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â¸What's it like dating someone from another country? What are the biggest struggles? The biggest misunderstandings? But also the biggest perks? You guys asked - we answered!
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ABOUT ME: Hallo, Servus, and welcome to my channel! My name is Felicia (Feli), I'm 28, and I'm a German living in the USA! I was born and raised in Munich, Germany but have been living in Cincinnati, Ohio off and on since 2016. I first came here for an exchange semester during my undergrad at LMU Munich, then I returned for an internship, and then I got my master's degree in Cincinnati. I was lucky enough to win the Green Card lottery and have been a permanent resident since 2019! In my videos, I talk about cultural differences between America and Germany, things I like and dislike about living here, and other topics I come across in my everyday life in the States. Let me know what YOU would like to hear about in the comments below. DANKE :)
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
Please raise your kids bilingual or multilingual if you have the chance to do so. When I was younger, I thought my parents were weird because they would speak to me in English, French and Chinese. I can't even begin to explain you how grateful I am for having had such an opportunity.
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This was delightful! Thanks. I lived in Germany for 14 months with the US Army. I found it so fun when children would yell out of cars, âHello, how are you?â Because they wanted to practice their English. I always admired Germany for teaching kids 2 languages!
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The whole "pot vs pod" discussion is pretty hilarious because I'm not a native English speaker, and I had this very long discussion about "mass" and "mess". They sound exactly the same to me, but a Canadian friend was "No, they sound similar, but still clearly different". My point is: Feli, you're not alone there; it happens to all of us.
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"It wouldn't make any sense being mad in German because he wouldn't understand" is the most German comment ever :)
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Ben is right that if the girl insists on paying for herself on the first date, the guy is going to assume she doesn't want to go out again. It's like her way of saying "this isn't really a date, we're just hanging out together as platonic friends". At least that's how the guy will see it.
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I have been married to my German wife for 30 years. Many of cultural things you mention were relevant and continue to be relevant to this day.
One of the magical things I learned from her was "Urmel aus dem Eis". Since living in Germany I've had the opportunity to visit Augsburger Puppenkiste.
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Y'all are wonderful. I'm 45 and remembering all of the fantastic things with my now-deceased fiancĂŠe thanks to you. Mine was German/Palestinian and we lived in Amsterdam. I'm southern US from ATL. He was very Germanly direct, I was just USian pleasing until the Dutch psyche infected me and I could be just as direct after a few months. He loved fast food, I still use an IKEA rack to dry my clothes. I drive a stick if I can. He wouldn't get in a car if he could avoid it. He had a deadly heart attack on his bike from A'dam to Munster to see his mom and sister. I own a gun- a shotgun. He hated the very idea and refused to even visit the US and my family even after I got knocked up. I lost it, we carried on. We had a lovely coffee on a bridge in A'dam.
The angrier he got, Feli, he'd switch to German and shout, yell, throw his arms about. I usually went on a walk when that happened
I also switch languages when I'm stressed. I'll start in French, mix in some Dutch and German, and finish in English.
Southern US, you wait until everyone at the table is sat before you eat.
Groceries: I will pack my own bags, especially since we have Aldi and Lidl now.
Sorry so long. I'll leave Duth/US/German/Palestinian holidays for now.
Wow, I unloaded. Thank you for all the sweet memories you brought up for me and the dead love of my life.
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As my mother always used to say: "There is no bad weather, only bad clothes." And I can confirm it in the meantime. đ
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Regarding switching languages while arguing, many Americans were raised on I Love Lucy reruns. Ricky, Lucy's husband in the show (and in real life), was from Cuba. Ricky would sometimes switch to Spanish when arguing. That may give some the impression that some non-native speakers will switch to their mother tongue when arguing.
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Feli, I grow more impressed with Ben every time he appears on your channel. The wisdom you both show in using differences to build a stronger, more joyful relationship is a powerful lesson both for close relationships and in how we treat others daily.
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One of the best Christmas stories I ever heard was when German and British troops began singing Christmas Carols on the battlefield on Christmas Eve during WWI. They stopped killing each other and enjoyed Christmas TOGETHER, even exchanging gifts. I'm mad I never hear about this in school and was an adult before I heard about it.
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Funny Misunderstanding: My Bavarian wife says she was "standing on the light", (waiting for the traffic light to change). I told her she better get down from there.
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Other fun cultural difference.
Ben (being American the thought counts and the effect, facts is secondary): I want it 1000%
Feli (German, fact first all the time): 100%, yeah
That got me smiling
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You two remind me so much of how my wife and I were 43 years ago. Multicultural marriage has some extra baggage to deal with; however, tolerance, understanding, curiosity, and appreciation of each otherâs culture will get you through those difficult times. Celebrate the difference, laugh at your quirky cultural based preferences and behavior. Those differences are often what your spouse finds enduring about you.
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My oh my! I am an American woman in my 70âs who has experienced two long term international relationships. The first was with a German woman who had lived in the US for nearly 20 years. I moved with her to Northern Germany (Husum, north of Hamburg) and lived there for ten years out in the countryside. This was more than 30 years ago and the only person at that time with whom I had contact who spoke fluent English, was her. My German language skills then included saying âmy name isâ and âwhere is a taxiâ. She worked for Apple Computer at their international headquarters in Paris and was gone during the week, coming home on Friday evenings, flying back to Paris on Monday. âHomeâ was a house built in 1872 which underwent extensive reconstruction during the first two years. I lived there the entire time. The first architect spoke a limited English. When we first moved in, the house had a bathroom on the âbottomâ floor and one on the upper floor. In JANUARY, this person decided that it would be practical to REMOVE both bathrooms at the same time, in order to better facilitate the reconstruction. When I protested, she was surprised and told me, âBut you can easily go outside to the bushes.â !!!!???? I ask, âWhat about all the male construction workers?â âOh they wonât mind!â âAnd how am I supposed to wash myself?â Rather puzzled she replied, âBut of course you heat water on the stove.â An absolutely FRANTIC call to Paris put a stop to this architects âplanâ. One morning some few months later, I woke up to male laughter. When I opened my eyes, three jolly bricklayers were making comments in Plattdeutschere while they removed the bricks from my bedroom wall in order to install new windows as I lay naked, sleeping in my bed. (I was covered by a sheet.) Can you imagine waking up like that? Fortunately these men were true gentlemen. When they were certain that I was awake, they left the scaffolding giving me time to grab my clothes and run. For the rest of their bricklaying work, they treated me with gentle respect, bless them. I PROMISE that I am neither exaggerating nor imagining! Not too long after, we hired a new architect. But talk about culture shock! đ¤Şâşď¸
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You guys are too cute. Wishing you many years of happiness!
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You guys need to do a Zoom or Facetime collab video with Nick (NALF) and his German girlfriend Laura. She's been on a few if his videos and comes across as sweet and smart and her English is very good.
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I'm from Ohio, my husband is from Illinois. We have very few common childhood memories. He wasn't allowed to listen to pop music, I didn't have video games. Even just boy toys vs girl toys. So many things! Completely different cultures is of course a different level, but there will always be differences and I love your outlook....embracing and learning.
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Feli unfiltered in this video makes it feel more authentic and genuine. Happy New Year!
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@jwhiskey242
1 year ago
The funniest thing I ever saw language wise was friends family in Meran. The father was ethnically Italian, was having a conversation with his wife, an ethnic Austrian. The father was speaking German, the mother answering in Italian. The son was speaking English to both of them. The phone rang, the son answered in Italian, then held out the phone to the mother, saying it was for her in German. When asked no one realized they were doing this.
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