What are the GERMANS Really Like? (According to Germans and Foreigners!)

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• "Be on time" is something that would like to be normal in my country , here if someone said "10 A.M" probably will be at "11 A.M" 😂

• Great video as usual, your journey in Europe was epic, I learned a lottttttt from that so thank you so much and keep up the hard work

• "Some refugees taking advantage because of our past and germans won't complain about it" that's so true , even way far from Germany i've heard the news about foreigners says such things and how germans are seems as weak for doing nothing about it

  • Yes, and that is why AFD has almost 25% of the votes in the recent polls.

  • And when they say something, the immigrants immediately shout that the Germans are racists. They know how to make the Germans look bad.

  • @@Mantos777yikes that is scary

  • Please what?! Germans attack refugees regularly even kids. There are no go areas for refugees because of such attacks.

  • @@michelleg7 Why? It is a product of the left shitting on they on people for too long. Not only germany is changing.

• There's a difference between being straightforward and lacking a sense of tactfulness. One should be able to gauge the context of a situation and the sensitivity of the recipient, before sharing "direct" criticism. Otherwise these direct opinions can appear somewhat cruel.

  • Yes, I feel the straightforwardness is in opposition to American (mostly USA) fake-ness. I feel a German would refrain from complimenting your outfit if he did not think it was good, whereas an American (USA) would perhaps compliment you and then laugh and criticize you to others behind your back. Just my personal experience, I suppose.

  • ​@@klimtkahloperhaps the younger generations in some cities but Germans won't just refrain from compliments if they don't like something, they will actively criticize it. At least that's what I've seen from most Germans.

  • @@macroxela I have lived in both Germany and Austria and no one has ever come to me and just gave me unrequested criticism.

  • @@klimtkahlo I've lived in Germany for nearly a decade and it's happened more often than I can count. Not just to me but also to others including various friends.

  • Hmm, if the Dutch are direct it's OK, but if the Germans are direct it's not OK. Strainge!
    The Dutch are actually very proud of their directness and even say that they are even more so than the Germans

• Great Video, also from Cologne🥰

• Wow, that was spot on!

• Nice work!

• What a great culture.

• Moving to Switzerland after living for years in Germany, I realize how disorganized Germany is

  • Do you like that?
    It is also way cleaner, I am always surprised how ,,dirty,, cities in Italy or Germany are compared to Swiss ones.

  • Yes, as a German who worked in Switzerland for half a year I used to say that Swiss people are the more german Germans :D

  • this only applies to the German speaking part of Switzerland, the other parts are kinda different

  • Funnily enough, a (German) friend of mine once complained that in her opinion Germans are too spontaneous, disorganised and not direct enough - whereas all the non-Germans among my friends said the exact opposite. When she dabbled with moving to Switzerland, I said that‘s probably the right choice, ´cause it´s the only country in the world that is even more obsessed with punctuality and organisation. It didn‘t happen in the end, and it wouldn‘t have worked, because in Switzerland people tend to be more reserved, which wouldn‘t have gone too well for her.

• A large part of German humor is based on savvy wordplay. Therefore, a lot gets lost in translation. It is very sad that as a result we are being seen as humorless.

  • That's right. I always say that too.
    A performance by Torsten Sträter, for example, cannot be translated

  • As an Englishman, honestly imo, I like talking to Germans, I like making banter with them. Other people take it seriously

  • German humour is an oxymoron.

  • ​@@Anglo-Saxon_2001Yeah German and English humor are a great fit, we can appreciate each other's witt.

  • @@camanou1430Totally. I love the english humour. Can't imagine not having seen Monty for example. German humour often based on trust too. Many jokes I made wouldn't work if they don't know me and my friendly relation to them. And I love when they recognize that and do it me too.