Tourists always make mistakes when they travel, sometimes they are small mistakes that cost them a bit of money, other times mistakes can ruin your vacation. This video goes through the most common tourist mistakes that tourists and travelers to Germany for their German vacation make.
Honest tourist information on visiting Germany from someone who has visited Germany yearly for nearly 30 years and lived there for multiple years as well.
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31 Comments
As a German I have to agree 100% to your points.
Only the public transport is not too good in Germany in my eyes.
Very nice video!
You nailed this great job
History has taught us not to piss off Germans 😂
He forgot the biggest misstake: Going to Germany! 😀
I Always book 2 reservations and hope people want to sit next to me. If they do I tell them Its my seat I paid for it and they will have to leave. Super funny if its full in the train. We did that actually once with my friends and the more people do it the more funny it is. Even the staff can't do anything about it.
Another thing I would like to add, is to learn at least a bit of the language. Learning some of the language will make your experience so much better. I am an American who is fluent in German, and the rest of my family knows the language to some degree. We had a good time in Germany because of it. The locals (might) will respect you more for it even though most younger aged Germans speak alright English. I will be moving to Germany for University soon, to Heidelberg, very excited lol.
A gaggle of Germans, I love it.
I can relate to this. i have an aunt from Vitten Germany staying with me for 3 weeks and yes, she does talk loud and fast. Sometimes we have to tell her as she doesn't realise she is doing it, bless her. Your right about the culture shocks.
If you speak German it in a gruff aggressive way on purpose…Then yeah it doesn't sound nice, like with any other language.
So it's a mistake to drink Becks in Germany? Then why does it exist? If people drink their town's local beer, why does a national brand exist?
Stammtisch= Tribetable 🙂
Cool video!
Don't put your feet on the seats in the public transportation. Other passengers will ask you to take them down
I lived in Germany for 3 years. All I have to say is that the stereotype other Europeans have of Germany is way off the mark.
No one drinks that much beer and lives up to a stereotype like that.
Als je naar Duitsland gaat (en ook naar Oostenrijk, Liechtenstein of Zwitserland) en je wilt Duits praten spreek vreemden nooit aan met "du". Altijd met "sie". In Duitsland is erg onbeleefd om vreemden met "du" aan te spreken. "Du" zeg je tegen je vrienden of kleine kinderen.
I got a flight scheduled for Nov. 8 to Munich. Prost! 🇩🇪🍺
Kiss your butt in UK , lol , that’s somebody who’s not spent much time here
Being morbidly obese is one.
Keeping the glasses is not so bad…It's even cheaper to not get your Pfand back than buy them somewhere afterwards as a Souvenir..🤣🤣🤣
Aqui é brasileiro
Question: I am catching an ICE train at Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbahnhof at the end of November. Can anyone give me any tips – such as do I have to know which car to enter? I remember this was important when catching trains elsewhere in Europe – or you could end up at a different destination. I don't see any information about this on my ticket. Also, any tips about getting from customs to the station. Thanks.
#1 tip for me: Always carry some cash.
After visiting the UK and France, where credit cards and tap-to-pay were nearly ubiquitous—even for a small street vendor or a coffee bar, this was not true in Germany. Yes, you can pay with cards at major stores and restaurants. But many smaller shops will take cash only. Even at a coffee shop that accepted cards gave side-eye when I tried to charge €10, and the cashier asked, “can’t you just pay in cash?”
Also keep in mind you might need some euro coins to use certain public restrooms!
I know it’s popular to pretend everyone is secretly great, but after traveling to 50 countries Germans are easily bottom tier and possibly even the last in the list. Also the mythology of German cleanliness and punctuality is overstated. It’s definitely not terrible but it’s not top tier and not even close to somewhere like Japan
Once upon a time in MAD Magazine:
The trouble with foreigners is, that they don´t understand you no matter how loud you SHOUT at them. (Guess this American joke still fits today)
The way you pronounce "Ich liebe dich mein Schatz" kinda reinforces that stereotype 🥴
I wonder how it sounds for other people than germans, when germans acually shout and speak loud
Germans are literally pioneers of modern Europe, the gothic architecture they have is most beautiful thing on this planet just look at their medieval cathedrals.
In say, the Hofbrauhaus in Munich, there are permanent Stamtisch tables reserved for regulars. Also, in a station where there are stand-up counters for buying a sandwich or pretzel or whatever, the sales peopel will not hand you your change. They will put it in a dish on top of the counter where you pick it up.
An other thing is crossing a street (by foot). As a Dutch person we are used to ignore red lights most of the time. But the Germans are strict in crossing the street at a zebra. Wait for green. And crossing the street diagonal not far from a zebra is totally not done!
Nice to watch you explaining things. Thank you. I became a fan of you 😊
Thank you for all your videos! We’re moving to Germany next year and so excited and nervous. We’ve been watching all your Germany videos