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Bremen's geography is weird
There is a part of Bremen inside Bremerhaven, which is a part of Bremen. That sentence is true, but to understand it, you need to understand the city's history. Make yourselves comfortable, this is going to take a little while.
Chapters:
00:00 A tale of two cities
01:41 Geographical weirdness
02:22 How Bremen began
04:18 A constant evolution
05:19 Musicians and serial murder
06:26 The street that Hitler hated
08:44 The old dock, ropes and tiny houses
10:39 Tar and gunpowder
11:20 Expansion plans and competition
12:43 A random tourist attraction
13:13 Too much success
14:29 Bremen gets the biggest port
16:38 A two-city state, and its beer
17:23 Tips for travellers
Music:
"On My Way Home"
by The 126ers
UA-cam Audio Library
"M Fischer"
by Mini Vandals
UA-cam Audio Library
"Tasty Waves"
by National Sweetheart
UA-cam Audio Library
"Style Funk" and "Hot Swing"
by Kevin McLeod incompetech.com/
Creative Commons Attribution licence
Some maps created using data from
OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org/
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Відео

Preview: Bremen
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I've been working on a video about the weird geography of the city and state of Bremen. Here's a brief preview. Send letters and postcards to: Rewboss Postfach 10 06 29 63704 Aschaffenburg Germany Please don't send parcels or packages, or anything that has to be signed for.
Don't fall for this totally legal scam
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This is a scammy practice that operates in Germany which, as far as I can tell, isn't actually illegal. It is very easy to protect yourself from it: you just need to read things carefully. In this video I briefly explain what the practice is and how you can avoid falling for it. Chapters: 00:00 About this video 00:51 The most common example 01:45 The trap 03:42 The right to withdraw? 04:19 The ...
700 years (at least): time for a festival! | rewboss in brief
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Impressions from a double village festival. Welcome to rural Germany. Send letters and postcards to: Rewboss Postfach 10 06 29 63704 Aschaffenburg Germany Please don't send parcels or packages, or anything that has to be signed for.
Germany does these things well
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In a previous video, I complained about three things Germany does badly. So to restore balance, I now present three things I think Germany does quite well. Chapters: 00:00 About this video 00:30 Public transport 02:02 Rest days 03:14 Patriotism Music: "Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com/ Creative Commons Attribution licence Maps created using data from OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org/ ...
The heraldic blunder that wasn't: Wikipedia gets it wrong
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According to Wikipedia, the town of Wächtersbach embarrassed itself when it created a coat of arms that got the etymology of the name all wrong. To make matters worse, one former mayor's lasting legacy will forever be a statue that perpetuates this terrible mistake. But as I researched this one, I quickly discovered evidence to show that Wikipedia gasp! got it wrong. Here's the story of Wächter...
The rude fountains of Miltenberg
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In the town of Miltenberg, there is an old and very rude fountain, which I just had to take a look at. There is also a modern fountain that is possibly even ruder. This is a story of protests and insults, but not all of them are true. Many thanks to the Miltenberg Tourist Information Office www.miltenberg.info/ Chapters: 00:00 It started with a comment 00:28 Welcome to Miltenberg 00:52 Another ...
This town was built for refugees
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The town of Neu-Isenburg just south of Frankfurt is not a classic tourist hotspot. But its history is linked to religious persecution, a refugee crisis, and intercultural tensions. Also, one of post-war Germany's greatest statesmen wasn't born here, but his name was. Chapters: 00:00 An intriguing town 00:23 Aircraft noise 00:36 Religious persecution 01:08 The Count of Isenburg-Offenbach 02:06 T...
Germany needs to improve on these things
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I love living in Germany, but it's not perfect. Here are three things I think could use some improvement. Chapters: 00:00 About this video 00:34 Pub culture 02:38 Television 04:18 Tradesmen Music: "Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com/ Creative Commons Attribution licence Send letters and postcards to: Rewboss Postfach 10 06 29 63704 Aschaffenburg Germany Please don't send parcels or pac...
Quirks of the Frankfurt U-Bahn
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Frankfurt's U-Bahn system is every bit as functional as you'd expect it to be. But it does have some interesting quirks that an average tourist might miss, so I thought I'd show you a few of them. On the way we'll be looking at an abandoned road tunnel, a storeroom that never got built, a platform that proved too short, and a random dance floor. Chapters: 00:00 A quirky U-Bahn 00:35 Bockenheime...
This city square is lying to you
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Gutenbergplatz in the German city of Mainz isn't being totally honest with visitors. Let's talk about Mainz's surprising place in the world, and the truth (as far as we know) about its most famous son. Chapters: 00:00 This square is lying 00:19 The French connection 00:57 Destruction and reconstruction 01:22 The 50th parallel? 01:39 Not where it should be 02:03 The old university 02:28 Gutenber...
Germany's heroic comic-book criminal mastermind
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Germany's heroic comic-book criminal mastermind
What can you do with an empty department store?
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What can you do with an empty department store?
You need to know about this for your trip to Germany
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You need to know about this for your trip to Germany
Should Germany get tough on strikes?
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Should Germany get tough on strikes?
German military top brass makes rookie mistake
Переглядів 11 тис.3 місяці тому
German military top brass makes rookie mistake
Why a fence brought people to the streets
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Why a fence brought people to the streets
German lawnmower masculinity saved at the last minute
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German lawnmower masculinity saved at the last minute
The little monster in my home
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The little monster in my home
Is pepper spray legal in Germany? (Yes, but...)
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Is pepper spray legal in Germany? (Yes, but...)
Germany's most famous mouse, born of an artist's frustration
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Germany's most famous mouse, born of an artist's frustration
A horrifying master plan: Is history repeating itself?
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A horrifying master plan: Is history repeating itself?
Why are German farmers revolting?
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Why are German farmers revolting?
Employer or union? Why a trade union is being sued
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Employer or union? Why a trade union is being sued
So, that was 2023
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So, that was 2023
Getting a pet in Germany (in memory of Lilli)
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Getting a pet in Germany (in memory of Lilli)
Proverbial faraway places in German
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Proverbial faraway places in German
Should Germany ban fireworks?
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Should Germany ban fireworks?
Cars are not guns: the speed limit debate rumbles on
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Cars are not guns: the speed limit debate rumbles on
German police raid Reichsbürger group
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German police raid Reichsbürger group

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @georodin8785
    @georodin8785 20 годин тому

    I once worked in one of the office buildings there. The news agency Reuters also has some offices there :)

  • @benjamindejonge3624
    @benjamindejonge3624 20 годин тому

    Greater Bremen

  • @wonder_9315
    @wonder_9315 20 годин тому

    Reminds me of how handcuffs are called “esposas” in spanish

  • @CrniWuk
    @CrniWuk 20 годин тому

    And in half of those European countries most people will ignore the signs anyway.

  • @Drikkerbadevand
    @Drikkerbadevand 21 годину тому

    The danish word for language is sprog. So similar to german

  • @0rTn4
    @0rTn4 21 годину тому

    Socialism, being so successfull you need walls to keep people in. Capitalism so unsuccessfully you need walls to keep people out.

  • @MaidenBruceBlaze
    @MaidenBruceBlaze 21 годину тому

    Electronics, IT, plumbing, etc... it's almost always male-female, for connectors, yes there is a sexual connotation if you think about it, so many languages use "father" and "mother". Nothing special about it.

  • @nothing0062
    @nothing0062 22 години тому

    Having driven on American roads, I can say that their signs are absolute horse shit.

  • @dubious6718
    @dubious6718 22 години тому

    There is just as many in America that don't read English and symbols are universal, so they are just revenue traps in America.

  • @enjayify
    @enjayify 22 години тому

    europe is stupid

  • @bills7595
    @bills7595 23 години тому

    Americans being dumb again unsurprisingly

  • @MrGreatplum
    @MrGreatplum 23 години тому

    This is an excellent video which explains the history really well, thank you :)

  • @Partyoss
    @Partyoss День тому

    language, lengua, língua, langue, lingua that'd make dutch another odd one out, german has "sprache" and we have "taal"

  • @katarzynastonawska3520
    @katarzynastonawska3520 День тому

    maybe I'm just naive, but I have always understood it in a very wholesome way, because the nut secures the bolt, just as a mother secures her child😅

  • @EvanC0912
    @EvanC0912 День тому

    The plural forms are also different: mothers = Mütter nuts = Muttern

  • @passatboi
    @passatboi День тому

    Germany loooooves doing that. Remember West-Berlin which was part of West Germany and also a part of Berlin, but surrounded by East Germany? Lolz

  • @someone6124
    @someone6124 День тому

    Well thank you :) I would have never known The Cleaner if it werent for this vid. It allowed me to take Der Tatortreiniger (which i hold in high regard) and softly put it on the second place and put The Cleaner on number one for me when it comes to dark comedy i know. Man The Cleaner really is funnier. I laughed my so hard a couple of times. So far my fav is the author finding the cleaner in the chair having a 'cleaning block' and then saying 'you son of a bitch'. I so love (british) english. its so much more 'out of the guts' than German. You can be more quick, more fluent, more in the situation and say so much with so little. In German it feels that you have to craft often. Many times im my life i found it so easy to come up with something funny, circumstancial and so on in english whereas in German it comes so late, due to the need to think more. Wie auch immer, danke für den Tipp. Ehrlicherweise muss ich deine Punkte auch immer wieder feststellen, wenn ich mal im Ausland bin. Viele Deutsche nehme ich als verklemmt wahr. Preussisch teilweise. In UK sind viele Menschen offener, mehr im Moment und auch liebevoller miteinander. Ich wurde von Fremden oft mit "mate" oder "friend" oder so angesprochen, Freundinnen von mir mit "love". Achja. Anyhow cheers m8

  • @meatballofall
    @meatballofall День тому

    Aha! So you admit Europe is a "very small space"!

  • @carl5756
    @carl5756 День тому

    😂😂😂😅😅😅

  • @davidvolker4647
    @davidvolker4647 День тому

    As a native German speaker I got confused over the headline at first. 🙈 To my excuse, we are bilingual at home, but I feel more like a bye-lingual lately. 😅

  • @icedpeppercoconutoilchan
    @icedpeppercoconutoilchan День тому

    kid named finger:

  • @ghk128
    @ghk128 День тому

    Incredibly dissatisfying story

  • @JDoors
    @JDoors День тому

    Well that wasn't complicated at all. LOL

  • @HomoKFCsapiens
    @HomoKFCsapiens День тому

    In Slovenia we call it "matica" which means a queen bee, but it is more related to the hexagonal shape in a hive.

  • @strafrag1
    @strafrag1 День тому

    hahahah, made my day Andrew.

  • @nightknight498
    @nightknight498 День тому

    be careful when nutting on your finger, got it

  • @nonofyb
    @nonofyb День тому

    Remember kids: Don't stick your fingers up yo' mama!

  • @jonistan9268
    @jonistan9268 День тому

    German is my native language and it still took me a while to understand this. Weirdly enough, the two words aren't exactly the same in Swiss German, which might be why I didn't understand it for this long: Your mom is called "Muetter" while a nut is called "Muettere" for some reason, which might hint at the possibility of these two not being the same word after all, but I'm no linguist.

  • @doloresdebeauvoir4960
    @doloresdebeauvoir4960 День тому

    We call them mother (螺母) in Chinese too, possibly from German influence

  • @blauemadeleine
    @blauemadeleine День тому

    In a nutshell. Perfect! 🎉

  • @vlastimilstribrny4598
    @vlastimilstribrny4598 День тому

    In Czech we call it, surprise, surprise, "mother" as well.

  • @pseudonym42005
    @pseudonym42005 День тому

    Bacon is more like “Schinken”

  • @Amalineth
    @Amalineth День тому

    it seems stupid yankies can't follow the international system in everything.

  • @DexterXxX
    @DexterXxX День тому

    Who is confused?

  • @OrechTV
    @OrechTV День тому

    You live in a wonderful and clean environment, many could dream of :) I like your videos from your village and local stuff in your region ^_^

  • @GroovingPict
    @GroovingPict День тому

    Im amazed that "efficient Germany" hasnt done what we've done here in Norway, which is to remove the "TV license" (as it's called here) as a separate bill, and instead incorporate it into people's taxes. You still pay the "TV license" fee, but it's automatically done along with the rest of your taxes that your employer deducts from your paycheck. It's still a controversial fee here in Norway as well, but less so now that it's sort of more hidden rather than a separate (and substantial) bill you get sent in the post

    • @rewboss
      @rewboss День тому

      It's not legally possible in Germany. Taxes can't be earmarked for specific purposes. Also, the fee is levied on households, not wage earners, so that would just lead to extra bureaucracy: employers would have to deduct different amounts from employees' pay depending on how many other wage-earners are living at the same address.

  • @rapid13
    @rapid13 День тому

    0:55 Dood. If I were to ask you “What do you call a _contribution_ that everyone _must_ pay for a service provided to the entire country but you might never use” what would your answer be?

    • @rewboss
      @rewboss День тому

      A "mandatory contribution". By the German legal definition of "tax", it doesn't qualify as a tax: it's levied for a specific purpose and administered by a non-governmental agency.

  • @emilsinclair4190
    @emilsinclair4190 День тому

    Wo Augenklappe?

  • @HappyBeezerStudios
    @HappyBeezerStudios День тому

    I've been saying this for years. Not just is the state of Bremen completely surrounded by Niedersachsen, but the bit of the port in Bremerhaven is part of the city of Bremen. And glad to see you visit our little part of the country. And yes, great architecture, and then that ugly glass block. I remember a couple years ago when they redid the stones on the market and found an old ship.

  • @phosphoros60
    @phosphoros60 День тому

    Remember kids also to not finger your mother

  • @__Man__
    @__Man__ День тому

    Petition to change z to c, s to z and ß to s. Because, those are the real pronounciation, no need ß anymore. Also ü to y.

  • @TheForcedIntegrity
    @TheForcedIntegrity День тому

    Hi Andrew, maybe you would like to come to Lake Constance one day.

    • @rewboss
      @rewboss День тому

      I've already been. Konstanz: ua-cam.com/video/iMtyNN1MM6U/v-deo.html Friedrichshafen: ua-cam.com/video/ob42xh8KLcE/v-deo.html

  • @Ralphieboy
    @Ralphieboy День тому

    Überwurfmutter = throw mother from the train (a sleeve nut)

  • @chheinrich8486
    @chheinrich8486 День тому

    I tell you something, it the. Birthplace of my parents so it deserves that title😂

  • @christiankastorf4836
    @christiankastorf4836 День тому

    And what is a "Nuss" in German (apart from hazelnuts, walnuts, etc.)? We call those (interchangable) sockets that you need to tighten nuts (the thing that we call "Mutter") a nut, a "Stecknuss" to be precise, because they get stuck on a wrench. And then there are mechanical objects that are called tumbler in English. You find them in crossbows and in firearms. They are the parts that get locked by the trigger mechanism. When the trigger is pressed they are released.

  • @omnidino9450
    @omnidino9450 День тому

    Also, some people are illiterate. If all signs have writing on them, those people wouldn’t be able to drive

  • @Dom-ny9dt
    @Dom-ny9dt День тому

    1984 💀

  • @jannetteberends8730
    @jannetteberends8730 День тому

    In Dutch it’s called moer, an old fashioned form of moeder (mother). Just now realized the word is the same as the person moeder.

    • @EvanC0912
      @EvanC0912 День тому

      omg so that's why in indonesian it's called "mur". didn't know it's related to moeder/Mutter. Interesting 🤔

  • @verapapp-bongartz8799
    @verapapp-bongartz8799 День тому

    Why is it called NUT in English?

  • @rishabhbhatnagar6795
    @rishabhbhatnagar6795 День тому

    Use emojis