly and outgoing, unlike me, I'm a bit reserved, but not because I'm angry or bitter, but because I'm introverted and a little cautious about new people. I need to know them a little bit, before I can relex
We have been in Germany for almost 3 years for my husband's job, I agree with you. We love it here and our kids love it too. We have to move away this summer and we are all so sad! We will definitely try to move back
Oh I'm sorry you have to move away! 3 years is long enough to really settle into your new life and learn a good bit of the language.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife my German is still very terrible since both my husband and I work with English :D And my mom brain is too old to memorize all the grammar! but after an initial adjustment I really learned to love this place. And I wish I could take my kids' kita with us!
Schnitzel is usually sautéed or fried, but baking it in the oven is definitely healthier and less fatty! We often bake things that are supposed to be sautéed, too!
But like everything that is fried, it's tastier to fry it, baking makes it a little bit to dry most of the time
Hi, welcome to Germany.
When i watched your video i noticed that there is something wrong with the Bicycles of your Kids. the frontwheel of both bikes seem to be the wrong way around.This can cause problems and maybe even health hazards. For one the fender is on the wrong side, not properly protecting the driver from mud and water. More serious could be that the breaking forces in the brake come from the wrong side. The fork that holds the front wheel also is curved and normaly the other way around.
the curved fork causes the wheel to stabilize itself and automatically go straight because of the difference between the spot where the wheel touches the street and the spot where the axle of the handlebar points to. then you even can (but should not!) drive without holding the handlebar tight or at all. but when those two spots are exchanged by the fork curving the other way, the wheel automatically tries to turn to either side and you have to fight the bicycle to go straight.
Yes, the wheel of the kid was "inverted". Driving it like that makes the front wheel react far more instantaneously. I would not like to drive my bike like that. Your kid seems to be a very good driver though ...
You mentioned, that you're thinking about sewing the Name and Adress to the clothes of your children. That is common for clothes in Kindergarten, because sometimes the little ones change their clothes by accident, mostly the winter-wear like Anorak or Raincoats. So the Parents can rechange the right clothes.
But the other idea Sara mentioned about doing it around the neck, exists already. It is called a "Brustbeutel", made for Money and/or Adress. If you pack the Adress in it, laminate it in case it gets wet due to rain or in Summer at playing watergames.
You will wonder how much people already know your children. May it be as "the american Kids", "the new ones" or maybe even by Name. You never know who your Children talk to while out. We live in a village in NRW an we were mentioned often by other people we knew where our Children had been seen while playing. That alone gave us a feeling of security you never will have in a bigger town.
Yeah true! We might be known as the American family. And so funny that we joked about seeing their names into their underwear but it’s actually done here!
We decided just to put on the mobile number of us.
It depends for what case you want the information wrote down. Mixed up clothes, lost kids, found backpack etc 😃
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife well... it is not done in the underwear. But you can even get premade sort of like stickers with your childs name (first name is sufficient) on it for their Kindergarten clothes. You can find them on Amazon and the internet. You will find some under „name tag“ but you will get more under „namensetiketten“.
By the way: Kindergarten in Germany is free in some Bundesländern. Don‘t know how it is in Bavaria. You can start with only 1 year of age but most people start with 3 I think... if they even let their kids go at all. You don‘t have to. And that‘s perfectly all right. Although as foreigners it might benefit your children. They can learn more German and find friends before they start school. (The younger ones obviously).
What else? Oh yeah... obviously some of your children already go to school, but for the other ones: get yourself acquainted with the „Schultüte“. Its a big big cone children get from their parents filled with sweets, school stuff and maybe some toys. Ask around what is the norm where you live. Children all start school on the same day. And everyone of them will take their Schultüte to School. On the first day only. It‘s like a rite of passage. 😂
This move sounds like a jackpot for your kids, congrats :)
Schnitzel is not necessary breaded. I think it just means that it is thin sliced meat. I usually use chicken and sometimes veal (I don't like pork). To be honest, this is the first time I hear that someone bakes a Schnitzel. I cannot imagine that that works particularly well. How to you get it crisp but not dry? I pan fry mine with lots of Butterschmalz/Ghee. So, I beat the meat until it is thin enough, salt and pepper it, rub it with flour, then cover it with the egg and lastly the bread crumps. And you should fry them immediately. During this season (white aspargus season) I make it once a week.
I guess having kids makes it also easier to connect to other people with kids. The "working" like an ice-breaker, between the adults.
The 'i' in "Misch" is the same sound as in "Mix". It's just "mish", not "meesh"
Rye has a very different chemistry than wheat. If you try to bake rye the same way as wheat you don't get a proper structure as it doesn't have enough of certain proteins like gluten. So unless the baker wants to use sourdough (which is an option, but more work) the easiest is to just add some wheat flour. The ratio of rye and wheat is a matter of taste, but on a basic level combining the two is necessary.
Wow cool! Thanks for sharing!
So much fun watching your videos 🥰 I‘d love having you and your kids as my neighbors!
Awe thank you, Bea! I'm sure we'd love being your neighbor, too!
The Austrian point of view on the the schnitzel situation: schnitzel is basically a thin sclice of meat that is then either cooked, fried in a pan or breaded and baked, depending on which kind of schnitzel you are cooking. for example:
1) wiener schnitzel veal - gently clobbered flat with a kitchen-hammer (you do that genereally with schnitzel) - floured - dunked in egg - coated thinly in breadcrumbs (with salt and pepper in it) - fried in a mixture of butter and schmaltz, served with eitehr potato salad (NO MAYONAISE) or with rice and lingonberry jam. Never ever serve it with gravy! (Why do some Germans do that anyway? The crust will get disgustingly soggy)
2) schnitzel nach wiener art: basically pork or chicken prepares like above, served with whateve you want (except gravy), for example eaten in a whit bread bun with a slice of tomato, a salad leaf and mayonaise ans ketchup;
3) Champignon schnitzel: this is pork grilled in a pan (not breaded!) with a homemade chamignon-sauce - this is just an example there are many different kinds of "naturschnitzel" (= the not breaded variant of Schnitzel)
4) there are a lot of Italian recipies for different kinds of schnitzel (because that is where it originally came from)
I actually searched „American kids by Kenny chesney“ n this video popped out tbh I was just gonna watch the first couple mints n leave but y’all had me watching all ur videos!! I am an Libyan immigrant who moved to Germany 7 years ago tbh I didn’t like it here at the beginning and struggled alot at school me n German students had completely different mind thinking different traditions it might be harder for me cuz I came from an Arab community wich made it kinda harder to understand or communicate with the other side but just me watching u guys videos made me think bout it twice n try to look at it from a different side the good side how y’all doing it at the end Germany isn’t that bad as I thought It was I just love it n love ur videos GOOD LUCK
So glad to have you here! And so very strange that our video popped up when you searched for “American kids by Kenny Chesney!” 🤣🤣
Man, every time I see your surrounding I'm so envious! This is paradise! Don't you ever give it up!
We are so grateful and wish everyone in the world could live in places they love, too. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
In some towns there are also water playgrounds or a playground where you learn to build whatever they want to with und, wood and so on
In my experience (bavarian, grew up late 90s and 2000s), most playgrounds are open for everybody and publically accessible (but it's kind of cultural code to go home around 6 pm i find) and most playgrounds are made from wood and metal
lovely that you're exploring so much, despite covid - if you travel a lot by train, you should look into getting a BahnCard (cause i think kids under 12 can then travel for free or something and you get a reduction); i think you can even get a reduction for the BayernTicket with it
regarding museums: if you go to munich, theres an awesome museum called the KIndermuseum, i really recommend it
wow this comment is a lot longer than i anticipated lol
Nai Sop...You are right on point with the train travel info...
It s so nice to see your enthusiasm. Love it.
@My Merry Messy Life sorry im not intressed in too much money. Too much Money only made too much Problems. If u meet a new Person u don t know if he likes u or ur money. If u got a lot more u fear to loose it and if u got even more u build ur own Jail to not get harmed robbt or get ur Children been kidnappt. So no intress in getting ritch. Had meet a lot of very ritch People and would not change with them.
@@Torfmoos You're responding to a fake account of the same name that is spamming the comments here to scam people into "investing" money. Note the missing checkmark after the name. Ignore and report for spamming.
@@berlindude75 yes, i thaught the same. I m just intressed in the reaction to a respond like that. And hope Kevin won t get trouble from that fake acc or get hacked. So i send no Spam mail and chose that way.
@@Torfmoos sorry!! Someone created an account and impersonated me and is leaving comments all over my channel! It wasn’t me, sorry about that.
Thank you! 💖
Not sure if this has already been mentioned in the comments of an earlier video, but the front forks of your kids' bicycles are mounted incorrectly backwards.
you need to loosen the two bolts on the ahead stem where it fixates the steerer, turn the fork/wheel by 180° and tighten the bolts back up.
The way the forks are currently facing backwards makes the steering super nervous and difficult to ride for your kids.
That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!
When all the restrictions are lifted you might go to Copenhagen. The city is great for kids AND you take the train into a ferry. So it is boat and train at the same time. Was a miracle for my kids at least.
"How far do you want to lay back on this ride?" - "Yes."
Zip lines are TOLL 😎😎
Northern Germany is a nice contrast to Bavaria. In the train you can see the changes in the landscape and at the end you can cool your feet in the North Sea or Baltic Sea.
Our favorite is the island of Fehmarn in the Baltic Sea. Wonderful beaches and great experiences such as a butterfly park or a marine park.
We wish you a lot of fun in Germany and are very happy that you like it.
😉
Sounds wonderful!
I think, the cats in the area just have to arrange the territory. A New cat messes up everything. After some time they will get to an arrangement which is ok for all.
2:12 Thank you for that! There are several other "foreign" RUclipsrs that I follow, many of whom have been living in Germany much much longer that you do, who have families born and raised here... and who prefer to call themselves "expats". People out of their home. People who live in a foreign land.
To each their own... but I always found that a bit sad.
Home is where your heart is... and it's heart-warming to see you making Germany your home. It's worth it!
And, yes, please fix your kids' bikes. ;)
Yeah that's so true. We are all either expats or immigrants, we need to all pick one!
City and village life is very different, so it's possible to make faster friends in a village. ;)
Our cats also don't like other cats, i think it's normal. ;)
Good to hear that your kids are getting settled in so quickly! Making friends in a new environment is a huge step forward!
And one point about the Schnitzel;) When it's called a Wiener Schnitzel it's made of veal,that's the original version. If it's just Schnitzel it's pork, you will see this distinction on menus in restaurants.The veal version tends to be a bit more pricey
I was born in the early 1980s and I actually had a „dog tag“. It was a round silver plate with my name and my parent’s landline on the back. I wore it 24/7 on a loose silver chain around my neck until the age of 6/7. - so you might not get the side eye form locals. 😁
Ha! Good to know!
@@ohjeh7388 Brustweite? At least that's what we called it.
My parents put those little metal capsules around our necks that people used to out on dog collars. Do those still exist?
Kids have it easy, they're so adaptable. And (of course) they learn languages incredibly fast.
-Years- Decades ago (how time flies ;-)) I was in Portugal with a friend. We visited his brother who worked and lived there with his family (we then travelled through Portugal with their car while they went to Germany to see (the rest of the) family). His kids spoke fluent Portuguese, and when his wife reached the end of her language skills, the kids translated. :D
Yes! My kids are already translating for me, it’s so funny. I love to hear them speak German and they love that they know more than their parents!
If you can’t travel or go out side I have some recommendations. There is a wounderful book series called „wer wie was“ for a lot of themes (like trains , castle, the human body....) for you boys. Your youngest might like the inter active books from top toi (same topics there, the book talks and asks questions best in German) and for the whole family watch „Die Sendung mit der Maus“. The kids show is so nicely done, informatons about how stuff works but so much fun the fanbase is from 0 to 99 years. Grate to lern and impove you German because of easy language.
Vielen dank! Okay that is the second comment where someone shared the TV show, so we’ve got to watch it! Thank you. And we did actually get a Top Toi book and pen!
Hi, there is also a Kika-Player App for IOS or Android to see Die Maus on demand. Best wishes and hopefully you are able to enjoy the surrounding soon (by car?)
@Karin I don't want to be over correct, but are you sure about the book title? AFAK there's a series of books called "Wieso? Weshalb? Warum?" and of course the other series "Was ist was?" Maybe you mixed the title up with the intro song of the german Sesame Street... @My Merry Messy Life which goes like this: "Der, die, das... wer, wie, was? Wieso, weshalb warum...? Wer nicht fragt bleibt dumm!" ;--)
If you are interested in more informative TV series for kids: There is the series "Wissen macht Ah!" that also explains different things to kids which I remember being really nice (not sure how it changed since then though).
Another series is "Logo" which is a news programme for kids so that they can get to know and understand what is going on in the country they are in and the rest of the world. Might be interesting to your older kids.
If you are interested in fairytales, on sundays there is the "Sonntagsmärchen". Each week on sunday they show or used to show a different fairytale that is non-animated. I don't know if that is something for you and some can be kind of brutal I think but it is a piece of German culture so I thought I'd mention that.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife "Die Maus" is not only a TV show every sunday morning... pls look as well at "her" YT channel with previously released episodes and "her" children-friendly website... 😉
As soon as Corona is over there are so many more opportunities for you and your kids like knight festivals, you could explore mines (e.g. ice, crystal or iron), many skiing resorts offer summer activities on the mountains with playgrounds, animals and so on
Oh that all sounds like so much fun! Can't wait for the c-virus to leave us all alone.
Welcome in our country! You seem to like it (small wonder in that area!), and I like you spreading so much good vibes in your video.
Vielen dank! 😍😍
In my town we have a water playground where they can learn how water power works.
That is awesome! I bet it’s popular.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife www.radolfzell-tourismus.de/attraktion/wasserspielplatz-668e74990b
yes it is and the kids get really dirty doing it 😂
in the Ruhr area in the German industrial area, they eat french fries with ketchup and mayonnaise. The people there call it: 1 x Pommes Schranke bittäää 😂 (Schranke- Gate/ Barrier)
Echt jetzt? Wußte ich garnicht, bei mir nennt man des einfach Pommes rot weiß
@@johannesschiele8034 Pommes Schranke: Mit dieser poetischen Metapher bezeichnet der Ruhri Pommes frites mit Mayonnaise und Ketchup. In Anlehnung an den örtlichen Fußballverein spricht man - nicht nur in Essen - gelegentlich auch von Pommes Rot-Weiß
Should you ever get to Schleswig-Holstein I recommend visiting Haithabu, a museum recreating Viking village life, including animals - very kid-friendly. You might not have to travel that far; I'm sure there are similar museum villages all over the place, so you might add a "Museumsdorf" in your area to your list of day trip destinations to get a feel for the concept and to see how your kids like it.
Austria is very known for the „Wienerschnitzel“ ! The original recipe requires veal and frying in clarified Butter. The taste is much better, and I‘am not Austrian😉
But for every day, pork is fine, turkey is also a possibility 🙋🏼♀️
Sandra Bullock attended the Walddorf School as a child. There the parents have to pay for the costs themselves. However, the children are taught arithmetic in a playful way. However, they have to pass the exams like their state students.
Most people don't know that, but german playgrounds have become more and more an export hit. Playgrounds difer a lot, but all need a seal of aproval for kids safety and it has become a trend to merge them into the natural structure of the area. As long as you have small kids, it can be even worthwhile to travel to other places to check out nice playgrounds.
Not quite the same, but really fun for kids is a "Sommerrodelbahn" (summer toboggan run). I have no knowledge of the area you live, but since it's mountains, iam pretty sure there should be one somewhere nearby.
As for the cat, probably she has to get used to the language first ^^
Yes! There are several summer toboggan runs near our house!
Love your positivity.
4:17 Au weia, das gibt einen *Ösi*-Shitstorm!
19:00 Don't forget: You are in Bavaria! We are the nicest!
20:35 Check if the cat door has a mechanism which determines, if the cat can go in *and* out, or just in (for keeping her in at night, for example) or just out (for cats that aren't allowed to be in house at night).
Or maybe it has chip detector that ONLY allows your cat to enter your house. My sister got one of those for her three cats.
Bavarians think that they are the nicest, but you haven't been to Northern Germany yet. Our biggest advantage: We speak (intelligible) German! 🤣🤣🤣
@@christaneckermann3704 and you do have the best tea!
Schnitzel are usually sauteed in the pan. Frying/baking them mainly used in an Fast Food Imbiss. Trust us sauteed they taste even better.
About the cat: It's normal for them to defend their territory. And even if they make friends, it doesn't look like that to us at all. Being friends in the cat world means sitting around at a two metre distance with another cat, doing nothing in particular.
We live in an area with a lot of other cats, too, and our cat chases away some of them, while he accepts others. We will never understand the difference ...
I've also read something very interesting: If there are a lot of cats using the same territory, they assign certain time slots to each cat so they don't meet each other in person. I have no idea how they do that, but we've noticed that it's really the case. Our cat usually goes out during the night and at dusk and dawn, whereas another cat from the neighbourhood usually comes to our garden in the morning and at noon while our cat is sleeping. I find this really fascinating.
There are some German documentaries about cats and their territorial behaviour here on RUclips. Maybe when your German is a bit better, you can watch them with the kids in order to learn more about cat behaviour in free range cats. I loved watching them!
Edit: Here they are (there might be more): ruclips.net/video/dfMWTQ8Dj2w/видео.html ruclips.net/video/cZCp3iJ3P2k/видео.html
We have around 150 public playgrounds here in Hamburg and although they are very similiar in what they have to offer, no one looks like the other. Often times they serve a specific motto like "pirate ship" or "knights castle" where slides, swings and all the other standard stuff is incorporated into a stylised ship or building. Sometimes they look natural as in your area and sometimes they look cleaner. Some have giant artifical hills to climb on, some have water to play with. Every neighbourhood has at least one but most times two or three public playgrounds, depending of the size of the neighbourhood.
Overnight trains should soon be back going to Venice/Triest or Croatia. That could be a nice summer trip for parents (mediterranean culture) and kids (sea)
Oh that’s great to hear! Yay! We really want to take the kids to Croatia!
Venice is a nice town (i was there a few times over the last decades) and you adults might like to go there sometime, but at least in the hot summer and with millions of tourists (and also lots of people from cruise ships) in the narrow streets it probably would be a torture for young kids. Maybe this year it won't be so bad and crowded because of fewer people traveling, but then why would you want to travel to one of the tightest packed overcrowded tourist destinations ?
@@Anson_AKB they want to visit Croatia anyway. Traveling to Croatia with a camping car is an option as well
i am late to this and you probably know by now, but here is my schnitzel advice: you will get the perfect schnitzel if you get thinly sliced meat, pound it, season it with salt, pepper, nutmeg. then bread your schnitzel with flour, egg, breadcrumbs and then fry them in a pan with a good amount of oil. one trick is to add a bit of sparkling water to the egg, then the breading gets huge bubbles when frying which is important for a high quality schnitzel. they are often served with lemon to squeeze on, which i personally find distracting, it is definitely not mandatory.
The cat on the background just when you mentioned her 🤣🤣🤣
Yes that’s right! 🤣
Bread: Frankenlaib der Hofpfisterei! I miss it sooo much.
Kids have friends, cats have territories :)
I am from Northern Germany and we have those kind of playgrounds all over lower Saxony
I like your video's a lot. I'm not German, but you are giving me a nice impression of how life is where you live.
I think I noticed something on the green kid bicycle. The front wheel looks like it is 180° wrong to the handlebars. That makes the bicycle more unstable. The fork must be mounted the way the fork is pointing forward and the bend on the back side. It was just an impression.
Agree. On the green bike it is DEFINETLY wrong. Please correct it!
That's my bad. I had a 50/50 chance of getting it correct, right? 😜 This is actually old footage. His bike has been fixed for a long time already thanks to all your vigilant eyes!
@@kevinmcfall5285 Just by guessing you had a close-to-zero chance that it is right the first time (according to Mr. Murphy). But I would be disappointed if you could not have increased your chance in a 2nd try.
Hint: if you reflect about the way the mudguard works, it should be clear on which side it has to go down to 90° from top. - The dynamic of a bicycle is a bit more complex, to see that the center of the front wheel should be in front of the steering axis for more stability in this configuration - but maybe you could ask someone who studied mechatronics ;)
This is quite characteristic for the US/EU difference. Here every (older) child can tell you how it's right, from own experience. Everyone has owned and used a bike for at least a span of his life. Therefore so many comments on this point.
Breaded Schnitzel into a pan in which you have heated up oil with a glug of butter (for the taste) - and then you fry it and keep pouring some of the butter/oilmixture on top, to stop it from getting too dry.
I would propose to let your kids learn an musical instrument and play in a bavarian brass band. Every village has one and often you get the education for free. By this they will integrate much better. That is the same for you, if you are want to play the trumpet or the trombone.
Yes!! Kevin actually plays both the saxophone and the tuba - and he loooves traditional Bavarian polka music. He needs to be in one of these bands!
Wenige Wochen später: Heimatabend im Bierzelt, Vater mit Tuba auf der Bühne, Mutter und Kinder auf der Tanzfläche, alle in bayrischer Tracht. Germanization completed. Wunderbar, dass Sie sich hier so prima zurechtfinden und sich wohlfühlen.
Welcome to Germany. Fellow Southerner here (North Carolina) living in Baden-Württemberg now and raising my daughter here. I enjoyed the video very much
Oh no way! How cool! Sounds like you’ve been here a long time?
Hi guys. I have just subscribed. You guys have very nice sense of humor. And how you Finnish each others sentences.
Vielen dank! We appreciate you watching and subscribing. And yes, when you’ve been together a long time you can finish each others’ sentences! 🤣
We spice up the meat for Schnitzel with salt and pepper. Then we prepare three plates with flour, stirred egg with a splash of milk and bread crumbs. In that series you turn over your meat on these plates and then put them into a frying pan with melted butter.
The side dishes may vary. One of our favourites though is with potatoes, asparagus and sauce hollandaise 😋. Yum.
If your kids may not like museums about History as you suspect, they could like "Deutsches Museum" in München. It's a big technical museum (AFAIK the biggest one in the world). Besides of cars, trains, planes, submarines and many other big and small technical exhibits, you can find stuff like a mining museum, a planetarium... and they are firing lethal high voltage flashes directed to people! (who are in a Faraday-cage)
[not completely sure they still do that]
Toll! That does sound like a museum our kids would like. I remember hearing about it one time. Thanks for the reminder!
I agree. Das Deutsche Museum in Munich is quite famous . Not so far away there is das Spielzeug (Toy) Museum. I live in Munich, there is a lot to see. Maybe for smaller kids quite exhausting. Enjoy:)
The Eisenbahn (Railway) Museum in Nürnberg is great