This is Germany

Thanks for sharing.

I really disagree on the title which gives the impression that there is nothing remarkably different worth showing. All the video shows are "only" our cities and towns, nature and landscapes, buildings and monuments - and this with an over-dramatic (imo non German style) music - we have so much better pieces of music.

Germany is imo also

• our values
• our people with roots from all over the world
• flora and fauna
• arts and architecture
• music --> why did they use this kind of music?
• culture
• traditions
• science and inventions
• technology and engineering
• manifold of cultural and historically layers at every single square meter
• our special foods
• our sports and voluntary commitments / activities
• unique historic moments, failures and highlights
• an ultimate will to survive and improve
• Angst and Zuversicht
• whatever I did not mention here
• and finally over 70 years of peace, free trade and free travel together with our European neighbors.

Thanks so much, Mignon! I love it—the photography is gorgeous and it makes me want to jump on a plane right now!

Mark, videos like this are not the essence of a country. Countries are way more than their beautiful destinations, but do you really expect a 15 minute video to capture the inner workings of a culture? I don't think it's possible. :-)

I see an explanation for my feedback in my German DNA for precise usage of language as well as pride in what makes Germany special. I would most likely react differently to a different title of this video showing very nice and beautiful parts of Germany..

And yes, imo a video which would show only parts of my list would deliver a wider picture of what Germany is.

@MarkK

I really had to grin. This is so German :-) Ahh ja super but .......

Yes and he forgot Pottenstein :o)))))

Yes and he forgot Pottenstein :o)))))

... not to mention Gößweinstein!

Thanks for posting this. We watched with the subtitles off at first and recognized 60-70% of the cities, rivers, monuments. We have poked around many corners of Germany since our first trip in 1982 and many week to month long stays over the years. If I watch it again, I’ll try it with the sound off I think…

"I really had to grin."

Yes. :)

Mardee: "So beautiful!"

Mark: "*Pffft. A travesty to claim to represent the real Germany."

(*paraphrasing since my German is pitiful. :) )

Mignon, I agree with Mardee. Appreciated. Not on my bucket list, but its hard to fault the aesthetics of the country.

If I watch it again, I’ll try it with the sound off I think…

I understand that completely :-)

Here, for MarkK. https://www.goethe.de/prj/stg/en/deu/erf.html

I think the two most significant are Mayo and the thermos. Mayo for obvious reasons, the thermos because of the scientific breakthrough in AI. It knows to keep hot stuff hot and to keep cold stuff cold. That requires AI.

mayonnaise was invented in Germany?

Sounds French.

Nigel, the internet doesn't lie. But sounded strange to me.

Always thought Mayo was invented by Irish people ;o)

I dont use AI but always try the Human one so existing

thanks for posting. Prima ! Grossartig

https://www.goethe.de/prj/stg/en/deu/erf.html
“Germans have invented many things we couldn’t live without anymore. We’ve limited a very long list to our personal “TOP 40 Inventions, Discoveries and Breakthroughs”. We hope not to have missed the one invention that has completely changed your life.”

Above is the lead in for the article then they begin the list, but if I had actually read it I would have realized it was a German attempt at Cultural Appropriation. Makes me wonder how many of the other Top 40 are for real. Sorry folks. I should have been more careful.

“Mayonnaise – Where Mayo Came From”
“Mayonnaise was invented in France in 1756. But it was the German immigrant Richard Hellman who in 1905 sold the first ready-made mayonnaise at Richard Hellman’s New York deli. He started selling mayonnaise in large glass bottles because it was easier to sell. This product was marketed as ‘Hellman’s Blue Ribbon Mayonnaise.’”

All important and interesting. I find the history of Adidas particularly interesting. Not just the famous dispute between the two brothers and the outcome of Adidas and Puma.

The company is one of the oldest Olympic sponsors, has been equipping the world's best football teams and players for over 50 years, and has been an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup since 1998. Or, to put it a little more unkindly, Adidas also helped invent sports corruption. Not a particularly honorable thing, but a part of Adidas history. Nevertheless, I love the sneakers from their 'Originals' collection.

I'm always fascinated by the number of items I learn about that have come from Germany. It really is a very industrious country.

Mr. E, I had no idea that Hellman was from Germany—interesting! And I actually just found out a few years ago that the automobile was invented in Germany. Again, no clue (in all fairness, I am not a car person).

And I remember hearing in one of my German classes that the coffee filter was invented by a German woman from Dresden back in the early 1900's. She used blotting paper from her children’s school books to remove coffee grounds from her brew, making it less bitter and smoother. She was granted a patent in 1908 and sold 1,200 coffee filters at the 1909 Leipzig Fair.

Re: Adidas. A difference exists between the American pronunciation of that word and that in German.

for medium distance running season (I was generally a long distance runner) in my next to last year in school my parents scraped together enough to give me a beautiful pair of Adidas spikes. They were light as a feather and really helped me do well. I was ever so grateful....

Adidas. A difference exists between the American pronunciation of that word and that in German.

Yes you are absolutely right

that the coffee filter was invented by a German woman from Dresden back in the early 1900's

Her name was Melitta Bentz. Melitta coffee filters are still available today. There are also those cool porcelain filter containers that you put on old-fashioned coffee pots for hand-brewed coffee. These days, they're very fashionable again.
https://www.melitta.de/manuelle-kaffeezubereitung/kaffeefilter-aus-porzellan-1x4-/rot

Of course, the most obvious (for me) German achievement didn't occur to me, even though I work for a German semiconductor manufacturer :-) Don't let my employer know that...

Ferdinand Braun (a German physicist) discovered the rectifier effect in 1874. Simply put, this was crucial for three scientists in the US to later invent the transistor. But that's just really a very simplified explanation. And not to forget the important role that Siemens played here in the past.

And even though semiconductors are small, no one in our society can live without them. I'm all the more pleased with Germany's role, not only in the early days, but also today. Without companies like 'Wacker Chemie' in Burghausen (Bavaria), there would be no semiconductors today. Wacker is the world's third-largest manufacturer of silicon, the basis for semiconductors.

Her name was Melitta Bentz. Melitta coffee filters are still available today.

Oh, I did not even make that connection until now. Interesting and thanks! I'll have to tell my daughter and son-in-law that. They love little historical facts like that and use those coffee filters. I checked and you can buy them in the states, but not in that lovely red color; just black and white. Something to think about on my next trip to Germany!

Siemens is a good company. I had a client who worked for them and loved his job and the company. He had a few quirks (possibly a titch on the spectrum), but a nice guy overall. :-)

I love this pictures. Very nice. Thank you.

@Fjord

You are welcome

Yes, true, "so German." Auch typisch deutsch.

Seeing this panorama of places tells me I still have a lot to see in Germany (likewise in France) plus sites completely unknown to me regardless of having made 27 trips there over a period of 54 years.

This sort of panorama of picturesque sites reminds me of the postcard company that has these words at the bottom of the card,"Deutschland ist schön. Wir zeigen es." (Germany is beautiful. We show it )

I did not know about the Mayo! Thank you. A related question: Who first put the Mayo in toothpaste tubes that I've seen in Germany?

Not only mayo but also mustard.

Mustard? Well that explains a lot.

That mustard is very good. I like "sharf". Makes a thoughtful gift for a friend back home. And comes in 3 sizes.

I think the idea of ​​packaging mayo in tubes came from Thomy (a Swiss company, now owned by Nestlé). They were the first to package their mustard in tubes, and later, they probably also used that for mayo.

That mustard is very good. I like "sharf".

Just as the individual states in Germany are diverse, so is the mustard :-) From very spicy (Löwensenf from Düsseldorf) to sweet mustard for white sausages in Bavaria (Händlmaier from Regensburg is the best). You'll find it all :-)

But I'm more linked with France when we talk about spicy mustard - I like Dijon mustard. Of course, a jar of Händlmaier always belongs in the fridge. There are also many small mustard factories in Germany that produce by hand. I've discovered a delicious orange mustard (slightly spicy and very fruity) on the Baltic Sea some years ago. Since then, I've always had some shipped to me.

Oh, yeah, mustard is a wonderful spice. Yes, Thomey has mayo, mustard, and even catsup in tubes. And I agree, the Dijon is wonderful. Similar, I think, to the powdered Coleman's mustard in England. Nice to hear from another mustard geek!

German mustard in tubes is available in SF, actually in Oakland Jack London Square.

Also this is Germany

See this video about the Germanna Foundation travel to my hometown area

The 2025 trip is just on

@uwe04

I've never been to Siegerland, but I've seen some great photos. Freudenberg is definitely a great spot. You can easily ignore many other half-timbered villages when you've visited Freudenberg. https://one-million-places.com/en/germany/freudenberg-half-timbered-houses. And there is definitely a lot more to see there.