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 had already experienced and were not shocked 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!

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‪@PassportTwo‬ - Why GERMANS Do THIS EVERY DAY, Yet AMERICANS Have NEVER Heard Of It!    • Why GERMANS Do THIS EVERY DAY, Yet AM...  
‪@AntoinetteEmily‬ - Things I Really Like About School in Germany -    • 🇩🇪 5 THINGS I REALLY LIKE ABOUT SCHOO...  

🇩🇪 See all of our Life in Germany blog posts and videos here - https://mymerrymessygermanlife.com

🇩🇪 See our Life in Germany YouTube playlist here -    • Life in Germany  

🇩🇪 See our Raising Children in Germany playlist here (including the videos on our kids in German schools) -    • Raising Children in Germany  

🇩🇪 See our Traveling with Kids playlist here -    • Traveling with Kids  

🇩🇪 See how we spent our first Christmas season in Germany (it was magical!) -    • First Time Trying German Christmas Sw...  

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German Childhood + Self Reliance - Are Germany Kids More Independent than American Ones?    • Are German Kids More Independent than...  
How Our American Kids are Adjusting to Life in Germany -    • 🇩🇪 What Do Our American Kids Like Abo...  

//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!