German Pfandautomat: refuses plastic bottle with dent. Customer: removes dent. German Pfandautomat: finally accepts perfectly reshaped bottle... and crushes it.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@AndreasDelleske
5 жыл бұрын
This is in order to comply with Humor Norm DIN EN 08/15
@1337fraggzb00N
5 жыл бұрын
@@AndreasDelleske JAWOHL!
@anjapostruschnik
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@KaiHenningsen
5 жыл бұрын
Actually, my experience is that _most_ of the time, it goes like this: Automat: refuses bottle, tells me to put it in slower (hint: this hint is completely misleading) Customer: takes bottle back out, waits for red light to turn green, puts bottle back in just the way it was Automat: accepts bottle Sometimes, it wants the symbol it scans for rotated to the top, and it really is a problem if that part of the bottle is seriously deformed (or missing, then you're out of luck).
@georgschuberth4302
5 жыл бұрын
You know that he isn't materialistic because he didn't stretch the video to 10 minutes
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂👌🏼👌🏼 this is great!
@MrTrollo2
5 жыл бұрын
or is it very fine marketing? :p
@docjudge6335
5 жыл бұрын
...one of the best comments ever read on KZitem!
@ExtremeTeddy
4 жыл бұрын
@Eff dees Monitization ;) 10 Minutes and more allow for more fine grained advertising options
@julesnatural
5 жыл бұрын
For me, a large part of the "minimalist" thing is that in Germany, there is less of a "keeping up with the Joneses" atmosphere. Your car drives? Great. You have the newest model? Fine. You are using a flip phone? Nice. You got the newest iPhone? Also cool. Sure, there will always be those very focused on status symbols and those who base their opinions of others on materialistic things, but I feel like in general, that is much less practised here, it's more live and let live. Less judgement based on that. Behaviour (sometimes according to arbitrary rules or cultural norms that can seem strict, weird or whatever to foreigners) is a more common thing people are judged on, I feel, rather than the size of their wallet and how they spend their money.
@cherrypie6679
5 жыл бұрын
I suppose you have been living in a large city, where it's ok to be more individual. I spent two years in a small town in Germany and the keeping up with the joneses mentality was very present there. There was no way to be accepted by the community if you were not driving the right car, wearing the right clothes, carrying the right iPhone model etc. Everybody knew and observed each other, and they all thought, looked and lived the same way. As a foreigner, I felt very isolated there. Moving to a larger city liberated me, people are more open to individuality here.
@julesnatural
5 жыл бұрын
@@cherrypie6679 Interesting. I actually lived in towns between 300 and 4000 inhabitants my whole life, but always somewhat closer to a bigger city. I agree with the mentality of "doing what the locals do", I was never big on being in the theatre club or whatnot, and that's where many people were partaking, and if you didn't, you were always a bit on the outskirts. In my experience it was more of "what are you doing for the community?" And those can be subtle things that are just expected to be known, like keeping silent(ish) on Sundays and what not, that might be difficult for a foreigner to adapt to, or even be aware, cause Germans just seem to know. But I genuinely have not been excluded for an old phone, my rusty bike or anything like that. Sorry you had a different experience, and glad you were happier in a bigger city.
@julesnatural
5 жыл бұрын
@abrahamisms flayed rectum I agree that Northern Europe in general has a life of relative comfort, with few "poor" - and I think in comparison to the US, from what I have seen, that might also stem from not wanting to go into debt. I have never seen anyone as willing to go into debt over something super simply like wanting a new TV than Americans. I've not met any Germans that went "well I don't have that money now, but I'll just put it on my credit card and at some point, I'll have it." If payment plans are made, they are more thought through, and in general, living beyond one's means is something I see far less here.
@AceTheWorrior
5 жыл бұрын
I think it depends on where you live. If you have a circle of friends that is the way you said, than yes. Your statement is quite anecdotal. I would like to have a nationwide statistic in comparison with other nations though.
@ccat342
5 жыл бұрын
@@AceTheWorrior i think that statistic is hard to get done. in the end what you see and read on youtube are personal observations and can't be seen as a general guide to whatever. just compare someone living in berlin to someone who lives in a village south of munich. sometimes it sounds like they live in different countries. furthermore you always have to take into consideration that people have different "agendas" and priorities.
@thenilevalley5965
5 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you mate, my visit to Germany in 2017 has changed me in a big way. Great country, great cultures & traditions, most fun loving people I have ever met.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
It was definitely more noticeable when I went home this offseason, how much my living habits had changed 😂😅 thanks for watching! 👌🏼🤘🏼☺️
@thenilevalley5965
5 жыл бұрын
Punting For The People Interesting videos buddy, keep it up!!
@TheGamingSyndrom
5 жыл бұрын
let me nom on your face
@violahamilton782
5 жыл бұрын
I noticed that while people in Germany keep their expenses down, they then have enough money to enjoy travelling to other countries and climates.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Especially when travel is so close and cheap, anytime you want to travel outside of Australia due to time and cost, it is always super expensive, so maybe a reason more people spend money elsewhere back home..
@dortekuhler-otuekpo8810
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople this makes sence. Europe is full of countries and fast to visite.
@Dizikolik3
5 жыл бұрын
True. Have a couple of short trips within a year and also one big 'beach holiday' during summer. And if I want to have something I cut on the trips and get it, but mostly I prefer the traveling 😂
@Luflandebrigade31
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople That is why even in the most remote jungle or on some top of a mountain you have high chances stumbling over German tourists. We are literally EVERYWHERE.
@geddinixan255
4 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople but australia is a huge continent is there nothing to explore for an inhabitant?
@ulligoschmidt4189
5 жыл бұрын
Nice to have you in Germany. Enjoy you life,bro!
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Grateful to be able to call such a beautiful place home for the last few years, hopefully for a little longer too 😉☺️
@AndreasDelleske
5 жыл бұрын
Yep. Please stay if you like :)
@MrSpirit99
5 жыл бұрын
So basically german efficiency.
@erraldstyler
5 жыл бұрын
We germans live to complain about Germany, but so many people from over the world, including "civilized" western countries love to be here...something to think about.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
I think it is the same in any kind of civilised country, people forget or negate a lot of positive things around them and only focus on the negatives and say how great other places are, I’m guilty of that sometimes when comparing Australia to here, but love living both places equally.
@redblackunite7784
5 жыл бұрын
Even though I agree with you, that we are living in a great country that might be "better" is some aspects than other countries, I think its still a good thing to talk about those things that we can still do better. Just because it is good doesnt mean its perfect and if we can improve something I think we should probably do so
@peterzingler6221
5 жыл бұрын
If you stop complaining nothing gets better
@lumina9995
5 жыл бұрын
@@peterzingler6221 Complaining is the opposite of action. One has to become active to improve things.
@KaiHenningsen
5 жыл бұрын
@@lumina9995 In many cases, complaining is a necessary precursor to action.
@m.h.6470
5 жыл бұрын
not every house/community has a compost heap - especially not in the cities. But where a compost heap is not possible or feasible, you get a bio-tonne (bio garbage can) which is collected either every two or four weeks depending on the season.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
That’s a smart thing, having smaller area for compost, we actually had that in Dresden where I lived last year, this year having the compost garden is just as effective ☺️
@petergeyer7584
5 жыл бұрын
True. I live in the middle of Berlin, and we have a bio-tonne, as well as 5 other bins to distribute our waste and recyclables among. Whenever I visit the US now, I have panic attacks when I have any trash and have nothing other than a trash can to throw it into.
@sourgummi69
5 жыл бұрын
I have a local compost area in my village and each house still has their individual bio bins. :)
@KTanit
5 жыл бұрын
Even so I live in the middle of Göttingen, nearly every friend including myself has a compost.
@MrSpaha-kx7ie
5 жыл бұрын
I wanted to write something funny but I‘m German
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂 don’t be too hard on yourself!
@Sizzlik
4 жыл бұрын
I laughed a bit and i'm German
@treintaydiez
4 жыл бұрын
hahaha
@mgtowp.l.7756
5 жыл бұрын
A Excellent Video.. Highly Recommended. Thank You Very Much For Sharing.. So The German People I Always Looked Up To.. As A Canadian I Find Americans Just The Opposite Of The German People. Americans Are "Nouveau Riche." And Above All I Find Americans Very Very Dramatic.. I Find Germans More Sincere And Honest, And Down To Earth.. I Love Germany, And Germans..
@MrKnoedel00
5 жыл бұрын
Aww, you're making us Germans look better than we are. 😅
@YukiTheOkami
5 жыл бұрын
thank you for seeing it like that but even if thats truely the large procentage of us we have sadly a view people that are scared of other cultures and and that often colides with not being able to lern from past and history so we also have still people that dont exept other skin colors and pther cultures yesterday i heard two elder woman talk in the tram and they gossiped about the english langurage and that they shouldent teach that in school and that they are afraid that the german langurage will die out what a nonesense and it made me so angry im glad that i can talk with austrailen and canadian people like that next time i regionice people talking like that i say something
@NickKnatterton.
5 жыл бұрын
Thx for that. Coz we do not have the best reputation in ther world.
@mgtowp.l.7756
5 жыл бұрын
@@NickKnatterton. It Is My Pleasure. I Am Think Of Moving To Germany From Canada. I Retire In Half A Year. I Would Like To Learn German. I Can Speak English , And French. A 3rd Language Would Be Nice.. Montreal Use To Have A Lot Of Germans..I Worked With A Few Germans in Montreal And Enjoyed Working With Them..
@hoehere_Gewalt
5 жыл бұрын
Wir lieben dich auch, genauso wie unsere weißwurst, bier und brezel
@stefanbohr4419
5 жыл бұрын
I'd summe it up differently why Americans often appear materialistic vs Europeans following "other life values" - you can be a great and very respected person in Germany in Europe if you found your place within the community you live in ( if you're a community helper or umpire, local hero in your soccer or track an filed or volonteer etc) - any sports is done in local subsidized clubs and Polo, Golf, Tennis, Riding etc don't play a big role here in the numbers - but soccer does , handball, track & field etc - almost 80% of Germans belong to some club, Verein, local Gym etc. and here you will be taught about fairness, positive energys, camradery, friendship, about operating with a group of "similars" - therefore your personal attitudes are constantly improved or maybe challanged - bigmouth caracters "look at my Rolex/my Porsche/ my home, my newest iphone" would disqualifie almost automaticly in the long run - (Blender, Grossmaul, Aufschneider....worst? Arschloch) NOT what someone posesses is important - BUT, what he maybe is sharing with you!... that's what counts in Germany - if it's a beer or a coffe, a small treat of any kind, a guesture, a fair and respectable manner he treats you, a recognition of respect both ways....creating sympathy, good feeling atmosphere, maybe more... - until time prooves our first impressions were correct - therefore finding a buddy in the neighbourhood takes time, patience, friendly behavior ...and better never loudmouthing about what you have or are - ( often a typical American bad habit, especially in these Trumpist times ) - the wealthier and better off Germans are, the more they remain pretty silent about their status, even dress down, mostly ignore/avoid any kind of visible show off .... - my "five cent worth observations - from the perspective of a German senior".
@harryhaller9670
5 жыл бұрын
Stefan Bohr don't know if thats true. We do have a lot of showing-off asshole culture. And we do have a lot people with a poor view on the word and who lack in openness and suff. In specially in those small villages, where no fresh blood entered the familytree for the last 200 years...
@anoukanouk5595
5 жыл бұрын
The advantage of having lived on 2 continents is that you can compare and keep the habits and practices you prefer in your life wherever you are.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly, Yet another reason I feel sorry for people who never get the opportunity to travel outside of their town, city, state or country when they want to and broaden there horizons..
@KarimAkors
5 жыл бұрын
"minimalist" lifestyle is not the right word its more "whats really necessary and what not" but is there a singel word for it. "Praktical" or "pragmatic" .....ore something between^^
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Yes! True! Definitely a way to describe my new way of living would be more practical! 👌🏼😎
@schievel6047
5 жыл бұрын
Yes yes tell them about our great recycling system, tell them!! If there is one thing we are proud of it’s our recycling system. And conquering Europe all by ourselves of course
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Any system that makes me feel like I’m getting free money is good in my books! 😂👌🏼😁
@TheOriginalSebacrush
5 жыл бұрын
Yeha... sure. And why do we have to ban and regulate recycling even more? The others should step up their game first. Germany alone can‘t save the world and oceans
@Multifuchs
5 жыл бұрын
Guter Kerl. Bleib doch hier =)
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Danke! Und du 😁👌🏼
@johndarwin7937
5 жыл бұрын
Well written and excellent post. I visiting Germany next month for 3 weeks and you have made me even more interested. Thanks again
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks John, It is a great place to holiday and also live, I have no doubt you will enjoy every bit of your time here! Enjoy!
@tranceopa
5 жыл бұрын
I think this is your best video ever so far. please keep it up and be honest - just yourself. thanks.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words, many more of these kind of vlogs planned, just need to get the words out of my brain and onto the camera properly 🤗
@Kapalua606
5 жыл бұрын
Cool vlog! I'm an American living here in Germany and relate to almost everything you've touched on. Just subscribed!
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Thankyou! What brought you here and whereabouts have you been living in Germany mainly?
@mowana1232
5 жыл бұрын
I just came back from living in Asia for 20 years. Don't want to name the country, but the amount of trash (especially PET bottles, because they stay on top) that I saw floating in the ocean was truly disturbing. I love to go kayaking. but after a while I just couldn't take it anymore. So Germany does it right to charge a deposit for PET bottles, but to be honest the best would be to only use deposit glass bottles. They can be reused more often. That's how the deposit system in Germany started btw, with reusable glass bottles. Unfortunately, they are not that common anymore, only beer and water is readily available in deposit glass bottles these days.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Yes this is true, I also love the fact that when you bring back not only all the beer bottles and the plastic carton for them to be put in you get pfand, so they make sure all the materials are brought back or you pay the price.
@baul997
5 жыл бұрын
I think it has to do with safety reason's and that PET bottles are generally lighter in weight
@yellfire
5 жыл бұрын
You dont seem to realise that most european countries dump their plastic garbage in south east Asia. Recently China stopped importing used plastics, so did India, Thailand and Malaysia, creating a global recycling crisis. So the plastic trash that you so thoughtfully collected is now polluting asian waters.
@mowana1232
5 жыл бұрын
Dag Droomer First of all please note that I clearly said that glass deposit bottles are better. Secondly, the bottles and trash I saw, had Asian language writing on it. Mostly from the country I was living in, but sometimes from neighbouring countries as well. I have never seen any with German writing.
@stefanbohr4419
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople ...on top of things? Every downtown area is almost free of such trash like pet bottles, or Coke / beer cans - if one is to lazy to carry it around ? one is adviced to place it beside! some bin, trash can - and within hours it will be collected by some homeless or bagger etc - same with any public event like concerts, gatherings etc - there are "professional"collectors making up to 300 € ++ a day for collecting after open air concerts ! - they even pay the ticketprice for beeing first on the spot!
@gallomphrattlebone329
5 жыл бұрын
Minimalism rules. Because "Alles, was Du hast, hat irgendwann Dich"
@Sizzlik
4 жыл бұрын
"Respekt, wer's selber macht" Hornbach...yippi yaya yippi yippi yay
@MrKnoedel00
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experiences, of our beautiful little counrty 🙂. It warms my heart to see you're enjoying your time here and I appreaciate your open mind. The world needs more of your kind! So, what else to say?... Oh right! Welcome to Germany and hopefully you'll stay a while so we can enjoy more of your videos! Keep it up 👍 *edit: Of course you got a like and subscrition 😉
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Hopefully staying as long as I can, and maybe longer than the football season this year! Thanks for the like and the sub! I’ll try keep up the great content too!
@MrKnoedel00
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople I keep my fingers crossed, so you'll be able to stay as long as it takes before homesickness leads you back home! 🤞😁
@typxxilps
5 жыл бұрын
bottle deposit ... not tax Recycling has a long tradition starting from the war in a country without a lot of metal ressources.
@peterzingler6221
5 жыл бұрын
It's not recycling.. Those crushed bottles get sold to China for good money where they sort and remelt it. The shipping harms the environment more then burning the bottles
@Aussenluft
5 жыл бұрын
@@peterzingler6221 China nimt schon lange keinen Plastikmüll mehr an und Lidl hat einen 100 PRozent Kreislauf ihrer Einwegflaschen etabliert. Lediglich der Schwund muss ausgeglichen werden.
@facepalm8529
5 жыл бұрын
those are good and smart points you made! not shallow, but deep with lots of thought behind it. well done!
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Thankyou! The feedback has been great so I think more of these vlogs to come! 👌🏼☺️
@Mureto
5 жыл бұрын
How dare you wanna fill Quarkbällchen with Quark. They are sweet and perfect. Don't fill them with Quark
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Haha, go and get a quark tasche and tell me the quark filling isn’t delicious! I think they should do both! Filled and unfilled! ✊🏼😎🤘🏼
@Mureto
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople I shall not betray my friends. But I didn't say anything about the Quarktasche. I just said that there is no Quark in Quarkbällchen, almoust everone knows that XD
@zyriacus8360
5 жыл бұрын
@@Mureto Like there is no cheese in Leberkäs :)
@Mureto
5 жыл бұрын
@@zyriacus8360 exactly
@namaris9749
5 жыл бұрын
Of course there is Quark in Quarkbällchen. It's mixed in the dough. And they are perfect the way they are.
@dashric
5 жыл бұрын
So I totally understand taking everything down to two suitcases. I understand what you mean with the Minimalist lifestyle. Looking at our apartment you'd think NAH they are living it up, but this apartment is furnished. When we move we've back to 2 suitcases each and possibly a box or two of stuff, such as out computers, and coffee maker. As far as recycling, The netherlands has recycling too but Statiegeld (bottle return) only works on Plastic bottles over 1L and glass bottles for beer. The big difference I have seen here from America is the Recycling on almost every block. At least Karton/Papier....Glas... and Restafval (residual waste) Every so often there is a giant Plastic bin and spread around the city are Clothing donation bins. Restafval is basic garbage, but here in The Netherlands they separate it at the collection place I think and incinerate what they can. I know Neighborhood gardens have a Compost area for food waste but there isn't one near us in Amsterdam.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
I think all I left at home was a few formal suits from my salesman days and a pair or two of shoes I knew I wouldn’t use, hence the minimalists thing, if I knew I wouldn’t use it, it was not coming, even now I see that I lack clothes to wear to certain events and think “man I want more cool clothes” but then I think about it and I’m like “nah, I’m good”
@dashric
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople I edited the comment I accidentally hit enter on my phone when backspacing. Anyways. I came with a lot of Athletic gear stuff. I don't own "nice" clothing because it makes me feel fake to dress up in a suit and tie. But I can tell how different I will be in other ways if I ever go back to Portland.
@dashric
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-yr4vp1jk7j I don't know what you mean by stifling culture. I come from the USA so most European countries are social free in comparison to the frigid USA culture.
@dashric
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-yr4vp1jk7j Americans like to scream about freedom because they don't have much and will give it up for anything that scares them
@scentist_error
5 жыл бұрын
Its kinda weird for me to watch this video. I mean, I'm half korean and half american, but I grew up in Germany, means that I also grew up with all the german things, but ya know; one year in my native country(s) and well, my whole life changed. I noticed the difference, and I think, I kinda know how you feel/felt in germany. xD
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
It’s an odd thing to talk about especially if some of my audience hasn’t lived somewhere else to their home, but I’m glad some people seeing it understand and relate ☺️🤘🏼👌🏼
@AceTheWorrior
5 жыл бұрын
Everything you claimed germany changed about you are things germans still do. I think its more the social circle or town you were in. Alot of these things are not done because of the reason you think. Kompost is not done because of environmental reasons, at least not only. You have your own cheap fertiliser. Its about saving money. And minimalistic lifestyle? Nah, people here buy cars or houses that cost them 2000 of their 2800 euro paycheck a month, if they get 2800 a month.
@peteraugust5295
5 жыл бұрын
Have to correct you. Pfand is not a tax, which is also why it does not work the way you think. If you dont return the bottles you dont pay 25cents tax, you pay 25 cents period. The money will go straight to the shop/producer. for them its the best thing to happen if you dont return the bottles at all because that means that they earn another 20 cents on that bottle. That actually is the only reason for water beeing so ridiculously cheap in germany. The Producers already assume that some of the bottles will never be returned, therefore they can calculate with lets say 25-30 cents for a bottle of water, instead of the 18 cents it eventually costs.
@NewsAussieAndre
5 жыл бұрын
Good on 'ya, mate! 👍🏼😁 The environment is very important! A thing every German learns very early on! And I think it's great that people from other countries learn that, too, because we have just one environment and we all have to do our part to protect it and keep it healthy for future generations! 👍🏼
@kierontemnov2452
5 жыл бұрын
You're awesome before, now you're just epic. No doubt.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Danke, slowly but surely becoming more multi-cultural and rounded 👌🏼☺️
@salyz7141
5 жыл бұрын
Fellow minimalist here! I really feel like germany is a great environment to live this minimalist lifestyle. Not really sure how it is in other countries, but here everyone usually focused on themselves and people don't pay much attention to what fancy stuff others have/don't have. So you don't feel as pressured to have this "over the top" lifestyle.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
I think in Australia due to a higher overall basic cost of living, the minimalistic lifestyle is harder to achieve, because you already pay so much to live comfortably, you kind of take it as the next normal step to spend a little more to have things that are just a bit out of reach and really live an above average style of life.
@sualtam9509
5 жыл бұрын
It's true you can live really good on a low income because there is cheap housing and a lot of non-profit culture. In most other countries you struggle more with being poor and have no time to do voluntary non-profit stuff.
@PowerControl
5 жыл бұрын
Confucius says: Germany didn‘t change you. You changed yourself! 😂
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
But without Germany, I wouldn’t have changed at all, so in turn I have to accept and thank Germany and its role ☺️☺️😅
@PowerControl
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople My holidays in Australia changed me as well. I am nicer to people now.
@richmondotayde5915
5 жыл бұрын
I agree with that saying but there are some situations/places that will be an influence to that change. For example, there is a particular place where people don't care about cleanliness and shits are everywhere and you yourself will adopt to it and will find yourself throwing shits anywhere. But when you go to a different place where there is a strict law about cleanliness, that you can be put to jail when you throw shits everywhere then you will be forced to change from doing the previous attitude to a new and better attitude.😉
@isiteckaslike
5 жыл бұрын
Well done! It's great to hear how Germany has had such a positive effect on you. Travel broadens the mind and living in another country stretches it further. I love the fact that you have personally discovered what Socrates had 2,400 years ago as he walked around the marketplace in Athens saying "So many things I don't need!". Very few people ever seem to get this. It doesn't stop you getting the occasional thing that you really want but it does make you question how much you really want or need something and how much use you will get out of it before you buy it. Being debt free will help you in so many ways - not least because in their life the average person spends a huge amount of money simply paying off the interest on debts. The money you would have had to use for that can now be used for something YOU want or need rather than going into the lender's pocket.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Definitely! I mean, I still want to buy lots of things and love the idea of owning certain technology or items, but the fact I am using the little amount of income I have to truly “live” prevents me being silly and buying unnecessarily over the top... and I love that, things I would spend my whole weeks pay cheque back then on are things I am now working and saving hard to “splurge” on 😁😁
@xGxPhantomZzz
5 жыл бұрын
The fact that you talked about Quarktaschen means that you actually took the time and didn't just point obvious things out. Great video!
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Quarktasche is probably the greatest discovery I have made so far this season.. unbelievable! Thanks for watching! 🤘🏼
@martinmurphy3424
5 жыл бұрын
Ive spent most of my life in Germany,worked my balls off,great Country the only piss off is the high taxes,health system is great rent is high (Munich),we are just paying for the rest of Europe and thats the biggest piss off...
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Australia has the same kind of problem, high cost of living along with high taxes creates a vicious circle just trying to save money for fun, but the country is beautiful.
@herzschlagerhoht5637
5 жыл бұрын
Interessant, werde den Kanal gleich einmal abonnieren! ;)
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Danke schön fur die abo! ☺️
@uwep.7531
5 жыл бұрын
Do you get pay checks? I think most (almost all) germans get their money as a bank transfer.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
At the moment cash, until I get my German account set up.
@andreaswinklmaier2852
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople That is surprising for me - that u get time to get a bank account. Besides that, is Australia like the USA in that way - all is done per checks, most or nearby all handwritten?
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Once I get my visa allowing me to work another job I can then apply for a bank account ☺️ Australia works via direct bank transfer so not so much like the “pay cheque” style of the USA, most is electronic transfer 👌🏼
@MrMuchacho82
5 жыл бұрын
Nice video mate! I'm a German living in Australia and I do agree on pretty much everything. Was quite shocked when I arrived 10yrs ago and there was no such thing as glass recycling or Pfand? Australia is sort of catching up but the Pfand scheme in QLD is a joke :/ Keep up the good work mate!
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Tell me about it! All the news coverage about them bringing pfand in and the outrage I couldn’t believe it!, first time I heard of it here I was like “woo hoo! It’s like getting free money!” Because I’d never experienced it before.. 😂😂
@MrMuchacho82
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople Haha! So true! I was stoked as well! Then I wondered when and where they'd install the pfand machines?(like the ones in Germany). Took me a bit to comprehend that they'd setup depots with actual people in it?! Not the most efficient way...lol. But yeah....who doesn't like free money ey?😉👌
@helfgott1
5 жыл бұрын
Hey my favourite Austrailan, i do like your open mind,you look at things and dicide yourself. I am not myself a fanatic green guy , but doesnt it make sense? I do believe, and i am 60 years, that the friday strike of the young generation is good. I support them Isnt it great to live in a world with british (okokok) americans( the people are good) french italians finnish swedish netherlands( i love them)how great? Lets try to live together
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Our import group here is super multicultural, for example we have half of the nationalities you mentioned and about 3 more! So living, playing and experiencing another culture with other cultures in truly eye opening! I true way to change for the better! ☺️🙌🏼🙏🏼
@ksrnan4993
5 жыл бұрын
being a german, your third point - acceptance of foreign cultures - makes me proud, considering our dark past.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Am yet to meet a German who wouldn’t put me first before them, everyone I have meet here is polite, gracious and happy ☺️👌🏼🤘🏼
@NorthSea_1981
5 жыл бұрын
@Steve G Very true.
@box1342
5 жыл бұрын
The only thing Germany is efficient in is making money of everything. Don't get fooled by the plastic industry. It makes not the big of a difference for the environment, throwing a bottle in the recyclebin in Australia or bringing it back to the Pfandautomat in Germany. The economic difference is, Australia has to pay other countrys to handle there platic garbage to because they can't handle it them selves. China stopped plastic imports from Australia after many years so they dump it other places like Malaysia. Germany makes money the hole way production, sales, Pfand, logictics, recycling, selling raw materials and most of the plastic is ending up at the same places. Difference between Australia and Germany, Germany has recycled to pallets before selling to other countrys and all instances made there share of money.
@matthewrandom4523
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video, and for your positive impressions of my homeland! For me, as a German, Australians are the coolest and most chilled and the most relaxing people on the globe! I was down under in 2002, joining the Gay Games VI, and it definitely was one of the best experiences of my life! I miss Australia so much!
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Funny how people from one country love the other persons more than them 😅 but I guess when you grow up with it around you, you kind of lose focus on the great things you always have, at least I do with Australia sometimes 😅
@matthewrandom4523
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople That's true! You can be proud on your homeland - Australia is a great place to be! And yes, I love my country as well - Germany is a good place to be, too :-) Both countries have their own pros and contras. So good that there are guys like you, who live in both worlds, and who know about both countries.
@Kupferonkel
5 жыл бұрын
Then the plastic bottles are shipped with a shitload of other plastic waste to malaysia or indonesia for dumping it into a river. 20 years later it washes up at an australian shore. That's what I think about that system at the moment. Buy glas bottles! Please!
@eltontv6002
5 жыл бұрын
That's simply not true. PET bottles are recycled in Germany and re used. The next point is that Malaysia doesn't even accept plastic waste
@graciemeier7056
5 жыл бұрын
I can totally relate! Fantastic! 💯🌟🍻
@therealzilch
5 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done. Similar things happened to me, an American living in Austria. Cheers from cloudy Vienna, Scott
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Multiple cultures I think bring out some of our better traits that without being put into that situation we wouldn’t need/have.. 😁👌🏼
@peterkoller3761
5 жыл бұрын
the way you are handling finances, being debt free etc (you call it "minimalistic"): is itreally Germany, that has changed you? or isn´t it rather a matter of maturity?
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
In Australia it is becoming common perception that the older/more mature you are, you are expected to buy a house, a family car, invest ect or go to university to study and create a student debt. In other words, spend above you means and needs and create a debt you will pay off for a lot of your life, so minimalism isn’t a huge factor of Australian culture when it comes to getting older, it is seen as you “not wanting to get a real life” or “be a grown up”
@peterkoller3761
5 жыл бұрын
over here, it is the other way round: it is Young people in a fit of hormone poisoning, who on the never-never buy high horsepower cars they cannot at all afford (which they then lean against a tree), or expensive brand clothes, or a new mobile phone every year etc. and btw there is a huge difference between buying a house by means of borrowed money, or clothes or a car: a house keeps its or increases in value while you pay it off and beyond, while a car is worth only 70% of what you payed for it the moment you sign the contract and practically wothless the moment you pay the last installment (if you are lucky).
@hailhydra749
5 жыл бұрын
For me it was the same when i went to live for a few years in eastern europe. I learned quickly that there isnt only "the german way" of doing things, but also other ways to organize cities and a country which are not necesseraly bad but just different. However the one thing that my second home could never get right was the quality of bread and beer. ;) But like you said. Living in another country really makes you see your own country more realisticly. You get to recognize what is good and bad in your home country.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Just outside of everyone’s comfort zone appears to stand a great amount of positive change! More people need to embrace it! 🤘🏼✊🏼😁
@rollespil1000
5 жыл бұрын
There's another good thing about deposits on bottles: Children who find empty bottles or cans will pick them up and get a bit of money for them. I did that as a child... I wanted to buy candy ;)
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
So many missed candy opportunities in Australia for me not having pfand 😭😭
@rollespil1000
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople He he he :)
@Marcus_Aurelius_1978
5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Germany has changed you for the better huh!? Awesome and welcome to Germany bru!
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Maybe a little 😉😅🙏🏼 thanks for the welcome and for watching!
@romber58
5 жыл бұрын
Good video.I am English and live in Berlin since 1985...Honestly why is it too hard for you to pronounce German words ?.Pronouncing Quark as Quack lol...Just imitate the Germans and say it like they do....the same way you learned English:Its not hard.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
I think due to some of my Australian accent it tends to get hard with some pronouncing, for example. I can’t roll my Rs at all so any word with this makes it difficult, much like the “sch” sounds... I think I say quark correctly, but it might just be my Aussie twang that has it come of more quack-ish 😂😂👌🏼 thanks for watching!
@elkesteinlein97
5 жыл бұрын
Sorry, no song today. I think it's normal to adjust to the culture of the country you live in. Recently I saw the video of you canoeing in Spreewald. There you wondered about the german pronunciation of va and wa. It's the same thing with u and ü for native English speakers. Both can't hear the difference. Dr. Carrie Ankerstein explains: kzitem.info/news/bejne/pZCKupaCbYZynWU Hope you can understand. Or watch with Mariann.😊
@an-an
5 жыл бұрын
Great video. Nice to hear that you're open your mind and maybe become a better person. You can still learn something new.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Everyday is an opportunity to learn new things about others and yourself... and maybe just make a tiny bit of difference ☺️👌🏼
@an-an
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople And the minimalistic way makes anything easier. BTW The Pfand is not a tax. It is a deposit to bring the one way bottles back. In Germany we have the one way bottle system and a reuse system with bottles which will reused them several times. Maybe you noticed that the Pfand for one way bottles is higher then for the reusable bottles. That's because the government wants to make one way bottles unattractive for the customers. They want to support the reusable bottle system where you have no waste instead of recycling. But there are still a lot more reason for this or this system. This is a more complex thing and nothing for a KZitem comment. 😉
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Australia has just started rolling out pfand in different states and also now has made plastic bags in supermarket 5c each which is creating more want for people to search for either biodegradable or reusable bags, we are slow but we are getting there down under 😅👌🏼
@dortekuhler-otuekpo8810
5 жыл бұрын
Interresting video, thanks. And I like your Australien accent. Somehow Britsh but different
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Different parts of Australia, like Germany or other countries carry different kinds of accents, mine could be said to be a bit more “official or fancy” but it is just the common speech in my area ☺️☺️
@mrgrey91
5 жыл бұрын
What is the background song called? Great video btw! :-)
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
All songs and links to them are in my video descriptions! 🤘🏼👌🏼☺️
@FabFunty
5 жыл бұрын
"Quarktasche, sehr gut" ! that's enough ... subscribed 👍🤣
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Haha danke! I’m trying to put some more of my German skills throughout my vlogs 😂
@FabFunty
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople _Bitteschön_ 😉 you're welcome, It's nice to see that our way of life opens up a different perspective for your life and your future .
@atyiaseck1175
5 жыл бұрын
Hey welcome to Germany, I'm working in Frankfurt☺ Im American living in Germany, recycling is another level, also crossing the street when having a red light with no cars going😄
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Never cross without the green walking light! That is how the apocalypse starts! 😂😂😂 Frankfurt from what I hear is a big city in comparison to where I have been living, I do however like the more laidback vibes 👌🏼😎
@atyiaseck1175
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople Frankfurt is a bit intense, but hey I come from New York there's also a balance
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Makes sense, there would definitely be some nice comparisons between the 2, Frankfurt is the only German city with an actual skyline, so as close to New York as possible here 😅😅😂
@user-dl1xz3mj3i
5 жыл бұрын
I think u mean Germans dont like bragging while other countries do even no money! Germans do like to buy things if its very usefu or ifl its necessary , it doesnt matter how much it cost. But we spend a lot of money in traveling as well thats why we are everywhere!😂
@PuntingForThePeople
4 жыл бұрын
Always looking for the next holiday destination are the Germans 😅👌🏼
@milonguero008
5 жыл бұрын
One thing regarding the paycheck is the "choice" of sports. As Football is by far not as popular as in the US or Australia, the height of your salary is mirroring this fact. If you were a professional German "Fußball" (soccer) player, your payment would be anything but humble. :)
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
This is true 👌🏼😅 wish it could be less modest in the sport I love though 😂🤷🏻♂️
@Pavel_A.
5 жыл бұрын
Nice to got u here. Ur truly welcome. Feels good to see this country from a different point of view. 👍
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Your are more than welcome, thanks for watching, definitely have more of these kinds of videos in store after the positive feedback! 👌🏼✊🏼
@BrokenCurtain
5 жыл бұрын
Re: Pfand I keep seeing people who look into public waste bins, collecting beer bottles and such that they can turn in to collect the deposit. So there are apparently enough people out there who still just throw away those bottles, even though they're worth money, which fuels an entire economy of bottle deposit collectors. Pfand works.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Of course, when I said leaving the bottles on the side of the bin it was more relating back to either a) someone else picking it up to take it with them to recycle it or b) making it easier for homeless or people looking for bottles for money to grab instead of rummaging through literal garbage. At least when I don’t do my own pfand that is the thought process I do.
@omadduxo
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople thats why more and more Citys in Germany install Bins just for Bottles next to the normal Trash Cans. People who need the Money dont have to dig throught the Trash and the Bottles arendt left on the Ground.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
So many small things I am finding in Germany that many countries could easily install to make life easier for the common population 👌🏼☺️
@rumpelstilzchen2194
5 жыл бұрын
Pfandring is a great Product, not in every city yet. Its designt so homeless people do not have to reach into the bin, and also so the bottles dont get broken. its seen in some towns party miles . kzitem.info/news/bejne/jp2HsptnbqKWYKg
@torben4741
5 жыл бұрын
@@rumpelstilzchen2194 - I would like to say that the idea of the Pfandring is pretty great, however, it does not work. Because people who are actually not in need simply take the bottles/cans and return them. Those people, however, would not reach into the bin as they are not desperate enough. Therefore, the invention does not help homeless people as they usually get fewer bottles/cans.
@ulrichlehnhardt4293
5 жыл бұрын
I am usually not too much into tatoos but yours are hot as hell..
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
A lot of money just to look colourful 😂😅👌🏼 but thankyou, each one has meaning and isn’t just random 😅 maybe that can be a new vlog idea? 🤔 “my tattoos and their meaning?” 🙌🏼🤘🏼
@ulrichlehnhardt4293
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople yeah, good idea... I would love to see some close-ups (with explanations).. I subscribed so I won't miss it...
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks and consider it out on the list of “to do” vlogs 👌🏼
@cheetum00
5 жыл бұрын
I always thought "Pfand" is something every country has because, why wouldn't they ?
@lawren032
5 жыл бұрын
Same
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
When I got here I was amazed by it, we had a “pfand” system in Australia decades ago for aluminium cans but not plastics, we only just passed the pfand into a “trial” period, the problem for Australian politics was the upfront cost of rolling out the pfandautomats and who was going to pay for them (taxes, environmental budget, ect) but finally it got figured out and we have it! (Kinda) 😅
@lawren032
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople plastic is so important to recycle, I think aluminium is not enough
@Crustenscharbap
5 жыл бұрын
7€ Pfand. Duuude. What did you have done?!?!? Minimal living: Yes I've seen a video how an American can live in 35m². Totally normal in Germany.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Mini pfand pay day 😅😅 🤘🏼 (energy drink cans, mineral water and the occasional soda bottles)
@derdummesalat
5 жыл бұрын
Germany isn't that great
@taccs27570
5 жыл бұрын
Glad you're enjoying the socialist thing in Germany. I lived there for 17 years and wasn't keen on it.
@vijaipala2875
5 жыл бұрын
How much of the German language influenced or effected you in getting a job in Germany because am from India and only language I know is English other than my mother tongue and other regional Indian languages. I am willing to learn but before that I have to survive and for that a decent pay job is very much necessary. So please share your experience on language difficulties and company culture for an outsider who dont speak German but interested to learn.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
I can’t comment too much on the language and it’s affect on employment as my job here is to play American football where predominately the language used is English, if you are wanting to relocate I know some companies do look for English speaking employees but of course many English speakers would apply for them, if you can also speak great German it puts you ahead of other applicants, like I said, just an observation, I haven’t been through this..
@vijaipala2875
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople It would be absolutely amazing if you can help in connecting with the English speaking employees for the English speaking jobs. However, I am learning German but that would not be sufficient to communicate efficiently. Thanks for responding brother. You can email the details to my gmail. Frontierpala@gmail.com Regards Vj
@PogoDarnexx
4 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't say that we all have a Kompost, because I'm more than sure my Apartment Building don't have one xD
@artjommichalkowych1766
5 жыл бұрын
Wie manche so tun als ob sie hier deutsche wären in den Kommentaren 😂
@nerut
5 жыл бұрын
In my Country you get Paid 700€ for the same Job in Germany 2800€ and with less working Hours a week and on top 1 week no work each month so the Person can go back to home for a bit. Than Everything cast less in Germany on top! The only Thing that is in Germany more expensive is elektricity, Smoking stuff. Lol even car sprit is more affordable in Germany and Food... Come to my Country and work here for a a full month, get Paid and than you will never think About your Country shitty prices anymore (eggs, milk, bread, water, chocholate asf are so expensive...)
@EvaBogardFlorida
5 жыл бұрын
Keep making these types of videos about things you like or find interesting in Germany.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Another one coming up shortly!! 👀😎
@xNathan2439x
5 жыл бұрын
Ah zen oöhenimeinzer
@MagnificentGermanywithDarion
5 жыл бұрын
My name is Darion and I ran across your video and I really enjoyed it. I lived in Germany as a child as my dad was in the US Army and Ialso was stationed in Schweinfurt,West Germany when I joined the US Army as well. It took me 19 years to get back to Germany and I had finally made it back in 2008. At that point I had realized how much I had missed Germany. Since then I have been back 18 times to date. My wife and I and three othe couples travled together . I will be back in Sept as well along with two of my buddies. (I can't wait}. With all of that , Germany has changed me as I would love to live there again sometime. That would be awesome. Where do you play football? I am a Florida Gator fan . If you would like ,please checkout my channel and let me know what you think
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Germany just has that magnetic pull bringing you back sometimes, when I’m back home I feel like I’m on holiday/out of my comfort zone now... thanks for watching! 🙏🏼☺️
@arnomrnym6329
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for introducing my home country (from a different perspective). 😂👍🏾😎
@AussiePiet
3 жыл бұрын
Great video from a fellow Aussie. Loved my trips to Germany. Such a great country.
@99fishgutt
4 жыл бұрын
"pfand" means deposit- not tax!! australian playing american football in germany? how about somali sushi-chef in japan?
@october65-h6e
5 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but as a german citizen I see it not as positive as you. Yes we are the leader in recycling but in the same way we drive more and more big (unnecessary)SUV´s in small villages and cities, we eat way too much meat and getting more fat from year to year. The grills getting bigger and bigger from year to year. I see it every day, I´m a surgery assist and every week we have 3-4 people they are too heavy for the column for the normal surgery table. That wasn´t the case in the 80th, 90th and early 2000 years. Thats my observations. We are on the way to "Americans light".
@jorikrouwenhorst7220
3 жыл бұрын
looking at the way he looks in the thumbnail and the way the title is written and I immediately thought of this. Former American infantryman talks about his time in Germany during WW2. 1949
@janheinbokel3969
4 жыл бұрын
Would like to hug you forever, you astonishing Aussie Teddybear. Please: Never, never leave again!
@boby4751
5 жыл бұрын
how many bags of bottles did you recycle at the grocery store if you remember? I'm asking because of the amount of money you got back from the one bag that was in the video
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Oh gosh, off my memory I would say 7x4 at 25c a piece, so it would of been around 28-30 cans and bottles... but that was my first time recycling in a lot of weeks, maybe even months..
@boby4751
5 жыл бұрын
@@PuntingForThePeople damnn, that's a lot of money for around 30 bottles and cans
@michelroerig7825
5 жыл бұрын
Really nice video. :-)
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Thankyou!
@matroth18
4 жыл бұрын
It sounds a bit like you don't like how germany changed you..., may be just my impression, do you have any negative feelings about changing at all in some aspects?
@OldSchoolFilm1930
4 жыл бұрын
Instead of minimalistic you should say humble. Minimalistic implies to reduce everything to a bare minimum while living humble means to have all you need, including luxuary things, just not in supersize.
@KoldingDenmark
5 жыл бұрын
I am not impressed with the efficiency - or lack of such - in the German handling of recicling bottles and cans. Denmark has for over a decade tried to make Germany cooperate in the handling of bottle and can deposits and returns from beverages sold accross the border, to meet the standard we have. The willingness to meet our request in our struggle for a better and cleaner invironment is not in sight. All the talk about the invironment seems hollow, as long as the speed limit on the Autobahn in Germany is free. It is commen knowledge that the graph for pollution from cars goes up vertically over the speed of 130 KM/h (81,25 m/h). The EU is working hard to enforce a general 130 KM/h speed limit in Germany. This goes very much hand in hand with the fact that on i.e. the part of the Autobahn between Hamburg and Berlin, where the 130 KM/h speed limit already has been introduced, the number of fatel accidents has dropped with 50%.
@willydominiak599
5 жыл бұрын
well, just think about the changes he could have made living in denmark :)
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
I can’t talk too much on the subject of either of your points as Australia has no autobahn or pfand system implemented at the moment, but what Germany has at the moment is a far cry better than anything in my home country. We are wayyy behind even the smallest contribution to environmental health..
@nox5555
5 жыл бұрын
The Eu will end the day they force germany to implement a speed limit. also a cooperation doesnt make much sense for germany since a lot of danish come over the border to buy large amounts of beer. it would cost alot of money to get all those bottles back to germany. fix your taxes and the there will be a cooperation soon after.
@KoldingDenmark
5 жыл бұрын
@@nox5555 Well, a growing number of German voters for the EU Parliament this week seem to be of a greener opinion. The point is not to return the bottle and cans to where you bought them. The point is to return the bottles where you live and cash the deposit there. It would really make sense.
@nox5555
5 жыл бұрын
@@KoldingDenmark thats only on the first look, the green party is just eating up their former socialdemocratic partner. growing hurts their cause more than it helps, it pushes both potential partners away from them. a cooperation for cans and PET bottles wouldnt be a problem, glas bottles on the other hand are already in shortage in germany and exporting those in bigger numbers would not help anybody.
@charlies.5777
5 жыл бұрын
Damn, this is NICE channel that I stumbled across. Since I'm an "Amurican" ( I'll TRY NOT to BE TOO loud and obnoxious!!😀) with German ancestry and I LOVE 🏉,This channel is right Up (or down ?!) My alley!! Especially since I went to "Uni" with Aussies and Kiwis, so I'm a HUGE fan of BOTH !! Yep,I'm DEFINITELY subscribing. 😀 PS While there are MANY Jerkoffs in America, unfortunately, there are also some phenomenal folks as well, especially in German and Polish communities!! :-D
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Welcome, welcome, welcome! Glad you stumbled into my little corner of internet paradise 😅 plenty of different vlogs coming in hot for you to enjoy all year, and with practice they hopefully will get better and more enjoyable! 🤘🏼
@elizabethnilsson1815
4 жыл бұрын
The minimalist living I always did and it is like to have LESS BURDEN and in some way free and more self confident.... I like all of the three reason you mansion here... what is the point for to collect all staff that we do not need. better save and spend on something we like to do or have dream about to do... Europeans are not so materialistic... if we need luxury we can go and visit castles museums and other fancy buildings and by the time we seen all we just love to get home eat and have a rest.... do need to pay for it and do not need clean 3 times as much and it is more hygienic ... BTW I lived in Australia and I been spoiled rotten there... It is still in my heart how loved I been by many people there who new my family and history here in Europe. Appreciate you point here...
@Dancawayers
5 жыл бұрын
Your videos are getting really good!
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
The quality is about to get better too! I have a new toy on the way 😬
@edeeeXO
5 жыл бұрын
Totally unrelated to the video: I'd be really interested in seeing a video about your tattoos. Like a tattoo tour or something. They look awesome!
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Stay tuned and subscribe! Later this week it’s happening! 👀🤘🏼
@dirkheinz
5 жыл бұрын
Germay and Australia Freundschaft
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Ja! Die Beste Freundschaft!! 🤘🏼👌🏼🙏🏼😎🔥
@aaronalagaw7891
5 жыл бұрын
Hey... Great video! Pfand isn't a tax btw. It is a deposit system. Pfand litteraly means deposit. "Eine Steuer" is a tax. However the companies are obliged by law, to put deposit on their bottles.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the clarification, we are bringing pfand into Australia and it is a “bottle tax” so I just assumed it worked the same way here.. 😅
@barbarusbloodshed6347
5 жыл бұрын
Looked up that idyllic street you're walking down in the beginning, cause I know someone from Hildesheim and wanted to know how close you were to them. Then I saw that there's a BDSM club called Dark Secrets just 500 meters from that street. Ah, Germany... you're so weird.
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Best of all worlds and backgrounds here 😅😅
@horsefish2525
4 жыл бұрын
Efficiency is good but if made in good reason. But if in bad reason it is very very bad and you know what I`m thinking.
@Sizzlik
4 жыл бұрын
The nice thing about minimalism, beside what you mention..is when you actually go eat out fancy dinner, take a nice vaccation..you actually feel the moneys worth..you enjoy the dinner more because its not an everyday thing, you have extra cash to spend on vaccation because you saved up a bit for it. Everything you get for yourself you value a bit more. For example you decide to get a more expensive phone when you need a new one..you are happy about your new toy and dont see it as an everyday thing
@stewiegriffin6503
5 жыл бұрын
they tricked you, paying you minimum wage. ;)
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Better than playing for free again though right? 🤭😂🤷🏻♂️
@withlovemays
5 жыл бұрын
As a half german who sadly never feels home here videos like these are always interesting to watch! The funniest thing is how shocked and mesmerized people always are about Pfand, but at the same time I was confused when I paid 50p for a bottle of water and I asked the cashier if I'm getting money back and it's actually only 25p or if this is already a full price...learned that Pfand is an only german thing with 21 the hard way 😂😂 But it's really cool! When you wanna buy something and 1€ is missing you're just gonna Pfand
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Pfand is life when it came to being here in Germany, Australia had it back in the day but only just reintroduced it, I love the little “pay day” feeling of pfand 😂😅😎
@conniep3164
4 жыл бұрын
I'm also an Australian living in Germany but I don't agree - Australia is far more multicultural than Germany and the people are more open and friendly.
@ralfb2257
5 жыл бұрын
Its not a tax....Pfand = deposit
@PuntingForThePeople
5 жыл бұрын
Lesson learned ☺️👌🏼
@joesoy9185
3 жыл бұрын
Here are some verbs meaning "to complain" in German: sich beschweren, meckern, motzen, mosern, lästern, nörgeln. This is a national past-time in Germany, albeit "auf hohem Niveau" - at a high level.
@Belugamori
5 жыл бұрын
i highly appreciate your feelings on our recycling system. For us Germans, it was a hard way to learn, but now, it is normal to do it.
@FutureChaosTV
5 жыл бұрын
"Pfand" is not a tax. It doesn't go to the state. It is a deposit that is payed from merchant to manufacturer. And from buyer to the merchant.
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