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  • @dweuromaxx
    @dweuromaxx  4 года назад +209

    How do these things compare to where you live? Any surprises?

    • @Yocarisfastlike
      @Yocarisfastlike 4 года назад +12

      Why are Germans so poor ?

    • @coolredpen
      @coolredpen 4 года назад +11

      Berlin rent cap has really messed with the market. Many landlords prefering to make a loss than rent out at a lower price, meaning it's really difficult to find a place at the moment

    • @dougtheviking6503
      @dougtheviking6503 4 года назад +35

      The whole Kitchen Rachel? WTH! 🤭 In America, maybe just Appliances . Thanks Rachel another great Vid 👍🤗

    • @matnichol
      @matnichol 4 года назад +34

      @@Yocarisfastlike They’re not.

    • @anglogerman2287
      @anglogerman2287 4 года назад +30

      @@Yocarisfastlike What is your definition of "poor"?

  • @smu48
    @smu48 4 года назад +3096

    Me a German watching how Germans live: interesting

    • @Sternburg
      @Sternburg 3 года назад +5

      @Farb S xD

    • @Speed8reaker
      @Speed8reaker 3 года назад +45

      vor allem was soll dieser tiny hausscheiß. höre ich zum ersten mal. haben se versehentlich ein von der randgruppe befragt :D

    • @AgrestisAnima
      @AgrestisAnima 3 года назад +18

      @@Speed8reaker Wenn ich n Grundstück hätte würd ich mir eins holen. Günstig und minimalistisch

    • @Speed8reaker
      @Speed8reaker 3 года назад +2

      @@AgrestisAnima :D

    • @tirlio
      @tirlio 3 года назад +13

      @@Speed8reaker in meinem Umfeld sind tiny houses seit Jahren ein Thema.

  • @McGuiver1601
    @McGuiver1601 4 года назад +1635

    As a german, I often watch these "This is Germany"-Videos mostly, because I want to say: "Nein, das ist nicht wahr!" (no, thats not true!). But I can't - This Video shows the most
    accurate review about living in Germany.

    • @itzlazyfelix1348
      @itzlazyfelix1348 4 года назад +9

      du auch?

    • @AberBitteMitSahne21
      @AberBitteMitSahne21 4 года назад +55

      I'am german and there is one thing wrong in the video: i don't know any one living in a tiny house. That is a quite unusal thing. But everything else is true :-)

    • @rashabintemohiuddin
      @rashabintemohiuddin 4 года назад +11

      @@AberBitteMitSahne21 You are right. I also thought the same.

    • @raraavis7782
      @raraavis7782 4 года назад +11

      @@AberBitteMitSahne21
      Jepp. I would very much like to, but the bureaucratic hurdles are not fun. It's not, like you can just park a tiny house anywhere you like and living in a Camper is basically not allowed at all. You have to have a residence in an actual building and bullshit like that.

    • @kristinar385
      @kristinar385 4 года назад +6

      @@AberBitteMitSahne21 Also ich werde mir in ca 5 Jahren ein Tiny House kaufen. Und gerade heute habe ich gelesen, daß ca. 30 km von mir eine Tiny House-Siedlung entstehen wird. Es gibt auch immer mehr Anbieter dieser Häuser in Deutschland.

  • @Cera3
    @Cera3 4 года назад +1947

    cake forks are absolutely the most important things in my kitchen! eating cake with something else - with a teaspoon or a normal fork is like drinking fizzy cold drinks from a porcellain cup instead of a glass. it works but it feels just so wrong :D

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  4 года назад +48

      😃

    • @cg6511
      @cg6511 4 года назад +59

      Back until the 1930s cake used to be eaten with a knife and fork. Then the idea came up to make things easier and get rid of the knife by combining both tools into one.
      Zackfertig! The Kuchengabel was invented.

    • @kaidrache2395
      @kaidrache2395 4 года назад +22

      @@cg6511 Ooooh no! I beg to differ. During the course of the last decade we inherited a lot of cutlery from dying family members and guess what? We are now proud owners of cake forks AND cake knifes (in fact enough to feed a Bundeswehr division). Yep, Kuchenmesser. They obviously came never out of fashion after the war, but were part of the "better cutlery". "Sonntagsbesteck", anyone? ;) If I had to take a guess I would assume that they came out of fashion somewhere during the 70s as I never saw my parents or their friends owing them.

    • @cg6511
      @cg6511 4 года назад +10

      @@kaidrache2395 I honestly dunno how old your grandparents are, but if they are as old as mine they are from well before the war. ;) And you never know if they even kept this cutlery from their own parents or grandparents, so....i'm not an expert and wouldn't deny that there might have been some timewarps in certain regions regards the sale of cutlery, but nonetheless the cake fork has been invented in the 30s, which doesn't mean that there might not still have been people eating cake like it were a steak in the 50s or so... ;)

    • @kaidrache2395
      @kaidrache2395 4 года назад +1

      @@cg6511 It's actually hard to tell because I'm missing information from the family here. First and foremost - you are right regarding their date of birth. Both sets of grandparents were born between 1914 and 1923. I assumed that these knifes went out of fashion in the 70's, because I was born in 1974 and I cannot remember using or even seeing them ever at my own parents when I was a child. But back to the topic at hand. You are probably right when you guess the 50s, reason being is that both sets of grandparents had to flee in 1945 (eastern Prussia and Prussian Holland respectively) and according to all the information I have available, none of them carried more than a single suitcase. The sets of cutlery we inherited are pretty nice, but not made of gold or silver. Even worse, it's for 24 people and stored in a specially designed bag. So I doubt that they already had it when they had to flee, just because it's a waste of space and pretty heavy. As I said, this is mostly guesswork, but if I had to flee and couldn't pack a lot of things I would go with money, documents, jewellery and that kind of stuff, but not with "worthless" cutlery. The years from 1945 to 1955 were pretty rough on my grandparents, so we can safely assume that the cake knifes were bought somewhere around 1955 to 1970. But once again, this is all pure guesswork ;)

  • @DMNCKM
    @DMNCKM 4 года назад +1003

    As a German having traveled quiet some places of the world I can express with great confidence that the greatest thing about our homes among others is the windows :)

    • @amywalker7515
      @amywalker7515 4 года назад +11

      Luft is a thing over there. 20 below zero and they've got their babies bundled up and outside in the baby pram.

    • @cg6511
      @cg6511 4 года назад +22

      @@amywalker7515 That's the Fins. We just don't cage our kids and don't persecute parents until they end in jail just for allowing their kids to make simple experiences at the respective ages them are ready to move on their own.

    • @iliepetcan1736
      @iliepetcan1736 4 года назад +1

      :))

    • @djhp1990
      @djhp1990 4 года назад +25

      And the bathrooms. With plugs and proper plumbing

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 4 года назад +18

      I notice that many german houses or apartments tend to have better ventilations compared to the Dutch, Italian, French or the English.
      The only other comparable ones would be the nordic.

  • @SloMo2723
    @SloMo2723 4 года назад +136

    Moved to Germany from California and fell in love with my tiny apartment! Love the German people!! All the best

    • @WouldntULikeToKnow.
      @WouldntULikeToKnow. 4 года назад +5

      My husband and I just moved to Germany from California too!

    • @calmondey4214
      @calmondey4214 4 года назад +4

      Stay safe you too.

    • @RemizZ
      @RemizZ 4 года назад +4

      @@WouldntULikeToKnow. Welcome! Please don't mind our idiots. They are not as bad as what you might be accustomed to 😅

    • @rick149ou
      @rick149ou 4 года назад +1

      Hopefully you abandoned the "liberal" bad political opinions that wrecked California

    • @RemizZ
      @RemizZ 4 года назад +6

      @@rick149ou US liberal = EU moderate. There are no real liberals in the US :D

  • @ramittyagi667
    @ramittyagi667 4 года назад +1356

    Moved to germany last week! Can't even explain how much DW has helped me into my transition and got me prepared for Germany!

    • @johannesgulker8597
      @johannesgulker8597 4 года назад +92

      Willkommen bei uns! :D

    • @ramittyagi667
      @ramittyagi667 4 года назад +51

      @@johannesgulker8597 danke ! Dein Land ist wunderschön 😍

    • @RachelStewart04
      @RachelStewart04 4 года назад +46

      So glad we could be helpful :) and welcome!

    • @m0llux
      @m0llux 4 года назад +58

      Welcome! Please don't make too much noise on Sundays! :D
      OK, I'm kidding.

    • @freddyfartface9327
      @freddyfartface9327 4 года назад +19

      dann wünschen wir dir Mal einen guten Start und herzlich willkommen :)

  • @matis9562
    @matis9562 4 года назад +2929

    There's always a corner full of Pfandflaschen

    • @m0llux
      @m0llux 4 года назад +184

      "How would you like to pay? In cash or by card?" - "In Pfandflaschen."

    • @kessas.489
      @kessas.489 4 года назад +5

      Bei mir nicht, habe keine Pfandflaschen mehr...

    • @cg6511
      @cg6511 4 года назад +13

      @@kessas.489 Which basically means that you don't buy any bottled beverages at all but only use a Soda Stream if any. ;)

    • @michaelakunz7679
      @michaelakunz7679 4 года назад +11

      Sodastream. Sparkels your own water.

    • @cg6511
      @cg6511 4 года назад +6

      @@michaelakunz7679 but if you only have hard shit, it only sparkles the calcium around ;)

  • @Lottedbruyn
    @Lottedbruyn 4 года назад +374

    I live in The Netherlands, and learning things about our neighbors is really nice, I love Germany and the German people.

    • @BerndSpielt
      @BerndSpielt 4 года назад +24

      I would like to return the favor to the netherlands. I love visiting Venlo and the ocean and I like the bikes all over the place! Sadly currently we are unable to drive there because of the pandemic, I am really looking forward again to have a nice 2 weeks at Egmond aan Zee in a vacation home to wind down and just enjoy the beach there.

    • @franzliebkind7612
      @franzliebkind7612 4 года назад +20

      Ich liebe Holland und die holländische Mentalität

    • @appleslover
      @appleslover 4 года назад +20

      I Love Dutch roads and infrastructure. Also your biking culture is just the best and makes Dutch cities much more pleasant and full of life 🇩🇪❤🇳🇱

    • @noworryshecancurry7454
      @noworryshecancurry7454 4 года назад +9

      oh i need to look up something similiar for the netherlands. love it there as well and super friendly people :-)

    • @Ja-uu9ep
      @Ja-uu9ep 4 года назад +9

      I’m from the UK, I need to visit some of my neighbours because I love new cultures and sites and touring places. The last time I visited the Netherlands was just to go to De Efteling a while ago haha, but I want to visit the Netherlands next time to take it in more and see new places.

  • @AdrianSchwizgebel
    @AdrianSchwizgebel 3 года назад +9

    As a neighbour of Germany, I'm still amazed that you take your kitchen appliances with you when you move out. This is unimaginable for me.

    • @BlauerBooo
      @BlauerBooo 3 года назад +1

      Yes, not always the best idea, maybe, as a kitchen is often linked to a room's measurements... so moving with those shelves and surfaces is annoying and always requires some new investments then. Also a kitchen as a whole is a quite large investment for your first rented flat.... in WGs (the shared appartements) you usually keep the former renter's kitchen or look for a (partly) furnished appartment.

    • @EgoRaptorLP
      @EgoRaptorLP Год назад +1

      I was also surprised that this is supposed to be the norm. I'm from Germany and everyone I know didn't have to buy a kitchen or left it there if they bought a new one (The next renter paid some money for the kitchen)

    • @pwp8737
      @pwp8737 Год назад +1

      In Quebec it's common to move out and in with stove and refrigerator

    • @nevazuchtaugsburg
      @nevazuchtaugsburg Год назад

      ​@@EgoRaptorLPja, wie du sonstige Möbel verkaufen kannst, kannst du auch eine Küche an den Nachmieter verkaufen. Wenn du ihn überhaupt kennen lernst. Manchmal stellt der Vermieter auch eine. In der Regel nimmt man seine Küche mit und passt sie neu an. Meine hat 10.000 € gekostet vor 12 Jahren und ist zweimal mit umgezogen in meine dritte Wohnung jetzt.
      "Was nicht passt wird passend gemacht"
      Ehrlich gesagt fühle ich mich damit auch wohler zu wissen was hinter der Küche ist und nichts vom Vorbesitzer zu nutzen.

    • @giselazeinar-wolf3267
      @giselazeinar-wolf3267 2 месяца назад

      I moved several times in Germany. In cities there are many flats with inbuilt kitchen, only in small towns or villages the kitchen is unfurnished.

  • @amierikke6225
    @amierikke6225 4 года назад +23

    I’m in the US. My husband started making our bed years ago by that double bed cover method. I didn’t like it at first because it’s not magazine picture perfect, but I’ve come to like it, it’s very practical.

  • @Mickey-wh4di
    @Mickey-wh4di 4 года назад +1563

    You also gotta bring your own "bitte keine werbung" stickers, or your mailbox will be full with advertisement papers every morning

    • @vonpfrentsch
      @vonpfrentsch 4 года назад +3

      So what? do you want the whole planet waste as much energy as the americans do? A flyer is a flyer too many in your mailbox.

    • @Mickey-wh4di
      @Mickey-wh4di 4 года назад +26

      @@vonpfrentsch yeah, thats why you need them in Germany, also everyone has them here

    • @vonpfrentsch
      @vonpfrentsch 4 года назад +1

      @@Mickey-wh4di Are you being sarcastic? We´ve only got one planet and every superfluuous printed item is one too many.

    • @Mickey-wh4di
      @Mickey-wh4di 4 года назад +38

      @@vonpfrentsch Jo WTF?? Did you smoke Smth? I said you need "no advertisement("bitte keine werbung" in English means "no advertisement") stickers on your mailbox, because its a typical thing Germans do (atleast where I live) to stop getting unnecessary advertisement in their mail every morning...

    • @Mickey-wh4di
      @Mickey-wh4di 4 года назад +21

      @@vonpfrentsch like your calling me sarcastic when I'm talking for exactly the same thing your arguing for?

  • @AkallabethGoth
    @AkallabethGoth 4 года назад +46

    A lot of the things you mentioned, apply to Poland, too. Majority of people live in flats, nearly every flat has a balcony (usually excluding the ground floor flats), you do get an assigned basement space, with each flat having their closed off area, we do wear slippers/house shoes (we don't understand walking around the flat in shoes we were just walking in outside), square pillows, etc....
    Haven't lived in Poland for nearly 10 years now, I keep forgetting how similar things are between a lot of different countries in Europe.

    • @GraceCanadaful
      @GraceCanadaful 4 года назад +2

      Rollshutters are not a German invention. They are more popular in tnhe hot parts of Europe.. French also use shutters but the old-fashion ones. RS are becoming more popular in North America.

    • @nevazuchtaugsburg
      @nevazuchtaugsburg Год назад

      Naja, Polen ist unser Nachbarland und war früher auch zur Hälfte deutsch. Auch die alten Bauwerke und Städte sind sich sehr ähnlich

    • @magorzatamargaret294
      @magorzatamargaret294 6 месяцев назад

      @@nevazuchtaugsburg Nun, die Deutschen überfielen Polen, zerstörten und beraubten es.
      Sie haben sich einen Teil Polens angeeignet, und heute tun sie so, als wüssten sie nicht, worum es geht.
      Heute raubt ihr immer noch andere europäische Länder aus und denkt, ihr wärt besser. . . ich frage mich, warum?
      Um ehrlich zu sein, muss man sagen, wie es ist.
      Deutschland ist kein ehrliches Volk für mich.

  • @anglogerman2287
    @anglogerman2287 4 года назад +276

    Not just any old balcony: a south-facing one is preferable for a lot of us (unless you live somewhere really sunny like Freiburg)😂

    • @RachelStewart04
      @RachelStewart04 4 года назад +26

      I did originally have a scene on the balcony with a compass, checking the direction - will have to show that in the director's cut one day 😆

    • @m0llux
      @m0llux 4 года назад +17

      I really love my north facing balcony! You can use it throughout the summer without melting to death :)

    • @cg6511
      @cg6511 4 года назад +10

      @@m0llux yes... nowadays with all the climate change south-oriented flats can be a real pain.

    • @yatendrasingh571
      @yatendrasingh571 4 года назад +1

      @@RachelStewart04 really, that would have made the vedio better!

    • @fauxamy23
      @fauxamy23 4 года назад +1

      Yeah sunlight is important.

  • @Zoeleii
    @Zoeleii 4 года назад +550

    German living - you can‘t just spontaneously stop by your friends‘s house, you have to make an appointment with them 😂 all the other things are normal for Europe

    • @johnwick3846
      @johnwick3846 4 года назад +119

      And there is nothing wrong about that! People should let their friends know if they plan to come over. I do not live in Germany but this is the right thing to do.

    • @iliepetcan1736
      @iliepetcan1736 4 года назад +21

      :))) the same its îs Holland :)) u need to call before to go in visot at Ur friends or parents even Austria

    • @iliepetcan1736
      @iliepetcan1736 4 года назад +1

      @@johnwick3846 :))))

    • @appleslover
      @appleslover 4 года назад +18

      I wish we were like this in Turkey
      Because most of the times my flat isn't tidey and sometimes I'd be outside

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 4 года назад +15

      That's pretty normal around the world I think.

  • @piawirth979
    @piawirth979 4 года назад +6

    I'd say the most common type of house depends on where you live. If you live in a big city, it's mostly Mehrfamilienhäuser, but in little towns most people have an Einfamilienhaus.

  • @victormj23
    @victormj23 4 года назад +267

    And don’t worry if you don’t remember your max. allowed noise level... your lovely german neighbor will remind it to you with a sweet: “HALLOOOOOOOOO?????!!!!!”

    • @DerSteff9286
      @DerSteff9286 3 года назад +13

      Or the police will ring your bell

    • @Rob_Otter
      @Rob_Otter 3 года назад +33

      There are several types of "Hallo" you should know 😁
      "Hallo?!" first strike
      "Halloooo?!" second strike
      "Hallooohoo?!" third strike - expect a police car within 15 minutes

    • @paulpuschel4665
      @paulpuschel4665 3 года назад +12

      I miss the phrase: "Es ist Mittagsruhe, verdammt nochmal!!!"

    • @frauleinbird
      @frauleinbird 3 года назад +8

      Or you will hear the scary thump of a broomstick against your floor.

    • @yuko273
      @yuko273 3 года назад

      @@frauleinbird Or the neighbor ring your bell, to tell you, that you're making to much noise

  • @thomasreilly6362
    @thomasreilly6362 4 года назад +61

    Finland is very similar except the apartments are smaller and we leave the kitchens in place when we move. You missed out the main point,everything works as it should.

    • @Tomatenmark-Mark
      @Tomatenmark-Mark 4 года назад +2

      Finland is such a wonderful country. I feel like German cities are way overcrowded. Once I came to Finland (especially Rovaniemi and Lappenranta) I immediately felt home. The countryside is so extraordinarily beautiful and all the reindeer's who are not shy at all! I just love your country and would love to live there myself some day.

    • @mucsalto8377
      @mucsalto8377 4 года назад +1

      @@Tomatenmark-MarkA winter without any sunshine for months? Not for me.

    • @Tomatenmark-Mark
      @Tomatenmark-Mark 4 года назад

      @@mucsalto8377 doesn't have to. 😉😁

    • @geraldmcmullon2465
      @geraldmcmullon2465 4 года назад +1

      "alles in ordnung" otherwise folk really do get upset.

    • @Rebecca-vg2ef
      @Rebecca-vg2ef 3 года назад +2

      Beaurocracy, government officials and Deutsche Bahn would like a word

  • @LAE45
    @LAE45 4 года назад +224

    To go along with the tiny cake forks, REALLY important: the „cake lifter“ (Tortenheber). You simply can‘t serve cake without one. Not like the flat American cake knives which will also get the piece of cake you just cut with it to the guest‘s plate, German „cake lifters“ are like trowels with a bend in the handle and you‘d never cut a piece of cake with one (that‘s crude).

    • @milchbrotchen2930
      @milchbrotchen2930 4 года назад +8

      Me as a German: i stick my fork into the cake and lift it on my plate. Tada.

    • @LAE45
      @LAE45 4 года назад +7

      @@milchbrotchen2930 klappt das auch mit frischer Erdbeertorte? ;-)

    • @vienna11215
      @vienna11215 4 года назад +2

      @@LAE45 Schon, aber ziezerlweise. EIne Erdebeere nach der anderen! :-)

    • @paulsj9245
      @paulsj9245 4 года назад +4

      @Linda I beg to differ: There are "cake server(s) with blade" - from a famous company's shop.

    • @LAE45
      @LAE45 4 года назад +4

      @@paulsj9245 You're right, just found that. Goes to show you that we Germans are also out-dated/old-fashioned!

  • @Charles50Kal
    @Charles50Kal 4 года назад +376

    I heard that Germans, by law, must clear away snow that appears in front of their house.

    • @Sedna063
      @Sedna063 4 года назад +79

      Indeed, the walkway must be cleared from 6:00 - 22:00

    • @Milanesium
      @Milanesium 4 года назад +60

      And even if you rent this snow plowing service can be delegated to you. If you refuse to do it and someone slips, you are held accountable in court.

    • @Mister006
      @Mister006 4 года назад +18

      That's the same requirement for residents in some cities in the USA. Philadelphia, comes to mind.

    • @GGs0815
      @GGs0815 4 года назад +16

      But many houses have a service for that. But yes you are resposible for it, so if it is snowing in the winter, you need to get up very early and clean the snow.

    • @mucsalto8377
      @mucsalto8377 4 года назад +14

      in cities, snow plowing is a service provided by the city (you pay taxes - you get service!)

  • @BatMajor
    @BatMajor 4 года назад +40

    you forgot about the Kaffee for the Kuchen. one of my favorite things about living in Germany Kaffee und Kuchen

    • @吴雅雯-q2u
      @吴雅雯-q2u 3 года назад

      Hello, will you come to Germany often?

  • @allenchristopher3117
    @allenchristopher3117 4 года назад +40

    Great work as usual. Somehow I knew Rachel would be able to work beer into this video on German homes.

  • @MrGlendale111
    @MrGlendale111 4 года назад +65

    When I lived in Germany I rented a small apt. It was a 2nd floor apt, in the owners home He constantly complained about my water useage. Which was minimal. What he really was complaining about, was I took a shower every day. Evidently water was a bill he wanted kept at the lowest cost he could get. I had to leave that apt. I could not stand being that uncomfortable, where i lived.

    • @erictheshark1598
      @erictheshark1598 4 года назад +36

      I guess this is NOT a typical german- ist's totally normal to take a daily shower for most of the germans !

    • @moinmoin7145
      @moinmoin7145 4 года назад +13

      That Landlord was just a pig, the most ppl take a shower daily or more often.

    • @MrGlendale111
      @MrGlendale111 4 года назад +1

      @@ajrwilde14 I would say in his 60s.

    • @dasrazzul
      @dasrazzul 4 года назад +12

      @@MrGlendale111 In the owners home - I think the problem was that he made a contract with you for Warmiete inklusive Wasser - so he had no Zähler to count how much water YOU used. Normally if you rent you have the Kaltmiete (rent only for the flat, no water, heating, energy), and pay thoses extras depending on how much you actually consumed. He just wanted to keep your water use to a minimum, becuase that way he would not have lost money if you used more than he had calculated befor.

    • @MrGlendale111
      @MrGlendale111 4 года назад +14

      @@dasrazzul The rent included the water. So yes it was an agreement, and my main useage was a daily shower. I was gone all day at work, and I lived alone. So my water useage was very little. So it was that daily shower that bothered him. I lived in Kaiserslautern. Actually others in Germany told me they had similar problems, over water useage when renting Apts. It was a very small apt on his 2nd floor. I became a nervous wreck living there every time I turned the faucet on.

  • @carolgoulart9759
    @carolgoulart9759 4 года назад +17

    What a beautiful and cute black cat ❤️ Loved the idea that friends help each other with their move. That's really kind!

  • @johnavritt7392
    @johnavritt7392 3 месяца назад +59

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  • @christophmensch3945
    @christophmensch3945 4 года назад +4

    I never thought there could be so much information, education, amusement and entertainment in 4 minutes! Had to subscribe right away!

  • @matnichol
    @matnichol 4 года назад +42

    I take all this for granted these days but it was all a bit of a shock moving from the UK.
    Taking a fitted kitchen with you is odd.
    Ruhezeit in the middle of the day is an odd concept at first but can be a welcome break if somebody is refurbishing an apartment and you’re home during the day.
    I’ve heard that if you live in an Einfamilienhaus then you are responsible for clearing any snow that falls on the pavement directly in front if your house.

    • @rkibele6666
      @rkibele6666 4 года назад +18

      The snow thing is correct. ;)

    • @manub.3847
      @manub.3847 4 года назад +6

      Sometimes even the street, you can be obliged to clear your (small) street. or Spielstr., and not just the pedestrian of snow and ice by the city or municipality code.

    • @m0llux
      @m0llux 4 года назад +4

      Even when you live in a Mehrfamilienhaus, sometimes landlords like to delegate the sweeping task either to the occupants of the apartment on the ground floor or have an actual "sweeping plan" posted that states on which days each tenant is responsible for sweeping the sidewalk. Often, this includes cleaning the common areas of the house, too

    • @paulsj9245
      @paulsj9245 4 года назад +4

      To clear the snow is a responsibility of the owner/landlord. It may be delegated to renters by clause of the rental contract.

    • @AndersHenke
      @AndersHenke 4 года назад +4

      Legally, it’s the responsibility of the municipality, but they’re able to (and normally do) declare that to be the property owners job - who in turn does shift that job to their renters.
      With apartment buildings, it’s technically the same: the city declares the property owner to be in charge of clearing the walkway from snow and excessive leaves, and the owner(s) do decide if they do have their renters alternate turns (say: every x weeks) or spend the money on some professional janitor service to take care of “winter service”. Of course, landlords do recover those fees from renters as part of their rental fee.
      And, as a bonus tip: the final one (renter or owner of a home) paying for the fees for handymen, gardeners, janitors or the like can reclaim some percentage of their labour costs when filing your taxes.

  • @andreameyer-hubner1170
    @andreameyer-hubner1170 4 года назад +214

    Don't forget the Duschekabinewasserabzieher! Permanent feature of any German shower😂 even guests are expected to get the old wasserabzieher out after their shower! (Otherwise they can expect a stern telling off from their hosts)

    • @peterderpanda2922
      @peterderpanda2922 4 года назад +2

      Definitely! You don't want to see mold, do you? :D

    • @andreameyer-hubner1170
      @andreameyer-hubner1170 4 года назад +33

      @@peterderpanda2922 it's not against mold. It's against the hard water stains than can build up on the glass

    • @peterderpanda2922
      @peterderpanda2922 4 года назад +2

      @@andreameyer-hubner1170 Oh, I use it on the wall tiles, since the ventilation is bad in our bathroom

    • @andrewjames1366
      @andrewjames1366 4 года назад +3

      Und nachher abwischen, sonst kalkt es.

    • @ebick77
      @ebick77 4 года назад +3

      If you’re referring to what we call a “squeegee” in America, then some people in USA have those for their showers, too. But maybe it’s not as common as Germany.

  • @pwn2own23
    @pwn2own23 4 года назад +158

    1:40 Alle Münchner haben bei den 17 € m² herzlich gelacht und dann geweint...

    • @julianfenster6473
      @julianfenster6473 3 года назад +26

      Was hat ein Schwabe in Berlin was ein Berliner nicht hat? - Ne Eigentumswohnung.

    • @magmalin
      @magmalin 3 года назад +3

      Drum ziehen seit Jahren viele Münchner nach Augsburg, was sich auf die Mieten hier nicht gerade positiv auswirkt. Habe einige Münchner Nachbarn hier in meinem Viertel nahe der Autobahn. Man ist auf der A8 oder mit der Bahn sehr schnell in München. Bin auch einige Jahre lang zur Arbeit nach München gependelt.

    • @jinli4787
      @jinli4787 3 года назад

      😂

    • @Benschafr0711
      @Benschafr0711 3 года назад +2

      ich aus Stuttgart hab den Kommentar gelesen gelacht, über Münchner die denken bei ihnen wärs teuer, meine mietkosten gesehen und dann geweint

    • @b.k.3313
      @b.k.3313 3 года назад

      @@magmalin Leider 😥😡😳

  • @volkerfriedritz8149
    @volkerfriedritz8149 3 года назад +13

    I'm really amazed by your perfect pronunciation of the German language. I used to work in England for half a year and tried to teach my colleagues a few German words, but not the really difficult ones. Nobody managed to pronounce any of the words correctly. You must be very talented. Respect! 👍

    • @arminius301
      @arminius301 2 года назад +4

      Agreed! I've lived in California since 1987 (was 20 years old when I immigrated from Germany right after the Bundeswehrdienst). Many people can't tell that I'm German since I tried to wipe out that silly accent from the getgo. Btw how much practice does it take to lose the inability to pronounce the "th" properly, good grief? Yeah her German is outstanding, I'm guessing she has either a German mom or dad to speak German this fluently.

    • @kailars
      @kailars Год назад +1

      That presenter is German...I thought, and checked linkdIn. Astonished she is a Brit 😮

    • @nevazuchtaugsburg
      @nevazuchtaugsburg Год назад

      ​@@kailarsich dachte auch sie ist Deutsche als Deutsche 😅

  • @mdam1977
    @mdam1977 3 года назад +8

    its nice to know the concept of house shoes in Germany as this is something that is very common in Asian countries where you dont bring in your outside shoes into your home and store them somewhere near your house entrance and either walk indoors with out shoes or have designated home slippers.

  • @peterkoller3761
    @peterkoller3761 4 года назад +3

    Austrian/German housing compared to Ireland where I used to live for a while: rectangles are actually 90°; walls are vertical; doors close without a gap; floors are flat so that doors need not be an inch off the ground or would otherwise get stuck when opening them - and they are mounted in a way they stay in any angle you open them; air tight windows; gaps between cupboard doors are identical width top and bottom and edges and corners are flush; tubing and wiring is *inside* the walls only, one water tap for both hot and cold water...
    and I am talking about newly and professionally built housing here!

  • @moritzfesseler8460
    @moritzfesseler8460 4 года назад +80

    "If the cakes aren't mini, then why are the forks ?"
    Im german and my my mind is blown..

    • @machtharry
      @machtharry 4 года назад +15

      German here too. I dont own tiny forks but eating cake with big forks just feels wrong.... Not wrong enough for me to buy tiny forks but still wrong.

    • @zommboss975
      @zommboss975 3 года назад +7

      Well it's not a mini fork. it's a cake fork....for cake. Makes sense to me.

    • @christopherstein2024
      @christopherstein2024 3 года назад +1

      @@HeyJuuu Ah yes. And cutting the Spaghetti I guess

    • @christopherstein2024
      @christopherstein2024 3 года назад

      When eating cake the fork needs an edge and is only used for bite sized pieces. A real fork can be plunged into something and keep it in place with strength while you are cutting on the plate.

    • @dagmarvandoren9364
      @dagmarvandoren9364 3 года назад

      In U.S. you don't need fork and knife......you have fingers. And a tounge to lick afterwards.....kraftig.......and smear left overs into your paper napkin....hmmm.....ach ja....hoch lebe der unterschied

  • @angrach6569
    @angrach6569 3 года назад +43

    Ah, the glorious Zollstock. We literally have one in every room of the house. Open a random drawer, there will be one of them

    • @jenni098
      @jenni098 3 года назад

      It‘s not a Zollstock. It‘s a Gliedermaßstab mit Zentimetereinteilung.
      Wenn deutsch, dann aber so richtig 😂

  • @Ahmedkhan8802
    @Ahmedkhan8802 8 дней назад

    My compliments to you, Ms. Stewart, for these first-rate presentations. This is the third one I've viewed and look forward to viewing the rest. My family was stationed in Germany from 1954-57 (yeah, an entirely different place and time) and I have had a warm spot in my heart for Germany and, especially, the German language ever since then. And I'm impressed - and a little envious - with your fluency in German. Nicely done!

  • @IngebhorgdPizarroKrause
    @IngebhorgdPizarroKrause 4 года назад +26

    The apartment situation in Germany is INSANE!! We live in Colgone, and they simply ask for absurd amounts of many, for very small spaces. I don't understand how they let this get so far.

    • @imeldam1183
      @imeldam1183 4 года назад +2

      This is the result of zero interest monetary policy (European Central Bank, Draghi, Lagarde, whatever it takes, bazooka), asset price inflation and mass immigration. Not everyone has to pay the rent out of their own earnings.

    • @Freiya2011
      @Freiya2011 2 года назад +5

      @@imeldam1183 nope. This isthe result of cities giving a funk who buys property and so whole streets have been sold to foreign investors ...and are left empty!

    • @jacquelinej8257
      @jacquelinej8257 2 года назад +4

      @@Freiya2011 We have this too in London, it’s forcing Londoners out of their city. And we made the place interesting. Germany used to be very sensible with rent prices, what a shame it has gone this way

    • @magorzatamargaret294
      @magorzatamargaret294 6 месяцев назад

      @@Freiya2011 the same in Ireland. BANKSTERS robber everything...

  • @MrMNRichardWright
    @MrMNRichardWright 3 года назад +5

    One thing we found very German. Was the way we calculated the amount of heat we used in a multi-family house. There was a type of gauge on the radiator. It held some kind of gel/liquid that was measured. The more heat used the less was left in the gauge.

    • @吴雅雯-q2u
      @吴雅雯-q2u 3 года назад

      Isn't there a solution to these problems?

  • @Amaranth711
    @Amaranth711 4 года назад +180

    I really appreciate the Fliesentisch in the WG room.

    • @becsuletferfi8217
      @becsuletferfi8217 4 года назад +9

      Der Zentralrat der Rliesentischbesitzer ist empört!

    • @kandelika2902
      @kandelika2902 4 года назад +1

      The old, very 80s Fließentisch is one of the ugliest things on earth. The second one is unloved feet in awful Birkenstock sandals, ahaha!

    • @patrickwalker8838
      @patrickwalker8838 4 года назад

      Wow, ich mag wirklich, was du hier geschrieben hast

    • @ysmg9010
      @ysmg9010 3 года назад

      Leider nur ein Ein-Flieser.
      Im schlimmsten Fall sogar nur Folie, die Holz Hocker gab es glaube oft als 3er Set.

    • @christopherstein2024
      @christopherstein2024 3 года назад

      @@kandelika2902 Get out of our Country! So redest du nicht mit uns mein Freund!

  • @SchrecklichDeutsch
    @SchrecklichDeutsch 3 года назад +4

    As for the small forks: When, for some reason, there are no small forks available, you often receive a small spoon instead of a big fork. It seems to be very important for some Germans that the cutlery is small ...

  • @Porsche996driver
    @Porsche996driver 4 года назад +190

    You missed 2 German things “Dachwohnung” (under the roof apartment) and also the shared “stair sweeping schedule!” Don’t miss your day to sweep or else! Ask me how I know! 🤔🤣

    • @ananyagupta3917
      @ananyagupta3917 4 года назад +1

      Is the sweeping thing a rule?

    • @martinafern4654
      @martinafern4654 4 года назад +6

      Klar, Hausordnung! :-)

    • @RetroNekoArt
      @RetroNekoArt 4 года назад +5

      @@ananyagupta3917 not in every apartment complex sometimes professional cleaning services do it for you but it cost extra and is part of the rent, to avoid that people do it themself.

    • @matejpolak6638
      @matejpolak6638 4 года назад +20

      I'm from Czechia and I can tell you, missing stair sweeping schedule is always the start of never-ending neighbour disputes :D

    • @horsthorsti2122
      @horsthorsti2122 4 года назад +6

      Kehrwoche

  • @ivancamacho7668
    @ivancamacho7668 Год назад +1

    So brief but so informative! Vielen Dank!

  • @Emelless13
    @Emelless13 4 года назад +19

    I lived in Germany for a time as a kid and the Rolladens (blackout rolling shutters) are amazing. Wish they were commonplace in the U.S.!

    • @jimmybaldbird3853
      @jimmybaldbird3853 4 года назад

      They look tacky

    • @minecrafttroller1000
      @minecrafttroller1000 2 года назад +1

      @@jimmybaldbird3853 I know this is a year old but I disagree, my cousin had them at her home in Italy and you could barely notice they were there until they were down. And the parts you did notice fit the architecture style quite well

    • @jimmybaldbird3853
      @jimmybaldbird3853 2 года назад

      @@minecrafttroller1000 meh, they look cheap. I just buy the regular shades that are meant to block out sun. Looks much nicer.

    • @alexspata
      @alexspata 2 года назад

      they are good, but they are pretty expensive, at least the aluminium ones they are double the price of PVC ones, which tend to deform more often from the heat / freeze cycle

  • @imurt3417
    @imurt3417 4 года назад +240

    This video made me realize that I have a very german house
    Signed: an italian living in Italy

    • @szokuspokus
      @szokuspokus 4 года назад +10

      Same here in Poland :-)
      Actually Berlin that I visited last year, thanks to blocks spread across the city, felt like Warsaw.

    • @Abcdefg25152
      @Abcdefg25152 4 года назад +15

      @@szokuspokus Berlin isn't german. When you want to see german culture go to small towns or villages. These big cities aren't anymore what they were in the past

    • @n8flieger
      @n8flieger 4 года назад +12

      @@Abcdefg25152 really? I‘d call that permanent motion, everything changes 😝 Grüße aus Berlin

    • @petarkolovrat7973
      @petarkolovrat7973 4 года назад +5

      Same in Bosnia!

    • @kamilmusalat
      @kamilmusalat 4 года назад +11

      n8flieger nah but Berlin looks and feels very Eastern European compared to the rest of Germany, which isn’t bad, I am half polish and I love going to Poland which has a very similar flair at times due to communism and cultural influennces of course.

  • @gurdevsingh5637
    @gurdevsingh5637 4 года назад +26

    A thought popped in my head like it's been over 2 weeks and there hasn't been another video of meet the germans then this video popped in my feed.

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  4 года назад +10

      @Gurdev Singh Only It's Rachel's telepathic powers...😉

  • @LeRoi715
    @LeRoi715 2 года назад +2

    As a Canadian traveling through Germany I like to see how the Bachelor/ Studio unit look alike and the bathroom/balcony/living area ? any films? and the Lady spoke so fast and showed all in super speedy way! Cheers from Toronto! I love Berlin!

    • @bagermany5284
      @bagermany5284 2 года назад +1

      You can set the PLAYBACK speed ot 0.75 or .5.........or just stop it at certain points. Rachel does a great job of explaining and using the GERMAN words when necessary to make her point. SPOT ON!

  • @carinarascher9823
    @carinarascher9823 22 дня назад

    I've been in Germany since 1966!!! One of the many aspects of German life I really appreciate is the diverse garbage system. In every household there must be one container each for; vegetable matter (from the kitchen), paper, plastic, and metal. Each town of a certain size has a recycling station, where the separation of waste is again mandatory; for example old paint containers, electronic appliances, including old computers, cell phones, etc., wood, (furniture, etc.) Outside my town, there is also an area where all debris from a property/garden...weeds, lawn clippings, pruning, etc. can be brought.

  • @pradeepjames408
    @pradeepjames408 4 года назад +11

    Good coverage, hope this tips helps for new entrants hunting for houses at Germany!

  • @jimlarens8882
    @jimlarens8882 4 года назад +234

    Ja, die Kuchengabel ist schon sehr essenziell!😂

    • @nidhoggvomwalde2280
      @nidhoggvomwalde2280 4 года назад +1

      Nie besessen 😜

    • @thorbend
      @thorbend 4 года назад +24

      @@nidhoggvomwalde2280 Barbarisch. Du trinkst deinen Kaffee auch aus Gläsern.

    • @Fkp.777
      @Fkp.777 4 года назад +15

      Ich käme mir vor wie ein Tier wenn ich Omas Kuchen mit ner normalen Gabel essen sollte. Hallooooo......wir sind ja hier nicht bei armen Leuten

    • @Zephcore02
      @Zephcore02 4 года назад +3

      @@Fkp.777 recht hast du.. Da könnte man gleich ne Forke für nehmen. xD

    • @kristinar385
      @kristinar385 4 года назад +1

      Und natürlich gescheiter Kuchen oder Torte - als Deutsche sind wir ja nicht nur Weltmeister im Brotbacken ^^

  • @altitudeiseverything3163
    @altitudeiseverything3163 4 года назад +114

    Here I am, in the U.S., wearing my Birkenstock ‘house shoes’ (that I *never* wear outdoors). Even after 50 years here, I wouldn’t think of wearing street shoes in my home! 🤢 Good German habits stick.

    • @lieselottenoldini468
      @lieselottenoldini468 4 года назад +10

      That's also something I learned to appreciate. It just creates the proper home feeling.

    • @karolinkiehl4097
      @karolinkiehl4097 3 года назад +10

      If you keep your regular shoes on when you visit someone in their home, they might say something like : "Wir sind doch nicht auf der Flucht, kannst ruhig deine Schuhe ausziehen." (We aren't on the run, you can take your shoes off).

    • @altitudeiseverything3163
      @altitudeiseverything3163 3 года назад +10

      @@karolinkiehl4097 I love that! Some Americans feel insulted if asked to remove their shoes when visiting, but I have a strict ‘no shoes’ policy. Don’t want to remove your shoes? Then don’t come into my home! Simple. I keep clean slippers for guests, and shoe covers for plumbers, etc. And I keep a pair of slippers in my car, to use when *I* visit friends’, because wearing shoes in someone’s home is *rude!* 😉

    • @АлександрТарков-л6и
      @АлександрТарков-л6и 3 года назад +1

      I dont know anyone who wears house shoes just wear sockets

    • @ImportedFromSerbia
      @ImportedFromSerbia 3 года назад +4

      @@karolinkiehl4097 we are straight to the point, shoes off plz. We don’t wear them in the house.

  • @Lozerentini81
    @Lozerentini81 4 года назад

    Felt pouches full of felt slippers for guests who forgot to bring their 'house shoes'. Not just separate duvets but separate mattresses and special bed frames (if that's the English word for Lattenrost - I don't even know anymore!) that can be adjusted to support the sleepers individual sleeping preferences. Water meters inside the flat. Mixer taps, or rather the complete lack of a separate hot and cold tap - which, in fairness is a good thing - especially in the bathroom. Thanks for all the great videos!!

  • @WannabeG00D
    @WannabeG00D 4 года назад +1

    Watching your videos as a german is a pure delight. Such small little nuances I never really bet an eye on, simply because I grew up learning them :-P

  • @foolmetuljakut3052
    @foolmetuljakut3052 3 года назад +4

    I have to say, your points about a very german home were oddly specific, yet super accurate. Even the damn pillow. My neck always hurts from sleeping on them, but I keep finding them at every house I sleep over. I hate these pillows.

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  3 года назад +3

      We need a whole video on the horrors of the German pillow tbh

    • @foolmetuljakut3052
      @foolmetuljakut3052 3 года назад +1

      @@dweuromaxx make it a short, 15s metal video called Nackenschmerz about a dude trying to get up in the morning. That'd be phenomenal.

    • @alexspata
      @alexspata 2 года назад

      haha when we moved in in our ap. in Nuremberg we found two pillows exactly like that, they are not so bad

    • @hereandabout
      @hereandabout 2 месяца назад

      . but we used to fold the pillow in half and then it is quite comfortable .

  • @blankiki
    @blankiki 3 года назад +5

    I lived 10 years in Germany. When I married my German husband I moved into his bachelor apartment for two weeks until we moved to a bigger one. It was an “ Altbau” an old building literally, which is a pre-war builduing. The builduing had only 4 appartemnt one on each floor. It was a huge apartment with high ceiling wooden floors and big doors. But I was shocked to see that there werent even light bulbs or a sink in the bathroom or kitchen , there’s were only the electric cables coming out of the ceilings. The kitchen was an empty room so we had to buy a new whole kitchen and by that I mean the cabinets and sinks etc. I just saw the pipes on the wall. No closets, nothing. I lived out of my suitcases for three months until out wardrobes got delivered. Moving from Canada that was a tremendous shock for me. My husband was laughing and me in a good way, I was totally appalled that we needed to buy a new kitchen and batch rooms cabinets, sink and mirrors, etc he did a great job in explaining to me many things about his country. Either tenants sell their kitchen to next tenant or they take it with them. I’m now live in NY and we sold our gorgeous kitchen to the next tenant. I live there for 10’years. Germans don’t move from their flats very often. Interesting video. It reminded me a lot of my time there. It’s a lovely country.

    • @nevazuchtaugsburg
      @nevazuchtaugsburg Год назад

      Wenn ich umziehe finde ich es schön in die neue Wohnung beue und alte Dinge zu vereinen. Es muss aber nicht unbedingt das des Vormieters sein, so wie du geschockt warst eine leere Wohnung vorzufinden wäre ich es wohl eine Möblierte zu beziehen.
      Es hat ja auch den Vorteil dass man sich alles selbst nach Wunsch einrichten kann.
      Und wie war es beim Umzug Bach NY?

    • @blankiki
      @blankiki Год назад

      @@nevazuchtaugsburg Well that’s what I’m saying for me it was a shock , for you it’s normal. We come from different worlds. NY is amazing. I love my apartment. Modern, walk-in closets, more than one bathrooms, doorman, air conditioning in summer, I can’t complain. As a Montrealer, I’m glad to be back in this side of the pond, feeling like at home. Especially with the mentality and above all, the language.

  • @aboutfeddy
    @aboutfeddy 4 года назад +5

    Address is the same format as Italy, same as for names on doorbells. Also rented houses are not always furnished (sinks are in there though!) and for the noise you're allowed to make and at what time 🙂

  • @dr1311
    @dr1311 4 года назад +1

    The pillow thing is spot on. I had a huge trouble to make people understand why I needed 2 pillows, the soft type found or one sturdy one. 6 yrs later they understood perfectly my requirements.

  • @johnappleby405
    @johnappleby405 3 года назад +1

    Always amazed at how much interesting information Rachel Stewart can condense into a highly entertaining few minutes!

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  3 года назад

      @JOHN APPLEBY So, make sure you subscribe and never miss Rachel's Videos 😉 bit.ly/DWEuromaxx_Sub

  • @michaelwray1034
    @michaelwray1034 4 года назад +12

    German mam. I visited every two years from 1962. I love the german way of life greetings from england

  • @nicoschl5227
    @nicoschl5227 4 года назад +45

    You forgot our windows. The ones with the „Kipp-Öffnung“. ;-) most german home thing ever. Even more than Birkenstock.

    • @Porsche996driver
      @Porsche996driver 4 года назад

      Also “Dachwohnung” under the roof apartments - which of course have these windows.

    • @bannol1
      @bannol1 4 года назад +2

      Yeah, my aunt in Germany has this balcony door that works on the same principle as the Kippfenster. If you don't push the lever all the way down the door actually unhinges, or you might find yourself locked out on your balcony in the middle of winter.

    • @mstaco509
      @mstaco509 3 года назад

      I thought I broke the window the first time I opened it. I had already said "Tschüß" to my deposite when the landlord explained to me that German windows can be opened in two ways for "Frischluft" 😂 and I don't know where this lady is from but, where I live, houses don't have "Rollläden" 😅

    • @DangeHD
      @DangeHD 3 года назад

      @@mstaco509 I live near the border to the Netherlands and every house or apartment has these for every window. In the evening you let them down and in the morning up again. Older ones have to be rolled down or up manualy but the norm nowadays is having a switch for it. It´s cool to be able to make a room utterly dark in the middle of the day when you want to :D

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  3 года назад

      Must be great when we get summer heatwaves 😁 🥵

  • @HughBbbb
    @HughBbbb 4 года назад +3

    Great video, Rachel. Just one little thing: there are aspects where it's not so much a matter of Germany vs the rest of the world, but UK vs most other countries, e.g. the structure of an address: Germany follows the same structure as (nearly?) all the other European countries, while the UK follows the same pattern as (nearly?) all Anglophone countries. But this is a minor point. It's an excellent series, full of insights that ring true for anyone who has lived in Germany for a while! :-)

    • @mucsalto8377
      @mucsalto8377 4 года назад +1

      allow me a small point: all Anglophone countries follow the same UK-invented pattern. Britannia rules.

  • @beccismith4454
    @beccismith4454 4 года назад +1

    Hi there! I am a US American and have been living in Germany for wow, over 25 years! Most of that time in the eastern part of Saxony, so former east Germany. But also for some time in western Germany, and I’ve had friends from all over.
    I’ve seen basically everything that you mentioned. 🙂 One thing that really surprised me in Germany that you didn’t mention was spoons being served with cake! The small coffee spoons for stirring sugar into your coffee, like what we would consider baby spoons in the states, probably. I have experience cake forks as well, but more often it seems spoons with cake!
    I hadn’t thought about the names on the doorbells as being strange, but I guess maybe. I guess in the US I had so little experience with rental properties that I didn’t notice the difference! Lol. On homes in the states you also have a name on the door :-)
    One nice thing when you are hanging up pictures in your new home is that the electrical wires all go from any outlets or light switches directly up, so you know never to put it in the mail directly above an electrical socket or light switch. And to the left or right of that, you will never find a live electrical cord. Very practical. 😊👍🏼
    I am fortunate to live in a region with very good tapwater, and I don’t do the bottled water thing. Even after living here so long, there are things that I just do my way. I’m also not as regular or thorough about airing the place out as most Germans would be, probably.
    Cleaning the communal stairwell, or your part of it, is another part of many rental agreements!

  • @SimcoOne
    @SimcoOne 3 года назад +1

    Unser Klingelsystem an den Häusern hat zwar keinen Schutz der Privatsphäre, ist aber dennoch sehr gut für Feuerwehr Einsatzkräfte. Diese können so bei einem Brand ganz klar sagen, welche Wohnung geräumt wurde und welche nicht. Die Klingeln werden dann nämlich einfach Markiert.

  • @Eternalsunshine1-0-1
    @Eternalsunshine1-0-1 4 года назад +24

    I am living in Germany qnd i can say that this clip is 100% true...even with the small forks. We also have them

  • @dannyallegra
    @dannyallegra 4 года назад +13

    The windows are pretty impressive and the lack of privacy between Einfamilienhäuser. When we are in our garden, our neighbours can see everything we do and viceversa.

    • @colasalz2
      @colasalz2 4 года назад +3

      well, when you have windows, you can look out, what is the difference to english homes her?

    • @Anika6.91
      @Anika6.91 4 года назад +2

      @@colasalz2 probably the fact that most windows can be opened completely. Not the norm in every country.

    • @shelbynamels973
      @shelbynamels973 4 года назад +4

      @@colasalz2 In the US and UK, the windows mostly are slide windows (primarily horizontal, some vertical), so you only benefit from half the window opening for ventilation.
      Also, no tilt windows (Kippfenster).

    • @leDespicable
      @leDespicable 4 года назад +1

      Planting a hedge works wonders privacy-wise :P

    • @shelbynamels973
      @shelbynamels973 4 года назад

      @Ching Chong I have no idea. It's one of those particular traditional British home features, like open fire places or doors that hinge away from the corner.
      At least two of those architectural details have found their way across the Atlantic and are standard in the majority of US homes.

  • @SVanHutten
    @SVanHutten 4 года назад +23

    A thing I have noticed a few times visiting Germany is the bathroom floor being slightly lower than the adjacent floor of the house/flat. This, to keep any flooding inside the bathroom. Never seen this outside Germany. Being a foreigner, I do not know how common is this practice, but would like to know!

    • @babelhuber3449
      @babelhuber3449 4 года назад +5

      I guess these are older houses, new ones have a flat floor.
      Up to the 1950s/ 60s a lot of households lacked even a washing machine, so washing your clothes was a mess and the water needed to stay in this room.
      If somebody asks, those were "the good old days" 😅

    • @cg6511
      @cg6511 4 года назад +3

      @@babelhuber3449 I would guess it's just the other way round actually and even a rather modern thing. With the rise of the concept to have barrier-free flats and especially bathrooms with walk-in showers (no more shower tubs etc in order to avoid having to step up into the shower and so on) it's simply essential that the bathroom floor is slightly tilted inwards. Otherwise you would ínevitably flood the whole apartment.

    • @magmalin
      @magmalin 4 года назад

      @@babelhuber3449 Well, there weren't even bathrooms, only toilets, in most houses built in the 50ies. And right, hardly anyone had a washing machine. There was a room in the cellar called Waschküche = laundry. There you would have a copper basin you could fill with water and heat it by making a fire underneath in a sort of oven. You would put your laundry into the basin and stir it, then rinse it in another tub. After you had finished your laundry, you would heat more water in the copper basin, fill it into the tub = Zinkwanne, and the whole family would take their weekly bath.

  • @Carolmaizy
    @Carolmaizy 3 года назад +1

    Interesting! I have no plans whatsoever to visit Germany soon but I like learning about life in other countries, so new subscriber here.

  • @SchwestrerDiesel
    @SchwestrerDiesel 2 года назад +2

    What about "Kippfenster"? I've heard they're pretty unusual in some countries

  • @cidercik
    @cidercik 4 года назад +174

    Kip fenster.
    Having a rota for people to clean the treppenhaus.
    Ecksitzbank.
    Hausschuhe.

    • @n8flieger
      @n8flieger 4 года назад +7

      being German, I have no idea what a „Rota“ is 🤔

    • @evaundele123
      @evaundele123 4 года назад +5

      @@n8flieger Es bedeutet, dass es eine Liste gibt, wer wann mit der Säuberung des Treppenhauses dran ist und das passiert eben in einer rotierenden Reihenfolge.

    • @katrinm9286
      @katrinm9286 4 года назад +1

      Rota for cleaning is very common in Schaben :)

    • @anastylos2812
      @anastylos2812 4 года назад +7

      Kehrwoche nennt sich das.

    • @schnickschnackschnuck541
      @schnickschnackschnuck541 4 года назад +5

      Rota= Kehrwoche. Und die ist heilig ! 🤣

  • @colloidalsilverwater15ppm88
    @colloidalsilverwater15ppm88 4 года назад +57

    Separate trash cans or bags for paper, metal, glass etc...

    • @cookiekiller8563
      @cookiekiller8563 4 года назад +3

      That doesn't exist everywhere?!

    • @sparklingdaisy3169
      @sparklingdaisy3169 4 года назад

      @@cookiekiller8563 No, we put everything in one trash bag.

    • @isabelmartin40
      @isabelmartin40 4 года назад +8

      @@cookiekiller8563 In civilized countries, yes of course! We are trying to NOT destroy thr Planet completly, aren't we??

    • @cookiekiller8563
      @cookiekiller8563 4 года назад

      @@isabelmartin40 yes, we are

    • @colloidalsilverwater15ppm88
      @colloidalsilverwater15ppm88 4 года назад +2

      @@cookiekiller8563 not necessarily. There are companies for recycling waste. Othervise, we are doing their job.

  • @slouberiee
    @slouberiee 4 года назад +3

    In the Czech Republic (for those not good at geography, cough US people cough, the country bordering Germany in the East), it's same:
    - the house shoes
    - little forks
    - two duvets, square pillows
    - balcony as a prefered feature
    - wooden doors to (some) cellar units
    Other things are not so common here or aren't here at all.

  • @louarmagno515
    @louarmagno515 2 года назад

    One thing I loved (perhaps in moderately newer apartments) is the window open 2 or 3 ways for easy cleaning and a ring the bedding. Wunderbar!

  • @Djauntywanker
    @Djauntywanker 4 года назад +3

    This was a good reminder of my grandmother who immigrated to Australia back in the day . She always missed Germany 🇩🇪.

    • @magmalin
      @magmalin 4 года назад

      My family migrated to Australia and I grew up there. The only thing I missed was the snow I remembered when living in Germany as a small child. My parents even took those lovely, cosy, square pillows and covers filled with feathers with them. There were only houses, no appartments, so the washing machine was always in the laundry at the end of the house, in a mostly wooden construction called "backout". The windows were horrible though, You had to slide them up to open them and could never be sure that they wouldn't come down again and behead you if you stuck your head out. But it wasn't an Australian habit to open the windows because of the flies. The front and back door had additional fly wire doors, the windows didn't. Well I suppose one can easily get used to different ways in different countries. As for cake forks, I've got some but hardly ever use them. They were just part of a set of cuttlery I bought at Ikea, a Swedish not German company. Australia was okay but I prefer living in Germany again and don't miss anything from Australia, especially not the snakes and goannas in our garden, red back and funnel web spiders under the roof and other creepy crawlies.

  • @DrGlynnWix
    @DrGlynnWix 4 года назад +39

    My German house has everything on your list, including the folding ruler and the weird square pillows!

    • @taker800
      @taker800 4 года назад +5

      Those square pillows are the work of the devil! Not a fan of the small duvets either!

    • @johannasophia8989
      @johannasophia8989 4 года назад +3

      @@taker800 I agree, I hate them so much 😭 I take my memory foam pillow with me whenever I stay at my friends' or family's place overnight because I literally cannot sleep on those lumpy sacks that have the audacity to call themselves pillows

    • @YukiTheOkami
      @YukiTheOkami 4 года назад

      This Ruler is called
      Zollstock

    • @harmsarah
      @harmsarah 4 года назад +2

      @@YukiTheOkami Actually it is called a "Gliedermaßstab" ;-)

    • @lyaneris
      @lyaneris 4 года назад +1

      @@taker800 I have a large duvet :) It's your choice what to buy and you can totaly get both.

  • @Kenrp11
    @Kenrp11 4 года назад +76

    A "Sitzpinkeln" sign is not out of place, especially in a WG.

    • @nidhoggvomwalde2280
      @nidhoggvomwalde2280 4 года назад +3

      I have one saying: even ladies can stay...
      I think it has the same effect 😅

    • @joachimsaxer4812
      @joachimsaxer4812 4 года назад

      How true, how true!

    • @carmenschumann826
      @carmenschumann826 4 года назад +4

      I have a sign: "Pinkeln im Sitzen 0 EUR, Pinkeln im Stehen: Männer 20 EUR, Frauen 50 EUR"

  • @GGs0815
    @GGs0815 4 года назад +34

    This would be so cool with multiple countries.

  • @n1msu
    @n1msu Год назад

    The house moving part is definitely something we do in England. I've not heard of the kitchen furnishings being moved here, but it's a smart move if one is moving into a similar sized house!

  • @SusanneBreul
    @SusanneBreul 4 года назад +1

    I´m a German living in the UK and LOVE your videos, Rachel!
    Some fun facts and details i noticed:
    At 0:24 is the Rietvield/Schröder-Schräder house :) This Unesco listed architectural icon is actually in the Netherlands and it was the first house I had to draw as an architceture intern before I started university.
    A notable differende about the windows is that i need to have a wondow cleaner now in the UK (which I love :)) while the Geramn windows can be cleaned from inside the house or flat.
    We used to drink tap water while still in Germany (with a swiss water filter installed though) and although Pfandflaschen in a corner is a kitchen design challenge waiting to be tackled and solved, water from glass bottles simply tastes so much better.
    Funny also, that the "retro-looking wooden measuring stick" is commonly called a "Zollstock" although it´s metric (Zoll is the German word for inch). Needless to say, i took mine with me when we moved to the UK (and I even have a left-handed one).
    We have swapped the square 80x80cm pillows for the now popular 40x80cm a long time ago and now have those plus some English 50x75cm ones and I found that IKEA UK now offer their pillow cases large enough, they fit both.

    • @lauramark883
      @lauramark883 4 года назад

      How is UK today???

    • @h2okopf415
      @h2okopf415 2 года назад

      Zollstock für Linkshänder😂

  • @UHF43
    @UHF43 4 года назад +3

    Those roller blinds have been the de facto standard here in Spain for over 5 decades.

  • @seanmcerlean
    @seanmcerlean 4 года назад +8

    I noticed all of this when i was working in both Düsseldorf then Vienna last year Rachel.
    I agree renting is expensive as i was looking to rent outside Vienna before being made redundant in February this year.
    So miss that way of life over in Europe as well as the public transport & the bakeries.
    Then again i am half swiss from the Graubunden so naturally am more comfortable in Europe.
    Tschüss und liebe gruße aus London.😊

    • @shelbynamels973
      @shelbynamels973 4 года назад

      (voice of Al Murray)
      'So what's your name, Squire?'
      'Sean McErlean'
      'Beautiful Swiss name'

    • @seanmcerlean
      @seanmcerlean 4 года назад

      @@shelbynamels973 ,well if you read the comment i said half swiss,the other half is Irish.

    • @shelbynamels973
      @shelbynamels973 4 года назад +1

      @@seanmcerlean 'Beautiful Swiss-Irish name, squire'.

    • @seanmcerlean
      @seanmcerlean 4 года назад

      @@shelbynamels973 thank you.

    • @shelbynamels973
      @shelbynamels973 4 года назад

      @@seanmcerlean Just out of curiosity, do you know who Al Murray is?

  • @natalieeis9284
    @natalieeis9284 3 года назад +5

    One of the first things I organised after moving to the UK was cake forks from Germany. My flatmates loved them.
    The Queen owns some as well by the way.

    • @Romiman1
      @Romiman1 3 года назад +2

      That's because she has German ancestors (original name of Windsor-family: "Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha"). 😉

    • @chrisschultz8598
      @chrisschultz8598 3 года назад +1

      Isn't she descended from German lineage?

  • @oust4260
    @oust4260 4 года назад +1

    I don't know why, but when I was younger, shows from this network (DW) from Germany is broadcasted in the Philippines. It just got recommended to me and i feel nostalgic.

  • @sandgroper1970
    @sandgroper1970 4 года назад +1

    I think for me as someone who has visited Germany several times, and rented an apartment , it is literally the windows, Double glazed and often have multiple open positions. compared where I live , usually a sliding type window without double glazing.

  • @ceedoubleyou
    @ceedoubleyou 4 года назад +6

    the shutters seemed to be a continental thing, windows opening inwards and the multi catch exterior doors

  • @andrewwilson287
    @andrewwilson287 4 года назад +6

    Always really interesting videos many thanks 😊

  • @tarponmonkey39
    @tarponmonkey39 4 года назад +7

    I can definitely relate to the, "retro-looking wooden measuring sticks." :D

    • @cookiekiller8563
      @cookiekiller8563 4 года назад +1

      We have so many at home. Even in different sizes

    • @TR4zest
      @TR4zest 4 года назад +2

      As a rule, I like them too.

    • @bradbraun6851
      @bradbraun6851 3 года назад +1

      I would not let an American use the ruler- they have a talent for breaking them. Most have never seen one.

  • @hereandabout
    @hereandabout 2 месяца назад +1

    . when i grew up stores were closed between 1 and 3 pm. i am glad in Canada we have built in closets and light fixtures and kitchen cupboards when we are renting an apartment . this is so much better . but one thing i like better in Germany is when you leave the table at a restaurant you push the chair back under the table . not many Canadians do that here .

  • @ulrichweyand649
    @ulrichweyand649 3 года назад

    There is one thing mentioned in every "Mietvertrag", the "Hausordnung"! It´s telling you when to be quiet, when and where to bring your garbage, where to leave your bicycle or your "Kinderwagen", what kind of flowers to hang in your balcony and ..........

  • @Melisbloodysaweome
    @Melisbloodysaweome 4 года назад +3

    My husband and are are going to move to Germany next summer for 4 years so this was very helpful 👌🏼

  • @Sarah83_loves_bass
    @Sarah83_loves_bass 4 года назад +4

    We live in an "Einfamilienhaus" since 2010 over here in Germany, I came from Belgium and there were only some things that were different 👍 First we lived in a flat from 2008 to 2010 and it was common to have a list in which week you had to clean the stairwell ("Treppenhaus") an to sweep the sidewalk 😅🙈
    And in winter you always had to shovel the snow in front of the house (but only one day, than it changed so you weren't the ONE to clean the sidewalk from snow for a whole week, but in our case it was Monday and Thursday 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️)

    • @nevazuchtaugsburg
      @nevazuchtaugsburg Год назад

      Jeder im Haus hat seine regelmäßigen Aufgaben. Deutsche sind fleißig und sparsam. Wer zusammen wohnt teilt sich auch die Pflege rund ums Haus.
      Außerdem ist Schneeräumen gesetzlich vorgeschrieben Räum-und Streupflicht 😅

  • @shysri089
    @shysri089 4 года назад +61

    90 quadratmeter im Durchschnitt für 2?! Pfft Munich has entered the chat xD

    • @m0llux
      @m0llux 4 года назад +15

      "Ja, so für 500€ kalt können wir Ihnen diese heruntergekommene Beaenkammer anbieten" - "OK, es wird dann doch eher Cottbus."

    • @michaelakunz7679
      @michaelakunz7679 4 года назад +1

      Die Quelle würde ich dazu auch gerne sehen...

    • @pedram.mp4
      @pedram.mp4 4 года назад +4

      In Munich you should expect 1000 euro cold for a 60m apartment in a medium neighbourhood 😭

    • @carinapusteblume9039
      @carinapusteblume9039 4 года назад

      @@michaelakunz7679 de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/36495/umfrage/wohnflaeche-je-einwohner-in-deutschland-von-1989-bis-2004/ Da gibts verschiedene Statistiken auf dieser Seite. Diese hier zeigt z.B. das durchschnittlich pro Person 45m² Wohnfläche anfallen

    • @julianreverse
      @julianreverse 4 года назад +2

      Ich hätte unsere Besenkammer für 250€ warm in Auxburg für arme Münchner anzubieten. 2 Minuten mit der Tram zum Hauptbahnhof.

  • @Roberto-REME
    @Roberto-REME 3 года назад +1

    Love your videos! I think you're en excellent presenter, your narration is superb (you're not monotone, you enunciate very well, and your production is creative). Really well done! Plus you're very pretty.

    • @吴雅雯-q2u
      @吴雅雯-q2u 3 года назад +1

      Your praise is very beautiful, and I believe you are also a very respected person in your life.

  • @skybaby444
    @skybaby444 4 года назад +2

    Do they still have toilets a half a flight down? Also they start counting floors on the second floor. The tenants take turns cleaning the stairways. All doors to rooms come of a central hallway in the apt. so room usage is interchangeable.

    • @zwingerdrossel-musicreview40
      @zwingerdrossel-musicreview40 4 года назад

      No, we hardly have any.
      There is a difference between "Etage" which counts from the first floor and "Stock/Stockwerk" which counts from the second floor, in which the first floor is the so called "Erdgeschoss". So we have three words for "floor": Geschoss, Stock(werk) and Etage.
      The tenants take turns or the rent includes the costs for it. It seems to preferred to include.

    • @lauramark883
      @lauramark883 4 года назад

      How are you???

  • @emilybray543
    @emilybray543 4 года назад +4

    Interesting! A lot of these things are really similar in Italy - except the cake forks and two duvets!

  • @e.eckert9468
    @e.eckert9468 4 года назад +71

    It's so weird to watch it as a german person 😂 These are just normal things/ buildings 🤷‍♀️😂

    • @cocob.6150
      @cocob.6150 4 года назад +5

      Ja, aber echt interessant, dass so viele Dinge für andere "weird" sind :-)

  • @PaulJWells
    @PaulJWells 4 года назад +4

    Noooo, Rachel! You're wrong about the square pillows! I hated them at first but now I can't sleep without one. Basically, you're sleeping on it wrong ;-) Just scrunch it up into a slight wedge with the thick bit at your head.

    • @moinmoin7145
      @moinmoin7145 4 года назад +1

      It must be real feather's inside. Stuffed plastic pillow's are junk. 80 x 80cm pillows, 80% the Germans have.

  • @Mlmv266
    @Mlmv266 38 минут назад

    I was in Hamburg and I enjoyed my short stay. The locals were polite, it was clean no littering/ trash ! Would love to visit Berlin and the other cities during Christmas!❤

  • @glo_in_the_dark2109
    @glo_in_the_dark2109 4 года назад +1

    Moved to Germany few days ago.. I was really surprised by the flat square pillow I received in my dorm set😂 Thanks for the lovely videos ..

  • @mopfmopf
    @mopfmopf 4 года назад +4

    Well, maybe I have to paint the walls in the end but I can also make as many holes in them as I please ;P You always hear about how you can't even hang a picture frame in your rental? I could bolt the couch to the wall if I wanted to

  • @appleslover
    @appleslover 4 года назад +10

    The noise rule is much needed here in Turkey 😂😂
    Loved the video 😄❤

    • @nidhoggvomwalde2280
      @nidhoggvomwalde2280 4 года назад

      Well, sometimes the police is ringing the door bell, because u have been too loud after the nine o'clock pm. That is regulated by the german law...

    • @appleslover
      @appleslover 4 года назад

      @@nidhoggvomwalde2280 as long as the police is civil with me, I have no problem

    • @Србомбоница86
      @Србомбоница86 4 года назад

      @@nidhoggvomwalde2280 omg ,that's crazy ,no freedom

  • @juliehock6059
    @juliehock6059 7 месяцев назад +3

    Cake forks are definitely not weird! Much nicer to eat your cake with a small fork than with a dinner fork. Available in England and Australia and probably elsewhere in Europe.

    • @juliehock6059
      @juliehock6059 4 месяца назад

      I agree and cafes who dont provide one receive my “look”. I received cake forks as a gift for winning a talent competition at school, as well as coffee spoons. OUr headmistress also taught us how to set a table, the full deal, and also an afternoon tea table. Greetings from Australia .

  • @paulsmith2188
    @paulsmith2188 4 года назад +2

    I'm from Canada and when I was in Germany the toilets NEVER got blocked. In 7 years I never had to use the plunger, in Canada you use one about every other day!

    • @cg6511
      @cg6511 4 года назад +1

      That's because your drain pipes in North America are so narrow. ;)

    • @sksaddrakk5183
      @sksaddrakk5183 4 года назад

      well if you live on a diet of moose-steak, poutine and Tim Hortons, that is to be expected... just kidding... Germany is very good at engineering, this stretches also to the sewer system/plumbing... whereas I get the impression that in NA 'good enough' will do... Germans do not accept that, it has to be engineered to perfection...

    • @cg6511
      @cg6511 4 года назад

      but it's still far from perfection *lol*

    • @sksaddrakk5183
      @sksaddrakk5183 4 года назад +1

      @@cg6511 okay as close to perfection as humanly possible (and affordable maybe)