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Quality Of Life In Germany [The Good & The Bad]

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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:29 - What is quality of life?
01:10 - Housing
05:16 - Work-Life balance
08:35 - Infrastructure
13:17 - Government
16:50 - Social
18:56 - Geography
21:00 - Culture

🔎 SOURCES
👉 Global Bicycle Cities Index 2022 by Luko Insurance
https://de.luko.eu/en/advice/guide/bi...

👉 BAV Group with University of Pennsylvania Study on Bureaucratic Countries
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20 Comments

@Salahaldin723 4 years ago

Pros in Germany: I can drink beer in the U bahn. Cons in Germany: others can drink beer in the u bahn

@Hobbymusiker84 4 years ago (edited)

Pro: Germans do not especially care where are you from, or things like that: What counts mostly here is what you can do or what Kind of Person are you. They learned from their past. I wish that more countries in the world could adapt this way of thinking

@GoodTimesGG 3 years ago

I laughed when I got to "Cash is King". I still can't believe it how much it is true 😅

@adeljeniferkovacs152 2 years ago

I love it how Yvonne just looks at Jen while she is talking <3 so cute :)

@thomasvogler7978 4 years ago

The reason why doctors offices are closed on wednesday and friday afternoons especially in rural areas is they are making home visits to those patients who can not visit the doctor themselves because of their age, medical circumstances or whatever. But even when all shops and offices are closed there is always an open doctors office or pharmacy beside the hospitals. Doctors offices and pharmacies are cycling through weekly depending on the local agreements in so called "Notdienste" displayed in the local news or online on the website of the municipal government of that area.

@herbertgonswa3503 4 years ago

Sorry, you are wrong, there are more than 25 000 castles in Germany😉

@hafizsaqibjaved8937 4 years ago

Another thing that i faced, visa officers are really slow and sometimes even unaware of the rules. I explained the rules many times and after they confirmed from their superior, accepted the argument. But in my experience it's your luck if you get an understanding officer otherwise you'll have to accept the type of visa extension you'll get. The queues are so long and i have wasted so many hours at KVR Munich. It's getting better with the office extension but it was terrible especially during covid times. My wife couldn't get an appointment for 7 months and we couldn't travel in 2020.

@farshadvcf3992 3 years ago

I love that Cycling culture in deutschland and netherlands..however it is impossible to get a driving license

@hashimoto00 4 years ago

I believe one of the worst things in Germany is network coverage and internet speeds. Its 2022 and fiber isnt supported everywhere. Its weird

@sonntagchavez6245 3 years ago (edited)

LOL!! I called to schedule my yearly eye exam with my well established Ophthalmologist the other day early October. I was told their first available was in May 2023? Come to my surprise. I called a new Ophthalmologist in my area and was offered a next day appointment. The Dr. was fantastic and thoroughly screened my eyes. Never had such examination before. Glasses ready in 1 hour. Just thought I would share. I Love watching your channel. Thank you for sharing living in Germany more smoothly!😊

@jagpalsingh4384 3 years ago

Hi Both, I have been watching a lot of your vlogs these days and must tell you that your videos are so informative and it helps to understand a lot of things about Germany. Keep it up. Cheers!

@19800910 3 years ago

Don't forget the free re-training after 5 years of paying into the German unemployment insurance! There you get paid to go to school to learn a new skill, like Industrial Electronics Technician.

@emip3008 3 years ago

Great video! Regarding the directness, I prefer that to wrapping things in cotton wool. For instance, here in Britain every service provider (company , restaurant,) asks for feedback, but if you give (genuine) negative feedback for genuine reasons, you are immediately considered rude!

@n1vca 4 years ago

Very true about the permanent complaining and wining. It is definitely quite a contrast when you are used to US American culture. Quite a number of older Eastern Germans are complaining to a degree that is absolutely unbearable to my taste, even for a German who grew up in the Western part. So please don't see them as a reference for Germany.
I think a part of the "former" industrial success used to be outlining what is bad and then constructively work on a well engineered solution towards the problem. So in a way this "built-in" sensitivity for see(k)ing problems and speaking about them openly bears potential for improvements and progress that otherwise would not have happened.
I totally agree that joining a subject that annoys you too creates a bond and hopefully there are also some positive things you align with that leads to a connection and real steady friendship, meeting on the same wavelength but still also enjoying the interesting cultural differences. Our two smart and sweet love birds are the perfect example - always sending good vibes while educating us - thank you.

@jazzochannel 4 years ago

I moved to Berlin from Trondheim and I find it has been extremely sunny here for the last 3 years, thank you very much! The period you called "cold winter" feels more like spring or fall to me. I wear shorts & t-shirt in March-October here, if I only have to walk a short distance to the store, while snickering secretly at people in their thick coats and wool headwear. But then during the summer... I'm not so cool.

@911chatterbox 2 years ago

Fantastic video. Gonna watch more of your videos !

@PaloukaMan 1 year ago

Thanks Dear 🙏🏻
Listening to You here makes it not too lonely in Germany
Don’t forget that 💯

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@anchouse94 4 years ago

OMG, I truly feel Yvonne's fury when she talked about the sucky weather last year :D It sucked BIG TIME. Of course the floods, but even in the areas unaffected by them, it was so cold and rainy, I simply didn't feel like I accumulated enough warmth to survive the cold season! This year's summer is totally making up for that, and yes, it can be tough with barely any AC around, but hey, IT'S WARM OH MY GOSH <3 as usual, super great video, loved this one!

@wWvwvV 4 years ago

The weather in Germany is quite ok. Compared to the US north east coast the number of rainy days is nearly equal but the amount what is going down on the east coast is doubled. Nowadays farmers all over the world might be envious about so much rain.