I do have good manners, but I do not act so artificially polite, like shown here, this is awkward!
I see the tendencies here, but THIS strict? Or maybe it's the acting?
Ich bin auch gut erzogen, aber ich benehme mich nicht so gekünstelt, wie das hier dargestellt wird, ist ja echt schleimig!
Wir schütteln den Kopf, weil es nicht normal ist, sich so zu benehmen! Es gib Unterschiede schon von Person zu Person - ein ganzes Land zu verallgemeinern ist eh Quatsch!
Da sie dort zu sehen sind ist das offentsichtlich. Allein: ich habe, sehr feierliche Anlässe ausgenommen, noch nie eine Serviette auf meinem Schoß platziert. Das was die da zeigen ist einfach way over the top. But the redhead is allowed.
PS: Außerdem bin ich Westerwälder, und statt Türen zu nutzen, rollen wir noch immer Felsen vor unsere Wohnhöhlen. Das gibt Kraft. ;)
Interesting video... Which of those points aren't there in the engish/american etiquette? I'd agree to almost all points (Just at a formal dinner with strangers or almost-strangers, not at a meeting with friends) except the card at the end. That's not usual, never heard of it, but it'd be a nice idea. Plus, if the host isn't as formal, you can be(have) more like yourself, too. But never forget the politeness, if you don't know the other people enough^^
@RuewaSarah Its because most of my fellow countrymen are totally clueless when it comes to any country, culture and language outside our borders.
BTW, this video is a bit absurd... some of the etiquette is very common and general in western culture.. But in the case of being invited to someone's house for dinner, especially at these girls' age, punctuality isnt important, and its always "du" not "Sie/Herr/Frau"... its always good manners to compliment the host and bring a bottle.
German etiquette means snorting your snots, getting the cheapest present at the gas station (or just some bottle of booze), explain in full detail how you got there (making everybody see how great you are), you complain about the weather, eat and piss off at 10 PM - you are no longer vellkamm
@skershaw2000 Agreed or disagreed, it depends upon the people/age/culture you meet, but that's general, of course! Maybe, I've just had bad experiences, but I respect your opinion and a good opinion is always better! BTW, nice channel. I also happen to play drums, so I'll see what I can do with that. Cheers!
@zoodle85 yeah dude, its just different all over... again, I lived in Berlin so that even departs from German traditions purposely... not as conservative as Bayern, etc. then again in Berlin, showing up on time, other than a hot date, is sort of "too establishment/conventional" and sort of frowned upon... but dinner parties usually consist of going until midnight or later and then hitting clubs or something.
@skershaw2000 Sorry, but I am from Berlin and showing up on time is standard and not doing so is considered impolite. It may be different in some social circles, but the majority of people like punctuality.
Weiss garnicht wo euer Problem ist , bzw ob Ihr euch benehmt wie Kinder von der Rütli-Schule, aber bis aurf den Handgeschriebenen Zettel stimme ich auch vollkommen zu
Deutschland lebt im Ausland noch von seiner Vergangenheit.Jeder,der mal hier war weiss das Deutschland in Grossstädten nur noch aus Ausländer besteht,und die sogenannten "Deutschen" zum Grossteil HipHop hörende nur noch ans fressen,ficken und Party machen,denkende kleine Idioten sind.
@DrunkenGerman100 Das stimmt nicht. Es gibt diese Idioten klar. Die sind aber "noch" nicht die Regel. Auch du kommst mir nicht so vor als seist du ein Idiont.
Hey im from Germany,and its a great video but if im on dinner it doesnt matter where (england, france, usa) i always be so nice not just in germany ;) have a nice day and Alles gute !
Why has this got so many bad votes? I am german and I must say: Pretty good list (if you are invited to a host that you don't know or if it is a formal occasion). Despite the stupid music, I like the list.
Hahahaha, how can somebody dislike this? I mean, it's so obviously and purposely stupid (and @TheGreenLadies know this very well) that it's simply funny.
And every german fellow citizen who is pissed by this, doesn't know his own culture: as a whole we germans ARE in fact very focused on etiquette (against people we don't know well). It's annoying but it's true.
Ich weiss garnicht was die meisten Deutschen hier den Kopf schütteln?!
Wenn ich zu Freunden geh benhem ich mich nicht os, klaaar..
Aber wenn ich zu Fremden eingeladen werde, ist das eigentlich ganz NOrmales GUTEs Benehmen, Man bringt Blumen oder sowas mit , schüttelt die Hand und wartet bis man in den Raum geführt wird.Als Gastgeber kümmert man sich noch um die Jacken der Gäste.
Man fängt auch nicht sofort an zu fressen sondern wartet bis alle da sind und der Gastgever sagt: Fangt doch an ect.
1. All that is only in use on VERY formal occasions. (Like visitnng your boss, your teacher/professor, or the parents of your future wife) NOT when visitng friends.
2. The thing with placing the napkin on the legs is bullshit. Never seen that in all my life. (Am german) ... also thank-you notes after Dinner are also not at all common, even on formal occasions.
I'm german and I approve that every single thing in this video is 100% correct. but you forgot to say that we say "heil hitler" when we want to greet eachother you little airhead. and it's not germany it's "reich". you should learn some basics before posting videos
about the cutlery: It is correct to place it parallel, but in the down right corner! like a watch hand pointing at 5 o'clock.
well, I think the whole offering a seat and napkin thing was exaggerate, but generally I agree.
you only need to bring gifts to really nice dinners, but always wait for everyone to start eating.
and during my whole life in german I have NOT ONCE heard of anyone writing a thank you card. not even after you got a gift, saying thank you at the end is enough
wait.. what..?? no? that is notour culture, and when im watching allthose videos where you are "bullying" germans, i can say that we are much morepolite than you,if you are doing stuff like this.
The superformality of Germans is a myth, anyway, and even in Germany a person expecting his guests to obey all those rules mentionned in this clip would be considered as stiff and oldfashioned. It's a little too simple, by the way, to think that politeness basically consists in observing rules. It's a way to show respect or rather appreciation to other people and whereas its forms may change in time and from culture to culture, politeness always has an importance in human relationships.
That really is not Germany. I think it's a shame how some people make bad Germany. and make the world a false image. I am from Germany. And the music is really just Bavaria. I think the people who come to Germany and Germany interested to make their own picture of Germany
Die Dame mit dem rotem Haar, es traf mich der Blitz als ich sie sah. So süß und witzig, so wunderbar; ich lasse dir elektronische Grüße zum Abschied dar. - german culture :D
well, the sizuation is like a dinner with your boss, not like a nomal dinner with the parents of your frinds... the beginnig was ok, but in german houses normaly noone puts a paper on their pants :)
its very formal
germans are often very open to other people, like each country. there are sometimes some people who are very traditional and wat to do, what the girls in the video do, but its unusula
Is it wrong of me to think, that the first "german" part was quite a lot better? I mean come on guys, she stormed in like a drunkard and sat down without even talkin to the owner of the house. After that she started eating like a pig and still had leftovers, just think bout the ppl starving in other countries. I like the gracefull, polite way a lot more, although its not german. And I can tell, I am living in Germany for 19 years straight.
But I never wrote a thank you card. But there are sometimes a guest book if you are invited on special occasions and you should wrote four lyrik lines in or something else to rember the nice day.
It is some kind of the pubertal jokes. Look at the rating and you know why it is funny. The youth loves to shock their parents (or is it "its parents"??)
@towelie86 yeah beersi n the firdge dont eat the cheese its been in there look like 3 months and dont touch my autographed baseball dinners at 6 ... you queer HAHAHAHAHA then we laugh eat fart shit drink drive home make it halfway get pulled over and spend the night in a drunk tank we dont have culture in the usa
@towelie86 yup best culture ever here 200 years of people fucking with people and us kicking there ass for fuckign with those people and being badass for it
Oh Scheiße xD All diese Dinge, von denen ich nichts wusste.... Ich dachte immer, ich wüsste wie man sich am Tisch benimmt... aber anscheinend nicht... :'D
It's not that excessive...just punctuality IS important and in Germany we shake Hands everytime, not just the first time. But you do not need do give a gift all the time or s.th. and there won't be napkins in all the time, but yes you wait until everybody is at the desk...but thats all international I think...And a polite host would lead you to seat, but we are not always that kind of polite...it's just everything too official in this clip.
Also, you dont have to eat the whole dish. Back in time some decades it was common to leave something on the dish so that the hostess recognizes that there was enough food served to the guest :-)
But you´re right, its important to be polite and honest
An absolute NO GO in Germany is to enter a shop or home, raise your right arm and shout: " Heil Hitler!"...except you are able to run 100 hurdles as fast as Usain Bolt!
uhm, in my childhood i never said mr. / mrs. to anyone exept for my teachers, once i moved to america in 5th grade, i had to call all my friends parents mr. / mrs. so i basically experienced it the other way around
And putting fork and knife paralel on the right side of the plate is just used in restaurants,..to show the waiter that you are done eating..even if there is still something on your plate. Its not harsh to let something on your plate..you just say that it was good food and youre filled.
what the hell..thats not german "culture" Most of this are simple manner when you are invited to others for dinner. Of course you wait till everybody sits down and is ready to eat..and mostly the cook gives the starting signal for dinner with "Enjoy your meal"..and its not a must to bring a gift..its just a nice gesture. And shaking hands is a formal way to say hello..you gont give high 5 :P
@Sizzlik I'd better stay here in Miami I'd break almost Every single one of these rules especially being punctual (We run on Cuban Time here 30-40mins later then the stated time is normal) just curious is it ok to hug and kiss the host in germany ?
lol..its just like everywhere else in the world. It depends on the relation to the host. If its a formal dinner with your boss for example you surely dont hug him..but if its a casual dinner with friends it depends on your friendship level. The guys normally just shake hands (Hugs only to closest friends and then also just when you have not seen them in a year or so) and girls..well..girls are girls..most do the hugging and kiss left/right thingy.
@Sizzlik so yeah defiantly more impersonal and colder then the Cuban culture I'm used to. When coming over to a friends house your expected to give an embracing hug regardless of gender and a kiss on the cheek for girls and to be very warm with greetings and to be ready for a be-rage of questions and people speaking over each other and if you don't sing like a bird so to speak, you will come off as stiff and aloof.
@miamihurricane555 "When coming over to a friends house" but this Etiquette up there is almost died only in some very very very rare Modest old familys its still in use. But commonly especially when we come over to "Friends" its the same like u say about the Cubanculure :) maybe it hears weired but German culture today is maybe the closed to the American´s culture compared to other countrys.
@Hunt3r2k tks actually it does't sound that weird that Germans is similar in etiquette to "white" americans but i highly doubt that any German would be comfortable with the level of touch that is typical in a Cuban gathering though the bigger problem i think would be the fact that everyone talks at once and it's very loud plus u have to be able to take things very lightly as the Cuban way a joking get's very personal. I know because my american side of the family still struggles to deal with it
I am German and some facts are just wrong. Maybe it was like this around 50 years ago, when the american occupying forces in Bavaria were guests on a dinner
@redneahskniL The American occupying forces, tried to help you, you idiot, they helped you get rid of hitler & the nazis , moron. 60 yrs the US armed forces stayed trying to civilized you.
I never said, that the amaricans did not helped us or do something bad and it wasnt my ain to offend you with my comment. I cant understand why you have to offend me!?
With my comment i tried to say, that most of the stereotypes are influenced by (of? with? i dont know^^) the fact, that the american troops where mostly based in Bavaria.
One thing i cant understand: germany were civilized by the allies? thats ridiculous! it sounds like we were barbarians! ridiculous....
@MrBoulmich The Americans have not helped us unconditionally. First and foremost, they have done for themselves. That's called politics! The Americans wanted to civilize us? LOL you really are very funny! Pray to God that he gives you more brain!
@MrBoulmich Unlike you, I have enough brain! The topic is about culture and etiquette, not war. Your profile looks a little out of use. I think you're there just to make trouble. You're a stupid person! I will ignore you now!
I like how many people keep on saying "Germans are losers, they are nazis, Germany is an ugly place to live." Well, nobody forces you to live here. But I actually doubt that one of you have ever been here for a longer time than 1 or 2 days. Otherwise I can't explain why you still call Germans "nazis" and claim that Germans "still live in WW2". And who does give those comments a thumbs up? Seriously. To say that Germans still are living in WW2 is the most narrow-minded I've ever heard in my life.
I like how many people keep on saying "Germans are losers, they are nazis, Germany is an ugly place to live." Well, nobody forces you to live here. But I actually doubt that one of you have ever been here for a longer time than 1 or 2 days. Otherwise I can't explain why you still call Germans "nazis" and claim that Germans "still live in WW2". And who does give those comments a thumbs up? Seriously. To say that Germans still are living in WW2 is the most narrow-minded I've ever heard in my life.
I like how many people keep on saying "Germans are losers, they are nazis, Germany is an ugly place to live." Well, nobody forces you to live here. But I actually doubt that one of you have ever been here for a longer time than 1 or 2 days. Otherwise I can't explain why you still call Germans "nazis" and claim that Germans "still live in WW2". And who does give those comments a thumbs up? Seriously. To say that Germans still are living in WW2 is the most narrow-minded I've ever heard in my life.
as long as noone takes this video as a description of reality, I - as a german - can laught about it.^^ only thing I have no humor for is all the nazi-talk from us-kids who think Hitler´s the actual german president or have to identify country or culture by a short but disastrous episode of history, without talking about Hieroshima or Vietnam ;)
1:22 ..what napkin? you put it in your lap? whew i´m german and we never do that where i come from xD but maybe in some other parts. sounds funny though^^
I am german! And as you have shown it is not!
TheLonnilein 20 hours ago
This looks like the intro of a badly directed porn movie.
RadicalAwesomeness 21 hours ago
Bah, und die Musik erst!!! ^^
deusnovae 1 day ago
Blimey, this is totally exaggerated!
I do have good manners, but I do not act so artificially polite, like shown here, this is awkward!
I see the tendencies here, but THIS strict? Or maybe it's the acting?
Ich bin auch gut erzogen, aber ich benehme mich nicht so gekünstelt, wie das hier dargestellt wird, ist ja echt schleimig!
Wir schütteln den Kopf, weil es nicht normal ist, sich so zu benehmen! Es gib Unterschiede schon von Person zu Person - ein ganzes Land zu verallgemeinern ist eh Quatsch!
deusnovae 1 day ago
Emily i love ya!:)
fraggle26 1 day ago
i wanna go out with that nice redhead and show her around in germany:)
fraggle26 1 day ago
What do Germans think of East Asians?
VanillaSnow23 2 days ago
@VanillaSnow23 Like everywhere else in the world, some people love them, some hate them and some don't care either way :D
megamarsvin 1 day ago
What is a napkin?!
bluerisk 4 days ago
@bluerisk wissen tu ichs nicht aber wenn ich raten müsste würde ich Serviette sagen.
StilleGasse1 2 days ago
@StilleGasse1
Da sie dort zu sehen sind ist das offentsichtlich. Allein: ich habe, sehr feierliche Anlässe ausgenommen, noch nie eine Serviette auf meinem Schoß platziert. Das was die da zeigen ist einfach way over the top. But the redhead is allowed.
PS: Außerdem bin ich Westerwälder, und statt Türen zu nutzen, rollen wir noch immer Felsen vor unsere Wohnhöhlen. Das gibt Kraft. ;)
bluerisk 2 days ago
@bluerisk
Puh, danke!^^
PS: Yay! The redhead! :D
deusnovae 1 day ago
@StilleGasse1
exakt
deusnovae 1 day ago
hand written courtesy? bogus... no one EVER does that :D
90408 1 week ago 3
Interesting video... Which of those points aren't there in the engish/american etiquette? I'd agree to almost all points (Just at a formal dinner with strangers or almost-strangers, not at a meeting with friends) except the card at the end. That's not usual, never heard of it, but it'd be a nice idea. Plus, if the host isn't as formal, you can be(have) more like yourself, too. But never forget the politeness, if you don't know the other people enough^^
FlavEri 1 week ago
Die Musik ist das Grauen schlechthin!!!
bigbadbear000 1 week ago
Gott wie klischeehaft ist das denn???
bigbadbear000 1 week ago
dinner sucked :D
rx7here 1 week ago
Absolutely right. But first of all make sure you are a good looking young lady when you come for dinner!!!
You obviosly are... so all well donne :)
maxiyacht 1 week ago
i´ve you had done this with an theme of koran you were dead or in the news maybe twice
sry 4 my bett änglisch eim jast an germän
zusuki2 1 week ago
This is ridiculous!
MrSaycheeseandsmile 1 week ago
I hit "like" becuase 108 people "have bad etiquette."
Is that expressed/stated in/as proper/acceptable English?
Would someone from Tokyo please tell me what is going on?
So I can get back to my pool game, here in the Arctic Circle?
Why isn't the equator known as the Hot Square?
(168 characters remaining," think, author, think. Joke @ Lenin Square tossed, no good.)
"Equator Etiquette, or My Life As A Politely-Mannered Amazon."
Can we get ALL of this on a postcard?
Good.
7855waldo 1 week ago
Oh... if you want to be exceptionally polite gently squeeze the breast of the hostess. Hand shaking is O.K. though.
Razortide 1 week ago
Germans have ettiquette? ;^)
NuGanjaTron 1 week ago
.... Well..
I really do think that almost EVERY American thinks that we in Germany have the "Octoberfest" the whole year around...
Guys all around the world..I hope you get it:
It's just for TWO weeks in a year!! And not even every german goes to this fest...Holy Cow...
RuewaSarah 1 week ago
@RuewaSarah Its because most of my fellow countrymen are totally clueless when it comes to any country, culture and language outside our borders.
BTW, this video is a bit absurd... some of the etiquette is very common and general in western culture.. But in the case of being invited to someone's house for dinner, especially at these girls' age, punctuality isnt important, and its always "du" not "Sie/Herr/Frau"... its always good manners to compliment the host and bring a bottle.
skershaw2000 1 week ago
@RuewaSarah
3 weeks!
0Turbox 1 week ago
@0Turbox
You're right - the Octoberfest goes three weeks.
but for serious: that is like 6% of the whole year - 3 weeks out of 52 weeks..
But yes. We are (like some people think as a clischee) the Lederhosen wearing and beer drinking Germans; all year around.
RuewaSarah 1 week ago
German etiquette means snorting your snots, getting the cheapest present at the gas station (or just some bottle of booze), explain in full detail how you got there (making everybody see how great you are), you complain about the weather, eat and piss off at 10 PM - you are no longer vellkamm
zoodle85 1 week ago
@zoodle85 this is absurd... Germans have a great deal of decorum and class...
skershaw2000 1 week ago
@skershaw2000 Agreed or disagreed, it depends upon the people/age/culture you meet, but that's general, of course! Maybe, I've just had bad experiences, but I respect your opinion and a good opinion is always better! BTW, nice channel. I also happen to play drums, so I'll see what I can do with that. Cheers!
zoodle85 1 week ago
@zoodle85 yeah dude, its just different all over... again, I lived in Berlin so that even departs from German traditions purposely... not as conservative as Bayern, etc. then again in Berlin, showing up on time, other than a hot date, is sort of "too establishment/conventional" and sort of frowned upon... but dinner parties usually consist of going until midnight or later and then hitting clubs or something.
skershaw2000 1 week ago
@skershaw2000 Sorry, but I am from Berlin and showing up on time is standard and not doing so is considered impolite. It may be different in some social circles, but the majority of people like punctuality.
Chaeromanie 1 week ago 2
mal von dem ganzen anderen quatsch abgesehen...
rune737 1 week ago
boah, diese mucke....das ist das schlimmste, das sowas mit deutscher kultur in verbindung gebracht wird....bei dem gedanken wird mir übel.
rune737 1 week ago
Anscheinend gibt zwei mal Deutschland auf dem Globus, ich wohne im anderen.
Whisky666 1 week ago
u 2 girls should better get some brain...
what did u study? ancient german behavior? its not funny,its racist
Chichachillie 2 weeks ago
Keine Ahnung ob das ernst gemeint ist.
Vllt. benehmen wir uns nicht wie die Menschen in anderen Ländern, aber garantiert nicht so. Jedenfalls Danke für die Tipps xD
LeiliaFleur 2 weeks ago
Most of these are common decency, though :)
AntarcticanWinter 2 weeks ago
Weiss garnicht wo euer Problem ist , bzw ob Ihr euch benehmt wie Kinder von der Rütli-Schule, aber bis aurf den Handgeschriebenen Zettel stimme ich auch vollkommen zu
realeques 2 weeks ago 15
wtf this is not true! ich bin deutsch....
Swindian101 2 weeks ago
I usually never do this - but I have to say that Emily looks hot!
lastannahme 2 weeks ago
you forget that in Germany, before we start to eat, you have to say " Heil Hitler und Gottschuetze unser Vaterland " . That is very important!!
Batner112 2 weeks ago 2
Usually we sacrifice a goat before we start dinner and afterward we dance half naked round a fire...
TheGregorsommer 2 weeks ago
What do Germans think of East Asians?
VanillaSnow23 2 weeks ago
Deutschland lebt im Ausland noch von seiner Vergangenheit.Jeder,der mal hier war weiss das Deutschland in Grossstädten nur noch aus Ausländer besteht,und die sogenannten "Deutschen" zum Grossteil HipHop hörende nur noch ans fressen,ficken und Party machen,denkende kleine Idioten sind.
DrunkenGerman100 2 weeks ago 2
@DrunkenGerman100 Das stimmt nicht. Es gibt diese Idioten klar. Die sind aber "noch" nicht die Regel. Auch du kommst mir nicht so vor als seist du ein Idiont.
cinimod621 2 weeks ago
WRONG !
Im German and I can tell you its common that girls give you the dinner naked. You also dont have to wait for eating. You can eat in their bed later.
thiscrapisholy 2 weeks ago
Hey im from Germany,and its a great video but if im on dinner it doesnt matter where (england, france, usa) i always be so nice not just in germany ;) have a nice day and Alles gute !
MrBree94 2 weeks ago
also german wine is nice...important is to bring something as a gift. i don't has to be french wine.
hallunke26 2 weeks ago
Wo ist das Sauerkraut?
MrAcheloos 2 weeks ago
not at all
videos22333 2 weeks ago
Why has this got so many bad votes? I am german and I must say: Pretty good list (if you are invited to a host that you don't know or if it is a formal occasion). Despite the stupid music, I like the list.
Verhoeven1980 2 weeks ago
Next time different song. -.-
Brechklotz 2 weeks ago
0:58 Yeah, last week I brought a German wine as a gift. They beat me up and threw me out.
yvranx 3 weeks ago 2
@yvranx sure they did :D
caccioman 3 weeks ago
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yvranx 3 weeks ago
@caccioman ... merciless, these Germans!!
yvranx 3 weeks ago
Some stuff is true, some stuff I have never heard about and/or might be true with someones Grandparents (very stiff ones).
derast 3 weeks ago
omg-_-`* wie die welt uns sieht hehehe echt lustig !!
JENNODAMIAN1 3 weeks ago
so funny its like how marry a british princess in your vid.
ToopackFromAugu 3 weeks ago
i brought you french wine *half empty*
snowvilliers90 3 weeks ago 2
Hahahaha, how can somebody dislike this? I mean, it's so obviously and purposely stupid (and @TheGreenLadies know this very well) that it's simply funny.
And every german fellow citizen who is pissed by this, doesn't know his own culture: as a whole we germans ARE in fact very focused on etiquette (against people we don't know well). It's annoying but it's true.
obnoxint 4 weeks ago 2
why the hell is she writing a card afterwards?!
TheGoldenRoses 1 month ago 2
As a german i think both versions are "slightly" exaggerated. But if i have to choose one, i prefer the second one ;-)
Riddler0603 1 month ago
I think the 2nd Version whould be offensive anywhere ;)
NukeemallYB 1 month ago
Ich weiss garnicht was die meisten Deutschen hier den Kopf schütteln?!
Wenn ich zu Freunden geh benhem ich mich nicht os, klaaar..
Aber wenn ich zu Fremden eingeladen werde, ist das eigentlich ganz NOrmales GUTEs Benehmen, Man bringt Blumen oder sowas mit , schüttelt die Hand und wartet bis man in den Raum geführt wird.Als Gastgeber kümmert man sich noch um die Jacken der Gäste.
Man fängt auch nicht sofort an zu fressen sondern wartet bis alle da sind und der Gastgever sagt: Fangt doch an ect.
dieJodis 1 month ago 39
2:46 - 2:52
MIRROR FAIL
Bigdude1888 1 month ago
1. All that is only in use on VERY formal occasions. (Like visitnng your boss, your teacher/professor, or the parents of your future wife) NOT when visitng friends.
2. The thing with placing the napkin on the legs is bullshit. Never seen that in all my life. (Am german) ... also thank-you notes after Dinner are also not at all common, even on formal occasions.
jerome96114 1 month ago
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I'm german and I approve that every single thing in this video is 100% correct. but you forgot to say that we say "heil hitler" when we want to greet eachother you little airhead. and it's not germany it's "reich". you should learn some basics before posting videos
neXtGENanime 2 months ago
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neXtGENanime 2 months ago
im german, thanks for the help know i know how to do it
PeterMueller92er 2 months ago
Das ist höfliche Ettikette auch heute noch. Vielleicht nicht bei Asozialen...
Maggo309 2 months ago
about the cutlery: It is correct to place it parallel, but in the down right corner! like a watch hand pointing at 5 o'clock.
well, I think the whole offering a seat and napkin thing was exaggerate, but generally I agree.
you only need to bring gifts to really nice dinners, but always wait for everyone to start eating.
and during my whole life in german I have NOT ONCE heard of anyone writing a thank you card. not even after you got a gift, saying thank you at the end is enough
laramenke 2 months ago
adla die rothaarige würd ich gern ma ficken
lol8463 2 months ago
@lol8463 wie niveaulos von dir...
HolgerLovesMusic 2 months ago
WTF is wrong with you what kind of people tell you that things grandma´s?
Jayjoo87 2 months ago
Are you serious? I think you are not! :-)
ladyfender 2 months ago
That's funny. I'm German, and i didn't know most of these manners.
FreeStrongBird 2 months ago
wieso müsst ihr uns deutsche als bayer immer dastellen -.-
okyn89 2 months ago
@okyn89 :-D ich fühl mich auch als etwas beleidigt ^^
MathiasMetalMatt 2 months ago
@okyn89
Die Regeln hier sind auch in Bayern nicht mehr üblich, glaube mir! :-D
jerome96114 1 month ago
wait.. what..?? no? that is notour culture, and when im watching allthose videos where you are "bullying" germans, i can say that we are much morepolite than you,if you are doing stuff like this.
MsMadameMadmoiselle 2 months ago
The superformality of Germans is a myth, anyway, and even in Germany a person expecting his guests to obey all those rules mentionned in this clip would be considered as stiff and oldfashioned. It's a little too simple, by the way, to think that politeness basically consists in observing rules. It's a way to show respect or rather appreciation to other people and whereas its forms may change in time and from culture to culture, politeness always has an importance in human relationships.
SiggiNebel 2 months ago
Was ist das für eine Scheiße?
SeltsamerAttraktor 3 months ago
That really is not Germany. I think it's a shame how some people make bad Germany. and make the world a false image. I am from Germany. And the music is really just Bavaria. I think the people who come to Germany and Germany interested to make their own picture of Germany
Nuekta 3 months ago
are you kidding ???
SuperRedSmile1 3 months ago
Its basically all right. The only thing over the top is the handwritten card.
People who say that this work is shit a just members of the underclass. You don't want to listen to them.
antendies 3 months ago
Die Dame mit dem rotem Haar, es traf mich der Blitz als ich sie sah. So süß und witzig, so wunderbar; ich lasse dir elektronische Grüße zum Abschied dar. - german culture :D
YakiMasala 3 months ago
das ist fast schon niedlich.
noctiferbla 3 months ago
You wanna make a video about German culture and use a CANADIAN song about the Oktoberfest as background... x)
LuvIsAPunkAssBitch 3 months ago
well, the sizuation is like a dinner with your boss, not like a nomal dinner with the parents of your frinds... the beginnig was ok, but in german houses normaly noone puts a paper on their pants :)
its very formal
germans are often very open to other people, like each country. there are sometimes some people who are very traditional and wat to do, what the girls in the video do, but its unusula
InMyMindShow 3 months ago
auf son kappes muss ma erst ma kommen
jerryis88 3 months ago
She's the hottest redhead i've ever seen*
HesseJamez 3 months ago
first: hit the dog
magnuslapis 3 months ago
chocolate or yellow roses ?! WTH ?!
MissHippiee 3 months ago 2
It does not depend where the wine comes from. It's the quality of the wine...
thomerl123 3 months ago 2
Your red hair is awesome - love it!!!
HesseJamez 3 months ago
Yeah...back in 1941 this was common...lol
Raydensheraj 3 months ago 43
I'm German and I learned a lot in this video xD
Seelenfeuer666 3 months ago 3
Even though i was born in germany and grew up there i might not be german after all, considering this video...
xD
GoAheadAndBurn 3 months ago
Is it wrong of me to think, that the first "german" part was quite a lot better? I mean come on guys, she stormed in like a drunkard and sat down without even talkin to the owner of the house. After that she started eating like a pig and still had leftovers, just think bout the ppl starving in other countries. I like the gracefull, polite way a lot more, although its not german. And I can tell, I am living in Germany for 19 years straight.
Shandal27 3 months ago
maybe german viewer alre not aware but american people do not use a knove and fork to eat, just the fork.
it is polite to us, to eat "properly" with cutlery, but forgein to them
tigereule 3 months ago
das ist schockierend
AnimalShock2dot0 3 months ago 3
I'm shocked!
I don't know that only Germans are polite.
But I never wrote a thank you card. But there are sometimes a guest book if you are invited on special occasions and you should wrote four lyrik lines in or something else to rember the nice day.
NetzKaiser 4 months ago
It is some kind of the pubertal jokes. Look at the rating and you know why it is funny. The youth loves to shock their parents (or is it "its parents"??)
NetzKaiser 4 months ago
hey, im german and i must say that these Etiquettes are all RIGHT. But of course you never practise it in your normal life.... lol
And i hope, you have some manners in USA too :D
towelie86 4 months ago
@towelie86 yeah beersi n the firdge dont eat the cheese its been in there look like 3 months and dont touch my autographed baseball dinners at 6 ... you queer HAHAHAHAHA then we laugh eat fart shit drink drive home make it halfway get pulled over and spend the night in a drunk tank we dont have culture in the usa
crazypat523 4 months ago
@crazypat523 i knew it!
towelie86 4 months ago
@towelie86 yup best culture ever here 200 years of people fucking with people and us kicking there ass for fuckign with those people and being badass for it
crazypat523 4 months ago
@crazypat523 that explains much
towelie86 4 months ago
Oh Scheiße xD All diese Dinge, von denen ich nichts wusste.... Ich dachte immer, ich wüsste wie man sich am Tisch benimmt... aber anscheinend nicht... :'D
xThEsI007x 4 months ago
Was für ne Scheiße xD naja ... ihr habt euch ja Mühe gegeben ;)
-English: This is shit..LoL Anyway you tried your best ;)
panfulolli27 4 months ago
It's not that excessive...just punctuality IS important and in Germany we shake Hands everytime, not just the first time. But you do not need do give a gift all the time or s.th. and there won't be napkins in all the time, but yes you wait until everybody is at the desk...but thats all international I think...And a polite host would lead you to seat, but we are not always that kind of polite...it's just everything too official in this clip.
TremereTT 4 months ago
this is absolutely the way it is in Germany. Better learn it if you're going over there. they are sticklers for manners.
Riccy102 4 months ago
The names "Emily Morris" and "Amanda Burns" do not sound German at all.
TheSunmanho 4 months ago
I'm in love with that redhead-girl <3
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azamatsmith 4 months ago
This is absolutely unrealistic. Please decide if you want to show formal (business) rules or what is common if invited to a friend.
Only important thing in germany is to be polite and honest.
fliegerfaustkanonier 4 months ago 53
@fliegerfaustkanonier
Also, you dont have to eat the whole dish. Back in time some decades it was common to leave something on the dish so that the hostess recognizes that there was enough food served to the guest :-)
But you´re right, its important to be polite and honest
SuperElbastardo 4 months ago
@fliegerfaustkanonier hä? stimmt doch alles bis auf die schürze im schoß und die dankesnachricht
JanKPiano 4 months ago
@JanKPiano wenn du bei deinem Chef zum Abendessen gehst, vielleicht. Aber im Freundeskreis ist man doch nicht so steif. In meinem zumindest nicht.
fliegerfaustkanonier 4 months ago
@jacktanous actually no. they are just manners!
AENIMAno1 4 months ago
the redhead is hot. who is she^^ tell me, cause i am german :P
AENIMAno1 4 months ago
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I find germans extremely boring , be it females or males, they are just boring people
German women are the most manly women I've ever experienced in terms of behavior.
ArteFlamencoPuro 4 months ago
An absolute NO GO in Germany is to enter a shop or home, raise your right arm and shout: " Heil Hitler!"...except you are able to run 100 hurdles as fast as Usain Bolt!
Eyyoh77 4 months ago
@Eyyoh77 except ur running faster than my bullet flies.*bum*ur obviously not faster.ur t-shirt is getting red.
kisame3151 4 months ago
@kisame3151 ...yeah,you´re right! That´s a real " Final Solution ".
Eyyoh77 4 months ago
rude
kifhdgfuryt 4 months ago
uhm, in my childhood i never said mr. / mrs. to anyone exept for my teachers, once i moved to america in 5th grade, i had to call all my friends parents mr. / mrs. so i basically experienced it the other way around
StephanusBlume 4 months ago
And putting fork and knife paralel on the right side of the plate is just used in restaurants,..to show the waiter that you are done eating..even if there is still something on your plate. Its not harsh to let something on your plate..you just say that it was good food and youre filled.
Sizzlik 4 months ago
what the hell..thats not german "culture" Most of this are simple manner when you are invited to others for dinner. Of course you wait till everybody sits down and is ready to eat..and mostly the cook gives the starting signal for dinner with "Enjoy your meal"..and its not a must to bring a gift..its just a nice gesture. And shaking hands is a formal way to say hello..you gont give high 5 :P
And we never ever make handwitten notes to thank.
Only punctuality is a common german thing.
Sizzlik 4 months ago 46
@Sizzlik
du hast soooo recht ;D, danke
MoaenSE 3 months ago
@Sizzlik I'd better stay here in Miami I'd break almost Every single one of these rules especially being punctual (We run on Cuban Time here 30-40mins later then the stated time is normal) just curious is it ok to hug and kiss the host in germany ?
miamihurricane555 2 months ago
@miamihurricane555
lol..its just like everywhere else in the world. It depends on the relation to the host. If its a formal dinner with your boss for example you surely dont hug him..but if its a casual dinner with friends it depends on your friendship level. The guys normally just shake hands (Hugs only to closest friends and then also just when you have not seen them in a year or so) and girls..well..girls are girls..most do the hugging and kiss left/right thingy.
Sizzlik 2 months ago
@Sizzlik so yeah defiantly more impersonal and colder then the Cuban culture I'm used to. When coming over to a friends house your expected to give an embracing hug regardless of gender and a kiss on the cheek for girls and to be very warm with greetings and to be ready for a be-rage of questions and people speaking over each other and if you don't sing like a bird so to speak, you will come off as stiff and aloof.
miamihurricane555 2 months ago
@miamihurricane555 "When coming over to a friends house" but this Etiquette up there is almost died only in some very very very rare Modest old familys its still in use. But commonly especially when we come over to "Friends" its the same like u say about the Cubanculure :) maybe it hears weired but German culture today is maybe the closed to the American´s culture compared to other countrys.
Hunt3r2k 2 months ago
@Hunt3r2k tks actually it does't sound that weird that Germans is similar in etiquette to "white" americans but i highly doubt that any German would be comfortable with the level of touch that is typical in a Cuban gathering though the bigger problem i think would be the fact that everyone talks at once and it's very loud plus u have to be able to take things very lightly as the Cuban way a joking get's very personal. I know because my american side of the family still struggles to deal with it
miamihurricane555 1 month ago
Putting it simply, don't do what you wouldn't do in the US either, save drinking beer in public and fucking prostitutes.
ac1th 4 months ago
@jacktanous Not really no ! O.O
MrOkuuSan 4 months ago
I think we should FOCUS on that sexy redhead, what ur name, I want you to teach me the German Culture and Etiquette, tete a tete, baby!!
MrBoulmich 4 months ago
The hottest redhead I've ever seen !!
HesseJamez 5 months ago
I am German and some facts are just wrong. Maybe it was like this around 50 years ago, when the american occupying forces in Bavaria were guests on a dinner
redneahskniL 5 months ago
@redneahskniL The American occupying forces, tried to help you, you idiot, they helped you get rid of hitler & the nazis , moron. 60 yrs the US armed forces stayed trying to civilized you.
MrBoulmich 4 months ago
@MrBoulmich
I never said, that the amaricans did not helped us or do something bad and it wasnt my ain to offend you with my comment. I cant understand why you have to offend me!?
With my comment i tried to say, that most of the stereotypes are influenced by (of? with? i dont know^^) the fact, that the american troops where mostly based in Bavaria.
One thing i cant understand: germany were civilized by the allies? thats ridiculous! it sounds like we were barbarians! ridiculous....
redneahskniL 4 months ago
@MrBoulmich The Americans have not helped us unconditionally. First and foremost, they have done for themselves. That's called politics! The Americans wanted to civilize us? LOL you really are very funny! Pray to God that he gives you more brain!
Kretika 4 months ago
@Kretika You started the war & You lost the war, not 1 but 2 World Wars. Ofcourse we tried to civilized you but you wanted to live in ww2 mentality.
I Pray to God that he gives you some brain!
MrBoulmich 4 months ago
@MrBoulmich Unlike you, I have enough brain! The topic is about culture and etiquette, not war. Your profile looks a little out of use. I think you're there just to make trouble. You're a stupid person! I will ignore you now!
Kretika 4 months ago
@Kretika you are so polite!!! so cute, are you asking me on a date???? !!!
MrBoulmich 4 months ago
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I like how many people keep on saying "Germans are losers, they are nazis, Germany is an ugly place to live." Well, nobody forces you to live here. But I actually doubt that one of you have ever been here for a longer time than 1 or 2 days. Otherwise I can't explain why you still call Germans "nazis" and claim that Germans "still live in WW2". And who does give those comments a thumbs up? Seriously. To say that Germans still are living in WW2 is the most narrow-minded I've ever heard in my life.
sesselfurzer2000 5 months ago
I like how many people keep on saying "Germans are losers, they are nazis, Germany is an ugly place to live." Well, nobody forces you to live here. But I actually doubt that one of you have ever been here for a longer time than 1 or 2 days. Otherwise I can't explain why you still call Germans "nazis" and claim that Germans "still live in WW2". And who does give those comments a thumbs up? Seriously. To say that Germans still are living in WW2 is the most narrow-minded I've ever heard in my life.
sesselfurzer2000 5 months ago
I like how many people keep on saying "Germans are losers, they are nazis, Germany is an ugly place to live." Well, nobody forces you to live here. But I actually doubt that one of you have ever been here for a longer time than 1 or 2 days. Otherwise I can't explain why you still call Germans "nazis" and claim that Germans "still live in WW2". And who does give those comments a thumbs up? Seriously. To say that Germans still are living in WW2 is the most narrow-minded I've ever heard in my life.
sesselfurzer2000 5 months ago
O.o Das ist der größte haufen scheiße den ich jeh gesehen hab
TheDosenbier99 5 months ago
as long as noone takes this video as a description of reality, I - as a german - can laught about it.^^ only thing I have no humor for is all the nazi-talk from us-kids who think Hitler´s the actual german president or have to identify country or culture by a short but disastrous episode of history, without talking about Hieroshima or Vietnam ;)
Messiah21W 5 months ago
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trexchaux 5 months ago
Germany the toilet of europe. People are cold, boring lack humor, cheap.
what a fucking ugly place to live.
there is no sun / fun. people are depressed they lost 2 WWrs, loosers.
MrBoulmich 5 months ago in playlist Liked
@MrBoulmich and we germans invent: mp3, the car, the jet-engine... oh and why is "made in germany" so popular? Do us a favor -> start thinking
tadtodyify 5 months ago
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@tadtodyify Oh your jealousy wont get you no where .
MrBoulmich 4 months ago
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oh? have I touched a nerve??
Waooooooow, Sieg Heil, LOL
You must feel proud of hitler. A non german citizen, a foreigner, "ein Ausländer" to be the Nazi leader of Germany & Germans.
Now, you & your parents got respect for your gullibility......... Sieg Shit, LOL
jacktanous 5 months ago 9
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@Moralvorstellung7 Waooooooow, Sieg Heil, LOL
You must feel proud of hitler. A non german citizen, a foreigner, "ein Ausländer" to be the Nazi leader of Germany & Germans.
Now, you & your parents got respect for your gullibility......... Sieg Shit, LOL
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jacktanous 5 months ago
This is supposed to be funny, right!?
Because I'm German. So I'm lacking any sense of humour... ;)
deThadeuz 5 months ago
@deThadeuz germans have NO humor, you are nazis, nayis lack humor, remember
MrBoulmich 5 months ago
So stupid. I live in Germany.
Besides the punctuality and that you have to bring bottle of wine to a party its Bullshit.
And these two are custom in every culture!!!!
who the hell cares about a handwritten letter. my god
suicider00 5 months ago
@suicider00 ^^, well its also common that you wait till the host says "guten Appetit" (good appetite)
and the positioning of your cuttlery is also like that (its not important, you just do it)
and saying that something tastes well is ofcourse always polite, but i don t believe thats smth that special?
(ofcourse that with the letter and the rest is stupid, well it would be polite but rly NO ONE expect you top do that)
InsaneFridge 5 months ago
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suicider00 5 months ago
1:22 ..what napkin? you put it in your lap? whew i´m german and we never do that where i come from xD but maybe in some other parts. sounds funny though^^
Lilithly 5 months ago
@jacktanous go kill yourself
iliveinacubicle 5 months ago
@jacktanous you live in 1945
tumtim11 5 months ago