CRAZY GERMAN LAWS! 6 surprising things that are forbidden in Germany | Feli from Germany

*Correction on point 2: Since 2008, it's not relevant anymore that the name clearly indicated the gender of the child.

„The freedom of one person ends where the right of another person begins.“ That‘s a common German saying that summarizes many of these laws.

0:32 :"are Germans obsessed with rules?". I'm from the Netherlands and this is what we says about our German neighbors "In the Netherlands everything is allowed, unless it's explicitly forbidden. In Germany everything is forbidden, unless it's explicitly allowed" 🤣

I just love your bright and shiny optimistic disposition ❤!!! We need more people with your outlook. As a longtime Cincinnati resident, thank you for making our town a better place.

Hello. I am American, and 49% of my ancestry is German. I have always been a rule-follower. I like rules and policies because they given order and clarity. I get annoyed when rules are broken without a good reason. The rules you listed in this video make perfect sense to me, and I would have no problem with them. You mentioned that Germans love silence-- me, too! 😊

When I was stationed in Germany in the early 80's, my barracks was on a small Air Force installation in Wiesbaden, Lindsey Air Station, which was actually in a residential neighborhood; from time to time, guys in the barracks would blast music from their stereos on a Sunday with their windows wide open, disturbing the German neighbors across the street. Unfortunately for them, the Polizei had the authority to come onto the installation and confiscate their stereos, and confiscate they did. Surprise, surprise, suckers! I was glad they did it too, because I like peace and quiet on a Sunday myself.

I love the German appreciation for silence. That's respect! Respect for all.

As a Danish trucker I was often stopped by the German police. During the last maybe 20 years I think, they have loosened up a bit using the informal du. And I have done the same to them, without running into any trouble. And while we are at it: I was once employed by a company owner (trucks) of German origin, and I never had a boss who was more honest to work with. Not alone did he follow the rules, but he didn't try to bend them, as people often do.

I really enjoyed your presentation. I lived in Germany for over 25 years. After learning the language the one thing that impressed me greatly was the text written on the courthouse in Frankfurt a M, Something that shaped my thinking and life. The most important thing I have ever read, "Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar".

it is perfectly legal to mow the lawn on a sunday or play piano 24/7. what is illegal is to bother your neighbors with noise, thats the spirit of the law, not the ban of doing some stuff. if you dont have neighbors or a soundproof room you can do whatever you want.

The laws are actually quite similar across European countries, so these doesn't apply only for Germany. I'm from Slovakia and I can assure you, that most of these "crazy" laws apply in Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and many more. (some even in UK) The contrast is only strong if you are comparing Europe to US.

I love when laws are specific and do not leave any space for the personal interpretation of it.

I found the point at 10:40 quite interesting as someone living in India! In Hindi, "Tu" similar to "Du" is the informal way to refer to someone while "Aap" is the formal way to do that

I am German and I love your videos. I learn a lot (I didn't know most of the laws you mentioned, I just naturally follow this because I grew up with it) and love how respectful you talk about both cultures!

Just a suggestion, but your fellow YouTuber Caitlin at “Ask a Mortician” might be interested in talking to you about German funeral laws. Her channel is about death and burial customs, but she keeps it pretty light and good humored despite the subject matter.

"Whether it'll be a reason for bullying later in life." That right there, parents in the U.S.A. name their kids anything they WANT, they're not worrying about bullying later in life, they're just naming their kids, thinking "it's just a name" but when people joke about their name, then it's something different.

Hey Feli, bin auch Auslandsdeutscher, und finde daher dein Blog besonders zutreffend. Hast du dir überlegt evtl. ein Paar deiner Videos auf deutsch zu drehen? Es würde wahrscheinlich nicht nur die paar deutsche wie wir die langfristig im Ausland wohnen interessieren, sondern auch andere in den USA die sich sprachlich erweitern wollen. Nur eine Idee, weiter so! Olli

Me, a German, practising my electronic drums on speakers 3 h straight, in my apartment on the highest floor, sweating, fearing for people below and around me to become annoyed. Good thing is that my apartment building apparently has good sound isolation. Although, I frequently hear a clarinet from the flat diagonally from me hehehe. Tbh, most Germans are like "as long as noone is bothered and telling me so, I'll just do it", at least according to instruments.

It's a common mistake, but there is no law called "Beamtenbeleidigung" in Germany. There is only the law § 185 StGB "Beleidigung" -> Insult

I had my daughter in a German hospital. I had to argue with them about naming my daughter Christina Tracy Rose. Rose was not an acceptable name they told me. I won in the end.