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There is a German word for what has happened to Deutsche Bahn. It has been "kaputtgespart". Kaputtsparen means: economize on something to the point of ruin.

“I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies: 1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. 3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.” quote by Douglas Adams (author of "A Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy") Perhaps it isn't so much you becoming germanized that makes you dislike new technology but rather that you're just getting old... Or you can blame it on the Germans. Whatever makes you feel better. 😅

Complaining about the DB is Volkssport!

Cleaning the shower depends on the water. We don't do it, we have "soft" water.

In my part of Germany Brotzeit is a daytime meal and Abendbrot is for evenings - obviously.

We Germans not only love the Brotzeit, but also our fresh cakes in the afternoon with coffee or tea.🙂🥧☕🫖

as a german i can wholeheartedly say i love a hot dinner simply because im not at home during lunch hours and you have more time to cook

Me: wtf is Brotzeit Nalf: also known as Abendbrot Me: ah

I feel like in Germany it is accepted to look at someone until you have established eyecontact. Then the "first looker" either smiles (active and friendly) or looks away (passive and nonthreatening), otherwise it transforms into a stare and is perceived as a threat. It is quite normal to establish eyecontact here.

you forgot to wipe the window with a wiper after showering

Brotzeit don't have to be Abendbrot. In bavaria a Brotzeit can be every time of the day. 😊

It really annoys me when people diss the DB - if you travel by car you have occassions where it takes you much longer than expected to due traffic jams, accidents or rush hour as well, but with trains people seem to think there should never be any technical or mechanical issues, it has to run like clock work or it's crap. Nobody would complain about being 7 min late on a car journey or when cycling or walking somewhere. In the last few years I have had significantly more trouble with fligths being cancelled or horribly delayed, and DB saved the bacon a couple of times getting me from Frankfurt Airport to Pfronten at 2am when the connecting flight to Munich was cancelled.

For me, what Americans consider staring at someone is actually looking them in the eye. Meeting someone with an open gaze.

I too scoffed at electric toothbrushes, then I used one. It was life changing. My teeth were cleaner than ever before and faster, and more thorough in less time.

The Übergangsjacke kills me :D

It only took one trip for me to Germany to become a German beer snob…it’s just so much better. I always look forward to my next visit for that reason!

We in Chicago know all about transitional jackets. I've worn all three kinds just this month. 28 degrees one day, 50 another, and 74 the other day. Today it's 40ish!

Concerning "Starring": I often have experienced that I earned a smile of the people that I was "starring" at. If you don't walk "blind" through the world it is better .

i wipe the glass door of the shower, but never the handles :D

I think in some parts of germany Brotzeit means the break during morning work and before lunch. Abendbrot is then dinner but like you said cold meal with coldcuts, fresh and pickled cucumber and tomato. We sayfor eating healthy: eat breakfast like a king, lunch as middleclass and dinner like a pauper

Lol, Uber gangs sounds like an illegal organisation of Uber drivers

My German heritage must be showing…I clean my shower after each use…at least wipe the chrome and use a squeegee.

At the advice of some gamer friends, I dumped most of the wireless garbage that constantly needed replacing...headphones, computer mice, keyboards, speakers, and more. A wired mouse is so much more precise and fast...a 4 foot wide sweep over three monitors in 1 second. Wireless never did that for me and I kept having to replace or charge batteries every few weeks.

Try the Swiss 🇨🇭 transportation system: SBB is usually on time, and sooo much better than DB!

Having worked a summer in Germany, I miss some of the things you mention, especially the Brotzeit.

Some informed beer drinkers in the US buy that same lineup you have. I have for about 45 years. My shops carry 30-45 labels of German beer in all styles. Every major US city is loaded with German brands.

Me, German, reflecting on doing this shower cleaning thing every single day 😂 I just can‘t stand those water stains. You‘re spot on!

Fehlt nur noch der Gartenzwerg im Vorgarten... 😊

Cleaning the shower afterwards depends on where you live: Depending on the "Water Hardness" (Härtegrad) it can be necessary or not. When you have soft water you dont have to, when you have hard you have. One of the best was Braunschweig, who got their water from the Harz, very soft. On the other hand, Munich and Rhein-Main are much worse - one drop of water and you have instant spots.

Brotzeit CAN be the evening meal. It really is just a light meal/snack of breads, cold cuts of meat, cheeses, spreads, and maybe slices of bell peppers or pickles. Other such meals are butterbrot and abendbrot. 🔹 Brotzeit is more Bavarian and a brunch to just after work time snack or light meal. 🔹 Butterbrot is more breakfast through lunch and some extra veggies… a simple open faced sandwich. 🔹 Abendbrot is a light evening meal much like brotzeit, but likely with soup or salad. Mahlzeit! 🧀🥯 Lasst es euch schmecken! Ahn guada!

Not only the armatures are tried, but also the tiles and glass panes

That was fun! Thanks!

Great as always! 👍

Been watching your videos on and off, but always a treat when I do have the time to enjoy one. :) Its such a pleasure seeing your journey. All the best and keep it going.

We experienced the German stares on holiday and was very uncomfortable. In London you could lose your life for it :-/

I love your videos, always very loosely commented and often very funny. Best entertainment 👋❤️

Brotzeit is not limited to the evening. Abendbrot is though

I'm a German and I don't know what's that about "German staring". I have never seen a stranger looking at me for longer than a split second and I don't do it either. It's never more than just a quick look to make sure we don't run into each other.

I'm from Baden and we call Abendbrot "Vesper" (pronounced Feschba)

Hilariös, dear Nalf! I’m just having so much fun with your rants about your assimilation journey😊. They are so nicely crafted and full of detail. Is that part of what living amongst us life engineering freaks brought to you? Carry on, I love them little video treats!

Hello Mr. Nalf - it is good to see another post! I don't recall seeing posts from you in a while....

good choice of brush ^^

Great video but don’t do the mistake to want us use Bavarian terms (Brotzeit 🙄) all over the country my friend.

Cool video! The ad really fitted the German (true) stereotype of cyber security 😄👍

There are really places which don't have a ton of limestone in the water. I lived in a few places and the worst is Reutlingen, depending if you get water from the Lake Constance or the Swabian Alb. The Swabian Alb water is so bad that your black tea develops a skin on it during summer days. In Saarbrücken on the other hand, water leaves nearly no traces. The water has very little solved limestone in it and you don't need to wipe down all the time.

I enjoyed this video! I'm glad you're enjoying Germany. Great country.😊❤

Chuffed, proud and a little bit moved, Nalf!

Great video

my man you are not getting germanized but 'alt und spießig' ❤😂

My last visit was in 2013 and the trains were awesome. Sorry to hear that they are not doing as well now.

It's not like Germans dislike new technologies. After all, we are a country obsessed with technology. We simply despise shitty and unnecessary technology. And that toothbrush is the perfect example. You can get a decent toothbrush for 1€ - 3€. It will last you a month. That's 12€ - 36€ per year. Compare that with an electric one! You'll pay more for the brushes and it will for sure break after a few years, generation some electronic waste. There is no scientific proof that electric toothbrushes are better, they will cost you more money and have a larger impact on the environment. Apart from that, i love this channel. German nuclear scientist here that has worked with US colleagues for more than 20 years and stumbled across this channel by chance. And boy, you nail it! Both fantastic cultures, both with their flaws and greatness. In some aspects very similar, in some others very alien to each other. In any case, you're doing a great job as an ambassador for both cultures and building bridges understanding each others cultures. Should you ever be in the Geneva region and keen for a private tour of CERN and it's massive, underground experiments, drop me a message.

Welcome Home Bro 😅

I, too, still have a manual toothbrush and headphones with cords. Why? They are much more cheaper, they work without electric power (practical AND more sustainable), they are reliable and noone will steal them 😂

Its Not a Stare. Its the Kilometerblick.

NALF! Wo ist der Duschabzieher aka Flitsche???

If I have a fixed appointment, I don't use the train. It's too risky for me to miss this appointment. But about the tooth-brush-thing: Ask your dentist: he will tell you, that he sees the first look who's using an electic brush and who doesn't. The teeth of the manual users are much more damaged...

My favourite type of Übergangsjacke is the 3 in 1 kind. A light rainjacket with a zip-in windbreaker for colder days. Aces!

i refuse to believe that wiping off the metal stuff in the shower is something that anyone actually does, never even considered that before

The Cleaning part is optional if you are single!

I was just in Germany near Bonn and the DB rant is much needed xD. Yes having the trains are good, but also missing my connection in Mainz by 20 MINUTES and having to get another ticket to go to the frankfurt airport was, great lol

For families it tends to make sense for the main cooked meal of the day to be in the evening on weekdays as one or both parents will be at work and the children will likely be at school. In our family we did have the main meal at lunch time on Sundays because we were all at home.

I still love the trains there.

(I just wrote that comment under an old video of yours, so I thought for you to read it, I better post it under the most recent one as well) Hey Nalf, I've been watching your videos for a couple of years now, and I have to say; it always amazes me, how entertaining and well made your videos are. Firstly your friendly character is always very inviting and you have the talent to tell storys and facts in a way that just makes the listener feel good. Then there is the background music to your videos, which I find very fitting and even funny at times (without being overly silly). Lastly all the different camera angles (or different clips for each topic) make the video come alive. All those facts combined makes me feel like im watching an art piece, every time I tune in. I love everything about those videos and your in my top 3 youtubers fs. Keep it up, buddy

I need that hoodie

I watched your video after the warm dinner with wireless Airpods after using my electric toothbrush and I am german 😅…

Hm cleaning shower isn't any different in the US though. We're just too lazy to do it. And as a result our shower fixtures and handles are covered in hard water deposits and look pretty sad. I own the home and rather than cleaning it, I just replace them once I'm tired of how sad they look. Or I could take the German approach and clean them after using them. Disclaimer: I grew up in Germany and never did this. I guess my mom must have done it for me ;-)

Yeah, corded headphones ftw! 👍(at least until the cords get frayed 😄)

I never thought about drying the stainless steel in the shower, but I do squeegee the glass after every shower. It is a chore that I don't like but I always do it.

Seeing the clip of you at the Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof made me feel like you're a movie character that comes out of the screen😂. I know I'm watching UKposts Videos about you being in Germany but it never crosses my mind that that could mean that you're actually somewhere that I live. I'm at this train station so often, it would be crazy to just run into you!

Protective Eye gear is very important using old style slow-motion German Toothbrush!🤓

Stimmt am DB ! I recently looked forward to a nice train ride from Amsterdam to Essen. Due to customs holding up a freight train, I missed my connection in Monchengladbach. Then there was a failed attempt to make another connection in 3 minutes. Finally, twice connecting on local trains, I got to Essen Hbf nearly 2 hours later. My friend who had agreed to meet me there got there with his car got there later than he expected due to Klima Klebers on the way. Next time......Lionel trains !

Laughed REALLY HARD about "THE STARE" habit 😅

The Deutsche Bahn used to be great. I remember mocking my students back in England about their bad and unreliable train system. Two decades later, here we are. And talking about staring: If you think the Germans do stare, then have fun in India. 😂 I have never felt so being stared at like there. For looooong periods of time, even after asking them: “Why are you staring at me?!”, they kept staring. 😂

I'm german and still like to use my slide rule sometimes instead of my electronic calculator.

Electric toothbrush? Never. One more tool that requires thinking of adaptors for traveling. I feel wired up too much already.

Hmmm... afaik, Brotzeit is Bavarian for Vesper, which is a Zwischenmahlzeit - a meal between regular meals, usually eaten at work, or on outdoor activities or when traveling, e.g. with Deutsche Bahn.

Shower cleans you and you clean the shower. That is a win- win- situation❤

Brotzeit can also be the snacks between the big meals

#1 the shower So langsam wirst Du mir eerie 😅

you're awesome 🤣🤣🤣

Usually I really love the Bahn, but these days it is just sad! It could be so good, I mean like it used to be! Staying optimistic though.

Beer

You became very Germanized over the years, but I'm winning every staring contest with you, for sure. Anyway, I love your channel.

lol I never cleaned the shower after taking a shower....

I always wipe down the shower faucet and hardware. I also have the flexible adjusable shower wand, as in Germany. I think these I did by myself, and not at the urging of my German wife. Further, I squeegee te entire shower stall after showering.

Ja Moin Had the same problem as you with wireless earbuds ! Only thing working for me are the JBL TUNE 215 BT. They are like the iPhone earbuds but connected with a cable. So you can't lose one. Great video as always :) Much love from Berlin

Abendbrot (evening bread) became more popular in the 19th century for the masses. As industrialization came up factories usually served hot sausage stews to workers in the early evening, hence the need for hot food back home subsided and everyone got used to it... Anyway we eat like emperors for breakfast, like kings for lunch, and paupers for dinner 😅

You are very good in your evaluation of cultural differences. I would have hired you as trainer and consultant back in my management training times.

Your video made me think about my childhood Märklin train-set. Sigh! The smell of ozone!!! 🤣🤣🤣 On the tech issue, I wonder whether there still is an aversion to credit cards over there? Still was an issue when I was last in Berlin just before the pandemic. One last thing: you owe it to your health to get an electric toothbrush! So much better for a truly thorough cleaning. Braun makes good ones.

North > South. It's Abendbrot, not Brotzeit. Also as you noticed correctly: Hating the deutsche Bahn is our small talk. If you ever want to connect with a stranger, just rant about the last time your train was late and they will join in.

Cool vid

I used an ICE yesterday. It was 130 Minutes delayed (from Berlin to Cologne).

Nick, like your glasses! 👍 Why waste money on electric toothbrushes?😅

I have a new weird habit, too! Answering a daily question on Quiver!

thanks for your interesting thoughts about german habits 🙂 Could you tell me the brand of your "Umhängetasche" at 7.10?

COLD SHOWERS ANYONE? Or are you all warm showerers?? hahahahaha

9:10 Even the way you say snob sounds German! (schnob) I love it!

ROFL 7min late with 3 connections. I can be an hour late with no connections, just a 'direct' train. Well done UK national rail

I swear never Heard of Brotzeit. Always used Abendbrot. But I do appreciate you like the breat Brot hier.