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America, there are many things that I love about you.

But there are just some things that I think Germany does better.

Hey everyone! I'm Dana and you're watching Wanted Adventure Living Abroad.

I already made a video about 5 things that I think the USA does better than Germany,

so of course you should definitely go check that video out too.

But now here are a few ways that I think Germany has the USA beat.

Germany, you rock at getting people around town.

Sure, you can go by car in Germany if you want to.

But you know what you can also do?

You can also go by public transportation!

Okay, in some smaller towns and villages that's not really always so possible.

Public transportation isn't necessarily as numerous there, but in the cities of Germany,

there are often buses, trams, trains.

And it is amazing.

I love living in a city with public transportation.

Not into that? Prefer to feel the wind in your hair as you go?

Well then, how about riding a bike? In a bike lane.

Yes, some places in the U.S. do have bike lanes too, but I've talked to friends and

family who ride their bikes in the U.S., and they've told me that

sometimes the bike lane just ends. All of a sudden. With no warning whatsoever.

And that in winter the bike lanes often end up as the place that the snowplows just kind

of pile the snow into. Not the case in Germany.

So yeah, Germany, you definitely get two thumbs up for your public transportation and your

bike lanes.

I'm currently planning a whole video going into more detail on healthcare and insurance

in Germany soon.

But here I will just say 5 words: universal healthcare Germany thank you.

Of course, it's not a perfect system.

Nothing is, right?

But in my opinion it is pretty dang great having universal healthcare, and it has been

there for me when I needed it.

As I mentioned in this video here, I lost my voice and then had voice problems for,

like, a year due to some kind of weird throat infection, and I cannot express how grateful

I was to have German healthcare covering me.

I was able to go to a string of different doctors trying to figure out what was wrong,

get tests run, get medication, and go to speech therapy to help me get my voice back.

I'm just so grateful to have this kind of health safety net here in Germany.

So yeah, going to public university in Germany is basically free, or at least really cheap.

For a while there was a fee of I think five hundred euros per semester.

Then those fees were gone again, and it was once more free, and now I've heard that

in some places those fees are starting to creep back in.

But even if you've got those fees and you're paying around 500 euros per semester, that's

still quite amazing and low compared to the thousands and thousands of dollars that many

public universities in the U.S. cost.

If you want more information on that, by the way, I made an Ask An American video all about

college tuition in the U.S., so I will link to that in the corner up there and also down

below if you want to check that out.

Oh, and the cost of going to college in Germany?

Or non-cost in some places...yeah, it's the same whether you're from Germany or not.

Unlike in the U.S. where universities often charge way more just for out of state students,

in Germany it doesn't matter where you're from, everyone pays the same thing.

So yeah, I gotta give Germany full credit for this one.

As far as I'm concerned, they do university tuition right.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's our natural freaking body; I don't

know what the U.S. is so up-tight and uncomfortable with.

As I've mentioned in a couple videos before, which I will link to down below, here in Munich

there are even several designated areas in the city where you are allowed to walk around

totally naked, and one of these is in the English Garden, just around the corner from

the main downtown city center.

And even in parks where it's not a designated naked area, in the summer I very, very often

see women just chilling out on the grass topless, and nobody seems to care.

Why not?

Because they're just boobs. It's no big deal.

I've told some of my German friends about the breastfeeding in public scandal slash

controversy thing in the U.S. and they've just been completely baffled by it.

Like, controversy?

How can breastfeeding in public be a controversy they ask.

Yeah, in Germany it's just a non-issue.

And saunas here in Germany have both men and women in them, together totally naked, and

it's totally no big deal.

So yeah, I really just do prefer this more laid-back, chill attitude toward the naked

body here in Germany, because I'm mean, there's no need to freak out.

It's just the naked body. We've all have one.

I'm still not going to show you mine. As I said in the other video. They're my boobs to do with what I want.

In the U.S. there's actually no federal law mandating paid maternity leave, making the

U.S. one of the very, very few countries in the world not to guarantee

paid days off for new mothers.

And yes, some companies in the U.S. do offer some kind of maternity package.

But because there is no federal law in place mandating it, many companies and jobs don't

offer any paid days off, forcing many women to go right back to work after giving birth.

In Germany by law both mothers and fathers are provided paid time off after the birth

of their children, and mothers are provided paid time off before the birth too.

How much time? Six weeks off before the birth.

So my question for you is: same question as for the other video, what do you think of

these things, do you agree or disagree?

And what, if anything, do you think Germany does better than other countries?

Please let me know in the comments below.

Thanks so much for watching.

I really hope that you enjoyed this video.

We are creeping towards the 200,000 subscriber milestone.

Yeah, I can't believe that that's happening. Hopefully it's going to happen.

Thank you so much for your support.

And my plan is when I hit 200,000 subscribers, I'm going to put out another video in German.

That's the plan anyway.

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you so much!

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Until next time, auf Wiedersehen!

Provided paid time off.

You know how hard it is to say that?

And one of which is in the English...

Okay...

How grateful I was to have Gerin...Ger...Gerance?

German insurance is Gerance.

And it doesn't...

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Women's football experts help FIFA on Pilot Projects - Duration: 2:31.

Well, women's football division together

with the Technical Development Division has

met with the 9 experts on women's football

to discuss 2 new pilots that the women's

football development department will be

implementing. The pilots focus on participation

and youth elite development that we also call

the academy project.

You know, if we look at academy and participation

it is different because one way is you know access

to all the fields to coaches just to play and have

fun and be part of society pretty much, be on the field.

But also you have the academy, you want to play with

the best players, you want to have the best coaches.

you really want to know how far can you get by just

play and try to improve your game.

The participation pilot consists in really strengthening

the structure competition structure Mas already have

so how we can strength on that and how we can go from top

to down in the increase of masification of the sport.

The main focus right now will be how do we increase

the mass of participation through schools.

It's about growing the number of girls playing

the game, it's about making sure that those who

have some more talent have the opportunity to

shine and to get better competitive opportunities, stronger

coaching and that we make sure that at the top end

of the game the quality is growing.

I think everyone that has been involved over the

last few days and actually anyone that is involved

in football full stop is very much aware of the power

that football has as a platform to reach people, and

to overcome some barriers, and make a positive impact

on the life of not only women and girls but people

in general, and any project that we do as any part

of the women's football strategy that we are creating

it's important that there is an aspect of it that has

a positive social impact and that we use the power that

we have as the governing body of football to use the

power of football for good.

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AMERICAN Schlager Singer in GERMANY?! Yes!!! (with Sarah Jane Scott) - Duration: 10:29.

An American living in Germany singing German Schlager music?

Yes, that's right!

Hey everyone! Dana here, and today I'm really excited to be joined by Sarah Jane Scott, an American

living here in Germany, singing German Schlager music.

So, Sarah Jane, where are you from and when did you move to Germany?

So, thanks very much, Dana for the invitation - Yes. You're welcome. - I am from Pennsylvania.

A very small town called Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and I was born there, grew up there, and

then I studied in Boston.

And I live since seven years in Germany, in Berlin. - Nice. Very nice.

Me too. So we both have our seven years here. - Yeah!

What is actually Schlager music?

What makes Schlager, Schlager, and are there different kinds of Schlager?

So, Schlager is very interesting. It's really a German thing.

When I lived in America, I never heard the word Schlager, let alone the music.

Schlager music is like a type of party music in Germany. There's different styles.

It's not only party but it's, like, it comes from the traditional side of music.

And then it's evolved like lots of music in America, like country music, for instance.

Um, so there's more, like, party Schlager, like dance, like Helene Fischer or Vanessa Mai.

And then there's also more traditional Schlager, "Volksmusik" from Marianne und Michael, um,

yeah so Schlager can mean a lot of different things, but nowadays Schlager is going into

a very modern, dance direction.

Typically in Germany everyone listens to Schlager when they're at the Oktoberfest, when they

go skiing, parties, birthday parties, weddings, or just going out, having a nice time with friends. - Yeah.

And what about you? What kind of Schlager do you sing?

So my Schlager is a little bit different.

So I am an American and so, because I grew up with American music and that is essentially

my music, my Schlager has a little bit of an American touch to it, I think the style

in which I sing is very American.

I think also there's a bit of a country influence in my Schlager. - Okay.

There's a little bit of pedal steel, banjo. I play the ukulele. Mine is not so much dance Schlager.

It's a little bit more, a little laid back.

So, you're an American.

But you sing in German, which I am so impressed by.

When did you actually start learning German?

So I started learning German in, oooh, well I came in 2010, and I sort of came about the

idea, maybe in 2011 I'll start learning German.

But it was, as you know, it's not easy. At all. - Yeah. - This language is so...

Beautiful language. - I love it. I actually do really like it. - I do too, but it's tricky. - Isn't it a great...? It's really hard.

The grammar is completely backwards from English.

And there's so many words in German for things that we don't have in America. - Yeah.

I tried taking a class, a German course, an intensive 3-week course, and then I was really

frustrated after the end of the three weeks because I learned practically nothing.

I don't really learn in that sort of way. - Okay.

So I thought, okay, well, how can I learn this language? I want to stay here.

Um, so I thought: Hey! I'm a musician.

I'm going to listen to German music. And then we'll see what happens.

And before I knew it, there was like a spark lit in me.

I heard German music and I was like, this is my thing.

I heard this word Schlager, and I Googled it. Hm, what's Schlager?

And, um, yeah, the rest is history.

I was just completely in love with it, and I started learning some German songs with

my ukulele. I didn't understand a word of what I was singing. - You're like, this is lovely. - Yeah.

I'm playing it. - But then slowly I started learning the language.

And, um, and then now I do it for a living. - Wow! - And I understand what I sing now. So. - Exactly.

Did you have, then, like, an "ah-ha" moment when you realized, like, I want to do this professionally?

I want to sing Schlager. - I did.

It was pretty much right in the beginning when I heard the word Schlager.

I heard the music from Helene Fischer and Andreas Gabalier.

These are two very famous Schlager singers, and then I heard more old German songs from

the 50s and the 60s; Connie Francis and Peggy March, these were two American women who sang

in German in the 50s and 60s.

I heard them sing in this language with an accent, and I thought: hm, I think I could also try

to do that. - Yeah! - That looks like fun.

I fell in love with Schlager music, and ever since 2011, it's been my passion and - Yeah.

it's fun for me because I can continue to learn.

So you mentioned your accent.

But, I mean, I know that I do not have the best ears for hearing accents, but still,

when I listen to your songs, I don't right away hear a strong American accent. I do not.

How did you work on that?

In the beginning, I thought: oh, I'm going to have the best accent, no one's ever going to

think that I'm an American. - So much optimism.

But, um, yeah, as an American you probably don't hear,

I actually do have quite a strong accent when I sing. - Okay.

But I think even stronger when I speak. - Okay.

Um, and I think my accent when I sing is not too strong, but it's just with the Rs.

It's very obvious that I'm American when someone hears me say a word with an R in it.

Lehrer. - Karriere. Erinnerungen. - Yes! Ich errinere mich. Ich errinere mich. - Yeah. Ich errinere mich. - Yeah.

I think, generally, I studied music as well, and so we sang lots of songs always in lots

of languages without understanding them.

And, um, yeah, I think it's much easier to sing...for instance, like, when someone sings

in English, you don't always hear an accent. - That's true.

You mentioned before when we talked on the phone that Schlager audiences can be a little

bit different. Can you elaborate on that?

Yeah, so, I love the Schlager audiences. They're so much fun. - Okay.

It's so...I've never experienced something like the Schlager audience in America.

And I also, I had, I played music in America as well.

When you go to a Schlager concert, the people want to have a good time. - Okay.

It's all about, like, just letting it all out, and enjoying life, and having fun.

And it's such a positive experience to be a part of that and to witness that.

It's a really nice thing to be a part of, yeah. - And do they sing along with the songs? - Always. - Okay.

Always. - Okay. And also, like, clapping along with the music, or? - Yes.

Germans love to clap. - Okay. - They love, with the music. Much more than Americans. - Yeah.

Like anything that has a steady beat. - They will clap. - Germans, oh yeah. You can count on it all the time.

And it's, they're like, it's a...they're a part of it.

They want to experience it, and it's just a really fun, happy time. I love it. - Okay.

You've mentioned now a few Schlager singers.

But do you have personally any Schlager singers that you really love listening to?

Yes, I love listening to modern Schlager and also old Schlager.

There's so many good things, for instance you can't mention Schlager

without mentioning Helene Fischer. She's amazing.

I love Andreas Gabalier. Um, he's from Austria. He wears Lederhosen.

Do you find Lederhosen as charming as I do? - I love Lederhosen.

Mr. German Man has a very dashing pair. I love them. - I'm charmed by him.

He has this Elvis thing going on. Like he... - Elvis in Lederhosen. I like that.

Yeah, like this American, he has an American, also has an American touch to his music.

Um, I really like him.

I also really like classic Schlager from Udo Jürgens.

Um, I love Peggy March and Connie Francis. I love Klubbb3.

Yeah, but there's always, like all music genres, there's always cool stuff,

new...new cool stuff coming out. - Okay.

And what about you? What is your latest album?

What other projects are you working on now?

So, I just had a new album come out.

It's called "So Viel," which means "So Much." - Yeah.

And my first single as been out for a few weeks.

I have second single coming out in a couple of weeks from now.

And, um, I have some shows.

I'm always playing lots of shows all over Germany,

sometimes Austria and Switzerland as well.

Um, I also have some TV shows. Everything is on my website.

Which I will link to everything.

You can find everything down in the description box below for sure. - But I think next week

I have a show in Himmelstadt. Yeah. - Oh, okay! I don't know where that is,

but that sounds like a lovely place.

Yeah, Himmelstadt. - Like "Himmel," either heaven or sky. - Heaven...Heaven City. - Yeah.

Yeah. We'll think heaven. - Yeah, we'll go with heaven. - I don't know.

Sky City. Well, Sky City is also good. - Sky city is also not bad. - Yeah.

So our question for you is: what is your favorite genre of music?

And have you ever been to a Schlager party?

Please let us know in the comments below.

Thank you so much, Sarah Jane, for being here with me today and answering my questions.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

And of course thank you so much for watching.

I really hope that you enjoyed this video.

You can find all of the links to Sarah Jane down in the description box below, Facebook

and YouTube, and her website.

All down there.

Thank you again so much for watching. And until next time, auf Wiedersehen!

Yes! We got it. Okay. - Two American girls saying auf Wiedersehen. - Yeah. It's perfect! - Love it.

And what album...no. Okay.

You've mentioned a few other...

That's what I meant to say.

Saying the U with the umlaut. Do you still struggle with the U with the umlaut?

That's not a problem for me. - No, okay.

It's the R. - It's the R. - It's just, I will never get this R.

I'll often just forget the verb.

I'll get to the end of the sentence and then Stefan, Mr. German Man, will be like:

Verb. A verb would be good. Like, any verb. Just pick one. Oh, right. Sein.