Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Many of you have asked for a full video in German, and here it is! In this video I'll talk about linguistic nuances, funny translations, and German words that Americans find funny. Get 40% Off During the Lingoda Easter Sale: try.lingoda.com/AshtonXLingoda
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
01:24 An honest take on what learning German is like.
05:47 WTF did you say?!
10:38 How I Learned German
12:48 False Friends
16:07 German Words that Americans Find Funny
*All Sources at End of Video to Read More*
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youtu.be/rwKhZGy3RbI
Episode No. 192
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Attribution:
Music by Epidemic Sound: nebula.tv/epidemic
Thank you to AP Archive and the Library of Congress for access to their archival footage.
Stock footage and others clips by Getty and Envato Elements
Narrated and produced by Dr. Ashton Schottler
#europe #usa #eu #europeanunion #US #americaningermany #germany #language #languagelearning #foreignlanguage #germany #speakinggerman #speakingenglish #americanabroad #languagenerd #cultureshock #cultureshocks #foreignlanguage #foreignlanguages #fluency #speakingenglish #speakinggerman #expatlife
Many of you have asked for a full video in German, and here it is! In this video I'll talk about linguistic nuances, funny translations, and German words that Americans find funny. Get 40% Off During the Lingoda Easter Sale: try.lingoda.com/AshtonXLingoda
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
01:24 An honest take on what learning German is like.
05:47 WTF did you say?!
10:38 How I Learned German
12:48 False Friends
16:07 German Words that Americans Find Funny
*All Sources at End of Video to Read More*
Other Videos You might Enjoy:
Why We are Terrible at Speaking German (...and French, and Spanish, and Italian, and Arabic.....) youtu.be/Zw5FkigMHEc
Our Strategy (+3 More!) for Raising Bilingual Children & Why We DON'T SPEAK GERMAN at home.
youtu.be/W4acSZYI-88
SPEAKING ONLY GERMAN FOR 24 HOURS | BIG Announcement
youtu.be/rwKhZGy3RbI
Episode No. 192
π· Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/typeashton
π€³π» TikTok: tiktok.com/@typeashton
π₯ Website: blackforestfamily.com
π§ E-mail: typeashton@gmail.com
SUPPORT ME
π Patreon: patreon.com/TypeAshton
Attribution:
Music by Epidemic Sound: nebula.tv/epidemic
Thank you to AP Archive and the Library of Congress for access to their archival footage.
Stock footage and others clips by Getty and Envato Elements
Narrated and produced by Dr. Ashton Schottler
#europe #usa #eu #europeanunion #US #americaningermany #germany #language #languagelearning #foreignlanguage #germany #speakinggerman #speakingenglish #americanabroad #languagenerd #cultureshock #cultureshocks #foreignlanguage #foreignlanguages #fluency #speakingenglish #speakinggerman #expatlife
