Comments by "Gavin Tillman" (@gavintillman1884) on "Feli from Germany" channel.

  1. At school, I found ä the easiest, then ö and then ü. We didn’t really talk about long and short versions so it was a little oversimplified, but we were taught: ä was like a closed e; ö was similar to o except push the tongue forward so it touches the bottom teeth (so it’s very similar to French eu); and ü, the tip you said about saying the ee sound with mouth rounded. One mistake I made and didn’t realise until I visited Germany, and had it explained to me, was that my ü and u were too similar but it was my u that was more wrong than my ü. I needed to close my mouth more to get the u correct.
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  2. In the UK the deposit system on glass bottles was phased out in the 1970s. And many bottles were outside the deposit scheme, labelled “No deposit, no return”. Never seen a deposit scheme on cans here.
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  3. A video on dialects definitely sounds interesting!
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  4. The British English is different again than the American English in some instances. American say “Jag-war”. We say “Jag-you-uh”. Americans say Amazon to rhyme with Bonn. We tend to not pronounce the o as an o. Think of the -en sound at the end of German plural nouns or German verb infinitives, it’s the same sound.
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  5. Every Brit knows the word wunderbar. We had the Two Ronnies sketch, Wunderbar Bavaria - check it out!
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  6. Actually, it's a bit dated - perhaps it worked in the 1970s when I first watched it, but watching it now, I'm cringing!
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  7. That absolutely sucks, so sorry to hear that. I’d say more, but I’ll heed the advice in your pinned post. If I was in your position I’d want to re-upload replacement content with new branding. But it’s up to you, it sounds a huge task, I wouldn’t judge either decision adversely. I wish you well with the channel and will try and check in more often.
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  8. Munich - one of my favourite cities, I visit most years. Last went in March 2020 just as lockdown was happening! Hope to get back soon, when travelling gets easier again, and I will definitely check out some of the places in the video.
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  9. Looks like I’ve visited Hofbräuhaus much more often than you!
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  10. Bar culture? I always visit Hofbräuhaus when I’m in Munich, and spend several hours there.
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  11. Interesting. Looks like Brits pronounce things a little better than Americans - I get Porsche, VW, LH, Audi, DB, Aldi, Adidas right. Many companies deliberately market themselves with the “wrong” pronunciation in overseas markets. Mercedes and Nivea market themselves in the UK using the pronunciation you mentioned in the video rather than the correct way. And any company known by its initials will always be referred to using the English version of those initials. Love Munich. Been frequently.
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  12. The “three” thing with the fingers. I saw Tarantino use it as a plot device and wondered if it was genuine. Your “three” is definitely more comfortable than mine but “feels” wrong 🙂
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  13. I find the US limits baffling. Can’t conceive of going to university and not drinking...
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  14.  @jimzecca3961  well I’m pleased to hear it!
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  15. I didn’t realise Hello Fresh were an international company. I’ve been using them here in the UK for several years now.
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  16. I’m fine with the pronunciation as I did German at school. I’ve drunk most of the Munich beers both in Munich and elsewhere. Been to Hofbräuhaus many times (and once to their Las Vegas bar) and like their beer. I think my least favourite is Löwenbräu. Been to Erding a few times as I like the Therme there and like Erdinger beer.
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  17. I thought the Rheinheitsgebot was only Bavaria? Not all Germany?
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  18. One thing that interested me when I studied German at school. I obviously learned the words deutsch and Deutschland very early on, and so was surprised to learn that Germans use the word Germanistik in some contexts - can’t remember the exact meaning, something like German linguistics.
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  19. I remember being told off and threatened with being thrown out of the Paulaner tent for standing on my table drinking Helles with my t- shirt off. They had no problem with me standing on the table, but they had a big problem with the lack of t- shirt. When I put the t-shirt back on, they were fine. I suspect it would have been the other way round back on the UK
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