SURPRISING German Culture Shocks as Americans 🇩🇪 They're Not What You've Heard Before!

Here are our top 10 culture shocks as Americans living in Germany - but surprise! They're not what you normally hear on YouTube of an American's experience in Germany. Kevin and I have both lived in Europe before (Sweden and France), so many of the typical American culture shocks in Germany we have already experienced and were not shocks to us when we moved here.

Most of our culture shocks have to do with integrating our children into school and helping them adjust to a new culture. See what has been challenging for us and why in this video!

//VIDEOS MENTIONED//
We're Moving Our Family of Six to Germany! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nxb5CZTvhg
Recycling in Germany Makes Our Heads Spin! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w52srieBtls&t=1201s
10 Things We Had in America but Not in Germany - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csFz6oOBFbk&t=519s
@Passport Two - Why GERMANS Do THIS EVERY DAY, Yet AMERICANS Have NEVER Heard Of It! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asP8hdFh_5Q
@Antoinette Emily - Things I Really Like About School in Germany - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAQXiFXO8rI

🇩🇪 See our Raising Kids in Germany playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf97Cn8enlrCvxJER3nrRMmPd

🇩🇪 See all of our Life in Germany blog posts and videos here - https://mymerrymessylife.com/category/family/travel-and-life-in-germany/

🇩🇪 See our Life in Germany YouTube playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96RmlBl22TCRUbrY3rTdPtb

🇩🇪 See our Traveling with Kids playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

//OTHER VIDEOS YOU MIGHT LIKE FROM OUR CHANNEL//
Why German Playgrounds are AWESOME And Our American Kids Love Them - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-lgX73MILs&t=646s
What German School is Like for Our American Kids - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJxD0uLOS4s&t=748s
German Childhood + Self Reliance - Are Germany Kids More Independent than American Ones? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G94acDDpBQ8&t=423s
How Our American Kids are Adjusting to Life in Germany - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh4T32VwJ9s&t=431s

//ABOUT US//
We are a family of six, with four kids and a cat 😹, who moved from the USA to Germany in February of 2021 to pursue our dreams of adventure, travel, learning another language, and integrating into German life. We hope you enjoy our videos about our journey to integrate - the highs and the lows of being foreigners on the adventure of a lifetime.

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//CHAPTERS//
0:00 - Enjoy the sights and sounds of a rainy Autumn day in Germany
00:55 - Culture shocks most Americans feel in Germany
03:24 - 1 - Completely different school supplies
04:46 - 2 - Handwriting and Neatness in Schools
5:26 - 3 - Hausschuhe Culture for Our Kids and at School
06:25 - 4 - Needing Clothes for Every Type of Weather
07:54 - 5 - Seriously Bicycling Culture - took us time to learn!
09:38 - 6 - Learning about Cultural Appropriation and Bavarian Traditional Clothing (Trachten - Lederhosen and Dirndls)
13:02 - 7 - Keeping Our Four Kids More Quiet in Public
13:50 - 8 - Airing Out the House (Lüften)
16:08 - 9 - Closing Hours of Stores - They're not just closed on Sundays!
17:32 - 10 - Understanding Product Labels in German and Buying the Correct Products is overwhelming at first!

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