"Do you have kebabs?" Dwayne, buckle up... Döner Kebab was invented by turkish immgrants in Berlin, which also makes it a german invention. And to put the icing on top.. the abolished tuition fees were about 500€ per semester, average studytime to be doctor is 13 semester, so about 6500€ fees (which also entitles you to have student/tax benefits)
Sorry, but Döner Kebab is just a copy of Gyros Pita with Tzaziki (and an Ouzo, if you want). As far as I know the turkish people never invented anything.
Döner Kebab in Germany is basically equivalent to tikka masala curry in UK. Put together by immigrants and ended up becoming the favourite of the entire nation.
@@seimen4348 Formally that is correct. But there is a wrong impression. Having 1 million euros is also more than 1 euro, but not everyone who has more than 1 euro is a millionaire. So you have to be more precise!
Education was free before 2009 as well. I did my studies in the nineties and we only paid the „Semesterbeitrag/semester fees“ that included public transportation and administration fees of about 130 DM per semester. Semester fees were only introduced after the European Bologna studies reforms to make studying in the Erasmus nations more compatible so students could move freely among countries participating; but were dropped quickly (after 2014 apparently).
@@clwarter2426 The 100€ you pay is an administration fee. It is NOT a tuition! At most German universities you pay somewhere between 100 and 2 or 300 €for registration, student ID, often including public transportation, lower entrance fees for many theatrical events, museums etc. A tuition is payment for taking classes, which in the U.S. can be anywhere from $1500 per semester at a local college to say $67.000 PER SEMESTER and which does not include insurance, health insurance, meal plans, dorm rooms, or a single textbook etc. What is included is the use of campus pools and gyms, campus activities and such. All else are additional cost students must cover out of their own pocket in addition to the tuition fee and administrative fees! I do not know figures from the U.K. but they can be googled easily…
@@clwarter2426 I think he means the enormous sums, like in the US, where students have to take loans to get into college. Also, a lot of the universities in America and England have private funding, so there is less government money to lower the semester fee. In Germany, on the other hand, there is government funding that helps reduce the semester fee by a lot.
0:56 The " jelly-filled doughnuts" is called "Berliner" only in western Germany - while in Berlin, it's called "Pfannkuchen", and in some other parts of Germany it may have other, completely different names. But surely no German would have thought about Kennedy's famous German sentence as a reference to a doughnut. It is clear that he talked about the residents of (West) Berlin and expressed his solidarity with them.
Yeah. That factoid is completely overblown due to being very funny to think about. But this was a crisis speech met with roaring applause. He essentially promised that West Berlin would be supported at any cost by NATO forces, leading to Berlin getting airsupplied until the Soviets backed down and opened the transit roads to the West. NOBODY thought of donuts at that point. Outside maybe how many they could possibly eat before the looming nuclear holocaust claimed them.
The prostitutes for disabled people are special social workers, wich are usualy paid by social organisations. The idea is, that sexuality is important for everybody and that some disabled people don't have a chance to find sexpartners.
Not only Peter Dinklage has german roots. Bruce Willis, Leonardo Di Caprio, Michael Fassbender, Johnny Depp and (my favorite) Sandra Bullock. Sandy actually grew up in Nürnberg until she was 15 and speaks fluent german, she regularly does promo in german when speaking with german media.
59) The story of Currywurst includes British curry powder, British worcester sauce and ketchup all obtained from British soldiers back in 1949 in Berlin. 65) The Oktoberfest was moved into September for the better weather. It runs now parallel to the Cannstatter Volksfest or Wasen in Stuttgart, which started in 1818 as "Landwirtschaftliches Haupt- und Volksfest" (agricultural main and folk festival, then including an agricultural fair) as part of agricultural reforms introduced by King Wilhelm I of Württemberg after the famines in the "year without summer" after the Tambora eruption, but is nowadays roughly the same as the Oktoberfest. The second biggest festival (by visitors) of the kind is however the Cranger Kirmes in Herne (held in August), the third the Rheinkirmes in Düsseldorf (3rd week of July). There is always some of those somewhere in Germany - spring festivals, summer festivals, autumn festivals. 67) Wrong. There are over 3,000 registered kinds of bread in Germany, not measly 300. 69) Despite the expensive delay politics of the last conservative government Germany has now achieved even more than 50% renewables in electricity production. 71) It would better to world's champion in avoiding packaging waste than producing enormous amounts of such waste and then recycle (most of) it. 74) That seems to be based on numbers from 2014 by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, reported e.g. by Newsweek and Fortune. The statistics however refers to the number of surgical operations carried out in Germany, not necessarily with Germans. 78) + 79) Cologne Cathedral was built 1248 - 1528, as funding run out and priorities as well as the economic situation of the city changed. For many centuries pictures of the Cologne skyline showed the wooden crane on top of one of the tower stumps. After the Napoleonic wars interest in historic achievements was awakened and especially the Gothic architecture came in fashion again as the neo-Gothic style. Some enthusiasts from Cologne, especially art collector and trader Sulpiz Boiserée, could gain the support of Prussian Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm for their proposal to finish the building. (After 1815 Cologne hat become part of the now Prussian Rhine Province, and the Protestant Prussian government had difficulties to win the support of the local Catholic citizens, who were often more inclined to democracy; also Friedrich Wilhelm had a somewhat romantic notion of medieval times and loved the Gothic revival.) In 1842 the construction was officially restarted, in 1880 the building was officially finished. The Ulm Minster was never a cathedral (which would be the seat of a bishop); the construction was funded by the then rich citizenship and started in 1377. Funding run out in 1543, shortly after the Ulm citizenshop decided by a referendum in 1530 to become Protestant (by a majority of 7/8 of votes). In 1841 Ulm became a Federal Fortress of the German Confederacy. The fortifications were finished in 1859, including a wall of 9km length and costs of about 16,5 mio. guilders. That project, together with industrialization and the railway line Stuttgart - Friedrichshafen (constructed 1846-1850 as the southern branch of the "Swabian railway") brought new wealth to Ulm, and in 1844 construction was restarted. In 1885 the works at the main tower started and were finished in 1890. The tower of the Protestant Minster was then about 10 meters higher than originally planned and by this 4 meters higher than the twin towers of Catholic Cologne Cathedral. But that was only some strange coincidence according to the Ulm architects.
89) It became the narrowest street more or less by accident: After a fire houses were rebuilt at not exactly the same place and the street forked around three houses. But the narrow branch was presumably meant originally only as emergency escape route.
Love your videos! Some information: 1) Related to Büsingen which is surrounded by Switzerland: Switzerland is not in the European Union but in Schengen, so they have open borders. 2) University was also founded in Germany in 1385 in Heidelberg. It had its first students in 1386. 3) I have never seen beer at McDonald's. Maybe in former times... 4) We do not have order times for alcohol. You can go to the gas station or to a night kiosk to buy alcohol all night long. 5) Recycling is a big thing. In our region we have five different garbage cans (paper/cardboard, plastics, organic waste, residual waste and glass. We are supposed to take our empty bottles (plastics, glass) back to the supermarket to put them in a vending machine and we get back either 8 Cents per beer bottle or yogurt jar, 15 Cents per hard-plastic bottle and 25 Cents per PET-plastic bottle. The wending machine gives back a piece of paper with a barcode on it, so you can get back your money at the cash register or use it to buy new stuff. 6) Fact 92 is true :) (But not on public ones) 7) I've not seen many blocked videos so far, maybe 2 or 3 videos in my whole life. I think that this fact isn't up-to-date. I wrote it while watching, but my English isn't perfect. I'm sorry for that :)
Children learn how to deal with knifes, electricity and fire, how to treat glas and avoid thorns and poisonous plants, and also ... how to deal with alcohol.
7:45 yup .. as a snack in between, or if a long night coming to an end. ... A curry wurschd is always a nice to have thingy .... or Döner ... or Gyros ..or a Burger... from Mc D..
About that Reading the clock Thing: We actually have different attempts in reading the clock, depending on the region you are living in. Examples for: 10:15 / 10:30 / 10:45 One Part is counting the minutes past the actual hour until half of the hour is gone and then they count the minutes before the next hour. Viertel nach Zehn / halb elf / viertel vor elf. ( Quarter past ten / half eleven / quarter before eleven.) And other Germans count the minutes to the next hour until it's fulfilled. Viertel elf / halb elf / dreiviertel elf ( Quarter eleven / half eleven / three quarters eleven ) It's also confusing to Germans ;)
12:12 in Germany you can buy and drink alcohol not only beer 24/7. There aren't any restrictions. You can also go for a morning pint early on Sunday morning (called Frühschoppen 😅). 18:49 In the stands above you don't see MPs, but rather visitors and interested people. 23:26 Of course I sit at home or with good friends (cleanliness) and im always stay in public "Diner for one" you must See and comment 😂 ruclips.net/video/5n7VI0rC8ZA/видео.htmlsi=GgeMkYIqFlpHFKiP It's a english black and white movie and a tradition to watch this movie on Sylvester.
after watching like.. all of your videos... i just have to say "never offence taken!! :)".. in the whole "series". dude greedings from germany and you do good :) like your content.. keep it going. ;)
24:42 I was very surprised, when I learned, that even the composer of the epic theme of "Game of Thrones", Ramin Djawadi, was a german citizen from my hometown Duisburg.....! 😃
German. Sit to pee. My Mother gave me and my father an ultimatum. rather we sit or we clean the bathroom ourselves 100% of the time. Because none of us wanted to wash the others pee from the wall (wich is rather inavoidable if you stand, wich my mom explained and showed in great detail) me and my father sit down to pee. Also: The word Siotzpinkler and Stehpinkler exist and are used commonly.
It might be a surprise to many, but McDonald's also serves beer. However, not in every branch. The decision is left to the respective restaurant. By the way, the beer supplier is Bitburger. In any case, only around 40 percent of McDonald's restaurants sell alcoholic or non-alcoholic beer. The competition also only offers it in selected branches.
The way we tell the time here in Germany varies from regionally - in eastern Germany and small parts of the west people would spell out 01:45 as "three quarters two" (because ¾ of the "second hour" have passed) while in most parts of western Germany people would say "it's quarter before two" because it's a quarter hour until 02:00. It's a pretty reliable way to tell where somebody got socialised.
Sitting down when peeing is not only more hygienic but also good for the male body. "Sitzpinkler" (yes, we do use the term) have less problems with their prostate when crossing their 50ies.
This is obviously a misunderstanding because in Germany only a few types of sausages are similar to "Bratwurst" and are grilled or pan-fried - the other types look different and are filled differently, most are significantly thicker, they are cut into thin slices and mostly used as a topping for slices of "real" bread or for half buns. These other types are also named as “sausage products” (="Wurstwaren"), for example, the different types of salami are also included, as people from abroad usually know it as a pizza topping.
@@MarcLeonbacher-lb2oe Yes, ok, but in the end they usually look like a typical “bratwurst”, especially to people who are not familiar with the topic and that is basically what I meant with my comment.
3:11 Nr.56: Yes, the escape from the prison itself is not punishable, BUT every related damage or threatening IS punishable. So if you just flee without doing any damage(eg. because you were just delivered into the prison and you're in the forecourt, the gates are still open and the policemen are distracted, and you're able to flee) you wont be punished for it. But in most other cases you will break other punishable rules, so that you're still beeing punished for fleeing.
11:10 i never once in my lifetime saw beer at a mcdonalds in germany, i did however see beer on the menu at mcdonalds in spain 7:30 no, there usually is no curry wurst after a "night out" because they were all replaced by kebap places which we call "Döner" which is an invention by a turkish immigrant in Berlin anyway. Those are usually the only places open at night... no curry wurst places :P
3:50 In germany most prisons are ( while yes still prisons ) geared to reform and reeducate rather than punish like in the US meaning there is no real need to escape cause it's not that bad in there. ( We basically think this is beneficial in the long run as it decreases the likelyhood of somone leaving prison and being back in the next day cause you taught them no other way to feed themselves. Rather German prisons offer an option to get vocational training and get in contact with local employers so you can find a job when you get out )
If you are in Hamburg , make sure it's 'Dom' season, it's a huge tivoli and a Must, it's our 'Oktoberfest', and coming from the North, I think , our beer is the greatest, and the Christmas market , including this from the Reeperbahn...
Also fun fact Germany and Switzerland have signed something called a "Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen" ( Double taxation treaty ) which basically says: If you work in either Germany or Switzerland and live in the other you may choose which you want to get taxed by. ( As Switzerland is not part of the EU the rule that the place you live taxes you does not apply )
Public universities didn't have tution fees even before 2014, but they did have a administrative fee ( a few hundred Euros depending on the university) per semester. Called the "Campus Maut ". That is now also gone.
2:15 Richtgeschwindigkeit :D 😂😂🤣🤣 23:10 At home I pee sitting down unless I have to pee at work. Then I'm the cool guy and pee standing up ;) 20:02 Merry Christmas to you too
My former English teacher always told us that she had a sign above the ceramic throne, saying: "Stand up for your rights but sit down when you pee." (Directed at her husband and male guests, obviously.) Goes to show that sitting down really is a thing in Germany and an often debated one as well. I myself count to the group of "women-friendly toilet users" considering they're usually the ones suffering in one unhygienic way or another from men with the ingrained conviction that standing is "manly".
Hello Dwayne, I live in Rosenheim (Bavaria). There are two McDonalds and I never saw Beer to buy. May be it's possible in the northern part of Germany, but I think not in Bavaria. Sorry about my english. I had my last english lessons about 45 years ago.
The glass dome of the German parliament is also known as "cheese bell" by the people, as cheese tends to stink, kind of meaning it stinks in the parliament.
Student loan was abolished in 2014 after being introduced in 2006. And in this period of time (exactly when I studied) it was a maximum of 500€ per semester (+ ~250€ for fees and public transport)
Speaking of McDonald's ... here's a fun story: around 1980, I was working part-time as an interpreter for the city council during a cultural exchange week. My charges were actually a group from Leeds -- about 15 members of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Company. They had put on a performance for the local British garrison -- RSVP from the commandant, dress uniform or evening dress required. Formal reception, orderlies offering platters of nibbles, officers plying us with duty-free alcohol, regimental silver on display, the works. Hubby and I were in a tux and evening gown respectively, and the RSCDS folks had done their last performance in formal kilts (lace jabot, black waist-length jackets with metal buttons, patent leather shoes for the men, and the ladies wore ankle-length white dresses with tartan sashes). We also had 3 bagpipers with us. Anyway, around 10pm the Army carted us back to the group's downtown hotel, and my people decided they needed some coffee/tea before turning in. Their hotel was breakfast only, so they were looking for a place that was still open ... which just happened to be a McDonald's ... and it was about halfway full of guests. And in we walked, 16 strong, in full evening wear. The staff had seen them before, so didn't bat an eye, but the rest of the patrons? You could HEAR their jaws drop. Funny as hell, and one of my favorite memories of the time.
#56 You'll get no additional punishment for escaping the prison, but still get punished for everything you do while escaping, eg stealing the shovel or destroying the wire or causing a riot. also, if you try to escape the prison, it might have detrimental effects on the benefits you could potentially earn, like "free weekends from prison" while still being an inmate #57 The tuition fee was introduced in 2007/2008, and removed in 2014 again. Studying was free in germany since the 1970 before that
That means if you manage to escape from prison without breaking further laws you would not get an additional punishment besides the one you hat at the moment of your escape. This was justified with every mans right for the aspiration of freedom, which is an irrevovable principe in german law.
and we love not only sousage, we love our BREAD, we have about 3200 sorts of bread (yeah, its true) and we have BREAD museum as well 🤗 and yes, you have fish´n chips and thats really good too 😍
In Estonia are many sausages , Elk suasuage , beer sausage, cheep sausage , deer sausage , pig sausage, cow sausage, and many flavore too, with cheeche, with chilli , with dill, with pepper, wth paprika, with groats and blood.
Fast food chains in Germany sell beer, thought some have the rule that they won´t serve it before lunch-time and not after a certain hour (or if the costumer is to intoxicated). Most, when not all, of them fill the beer into one of their cups and won´t give you the glass bottle.
Oktoberfest in Munich ist just a big tourist trap scam at this point. They overcharge for beer and the food quality isn't great either. Just go to a Dorffest or Pfarrfest (Village Fest or Church Fest) in the South and you got all the fixings (like oompah bands and beer in giant mugs) for a fraction of the price and it's a lot more authentic. If you need ferris wheels and things of that nature too go to a Kirmes or Volksfest.
About the time: We actually do say for example "Viertel nach zwölf" which literally means "Quarter past twelve". But we say "Halb zwei" ("Half two") instead of "Half (past) one". Ist like rounding decimal numbers. You start rounding to the next bigger number if the decimal is equal to or higher than .5 But keep in mind this is not the case everywhere in Germany. There are regions where people even say "Viertel zehn" ("Quarter ten") for "Quarter past nine" they refer to "The first quarter of the tenth hour". It's confusing but... Yeah, you get used to it.
Oh my. PLEASE Dwayne, you MUST search out a video of “Dinner For One” which is performed by an entirely British cast in English and is faithfully shown on German television every year. I guarantee that your holidays will be significantly enriched! It is a black and white classic with well known British actors of the time and it was deliberately intended for a German audience. Forgive me that I have forgotten why. (But just maybe, it is a reflection of the Germanic impact on the British royal house?!) I first encountered it during my very first visit to Germany for a German Christmas in 1986. In the meantime, having moved to Sweden 26 years ago, I have also enjoyed it every year as part of our New Years celebration. Which means that I have seen it nearly 40 times and have laughed every single one of those times! Wishing you a most joyful and loving holiday season, Jerri. Oh, it is just barely possible that I feel a genuine happy connection with you partly because my cherished younger brother is also named Duane. Our father was named Duane Maxwell Hughes and his father emigrated to the US with his family from Kent, England when he was was 13 years old. His father’s name was Jacob.
JFK said it in a perfect german way, everyone in Germany would have said it in the same way. There are a lot of dishes called the same as the citizens, like 'Hamburger' 'Nürnberger' (Würste) or 'Berliner'.
@@RussnsRsubHumns I said perfect german way, not perfect pronounciation. That was overall good. The 'ch' is very difficult, like the 'th' for germans..
Yes - Sex-work is legal. And Sex-workers can get special education for service on and with disabled people - and the work for disabled peopled is subsidized, people with an disability do not have to pay the full price for a sex-worker (any gender). Many Sex-workers write that in their adds if they are specially trained for disabled or elderly (yes - elderly people....if i am not mistaken customers above 65 years of age and no upper limit) that are not able to leave there home or are alone. Because loneliness is considered as a mental disability that can lead to other much more severe illnesses or death. PS: We do not call it Prostitution any more. It is officially recognized as a Freelancing type of work line hence Sex Work - and Sex Workers can get free Medical treatment and regular medical checks for STDs and they have to pay Tax and Social Contribution after registration as a Sex-worker. And the Social Contribution they pay allows them to put money at their pension and other insurances (including unemployment insurance).
Hi Dwayne, I don't know of any McDonalds restaurants in Hamburg (Germany) that serve beer. However, the franchisees can decide for themselves whether they serve beer or not. However, as McDonalds wants to be seen as a family restaurant, the restaurant operators are advised not to sell beer.
That would explain a few things. We have some here in Baden Würtemberg. But not all serve beer. So I always was a bit confused. But it makes sense for the franchises to decide for themselves.
Funfact about the Game against brazil is that the trainer said the the half time break guys we need to step back play a bit slower, calm down... sadly the one player who scored twice after that for the legendary 7:1 was on the toilet in the half time break so he DO NOT hear what the trainer said thats the reason he only scored in the secound half ;D
I live in Germany but never heard of that “ sausage enlargement “ thing being so hype in Germany. I reckon they all come from abroad for the surgery though ;))
50) Internet myth. First: Within the context the meaning was totally clear and well understood, so the crowd did cheer. Second: Within Berlin a Berliner is never a "jam donut". The full name of the deep-fried delicacy in question is "Berliner Pfannkuchen" - in Berlin they say only Pannekuchen (pancake) to it without any "Berliner" involved, while in some other regions they abbreviate it to "Berliner", and in some regions (like around Frankfurt) they call it "Kreppel" or "Krebbel" respectively "Krapfen" (in Bavaria and Austria). In the more Catholic regions they are traditionally made at the time of Carnival. So: if you use the word "Berliner" in or around Berlin, you mean always a citizen of Berlin, never a donut (except maybe if you are an ignorant tourist). 51) Switzerland is not in the EU, but it signed the Schengen treaty. Even before however there were special agreements between Germany and Switzerland about Büsingen. (Which never became part of Switzerland because House Habsburg could keep it even after it lost its other estates in Switzerland (like its ancestral seat, the castle of Habsburg). It was however leased for some time to a noble from Schaffhausen, Eberhard im Thurn, who was kidnapped in 1693 by relatives because they suspected him to have converted secretly to Catholicism and brought to the city of Schaffhausen for trial. That led to a diplomatic crisis between Switzerland and the Archduke of Austria (who was also the German king). Eberhard was set free and returned to Büsingen, but Habsburg decided that Switzerland will never get Büsingen. Büsingen was given to Württemberg by Napoleon in 1805 and changed hands again in 1810, becoming subject to Baden.) 52) It is considered causing an avoidable traffic hazard. You have to make sure you have enough fuel before entering the Autobahn, and there are also service stations in regular intervals along the Autobahn. 55) The gender thing was long ago abolished and even then it had many exceptions (like traditional names which were used in one place for females, in another for males, or traditional names from the region/county one of the parents descended from). It is also not so much a law than a guideline, based on protecting children's rights: You're not allowed to give your child some name which can led to their humiliation or embarrassment or could make them an easy victim for mobbing in school. 56) The escape itself is not punishable, but after you were caught again, you have still to serve your sentence, and you'll lose any facilitations you got before. If you broke something or hurt someone during your escape, you will get an additional sentence for that. The same law is known from other countries also. 57) There are no tuition fees for German and EU citizens. For other foreigners it depends on where they are from and on the state the university belongs to. In Baden-Württemberg for example students from outside the EU have to pay a tuition fee of 1,500 Euro per semester (with some exemptions). Some state also request tuition fees from students which start second studies in another field after graduating (usually less than 1,000 Euro per semester). University is however not completely free: All universities request some kind of "semester fee" consisting of an administration contribution, a student services contribution (the student services organize the refectories and manage also some dormitories) and a student's union contribution as well as in most cases free use of public transportation within the city or the region, which then adds up to a total between 70 and 400 Euro per semester. Before 2005 general tuition fees were forbidden by federal law. Some states filed in 2002 a suit against that law saying it violates state competence for law making in this field, which was approved by the Constitutional Court. Most states introduced then some tuition fees (against the protests of students), but abolished them again after elections led to new governments. The last two states to abolish general tuition fees were Bavaria and Lower Saxony in 2014, but some states still maintain (rather low) tuition fees for longtime students, students starting second studies in another field after bachelor or master graduation or for students from outside the EU.
University was free in Germany when I went in the 80ies. (Modest) fees were introduced for a short time and then abolishey again. Of course you had to pay for your own expenses, rent, food, books etc.
Currywurst with Fries. It can be a snack while going out for a beer with friends. You're absolutly right. But it can also be a fast lunch takeaway. It's not expensive and you get it fast. You can also have it in the open-air swimming pool (Freibad) during summer. Here around Frankfurt (Hessen) is a franchise called "Best Worscht" - they serve Currywurst in slightly different favors and also different levels of spiciness. From A (like Apprentice) way up to F ( like FIRE from HELL!)
Yeah, you don't get a punishment for trying to escape a prison itself, but if you f.e. break something on your way for example your cell door, you'll get an extra sentence for that, so technically it would be legal to walk out of prison if all doors are somehow open and you don't harm anybody else. Also, the fact that running out of fuel is illegal on our Autobahn is, again, technically true, but it is very unlikely that you get a fine or even prison sentence for that.
Hi Dwayne. Yes it's right! Breaking out of custody (prison) is not a criminal offense in Germany. Rather, it is an expression of your personal desire for freedom that must not be punished. But you can of course commit other crimes when you break out, for example if you injure or kill a security guard, falsify documents or present fake ones, damage property, if you saw through the bars on the window, to stay in the cliché. These acts are and remain criminal offenses and will be punished accordingly. Understood?
The printed Advent calendar was created at the beginning of the 20th century. It is not entirely clear who the “inventor” of the calendar was. In any case, the first Advent calendar appeared in Germany between 1902 and 1908, which was then called the “Christmas calendar”.
@00:58 - back when germany was still devided West Berlin was an exclave surrounded by the Wall/the GDR - but East Germany had sort of an exclave surrounded by West Berlin and the Wall within West Berlin territory. It amounted to a small settlement of several houses surrounded by the Wall and connected to the rest of the GDR via a pass-through just 6 meters wide, with the Wall on either side. Must have been extremly weird to live there, not to mention the constant secret police observation owed to these people living extremly close to the Wall which was intended to keep them in after all, so each time people planned to build something and brought in material they had to reckon with getting questioned because the stuff could get used to build a tunnel (happened more than once) or kind of a bridge to get over (which got successfully pulled off as well).
The very best Curry Wurst is the one from "Dönninghaus" in Bochum (the Ruhr area). I've tried the one from the Curry Wurst museum on multiple occasions, but it was just a disappointment to what I was used to. No wonder and no remorse, that they went bancrupt in the meantime. And it hasn't got anything to do with covid and so on. … they just served bad meals. So, if you ever come to Germany, please visit the Ruhr area first… not because of the best curry sausages, that ever existed in the known universe, but because of the many unknown sights and the very much down to earth people with lots of dry humour, you could even imagine. It could be the best time of your life! Hey, compared to Berlin, the Ruhrgebiet encompasses way more than five million people and to me is one of the most underrated areas in the whole of Germany. Ugly… yes! Beautiful… of course! The people there are just wonderful, though sometimes hard, harsh and direct. But Iove them.
Hilarious, the way the speaker tried to say "Richtgeschwindigkeit", the recommended speed on German motorways. Wouldn't have recognized it without subtitles 😅 my favorite English tongue twister is "Worcester sauce". Many Germans don't know how to pronounce correctly or fail. The "beer corpses" / Bierleichen / sounded like " beer licken", which confused me a bit. Ch in German is hard to pronouce and hardly comparable to E 11:01 nglish sounds. Try the approch of the french...no, forget about it, I can't explain 😢 The first syllable "Ei" is pronouced like the English "i". Bc of the German pronunciation of "ch" it is often judged as a harsh language.
About time: "halb drei" ("half three") is shorthand for "half of the third hour has passed" in German, not "it's half an hour past three" like in English. Although there is a north-south divide with this, so "five to three-quarter three" (2:40) isn't universally understood. This gets more extreme with "one quarter", as half of the nation uses "quarter past two" and the other "quarter three", which are awfully close to each other and prone to misunderstandings. In addition, "quarter to" is used in some regions either alongside or instead of "three-quarter".
University fee - there was only a short time (2003 -2014) when fees had to be paid - different for every Bundesland but mostly asking for 500€ per semester
It's a common missconception even in germany it's not time to it's time past in the current hour. To clear things up. At midnight when you switch to the new day at 00:01 you are within the first hour even if the clock states 0 hour and 1 minute. So quarter 1 would be 15 minutes have passed from the first hour so 00:15.
The Currywurst has been created be a berliner woman - Herta Heuwer. After WWII she learned about Ketchup by american soldiers and curry powder by the british. After experimenting a bit she made the famous curry sauce, using warm Ketchup, a german Bratwurst and put curry powder on top. Finnally served with fries it's an enjoyment till now.
I'm German and a frequently customer at McDonald's (northern Germany), but today's the first time me hearing about beer at McDonald's. Maybe in bigger cities or southern ones .... Hence McDonald's is a frenchise, it's up to the entrepreneur himself to do or don't. Same with prices.
I recommend trying 16 different sausages, 16 different beers and 16 different breads when you come to germany. Because we have 16 states that are pretty different in terms of food and drinks.
There's something to add: You don't get extra time in prison just for escaping, but you get it when you break other laws like destruction of property or if you hurt other people. Without breaking amy laws, it is nearly impossible to escape
University fees that have been abolished in 2014 were only brought in a few years before that, and they were only a few hundred Euros per semester. University was free before that and after. Also there is student loans to pay for shelter and food while studying in germany, if you need it.
clock and time: There is a difference between west and east. People in the old Bundesländer (West Germany) say it like the English. In East Germany we say Viertel Drei, Halb Drei, Dreiviertel Drei for 2:15h, 2:30h, 2:45h.
"the german people are above the government" yeah i call bullshit on that with all the stuff they legislate etc....If we were above them they would do much more "Volksbefragungen" which is basically a public census where the population has to vote not for a party to be elected but a specific thing to be legislate in or out. but they never do that.
The prison break thing works ony if you dont violate any other law while breaking out. You can think of it like, if the guardens let you simply walk out, you dont get punished for.
only east and some south countries of germany do the weird stuff with the clock... in my location we say, quater after(6:15 = quarter after 6), half to next hour (6:30 = half seven), quarter to (6:45 = quarter to seven)
4:16 not necessarily. If you manage to slip through the door while the wardens shifts change and go by unnoticed, you can escape prison without damaging or hurting anything or anybody. But then again, why would people try to escape from german (nor norwegian, belgium, finnish, etc) prisons, where you're threatend as a person and have all the help to get resocialised? On top of that, if you behave well in german prisons as an inmate, you might get some of the remaining time cut off or are allowed to leave prison on daytime to go for work and only return to prison after your worktime. Some inmates who really cooperate to return to society are sometime also allowed to return to their family during weekends and just have to stay in the prison Mo to Fr. Trying to escape from prison in germany/ netherlands/ austria/ etc would make you lose your benefits. Edit: around 6:00 yes, there were fees on universities in germany until 2014, but that were only a couple of hundred Euros per semester. Some states dumped the fee in 2010 to 2012. So even while there were fees once for studying, it never was anywhere close to the fees british or american people would have to pay - and are still paying. 12!:17 Sorry for the edits getting longer and longer, but *what* ?! Security at McDonalds?! What for ?! In germany you can drink beer as long as you want. Well, there is a closing times (depends between 0:00 and 1:00 a.m.), but until then get it all if you can. And, yes, if you are too drunk already they won't let you get in, but apart from that noone is stoping you. Having a beer for breakfast is even a common thing in Bavaria and Baden-Würtemberg. You need to understand in Germany beer is considered being food, not an alcoholic drink, but then again overdoing it is also not okay.
University isnt free. Its just the fact that you have to pay a small bunch of money as "Semesterbeitrag". That money is spent on the loan of the uni staffs and keep running uni infrastructure like bibliotheks, the building bills and so on. Its also includes a free ticket for public transport.
University is free and I have three degrees. The third one wasn't even planned. I just went after work to university as a "hobby", little by little I did all the courses and now I have a Bachelor degree in history of art and I do not even need it. It just keeps hanging on the wall :D
About 91 - the "Brautentführung" (kidnapping the bride): it's done after the wedding during the celebration, not before. And the husband has to a) find his wife and b) pay all the tabs of the pub crawl to get her back. So this is a more rural tradition where it is well understood that someone will come along and pay. I was kidnapped by my male relatives and since we married in a city, they arranged it with the best man so my husband was eventually able to find me. We didn't do the pub crawl, only went to one pub, because nobody would have let us leave without paying... You really need to have an environment where everybody knows everybody to do a proper kidnapping.
"Do you have kebabs?"
Dwayne, buckle up... Döner Kebab was invented by turkish immgrants in Berlin, which also makes it a german invention.
And to put the icing on top.. the abolished tuition fees were about 500€ per semester, average studytime to be doctor is 13 semester, so about 6500€ fees (which also entitles you to have student/tax benefits)
Sorry, but Döner Kebab is just a copy of Gyros Pita with Tzaziki (and an Ouzo, if you want). As far as I know the turkish people never invented anything.
I had the same thoughts during this points.
Gyros is a whole other kind of meat and Pita other bread. Tzaziki goes NOT into a Döner at all. What are you talking about???@@schnuuuu
13 Semesters for a doctor? You are very optimistic^^
Döner Kebab in Germany is basically equivalent to tikka masala curry in UK. Put together by immigrants and ended up becoming the favourite of the entire nation.
Over 3000 not 300 types of bread. That's because every master bread baker has to invent a new variety.
To be exact over 3000 is over 300 too ;)
@@seimen4348 Is over One too
@@seimen4348 Formally that is correct. But there is a wrong impression.
Having 1 million euros is also more than 1 euro, but not everyone who has more than 1 euro is a millionaire. So you have to be more precise!
Education was free before 2009 as well. I did my studies in the nineties and we only paid the „Semesterbeitrag/semester fees“ that included public transportation and administration fees of about 130 DM per semester. Semester fees were only introduced after the European Bologna studies reforms to make studying in the Erasmus nations more compatible so students could move freely among countries participating; but were dropped quickly (after 2014 apparently).
Same for me in 1978-83
Not quite correct. I am studying right now and we still pay about a 100€ per semester.
@@clwarter2426 The 100€ you pay is an administration fee. It is NOT a tuition! At most German universities you pay somewhere between 100 and 2 or 300 €for registration, student ID, often including public transportation, lower entrance fees for many theatrical events, museums etc. A tuition is payment for taking classes, which in the U.S. can be anywhere from $1500 per semester at a local college to say $67.000 PER SEMESTER and which does not include insurance, health insurance, meal plans, dorm rooms, or a single textbook etc. What is included is the use of campus pools and gyms, campus activities and such. All else are additional cost students must cover out of their own pocket in addition to the tuition fee and administrative fees! I do not know figures from the U.K. but they can be googled easily…
@@clwarter2426 I think he means the enormous sums, like in the US, where students have to take loans to get into college. Also, a lot of the universities in America and England have private funding, so there is less government money to lower the semester fee. In Germany, on the other hand, there is government funding that helps reduce the semester fee by a lot.
Sorry, I meant the thing with 2014 that those were also abolished by @Attirbful not from the video, my mistake XD@@DatBlockSG
0:56 The " jelly-filled doughnuts" is called "Berliner" only in western Germany - while in Berlin, it's called "Pfannkuchen", and in some other parts of Germany it may have other, completely different names.
But surely no German would have thought about Kennedy's famous German sentence as a reference to a doughnut. It is clear that he talked about the residents of (West) Berlin and expressed his solidarity with them.
Oh, please. There are way more names to this dish.
We in Hessen (Hesse) call it "Kreppel"!
Oder wie bei uns in Franken, Krapfen 😊
correct!@@strenter
und Pfannkuchen ist wiederum etwas komplett anderes im Rest von Deutschland.
Yeah. That factoid is completely overblown due to being very funny to think about.
But this was a crisis speech met with roaring applause.
He essentially promised that West Berlin would be supported at any cost by NATO forces, leading to Berlin getting airsupplied until the Soviets backed down and opened the transit roads to the West.
NOBODY thought of donuts at that point. Outside maybe how many they could possibly eat before the looming nuclear holocaust claimed them.
Dinner for one is something that are on TV here in Sweden also
The prostitutes for disabled people are special social workers, wich are usualy paid by social organisations. The idea is, that sexuality is important for everybody and that some disabled people don't have a chance to find sexpartners.
Not only Peter Dinklage has german roots. Bruce Willis, Leonardo Di Caprio, Michael Fassbender, Johnny Depp and (my favorite) Sandra Bullock. Sandy actually grew up in Nürnberg until she was 15 and speaks fluent german, she regularly does promo in german when speaking with german media.
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59) The story of Currywurst includes British curry powder, British worcester sauce and ketchup all obtained from British soldiers back in 1949 in Berlin.
65) The Oktoberfest was moved into September for the better weather. It runs now parallel to the Cannstatter Volksfest or Wasen in Stuttgart, which started in 1818 as "Landwirtschaftliches Haupt- und Volksfest" (agricultural main and folk festival, then including an agricultural fair) as part of agricultural reforms introduced by King Wilhelm I of Württemberg after the famines in the "year without summer" after the Tambora eruption, but is nowadays roughly the same as the Oktoberfest. The second biggest festival (by visitors) of the kind is however the Cranger Kirmes in Herne (held in August), the third the Rheinkirmes in Düsseldorf (3rd week of July). There is always some of those somewhere in Germany - spring festivals, summer festivals, autumn festivals.
67) Wrong. There are over 3,000 registered kinds of bread in Germany, not measly 300.
69) Despite the expensive delay politics of the last conservative government Germany has now achieved even more than 50% renewables in electricity production.
71) It would better to world's champion in avoiding packaging waste than producing enormous amounts of such waste and then recycle (most of) it.
74) That seems to be based on numbers from 2014 by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, reported e.g. by Newsweek and Fortune. The statistics however refers to the number of surgical operations carried out in Germany, not necessarily with Germans.
78) + 79) Cologne Cathedral was built 1248 - 1528, as funding run out and priorities as well as the economic situation of the city changed. For many centuries pictures of the Cologne skyline showed the wooden crane on top of one of the tower stumps. After the Napoleonic wars interest in historic achievements was awakened and especially the Gothic architecture came in fashion again as the neo-Gothic style. Some enthusiasts from Cologne, especially art collector and trader Sulpiz Boiserée, could gain the support of Prussian Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm for their proposal to finish the building. (After 1815 Cologne hat become part of the now Prussian Rhine Province, and the Protestant Prussian government had difficulties to win the support of the local Catholic citizens, who were often more inclined to democracy; also Friedrich Wilhelm had a somewhat romantic notion of medieval times and loved the Gothic revival.) In 1842 the construction was officially restarted, in 1880 the building was officially finished. The Ulm Minster was never a cathedral (which would be the seat of a bishop); the construction was funded by the then rich citizenship and started in 1377. Funding run out in 1543, shortly after the Ulm citizenshop decided by a referendum in 1530 to become Protestant (by a majority of 7/8 of votes). In 1841 Ulm became a Federal Fortress of the German Confederacy. The fortifications were finished in 1859, including a wall of 9km length and costs of about 16,5 mio. guilders. That project, together with industrialization and the railway line Stuttgart - Friedrichshafen (constructed 1846-1850 as the southern branch of the "Swabian railway") brought new wealth to Ulm, and in 1844 construction was restarted. In 1885 the works at the main tower started and were finished in 1890. The tower of the Protestant Minster was then about 10 meters higher than originally planned and by this 4 meters higher than the twin towers of Catholic Cologne Cathedral. But that was only some strange coincidence according to the Ulm architects.
my husband definitely sits down and I never had to discuss it with him, I will not be asking questions, just being grateful for a my man being awesome
23:18 Farmers stand, Kings sit down.
please watch "dinner for one" as a new years episode, it`s great. Very visual humor, kinda like Mr. Bean but with it's own charme.
..and the last sentence,but notice thw twinggling😄
89) It became the narrowest street more or less by accident: After a fire houses were rebuilt at not exactly the same place and the street forked around three houses. But the narrow branch was presumably meant originally only as emergency escape route.
Love your videos!
Some information:
1) Related to Büsingen which is surrounded by Switzerland: Switzerland is not in the European Union but in Schengen, so they have open borders.
2) University was also founded in Germany in 1385 in Heidelberg. It had its first students in 1386.
3) I have never seen beer at McDonald's. Maybe in former times...
4) We do not have order times for alcohol. You can go to the gas station or to a night kiosk to buy alcohol all night long.
5) Recycling is a big thing. In our region we have five different garbage cans (paper/cardboard, plastics, organic waste, residual waste and glass. We are supposed to take our empty bottles (plastics, glass) back to the supermarket to put them in a vending machine and we get back either 8 Cents per beer bottle or yogurt jar, 15 Cents per hard-plastic bottle and 25 Cents per PET-plastic bottle. The wending machine gives back a piece of paper with a barcode on it, so you can get back your money at the cash register or use it to buy new stuff.
6) Fact 92 is true :) (But not on public ones)
7) I've not seen many blocked videos so far, maybe 2 or 3 videos in my whole life. I think that this fact isn't up-to-date.
I wrote it while watching, but my English isn't perfect. I'm sorry for that :)
3) Here in the Rein Main Area around Frankfurt (FFM), I have drank beer at McDonalds.
Children learn how to deal with knifes, electricity and fire, how to treat glas and avoid thorns and poisonous plants, and also ... how to deal with alcohol.
7:45 yup .. as a snack in between, or if a long night coming to an end. ... A curry wurschd is always a nice to have thingy .... or Döner ... or Gyros ..or a Burger... from Mc D..
About that Reading the clock Thing: We actually have different attempts in reading the clock, depending on the region you are living in.
Examples for:
10:15 / 10:30 / 10:45
One Part is counting the minutes past the actual hour until half of the hour is gone and then they count the minutes before the next hour.
Viertel nach Zehn / halb elf / viertel vor elf. ( Quarter past ten / half eleven / quarter before eleven.)
And other Germans count the minutes to the next hour until it's fulfilled.
Viertel elf / halb elf / dreiviertel elf
( Quarter eleven / half eleven / three quarters eleven )
It's also confusing to Germans ;)
once again an entertaining and fair video from you! Thank you!
12:12 in Germany you can buy and drink alcohol not only beer 24/7. There aren't any restrictions. You can also go for a morning pint early on Sunday morning (called Frühschoppen 😅).
18:49 In the stands above you don't see MPs, but rather visitors and interested people.
23:26 Of course I sit at home or with good friends (cleanliness) and im always stay in public
"Diner for one" you must See and comment 😂
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It's a english black and white movie and a tradition to watch this movie on Sylvester.
Reutlingen!!! My Hometown. 21:40 🤣👍🏻
after watching like.. all of your videos... i just have to say "never offence taken!! :)".. in the whole "series". dude greedings from germany and you do good :) like your content.. keep it going. ;)
24:42 I was very surprised, when I learned, that even the composer of the epic theme of "Game of Thrones", Ramin Djawadi, was a german citizen from my hometown Duisburg.....! 😃
29:03 I have never seen beer at a mac donalds tho I nearly never go there anyways and would assume its a bavarian thing
7:49 It was invented in Germany (by a Turk) 😂
In my small town we have a town hall advent calendar, too. And our American partner town has copied us and has now the biggest advent calendar. 🌸
German. Sit to pee. My Mother gave me and my father an ultimatum. rather we sit or we clean the bathroom ourselves 100% of the time. Because none of us wanted to wash the others pee from the wall (wich is rather inavoidable if you stand, wich my mom explained and showed in great detail) me and my father sit down to pee. Also: The word Siotzpinkler and Stehpinkler exist and are used commonly.
Are there still men who stand to pee???? 🤯
wich my mom explained and showed in great detail oO
Shame that you're born to late. Even my brother was /is standing up. When I left Germany in 2003 'standing up' wasn't an issue 😄
@@biankakoettlitz6979 I'm 41 years old.
It might be a surprise to many, but McDonald's also serves beer. However, not in every branch. The decision is left to the respective restaurant. By the way, the beer supplier is Bitburger. In any case, only around 40 percent of McDonald's restaurants sell alcoholic or non-alcoholic beer. The competition also only offers it in selected branches.
15:08 Quote "I remember that match" .... and every German and Brazilian too! 🙃
The way we tell the time here in Germany varies from regionally - in eastern Germany and small parts of the west people would spell out 01:45 as "three quarters two" (because ¾ of the "second hour" have passed) while in most parts of western Germany people would say "it's quarter before two" because it's a quarter hour until 02:00.
It's a pretty reliable way to tell where somebody got socialised.
or is Badense ( from Baden )
The "small" in your ""small parts of western Germany" is wrong. Please look it up before you comment BS.
Sitting down when peeing is not only more hygienic but also good for the male body. "Sitzpinkler" (yes, we do use the term) have less problems with their prostate when crossing their 50ies.
This is obviously a misunderstanding because in Germany only a few types of sausages are similar to "Bratwurst" and are grilled or pan-fried - the other types look different and are filled differently, most are significantly thicker, they are cut into thin slices and mostly used as a topping for slices of "real" bread or for half buns. These other types are also named as “sausage products” (="Wurstwaren"), for example, the different types of salami are also included, as people from abroad usually know it as a pizza topping.
You forgot the ones that get cooked, like Frankfurter or Wiener.
But there are many types of Bratwurst, with different types of meat, with other ingredients like cheese.
@@MarcLeonbacher-lb2oe Yes, ok, but in the end they usually look like a typical “bratwurst”, especially to people who are not familiar with the topic and that is basically what I meant with my comment.
12:26: Fun fact, we have pubs which are 24 hours a day open. And of course you get beer and every other kind of alcohol there all the time.
~7:30 Yes! The best snack after some beers: Currywurst mit Pommes! :)
Best times of the year: summer and Winter ❤ my cousin from Canada loves to visit us in Winter because of the Xmas markets in our area
3:11 Nr.56:
Yes, the escape from the prison itself is not punishable, BUT every related damage or threatening IS punishable.
So if you just flee without doing any damage(eg. because you were just delivered into the prison and you're in the forecourt, the gates are still open and the policemen are distracted, and you're able to flee) you wont be punished for it.
But in most other cases you will break other punishable rules, so that you're still beeing punished for fleeing.
You can buy beer at mc donalds, burger king. 24/7. In general, you can buy allways beer 24/7 at gas station, kiosk.
Even in the drive thru😅
@@Tom17140 yes
11:10 i never once in my lifetime saw beer at a mcdonalds in germany, i did however see beer on the menu at mcdonalds in spain
7:30 no, there usually is no curry wurst after a "night out" because they were all replaced by kebap places which we call "Döner" which is an invention by a turkish immigrant in Berlin anyway. Those are usually the only places open at night... no curry wurst places :P
3:50 In germany most prisons are ( while yes still prisons ) geared to reform and reeducate rather than punish like in the US meaning there is no real need to escape cause it's not that bad in there. ( We basically think this is beneficial in the long run as it decreases the likelyhood of somone leaving prison and being back in the next day cause you taught them no other way to feed themselves. Rather German prisons offer an option to get vocational training and get in contact with local employers so you can find a job when you get out )
Merry Christmax for you and all arround you too, and have a happy and healthy new year
13:59 they are the best Power source, was better than any other Type of Power plant, they are way more Environment friendly and produce more energy
If you are in Hamburg , make sure it's 'Dom' season, it's a huge tivoli and a Must, it's our 'Oktoberfest', and coming from the North, I think , our beer is the greatest, and the Christmas market , including this from the Reeperbahn...
1:30 Switzerland is not and was never Part of the EU. Though they are part of the Schengen which grants freedom of movement
Also fun fact Germany and Switzerland have signed something called a "Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen" ( Double taxation treaty ) which basically says: If you work in either Germany or Switzerland and live in the other you may choose which you want to get taxed by. ( As Switzerland is not part of the EU the rule that the place you live taxes you does not apply )
Public universities didn't have tution fees even before 2014, but they did have a administrative fee ( a few hundred Euros depending on the university) per semester. Called the "Campus Maut ". That is now also gone.
2:15 Richtgeschwindigkeit :D 😂😂🤣🤣
23:10 At home I pee sitting down unless I have to pee at work. Then I'm the cool guy and pee standing up ;)
20:02 Merry Christmas to you too
My former English teacher always told us that she had a sign above the ceramic throne, saying: "Stand up for your rights but sit down when you pee." (Directed at her husband and male guests, obviously.) Goes to show that sitting down really is a thing in Germany and an often debated one as well. I myself count to the group of "women-friendly toilet users" considering they're usually the ones suffering in one unhygienic way or another from men with the ingrained conviction that standing is "manly".
We here in Sweden tell the time the same
Hello Dwayne, I live in Rosenheim (Bavaria). There are two McDonalds and I never saw Beer to buy. May be it's possible in the northern part of Germany, but I think not in Bavaria. Sorry about my english. I had my last english lessons about 45 years ago.
Yeah Currywurst and Döner after a long night, is the best.
The glass dome of the German parliament is also known as "cheese bell" by the people, as cheese tends to stink, kind of meaning it stinks in the parliament.
Student loan was abolished in 2014 after being introduced in 2006. And in this period of time (exactly when I studied) it was a maximum of 500€ per semester (+ ~250€ for fees and public transport)
Speaking of McDonald's ... here's a fun story: around 1980, I was working part-time as an interpreter for the city council during a cultural exchange week. My charges were actually a group from Leeds -- about 15 members of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Company. They had put on a performance for the local British garrison -- RSVP from the commandant, dress uniform or evening dress required. Formal reception, orderlies offering platters of nibbles, officers plying us with duty-free alcohol, regimental silver on display, the works. Hubby and I were in a tux and evening gown respectively, and the RSCDS folks had done their last performance in formal kilts (lace jabot, black waist-length jackets with metal buttons, patent leather shoes for the men, and the ladies wore ankle-length white dresses with tartan sashes). We also had 3 bagpipers with us.
Anyway, around 10pm the Army carted us back to the group's downtown hotel, and my people decided they needed some coffee/tea before turning in. Their hotel was breakfast only, so they were looking for a place that was still open ... which just happened to be a McDonald's ... and it was about halfway full of guests. And in we walked, 16 strong, in full evening wear. The staff had seen them before, so didn't bat an eye, but the rest of the patrons? You could HEAR their jaws drop. Funny as hell, and one of my favorite memories of the time.
"Do you have kebabs?" wow...... I am shook. We have the best kebabs.
#56
You'll get no additional punishment for escaping the prison, but still get punished for everything you do while escaping, eg stealing the shovel or destroying the wire or causing a riot.
also, if you try to escape the prison, it might have detrimental effects on the benefits you could potentially earn, like "free weekends from prison" while still being an inmate
#57
The tuition fee was introduced in 2007/2008, and removed in 2014 again. Studying was free in germany since the 1970 before that
That means if you manage to escape from prison without breaking further laws you would not get an additional punishment besides the one you hat at the moment of your escape.
This was justified with every mans right for the aspiration of freedom, which is an irrevovable principe in german law.
and we love not only sousage, we love our BREAD, we have about 3200 sorts of bread (yeah, its true) and we have BREAD museum as well 🤗 and yes, you have fish´n chips and thats really good too 😍
In Estonia are many sausages , Elk suasuage , beer sausage, cheep sausage , deer sausage , pig sausage, cow sausage, and many flavore too, with cheeche, with chilli , with dill, with pepper, wth paprika, with groats and blood.
Fast food chains in Germany sell beer, thought some have the rule that they won´t serve it before lunch-time and not after a certain hour (or if the costumer is to intoxicated). Most, when not all, of them fill the beer into one of their cups and won´t give you the glass bottle.
again, I really would like to support you (we, my husband and I) live near Bonn. We would love to show you our country
Oktoberfest in Munich ist just a big tourist trap scam at this point. They overcharge for beer and the food quality isn't great either. Just go to a Dorffest or Pfarrfest (Village Fest or Church Fest) in the South and you got all the fixings (like oompah bands and beer in giant mugs) for a fraction of the price and it's a lot more authentic. If you need ferris wheels and things of that nature too go to a Kirmes or Volksfest.
About the time: We actually do say for example "Viertel nach zwölf" which literally means "Quarter past twelve". But we say "Halb zwei" ("Half two") instead of "Half (past) one". Ist like rounding decimal numbers. You start rounding to the next bigger number if the decimal is equal to or higher than .5
But keep in mind this is not the case everywhere in Germany. There are regions where people even say "Viertel zehn" ("Quarter ten") for "Quarter past nine" they refer to "The first quarter of the tenth hour". It's confusing but... Yeah, you get used to it.
Oh my. PLEASE Dwayne, you MUST search out a video of “Dinner For One” which is performed by an entirely British cast in English and is faithfully shown on German television every year. I guarantee that your holidays will be significantly enriched! It is a black and white classic with well known British actors of the time and it was deliberately intended for a German audience. Forgive me that I have forgotten why. (But just maybe, it is a reflection of the Germanic impact on the British royal house?!) I first encountered it during my very first visit to Germany for a German Christmas in 1986. In the meantime, having moved to Sweden 26 years ago, I have also enjoyed it every year as part of our New Years celebration. Which means that I have seen it nearly 40 times and have laughed every single one of those times! Wishing you a most joyful and loving holiday season, Jerri. Oh, it is just barely possible that I feel a genuine happy connection with you partly because my cherished younger brother is also named Duane. Our father was named Duane Maxwell Hughes and his father emigrated to the US with his family from Kent, England when he was was 13 years old. His father’s name was Jacob.
I dimly recall that it mainly sank with nary a trace in the UK, but not outside.
JFK said it in a perfect german way, everyone in Germany would have said it in the same way. There are a lot of dishes called the same as the citizens, like 'Hamburger' 'Nürnberger' (Würste) or 'Berliner'.
and "Amerikaner", which is another pastry ... so you can buy both Berliner and Amerikaner in the bakeries.
No, he did not! He said it clearly with a strong American accent, and he didn't say 'ich' but 'ick'
@@RussnsRsubHumns I said perfect german way, not perfect pronounciation. That was overall good. The 'ch' is very difficult, like the 'th' for germans..
Yes - Sex-work is legal. And Sex-workers can get special education for service on and with disabled people - and the work for disabled peopled is subsidized, people with an disability do not have to pay the full price for a sex-worker (any gender). Many Sex-workers write that in their adds if they are specially trained for disabled or elderly (yes - elderly people....if i am not mistaken customers above 65 years of age and no upper limit) that are not able to leave there home or are alone. Because loneliness is considered as a mental disability that can lead to other much more severe illnesses or death.
PS: We do not call it Prostitution any more. It is officially recognized as a Freelancing type of work line hence Sex Work - and Sex Workers can get free Medical treatment and regular medical checks for STDs and they have to pay Tax and Social Contribution after registration as a Sex-worker. And the Social Contribution they pay allows them to put money at their pension and other insurances (including unemployment insurance).
Hi Dwayne, I don't know of any McDonalds restaurants in Hamburg (Germany) that serve beer. However, the franchisees can decide for themselves whether they serve beer or not. However, as McDonalds wants to be seen as a family restaurant, the restaurant operators are advised not to sell beer.
That would explain a few things. We have some here in Baden Würtemberg. But not all serve beer. So I always was a bit confused. But it makes sense for the franchises to decide for themselves.
Funfact about the Game against brazil is that the trainer said the the half time break guys we need to step back play a bit slower, calm down... sadly the one player who scored twice after that for the legendary 7:1 was on the toilet in the half time break so he DO NOT hear what the trainer said thats the reason he only scored in the secound half ;D
I live in Germany but never heard of that “ sausage enlargement “ thing being so hype in Germany.
I reckon they all come from abroad for the surgery though ;))
50) Internet myth. First: Within the context the meaning was totally clear and well understood, so the crowd did cheer. Second: Within Berlin a Berliner is never a "jam donut". The full name of the deep-fried delicacy in question is "Berliner Pfannkuchen" - in Berlin they say only Pannekuchen (pancake) to it without any "Berliner" involved, while in some other regions they abbreviate it to "Berliner", and in some regions (like around Frankfurt) they call it "Kreppel" or "Krebbel" respectively "Krapfen" (in Bavaria and Austria). In the more Catholic regions they are traditionally made at the time of Carnival. So: if you use the word "Berliner" in or around Berlin, you mean always a citizen of Berlin, never a donut (except maybe if you are an ignorant tourist).
51) Switzerland is not in the EU, but it signed the Schengen treaty. Even before however there were special agreements between Germany and Switzerland about Büsingen. (Which never became part of Switzerland because House Habsburg could keep it even after it lost its other estates in Switzerland (like its ancestral seat, the castle of Habsburg). It was however leased for some time to a noble from Schaffhausen, Eberhard im Thurn, who was kidnapped in 1693 by relatives because they suspected him to have converted secretly to Catholicism and brought to the city of Schaffhausen for trial. That led to a diplomatic crisis between Switzerland and the Archduke of Austria (who was also the German king). Eberhard was set free and returned to Büsingen, but Habsburg decided that Switzerland will never get Büsingen. Büsingen was given to Württemberg by Napoleon in 1805 and changed hands again in 1810, becoming subject to Baden.)
52) It is considered causing an avoidable traffic hazard. You have to make sure you have enough fuel before entering the Autobahn, and there are also service stations in regular intervals along the Autobahn.
55) The gender thing was long ago abolished and even then it had many exceptions (like traditional names which were used in one place for females, in another for males, or traditional names from the region/county one of the parents descended from). It is also not so much a law than a guideline, based on protecting children's rights: You're not allowed to give your child some name which can led to their humiliation or embarrassment or could make them an easy victim for mobbing in school.
56) The escape itself is not punishable, but after you were caught again, you have still to serve your sentence, and you'll lose any facilitations you got before. If you broke something or hurt someone during your escape, you will get an additional sentence for that. The same law is known from other countries also.
57) There are no tuition fees for German and EU citizens. For other foreigners it depends on where they are from and on the state the university belongs to. In Baden-Württemberg for example students from outside the EU have to pay a tuition fee of 1,500 Euro per semester (with some exemptions). Some state also request tuition fees from students which start second studies in another field after graduating (usually less than 1,000 Euro per semester). University is however not completely free: All universities request some kind of "semester fee" consisting of an administration contribution, a student services contribution (the student services organize the refectories and manage also some dormitories) and a student's union contribution as well as in most cases free use of public transportation within the city or the region, which then adds up to a total between 70 and 400 Euro per semester.
Before 2005 general tuition fees were forbidden by federal law. Some states filed in 2002 a suit against that law saying it violates state competence for law making in this field, which was approved by the Constitutional Court. Most states introduced then some tuition fees (against the protests of students), but abolished them again after elections led to new governments. The last two states to abolish general tuition fees were Bavaria and Lower Saxony in 2014, but some states still maintain (rather low) tuition fees for longtime students, students starting second studies in another field after bachelor or master graduation or for students from outside the EU.
University was free in Germany when I went in the 80ies. (Modest) fees were introduced for a short time and then abolishey again. Of course you had to pay for your own expenses, rent, food, books etc.
Currywurst with Fries.
It can be a snack while going out for a beer with friends. You're absolutly right.
But it can also be a fast lunch takeaway. It's not expensive and you get it fast.
You can also have it in the open-air swimming pool (Freibad) during summer.
Here around Frankfurt (Hessen) is a franchise called "Best Worscht" - they serve Currywurst in slightly different favors and also different levels of spiciness. From A (like Apprentice) way up to F ( like FIRE from HELL!)
Yeah, you don't get a punishment for trying to escape a prison itself, but if you f.e. break something on your way for example your cell door, you'll get an extra sentence for that, so technically it would be legal to walk out of prison if all doors are somehow open and you don't harm anybody else. Also, the fact that running out of fuel is illegal on our Autobahn is, again, technically true, but it is very unlikely that you get a fine or even prison sentence for that.
Dwayne, do you know that we Germans invented the English language in the time of the Holy Roman Empire?
If not, now you do 😄
remember british and scottish guards of the queen in detmold totally teared down mc donalds till the mp showed up ...frikkin hell ^^
Germans invented fast food when the crusaders passed through on their way to Jerusalem and wanted something to go.
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Hi Dwayne. Yes it's right! Breaking out of custody (prison) is not a criminal offense in Germany. Rather, it is an expression of your personal desire for freedom that must not be punished. But you can of course commit other crimes when you break out, for example if you injure or kill a security guard, falsify documents or present fake ones, damage property, if you saw through the bars on the window, to stay in the cliché. These acts are and remain criminal offenses and will be punished accordingly. Understood?
The printed Advent calendar was created at the beginning of the 20th century. It is not entirely clear who the “inventor” of the calendar was. In any case, the first Advent calendar appeared in Germany between 1902 and 1908, which was then called the “Christmas calendar”.
@00:58 - back when germany was still devided West Berlin was an exclave surrounded by the Wall/the GDR - but East Germany had sort of an exclave surrounded by West Berlin and the Wall within West Berlin territory.
It amounted to a small settlement of several houses surrounded by the Wall and connected to the rest of the GDR via a pass-through just 6 meters wide, with the Wall on either side. Must have been extremly weird to live there, not to mention the constant secret police observation owed to these people living extremly close to the Wall which was intended to keep them in after all, so each time people planned to build something and brought in material they had to reckon with getting questioned because the stuff could get used to build a tunnel (happened more than once) or kind of a bridge to get over (which got successfully pulled off as well).
There were never tuition fees in any way comparable to the UK. Few hundreds,max.
The very best Curry Wurst is the one from "Dönninghaus" in Bochum (the Ruhr area). I've tried the one from the Curry Wurst museum on multiple occasions, but it was just a disappointment to what I was used to. No wonder and no remorse, that they went bancrupt in the meantime. And it hasn't got anything to do with covid and so on. … they just served bad meals.
So, if you ever come to Germany, please visit the Ruhr area first… not because of the best curry sausages, that ever existed in the known universe, but because of the many unknown sights and the very much down to earth people with lots of dry humour, you could even imagine.
It could be the best time of your life! Hey, compared to Berlin, the Ruhrgebiet encompasses way more than five million people and to me is one of the most underrated areas in the whole of Germany. Ugly… yes! Beautiful… of course! The people there are just wonderful, though sometimes hard, harsh and direct. But Iove them.
The Currywurst mostly gets eaten, if you go out for a long drinking evening or to have a fast snack over the day.😊
Hilarious, the way the speaker tried to say "Richtgeschwindigkeit", the recommended speed on German motorways. Wouldn't have recognized it without subtitles 😅 my favorite English tongue twister is "Worcester sauce". Many Germans don't know how to pronounce correctly or fail. The "beer corpses" / Bierleichen / sounded like " beer licken", which confused me a bit. Ch in German is hard to pronouce and hardly comparable to E 11:01 nglish sounds. Try the approch of the french...no, forget about it, I can't explain 😢
The first syllable "Ei" is pronouced like the English "i".
Bc of the German pronunciation of "ch" it is often judged as a harsh language.
11:27 min: There is no beer at McDonalds anymore. That was in the past.
19:48 Yes
About time: "halb drei" ("half three") is shorthand for "half of the third hour has passed" in German, not "it's half an hour past three" like in English. Although there is a north-south divide with this, so "five to three-quarter three" (2:40) isn't universally understood. This gets more extreme with "one quarter", as half of the nation uses "quarter past two" and the other "quarter three", which are awfully close to each other and prone to misunderstandings. In addition, "quarter to" is used in some regions either alongside or instead of "three-quarter".
University fee - there was only a short time (2003 -2014) when fees had to be paid - different for every Bundesland but mostly asking for 500€ per semester
I'm shocked too. At my McD they don't sell beer. But Heineken. Or was it Carlsberg? 🤔
It's a common missconception even in germany it's not time to it's time past in the current hour. To clear things up. At midnight when you switch to the new day at 00:01 you are within the first hour even if the clock states 0 hour and 1 minute. So quarter 1 would be 15 minutes have passed from the first hour so 00:15.
The Currywurst has been created be a berliner woman - Herta Heuwer. After WWII she learned about Ketchup by american soldiers and curry powder by the british. After experimenting a bit she made the famous curry sauce, using warm Ketchup, a german Bratwurst and put curry powder on top. Finnally served with fries it's an enjoyment till now.
11:48 Beer is a staple food in Germany 🍻🍺
Young people are allowed to drink wine, beer and champagne from their 16th birthday.
I'm German and a frequently customer at McDonald's (northern Germany), but today's the first time me hearing about beer at McDonald's. Maybe in bigger cities or southern ones .... Hence McDonald's is a frenchise, it's up to the entrepreneur himself to do or don't. Same with prices.
I recommend trying 16 different sausages, 16 different beers and 16 different breads when you come to germany. Because we have 16 states that are pretty different in terms of food and drinks.
Escaping from jail will not bring you an additional punishment. If you get caught again you still have to go back to prison to serve your sentence.
There's something to add: You don't get extra time in prison just for escaping, but you get it when you break other laws like destruction of property or if you hurt other people. Without breaking amy laws, it is nearly impossible to escape
And it's because it's basic human instinct to be free
Standing :) I am only sitting down when the host requires it. Some have signs on the wall of their toilets :)
University fees that have been abolished in 2014 were only brought in a few years before that, and they were only a few hundred Euros per semester. University was free before that and after. Also there is student loans to pay for shelter and food while studying in germany, if you need it.
Bier bei McDonald's ist einfach nur die Einsicht eines Konzerns in die deutsche Wirklichkeit 😅
clock and time: There is a difference between west and east. People in the old Bundesländer (West Germany) say it like the English. In East Germany we say Viertel Drei, Halb Drei, Dreiviertel Drei for 2:15h, 2:30h, 2:45h.
"the german people are above the government" yeah i call bullshit on that with all the stuff they legislate etc....If we were above them they would do much more "Volksbefragungen" which is basically a public census where the population has to vote not for a party to be elected but a specific thing to be legislate in or out. but they never do that.
The prison break thing works ony if you dont violate any other law while breaking out. You can think of it like, if the guardens let you simply walk out, you dont get punished for.
only east and some south countries of germany do the weird stuff with the clock... in my location we say, quater after(6:15 = quarter after 6), half to next hour (6:30 = half seven), quarter to (6:45 = quarter to seven)
4:16 not necessarily. If you manage to slip through the door while the wardens shifts change and go by unnoticed, you can escape prison without damaging or hurting anything or anybody. But then again, why would people try to escape from german (nor norwegian, belgium, finnish, etc) prisons, where you're threatend as a person and have all the help to get resocialised? On top of that, if you behave well in german prisons as an inmate, you might get some of the remaining time cut off or are allowed to leave prison on daytime to go for work and only return to prison after your worktime. Some inmates who really cooperate to return to society are sometime also allowed to return to their family during weekends and just have to stay in the prison Mo to Fr. Trying to escape from prison in germany/ netherlands/ austria/ etc would make you lose your benefits.
Edit: around 6:00 yes, there were fees on universities in germany until 2014, but that were only a couple of hundred Euros per semester. Some states dumped the fee in 2010 to 2012. So even while there were fees once for studying, it never was anywhere close to the fees british or american people would have to pay - and are still paying.
12!:17 Sorry for the edits getting longer and longer, but *what* ?! Security at McDonalds?! What for ?! In germany you can drink beer as long as you want. Well, there is a closing times (depends between 0:00 and 1:00 a.m.), but until then get it all if you can. And, yes, if you are too drunk already they won't let you get in, but apart from that noone is stoping you. Having a beer for breakfast is even a common thing in Bavaria and Baden-Würtemberg. You need to understand in Germany beer is considered being food, not an alcoholic drink, but then again overdoing it is also not okay.
University isnt free. Its just the fact that you have to pay a small bunch of money as "Semesterbeitrag". That money is spent on the loan of the uni staffs and keep running uni infrastructure like bibliotheks, the building bills and so on. Its also includes a free ticket for public transport.
University is free and I have three degrees. The third one wasn't even planned. I just went after work to university as a "hobby", little by little I did all the courses and now I have a Bachelor degree in history of art and I do not even need it. It just keeps hanging on the wall :D
About 91 - the "Brautentführung" (kidnapping the bride): it's done after the wedding during the celebration, not before. And the husband has to a) find his wife and b) pay all the tabs of the pub crawl to get her back. So this is a more rural tradition where it is well understood that someone will come along and pay.
I was kidnapped by my male relatives and since we married in a city, they arranged it with the best man so my husband was eventually able to find me. We didn't do the pub crawl, only went to one pub, because nobody would have let us leave without paying... You really need to have an environment where everybody knows everybody to do a proper kidnapping.