Since moving to Germany I have learned a few
things that you shouldn’t say to Germans unless you’re trying to annoy them. And why would you want to do that? You wouldn't, of course. So here they are. What not to say to Germans. Hey everyone! I’m Dana and you’re watching Wanted Adventure Living Abroad. Anything like “Where’s your Lederhosen?”
or “All Germans wear Lederhosen, don't they?” or “Lederhosen, it’s the national
outfit of Germany, right?” is off limits. As I explained in this video, yes, some Germans
do wear Lederhosen and Dirndls, especially in the state of Bavaria, but definitely not
all Germans, and people who live in other areas of Germany sometimes find it really
annoying when visitors or people who have never been to Germany just think that all
Germans everywhere wear these outfits. If you’re at a bar in Germany and you’re
looking for a drink with a little less calories in it, asking for a light beer or asking which
of the German beers are light, is going to get to one of two responses. Either the bartender will hand you a Helles,
which is a pale lager beer and not at all particularly light in calories, but Helles
literally translates into light. Or the bartender will know what you mean and
just give you a little sneer or roll their eyes at you. I’ve seen it happen. Germans are disgusted by Americans watering
down their beer for a “light” version. They have no problem, however, watering down
their wine. So my tip for you: if you want a “lighter”
drink maybe go for a Weinschorle red or white, which is wine mixed with sparkling water. It's "Flying on the Wings of Tenderness"...you
want me to turn it up? - Why would you do that? Because it’s David Hasselhoff. - David who? - David Hasselhoff!! Don’t tell me you don’t know who David
Hasselhoff is. Doesn't everyone in Germany just love David
Hasselhoff? No, they don't. Not everyone. He had one song in 1989, "Looking for Freedom,"
that with the fall of the Berlin Wall, really resonated with the time and the feeling in
Germany. But that’s it. The relationship goes no deeper than that. So no, not all Germans love David Hasselhoff,
let alone even know who he is. Sorry David. Stefan, I just came from downtown, and I'm
telling you: They're all over the place. These...everywhere! Every fruit and veggie kiosk there's these
vegetables that look like huge... what are you cooking? Spargel, of course! As I mentioned in a whole video just dedicated
to Spargel, Germans go absolutely bonkers over their white asparagus. You go to bed one night in April and wake
up the next morning, poof, the city is covered in these white stalks. Really, every fruit and veggie kiosk, every
store, it’s incorporated into every meal imaginable at the restaurants. Spargel takes over the place. So what should you not say to Germans here? From my experience pretty much anything bad
or making fun of their beloved Spargel. Not because it really upsets them so much,
but just more because they don’t seem to really get the joke or find it at all amusing. My American friends get it. They’re like yeah, that’s the most phallic
looking veggie I’ve ever seen. Forget about the the eggplant emoji, somebody
needs to make some code for a Spargel emoji. But Germans seem to take their Spargel quite
seriously, and whenever I’ve poked fun at it, they often just kind of stare back at
me, and then eventually follow up my comment with something serious and real about how delicious it tastes
slathered in butter. Back in 2010 I was in Germany for my very
first Eurovision Song Contest. And one of Mr. German Man’s friends was
even having a party for it. Now, this was my first time ever hearing about
the contest, and at the party people got dressed up in funny costumes and there were a lot
of people at the party, so it seemed to me like it must be a pretty big deal. I had been to Super Bowl parties in the U.S.
that had less enthusiasm, so yeah, I thought this must be something that's important to
Germans. And it was a big year because 2010 is when
Germany’s own Lena won the Eurovision Song Contest singing "Satellite." Yay! Congratulations Germany! Okay, now fast forward a few months later,
2010 was also the year the World Cup took place in South Africa. And Germany made it really, really far...only
to lose right toward the end so they didn’t actually make it to the final game. Well after that loss, the next day I had an
English class to teach. And my students were all really bummed out
because Germany had gotten kicked out of the World Cup, so to try to cheer them up I said,
“Well, I mean, Germany won the Eurovision Song Contest this year, so it just wouldn’t
be fair if they also won the World Cup.” Like you can only have one big win per year...you
know, let some other country win the World Cup after you already won the Eurovision Song
Contest. Yeah, apparently those two things are not
comparable. So my question for you is: Have you ever found
yourself saying any of these things in Germany, and Germans, what else do you get annoyed
about hearing? Please let me know in the comments below. Thank you so much for watching. I really hope that you enjoyed this video. And also a big thank you so much to our patrons
on Patreon who help make these videos possible. Thank you so much for your support. If you would like to check out our Patreon
page, you can find a link to that down in the description box below. And if you also want a cool T-shirt like what
Mr. German Man has to show your love for Spargel, you can find out about that down in the description
box below as well. Until next time, auf Wiedersehen! All you have to do is that I want you to start
saying "Spargel of course" as you're turning. Spargel of course! I feel like I could really give my thanks
if I had more space and I was able to like, jump into the shot. Thank you so much for watching. No? Okay. I'll just try to do it normally then. After you won the Eurovision... Maybe go for a wine-schorle. Weinschorle. Wine-schorle. As I explained in...which side would the video
come on? There are these vegetables that it's...yeah...
