WE'VE LIVED IN GERMANY FOR TWO YEARS! (Americans share their honest thoughts about life in Germany)

There is no problem locking your kids in the car while you go pay. Why do you feel the need to take them with you? You tell Willa, you say in the car, I will go pay. Dragging sleeping kids into gas station? Absolutely unnecessary

As a German I have to say: Nice to welcome you here. Nice family! ♥

Thank you for sharing this... This was even more personal than your other video's, and it really feels like we YouTuber's know you. I undestand that it can be unsettling when people come up to you and embrace you like long lost friends, but you have to understand: we see you on a weekly basis, often more than we see our own relatives, so we just get so excited to finally see you 'in the flesh' so to speak. WE LOVE ALL 3 OF YOU... no sorry, ALL 4 OF YOU!!!

Greetings from Turkey. I find peace when I watch your videos. You are a wonderful family. I wish you happiness.

Alles alles Gute für Euch 3 und bald für Euch 4! 🥰😘😀🍀

That‘s the beauty of europe everything is close by and you can travell so much i love it ✨

Wow, that was clearly a very gutsy decision by you guys to move to Germany without speaking any German! And to a pretty rural area as well!? As a German who has lived in Seattle, WA, for 18 years, I'd say that one big difference between the US and Germany is that Germans tend to be less friendly and open on first (and second, and third) contact. We recently moved back to Germany to be closer to family, and even I struggle with that aspect of German culture. I can't even imagine how hard that must have been for you guys, given that you don't speak German fluently. If you have felt any of that, but were to kind to mention it in the video, let me reassure you that people here are as friendly and nice as your average American; it just takes a lot longer to become friendly and close with people here (that's been our experience, at least). As a German who has lived in the US for many years, I love watching your videos (yours are, in a way, the inverse of our experiences). You guys are fun, kind, and considerate. Thanks for giving us a glimpse into your everyday life and your adventures. Cheers Mario

Good morning! It was nice to hear all of this in a sit-down video, thank you so much for it! You really are making the most of your stay here. 🥰 About the petrol station situation with children - we just leave our kids in the car. Nothing will happen to them - the shop where you can pay usually has a big glass pane fitted, so you can constantly look out and check. If you feel unsure, just lock the doors. 🤗 By the way, I think it's amazing that you feel everything is really close and you just up and leave to another country! We live close by the Dutch and Belgian border, it's only a few km, so we go there occasionally - but we would never consider the rest of Europe to be close-by. That just shows how much bigger the distances are in the states. 😅 Now, I forgot the most important thing - I hope you will have (or have had already?) a really good birthing experience and everyone is happy and healthy! 💖💖💖💖

I met my husband in Stuttgart, Germany and moved from Germany to WA in December of 2020. And i felt quite at home in WA with the rain and not seeing the sun a lot and no AC. :D Miss my Germany but also appreciate the chance to experience living in a foreign country. I am sure you can relate :)

I enjoyed this summary very much - since you moved to Germany I first saw your you Tube Chanel and I am following your German/ European experiences. Good luck for giving birth to your daughter in Germany ! Alles Gute und viel Glück für euch!!!

Very interesting, I am English but have spent many holidays in US over the years visiting all 50 States, also we have many German friends, so we visit often. Love your videos 🇬🇧

Wishing you all the best, a smooth birth and a lot of joy and support for the first months 💕

You are just a wonderful family, very nice for us viewers that you have decided to share your travels, your experiences and adventures that you film for yourselves with us and that we can get a little insight into your life. Thank you very much, I hope to see many more exciting videos from you. It's really nice to hear that Willa is having so much fun in her daycare, I would have been surprised your little darling wouldn't make any friends, something we can learn from our children, they just don't think too much about it beforehand and what isn't possible, they come together and then it works, the main thing is that they can play and have fun together.

Oh I know y'all are excited for baby girl #2 to get here! Love following along your adventures! Bless you for sharing ❤️

I am from Finland and I never go inside to pay for the fuel. Typically I just pay with an app or with a card at the pump. My biggest gripe with Germany and some other central European countries are the opening hours. My corner store is open 24/7, so I never need to think about it.

I am very glad you are enjoying Germany. You have passed the two year mark as they say the first 2 yrs are the most critical yrs when living in a foreign country. I was told that and it turned out to be true when I lived in Canada and later in Japan. In your case things are a bit easier since you came here as a family. I wish you will stay here and once you improve your language everything will be even better.

Husband and fater of 2 daugthers from South Korea. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. We are thinking of moving to Germany and your family video and narratives really help me develop the idea of relocation. Gracias!

Wait you're due already?! Where'd the time go?? I hope you have a safe and gentle birth, that baby is healthy and well, and that the coming weeks are peaceful and easy for your little family!

You are great guys. ..we have loved following you all. You can buy fridges with ice makers here in Germany 😉. You can buy an air-con for your house 😉. Yes you need to get out there and just speak👍.. i came with zero German.. my work was in English.. but german courses, talking, going to the cinema in Germany etc help and eg what REALLY helped me, was watching German TV.. the picture reinforcement helps you understand the words. REWE is open until 10pm. I think a lot of your issues are because you live in the sticks... and those issues of shops, doctors, restaurant variety etc are the same in any county when you live in the sticks and not in a city or big town.

This was a very interresting recap, thank you so much for it! The depressing weather between January and March, I can totally relate to being from Belgium, it really feels like we all hibernate in those months!