What Makes Germans Happy? | Easy German 628

I find it really relaxing when Cari does this intro for me But Cari is sick so I'll take care of it myself Today we're asking people how they unwind and find happiness in life's little pleasures Let's get started What simple things bring you joy Eating and drinking What simple things bring you joy Tea music and hugs Riding a bike swimming playing squash Really nice so exercise sports Yes just not enough Yes yes Eating Baden Strolling around Basketball sports hanging out with friends eating sleeping Yeah that's pretty much it Relaxing Yeah exactly What simple things bring you joy Riding a bicycle Cooking and enjoying the sun Smoking yes Simple pleasures Reading Oh my God I'm a hairstylist so I do hair color hair and style hair That's awesome That means the job brings you joy Yes absolutely And reading books Digital or still analog Analog I can't manage digital at all What simple things bring you joy First and foremost pursuing goals achieving them spending time with friends and filling my time with meaningful activities The thing I'd love to do in my free time Achieving goals is good isn't it Yes exactly I've always personally found taking that step to be a major one in life— first setting goals then striving toward them and actually achieving them It's already a fulfillment in life in my opinion Oh my goodness simple things that make me happy Watching birds Just watching birds is wonderful especially feeding the cranes And do you actually do that properly as a hobby with a pair of binoculars Um no but it's still pleasant Just feeding Crane that's all They always get really excited and remember your face That means you have a good standing with them What simple things make you happy Reading and sunshine I was just about to say right away sunshine So we're alike in that regard Yes then have a great time yes We'll have winter soon Yes sometimes the sun does shine too Just spending time with my friends makes me happy And seeing her at school too Yes Well I'd say in my daily life walking around meeting new people and expressing myself creatively Very nice everything you're currently doing—walking meeting people being creative How do you relax the most Drinking No no Actually I relax by lying on the sofa in the living room and reading something How do you unwind I often sit on my rug And then I light some incense listen to ambient music or podcasts and chat with friends—exactly How do I relax the most In the sauna by taking a hot bath or by getting drunk We've found a common ground here Maybe we should treat ourselves to a beer right away And how do you unwind I mainly listen to audiobooks when reading Sometimes I also read the book alongside it I also find biking very relaxing especially when it’s not in the city Eating with friends is great too Cat videos No honestly not at all I don't really get cat videos I think cats are great but cat videos less so How do you relax the most Just listening to music Lying at home in bed listening to music Going for walks actually with my dog It's no longer available but that really relaxed me Making music How do you make music I play in a band What do you play Which instrument I mainly play drums a bit of guitar too That's really cool But isn't that kind of stressful though Yes because I have a rather annoying guitarist Sometimes it's surprisingly accurate but mostly it's just for fun Just a day at home sleeping in Taking the dog for a walk a face mask a foot mask everything How do you unwind Ah yeah smoking so wow And what or how do you unwind Through counted breathing exercises perhaps reading a book in the evening or enjoying a cup of tea—just simple things I do that when drinking beer but it's almost the same Music Janusz do you also like watching videos with dual subtitles like these ones on Easy German Love it I used to have to watch movies with subtitles all the time I was still living in Poland back then and it was completely normal for everyone And I still gladly do it today yes Then 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doing there Relaxing enjoying the day going to the sauna unwinding Traveling reading and going to theater What makes your life more interesting Among other things my work What do you do I run an exchange program at Duke University Duke in Berlin Pretty cool Yeah exactly What makes your life interesting The people I'm traveling with I mean I live in Berlin—there's such incredible diversity here so many people Getting to know so many different cultures and truly grasping what they're like Wow good question huh There are always moments when life feels a bit monotonous And soon I'll start an apprenticeship—definitely very interesting What was that Carpenter Okay it's a nicely scented job Yes yes The carpentry workshop always smells good—there' s the scent of resin the smell of wood yes indeed Yes but I couldn't really say for sure otherwise Also right now I'd say it's because I'm now a doctor too even though I' ve only been one for less than a year and that's currently my main focus because it's extremely exhausting as patients survive Exactly managing to do it while still feeling good about it— no it's not an easy job is it Right it's definitely tough yes What makes your life interesting I'd say the people I get to meet in my life the ones who listen to me in this field make my life interesting Discovering new places in both my professional and personal life And that might sound a bit strange right now but I really enjoy eating It's what makes my life enriches my life and keeps it interesting What has truly brought you joy recently I work as a childcare worker practically and have a new first- grade class that has just started school bringing me great joy accompanying children along the path of life and their first steps in school I can really picture that of course What has brought you the most joy recently The renaming of the M Street in Berlin M Street is the Carrot Street Exactly and I created a portrait of Anton Wilhelm Amo which I was then able to present there Wow really beautiful What was your name again My name No the Anton Wilhelm Amo Street And he was an African a Black philosopher right Exactly the first known African philosopher in Germany I'm a photographer and I'm currently working with my boyfriend on a creative project We're casting people and it's totally exciting because I've never done this before It's thrilling it has such intensity right Exactly lots of cooking too I love Asian cuisine I enjoy trying out new recipes I also love Asian cuisine What's your favorite cuisine Definitely Vietnamese cuisine Exactly that's my homeland I was born in Vietnam but I grew up here Swimming in the Baltic Sea the beautiful weather there—it truly brought me joy What really delighted me was swimming in the Adriatic I was in Croatia for the first time and it was nearly unbeatable That really gave me joy What has truly brought you joy lately Your shoes Yes my shoes today I waited yesterday unbelievable I see the car but it doesn’t come to my front door I thought I'd already gotten them yesterday They arrived today so the joy is even greater My coworkers I've just started my training and the person I'm working with is simply a really kind individual who's been helping me out a bit This is all so new isn't it So important right Yeah totally I wouldn't stay at work without my colleagues That would make the work unbearable because things like that happen—starting something and having it go horribly wrong yet you still have to push through Yes absolutely What has brought me especially great joy over the past few months is I’ve had certain experiences in my life that are truly full-circle moments Also maybe things that leave home and then return after ten years to collaborate on a major project with people there Also genuinely full-circle moments where you realize wow life is unfolding in Southern Cyprus and it's incredibly beautiful What does it mean to you to enjoy life Have a wonderful profession What’s your job I’m a soldier Thank goodness it’s peacetime Exactly yes One must also be content with one's profession and genuinely enjoy doing it Family is what makes life happy What does it mean to you to enjoy life Take your time Take time for things even take time for doing nothing Yes but take time Yes yes that's a good overarching term—spending time with friends good food sports and social work And social work that all goes hand in hand with friends of course Yes right now it's more of a professional response That might sound a bit philosophical but confronting the absurd means recognizing that the world is devoid of inherent meaning yet choosing to immerse oneself within it and not escaping into anything else but facing it head-on What does it mean to you to enjoy life Don't take things too seriously stop constantly comparing myself to others and prioritize myself Enjoying life probably means to me yes savoring the privileges one has in Germany—being able to choose what one wants to do at one can choose whom to spend time with how to spend free time and even how to approach work and eating A good life Yes exactly That's a big question I believe life is not just about enjoying oneself And just being happy and having only joy Today we want to focus on being happy Enjoying life also means feeling everything including suffering and being grateful for people To remain vulnerable and present in life is to truly live That is enjoyment of life for me Now it's your turn What little things are bringing you joy right now Leave a comment below the video and see you next time