I've had a few very positive encounters with the police here in Germany - when we had a barbecue on the beach the cops came over, because camp fires aren't allowed on the beach. They saw the shovel and the bucket full of water, so they realized we were responsible adults and not some punks, and wanted the ID of one person whom they could reach in case of complaints/problems. No sweat, although some of us had left their papers in their cars. A few weeks later, the same cops, a far more casual "who's going to provide ID this time?". Another few weeks later they drove up, recognized us, and turned around, knowing we would clean up after ourselves as usual- Some time later I had been on a job in Leverkusen and due to traffic jams I didn't reach Flensburg until 2:00, so I stopped at a gas station to buy 2 cans of beer, only to be stopped just before getting home. Company car, so papers were all in order, but then the young police officer asked me if I had been drinking. "No", I said, "but I'm nearly home and then I'm going to have a nice Feierabendbier." He looked at me, then to the passenger seat, saw the two still closed beer cans, then back to me, and started to grin before saying: "us as well", so we parted with best wishes for a nice Feierabend going both ways. Another time, nearly two decades later, I had been on call, working remotely during the night, so I hadn't slept enough and was visibly careful when driving to work, so the cops pulled me over for an alcohol test - I had had a long drink the evening before and denying that would have looked bad if I had turned out to have been drunk, but that got cleared up with a quick breath test. When I mentioned that I was on call they nearly panicked because they were delaying me, but I reassured them that it wasn't about people but only about money. Then they were the cops making sure the Pride parades were safe, ambulances could get through, etc. Those cops really shone, well-groomed, clean uniforms with polished buttons and everything - proud to be protecting the pride, and IMHO rightfully so. All in all, they're doing their job, trying to keep us safe, even from ourselves at times, but still civilized human beings. A little politeness will help de-escalate and defuse many potential problems.
@6000mikesch
5 жыл бұрын
if the traffic-light is off, it is green, normal! so yellow shows it is getting red, after 3 seconds! we save energy! easilly to understand I think!
@gerdpapenburg7050
5 жыл бұрын
Dogs in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands are also trained to behave well so that they do not need a leach when they walk through the streets with their owner. A friend of mine has trained his German Shepherd to go to the bakery itself in the morning and pick-up 'Brötchen' in a paper-bag with a basket around its neck.
@YowYow007
5 жыл бұрын
Why does everybody forgets Luxemburg D':
@KaterMUC
5 жыл бұрын
These traffic lights are called "sleeping". They mostly are at seldom used passenger overpasses. If a passenger wants to pass, he pushes a button, the light "wakes", shows yellow and red, and turns off afterwards. Same for railway crossings where seldom a railway will pass.
@RealtalkApp
5 жыл бұрын
This may well be the case in some places, but there are at least 10 of these in the Ulm area and none of them are the railroad lights, that's something else. Some are in fact for pedestrians but there are interesting traffic intersections where they are used without even a streetcar in the mix. You really have to get used to them.
@KaterMUC
5 жыл бұрын
@@RealtalkApp A traffic light that is switched off must be treated as nonexistent and all other rules and signs apply. Thei're most often in places wher a green light would give way to dhe dominant path, so there is no need to shine green a ll the time to them.
@Teslacoil333
5 жыл бұрын
Dutch cops also shake your hand after the talk or ticket...It's shows respect to each other.
@Baccatube79
5 жыл бұрын
"Bedarfsampeln" only switch to red when needed, else they are just off. And policemen usually are nice guys here so long as you don't make them angry. I even saw one who had a hen crew cut the snippet out of the back of his undergarment. He refused the kisses, though.
@RealtalkApp
5 жыл бұрын
A hen crew cut the snippet out of the back of his undergarment?
@renataostertag6051
5 жыл бұрын
??????????????????
@Baccatube79
5 жыл бұрын
@@RealtalkApp You've seen bachelorette parties (hen crews) roaming the streets? A bunch of wasted girls making their soon-to-be-married BFF fulfill stupid tasks? Obviously, one of this bride's tasks was to collect a certain number of those snippets or tags that are sewn into the seam at the back of men's underwear. And that policeman let her cut off his. He had a nice butt, so who would object...
@m.h.6470
5 жыл бұрын
the traffic lights without a green light are usually on a) a not so busy street b) on an intersection, where one direction is used *way* more than the other direction both types are essentially to save costs of electricity. Why show a green light, if there are almost no cars on the road, or if your right of way on the intersection is rarely "challenged" from the other direction...
@casanovafrankenstein5309
5 жыл бұрын
That depends. The street through our suburban village has various on demand traffic lights, as there is extensive pass-through traffic in the morning and afternoon, but not otherwise. And another road I use often is one of the main roads going to the city center, connecting to another main road going there. Plenty of full traffic lights there, but also one on-demand one, serving the occasional pedestrian.
@Palmetum1
2 жыл бұрын
If there is no green then the ampel is defective. If you see red and yellow that means get ready green is about to turn on. What's confusing with that.
@RealtalkApp
2 жыл бұрын
There are two-color lights with yellow and red only, they only turn on when the tram or pedestrians are going to cross. Extremely disorienting when it suddenly illuminates to yellow and you didn't see it because it wasn't lit up.
@MeZuMix
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I have already seen some videos of this kind and I am pleased to see new aspects here.
@RealtalkApp
5 жыл бұрын
Das ist das Ziel von ULM X.
@willisvirtualbureau4914
5 жыл бұрын
when a traffic light turns off, nether red nor green, it is off, the this traffic light does not exits, and the other traffic rules do apply.
@helloweener2007
5 жыл бұрын
When there are no lights you follow the signs. I know some traffic lights that have only red lights. But they are placed for special exit or where rail cars like trams can cross. Sometimes there is the wish they you don't stop at the traffic light but 20 or 30m in front of it, because of an exit or another street. So you may have a red light before the traffic light.
@hape3862
5 жыл бұрын
Hi, Matt. Ich binge-watche gerade deine Videos und frage mich, ob du eigentlich schon auf das Beste an der deutschen Sprache gekommen bist: die deutsche Lyrik! (Passt nicht wirklich zu diesem Video, aber es ist das neueste, und die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass du meine Frage liest, dürfte hier höher sein, denke ich.)
@JakobFischer60
5 жыл бұрын
2:05 wonderfull Faschingsbeflaggung! Did you notice? Are you aware that Fasching is in full swing?
@RealtalkApp
5 жыл бұрын
Hard not to notice the drums and horns.
@SonicPhonic
4 жыл бұрын
A friend who lived in England had a dog which got on the bus, went to the butcher shop and got a bone on a regular basis. True story.
@RealtalkApp
4 жыл бұрын
HA! Unbelievable!
@Palmetum1
2 жыл бұрын
Surprisingly the dog did not die. Bones are dangerous for dogs.
@Be-Es---___
5 жыл бұрын
Only seen in Germany. He means not seen in the USA. That is something different. Guess what, USA is NOT the world.
@RealtalkApp
5 жыл бұрын
Show us a video of a dog walking itself with a leash in its mouth, a police officer shaking someone’s hand who he was just interrogating, and a traffic light system this complex all from any other single country. You can’t do it.
@RealtalkApp
5 жыл бұрын
Actually maybe there is one other... perhaps in the USA but it would be a mammoth feat to get the footage.
@ludwigarnold8907
5 жыл бұрын
@@RealtalkApp Die Geschichten mit deutschen Ampeln werden hier in den Kommentaren ja ausführlich erklärt. Es gibt da aber noch etwas was selbst die meisten Deutschen nicht kennen: Orange bei Fußgängerampeln! Allerdings nur in Düsseldorf. See here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/xJ-Q2qJ-nGOXeKw Have fun!
@haraldschuster3067
4 жыл бұрын
@@RealtalkApp - Scandinavian police officers are super friendly as well and I cannot say I have met an unfriendly UK one. And they often have good reason to be angry as in the first one or two days I tend to end up on the wrong side of the lane if I am distracted a bit. It's just the instinct that the right side is the right side. Only in the UK is the right side the left side (OK, and Japan and a few other countries where right is wrong and left is right).^^
@wudruffwildcard252
5 жыл бұрын
Our dog was trained to take his grocerys back home. He had his own shopping bag with a little dog stiched on it and a shorter handle so it wouldn't drag on the ground going home. He sure had his share of attention doing his shores ;)
@RealtalkApp
5 жыл бұрын
Chores*
@sgkamp807
3 жыл бұрын
video starts at 01:06, you are welcome
@Belugamori
5 жыл бұрын
You definitly have to make a video about the great archicture in Ulm: the Münster, the Schiefe Haus etc.
@RealtalkApp
4 жыл бұрын
I don't know about these buildings in Particular but there are some nice architectural spots like the Stadt Haus and the HfG
@guandao1
5 жыл бұрын
Junge, du bist echt der Knaller. Wird Zeit, das du in Deutschland bekannt wirst. Boy, you are just great. It ´s time, that everybody know you in germany.
@pattyfairytale4024
5 жыл бұрын
sometimes the police do arrest suspects ! not always shake hands . . .
@christophsteck531
5 жыл бұрын
im German and I have never seen those traffic lights
@RealtalkApp
5 жыл бұрын
Pass auf!
@computername
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome walk through the city and great grasp on culture :)
@jangolombiewski1271
5 жыл бұрын
Da unsere Polizisten ja öfter von Ausländern erwähnt werden muss man betonen das die nur solange nett sind wie du nett und kooperativ bist ^^ Ich hatte schon beides ^^
@derradfahrer5029
5 жыл бұрын
The traffic ligth phases are (green >) yellow > red > red-yellow (> green). Red and Yellow together are for people driving stick (manual transmission), so they can get into gear and are ready to proceed when the light turns green. And for the ligths that don't turn green, there are a few option: 1. (Very very rare) A traffic light that is always on red, but with a green metal arrow sign. You can only turn right at that intersection after you stopped. Basicly our version on right turn on red. (kzitem.info/news/bejne/s6KMtoFmk5yIdWk) (It has to be a light for legal reasons). 2. Pedestrian only lights. Two reasons for no green light. First, saving energy. The lights only turn red when a ped wants to cross. If traffic is light, peds sometimes are not shown a red light either, so they can cross if now traffic is in sight without waiting. I believe there is a rule that would prohibit that, if cars where to have a green light by default. 3. Rail-Road-Crossings. Also energy savings. Plus you're still required to watch and listen for trains and give them the right of way. A green light would be counter productive and possibly be confusing. 4. Emergancy-Service-Stations. They want the option to stop traffic, when leaving the station for an emergency. This would also fall into the energy savings and counter-confusing category. (no green - keep whatching out for emergency vehicles) 5. "Normal intersection". Most likely they want to stop traffic from that direction for some reason. But when the red ligth turns off, you still have to watch out and give way. (no green - dont go, normal right of way rules apply).
@franzjosefmueller-alban509
5 жыл бұрын
I´m not a dog and I walk by my wife like " on a leash " :-)
@animalfriend6413
5 жыл бұрын
She trained you pretty well.;-)
@sindypetronella
2 жыл бұрын
haha enjoyed this
@traianschram4586
5 жыл бұрын
Moving from Trinidad to germany would love to learn more
@YukiTheOkami
5 жыл бұрын
Ok von so einer Ampel hab ich noch nie etwas gehört. Aber wir haben hier Fußgängerampeln die man mit einem Schalter bedient solche stehen meist an schmalen Einbahn-Straßen und sind Nachts ganz ausgeschaltet. Und hätten wir hier keine Grundschulen und Kindergärten im Firtel dann würde diese Ampel da gar nicht stehen.
@berndwinchenbach3492
5 жыл бұрын
I think to install Traffic light‘s without the Color green can make sense. I try to show you an example: Within a steel plant railway-trains have always „Right of way“(Vorfahrt) On a Street crossing are only red and yellow light‘s. Permanent red means: Don’t drive, Train coming Sion Flashing yellow means: be Awarde, check it is free, drive car after check There is no green light, because the car driver is responsible to check, no 100 % garanty that the crossing is free for cars. Green light would give you a signal of Safety that is not true.
@DSP16569
5 жыл бұрын
We have such a red only traffic light in front of the (hidden) exit/entry of the fire department that goes directly on a bigger street. Lights are only red in case of an emergency when fire fighter cars and trucks leave their department for emergency task.
@renataostertag6051
5 жыл бұрын
Great video. Sie haben recht mein Herr! Stimmt genau, was Sie sagen !
@mmuppetti
5 жыл бұрын
I experienced Police in Brasil shaking hands after a small talk after an accident. I think that happens when they forget their uniforms and become persons. I like that.
@Nickname_42
5 жыл бұрын
Well our dog did this as well, think it has something to do with the pressure around the neck they can't stand.
@RealtalkApp
5 жыл бұрын
Were you guys holding the end of the leash? Here, what is described is a totally hands-free user experience for the owner - quite like the ULM X app.
@xaverlustig3581
5 жыл бұрын
I always thought those dogs are proud to carry their leash, like children who enjoy carrying mum's groceries or their new toy. I never thought it would be a cultural thing which would mean the owner makes the dog do it!?
@grantbeerling4396
5 жыл бұрын
UK, red/orange, then green.
@psy4ctive159
5 жыл бұрын
Police never shake my hands here and i never saw this either. Maybe they're shaked your hands because you had a friendly chat with them and you're a foreigner. But in normal they didn't shake any hands on duty. The traffic lights you told is only for turning lanes.
@MaximKretsch
5 жыл бұрын
Really. Just today I shook the hand of a police officer who showed up after a minor car accident in which I was involved. And it is not the first time I shook hands with one of them.
@RealtalkApp
5 жыл бұрын
Danke! Wir haben es einmal gesehen als wir vorbeigefahren sind! Anders als Amerika ist es, so viel ist sicher, aber wie üblich es ist, wissen wir nicht. Dank diesem Kommentar haben wir schon ein bisschen mehr Daten.
@zeitreisender1351
4 жыл бұрын
ULmerrrr.. yeeee..
@thestonegateroadrunner7305
5 жыл бұрын
I think traffic lights that don't show green are just broken. Yellow-red is shown after red only and indicated that the light will turn green in a few seconds. You're not supposed to roll yet as the red is still on. Different from yellow only (after green) where it's O.K. to pass through.
@matekochkoch
5 жыл бұрын
No there are t-lights in Germany that have no green lamp. They are usually at less used places like near rail crossings or at the exit of a fire department. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampel#/media/File:Ampel-Goettingen-37.jpg
@ottonormal8835
5 жыл бұрын
Americans need big car.
@JakobFischer60
5 жыл бұрын
There is something wrong with your car. You are to young to own such a monster.
@psy4ctive159
5 жыл бұрын
Maybe he bought it on credit or rent it or he have a Papa rich....
@stryderhiryu8
5 жыл бұрын
your so charming.. ♥♥♥ you look a little like Chris Evans
@abfabfan
5 жыл бұрын
Where the Sauerkraut have you seen police men stating 'Put your hands where I can see.'?
@Kessina1989
5 жыл бұрын
0:01-4:23 ???
@jasmineBKK
5 жыл бұрын
I see nothing different NOW because of no development I went to Germany 20 years ago and met some German here in BKK. Undeveloped means recession in your judgement and management.
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