It's Time For A Change. (Plus Your Questions Answered)
2024 ж. 11 Мам.
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As some of you have noticed I have changed l the direction of this channel a little in the past few weeks. This is a quick note on why I'm doing that and I also answer your questions in celebration of passing 10K Subscribers a few weeks ago.
Chapters:
00:00 - What's changing
03:20 - #1 What's your name? Why/When did you come to Germany?
04:26 - #2 Is it easier to make friends in Germany or the UK?
05:50 - #3 What's your job title and what is your educational background?
06:29 - #4 Does your Employer know about your channel?
06:59 - #5 Why doesn't Germany play Rugby Union?
07:50 - #6 What sport do you do and how do you keep consistent?
10:09 - #7 Did you think you would get so far with your KZhead channel?
Good morning all. I hope you’re as excited as I am to explore broader topics about language culture and life. 😊
It will feel like a pub chat with you :)
I think 10,000 subscribers is the perfect time to change your focus. And frankly a growing channel should be one that reflects the channel creator, rather than just one particular theme, specifically if the channel is not a video-essay or theme based channel.
Glad to hear your thoughts on this. I just felt a bit boxed in by the topic (my own doing) and I definitely feel better abut broadening out a little.
Hi Benjamin, thank you very much for answering my questions. I'm a subscriber for over a year and i really enjoyed your content so far. The funny, the serious and the interesting topics you discussed with us. 😊 I'm curious which direction you will choose? Just one little request from me: especially in dark times like this we all need a wholesome content on a cosy sunday morning once in a while. Have a nice sunday my dear brit. 🤗
Hello there. Yes don’t worry I will keep it wholesome 😉. Wishing you a great Sunday as well☀️
I always find it interesting what you have to say!On the subject of handball, I'm surprised that it hasn't caught on in the islands (UK)! There are world and European championships and the Champions League, like in football. Is one of the fastest ball sports ever. Have you ever seen a game on TV? Incredibly exciting and fascinating!
Yay, 10k. Congrats! We definitely love Handball, it's a sport played in lots of cities, which are small (like 30k) and you have a premier league team. Also the fans are very great, no big scandals, no demolition of trains, etc. The Final4 always has 4 fan blocks in one arena and if your team isn't playing, you're shouting for the ones that are. In January 2024 will the european championship be in Germany. This year was also very big for basketball and field hockey (world champions, men teams)
And funnily NFL is all the rage in Frankfurt at the moment. Seems to be a big push to get that going in Germany
@@britingermany Never understood that sports, but yes. Schwäbisch Hall has a team too. (Beautiful city as well)
Ich habe dich eine Weile nicht gesehen und du wirkst auf mich jetzt freier, lockerer und fröhlicher...
Das war wieder eines dieser schönen Videos, in dem du Dinge, die dich betreffen ruhig und ohne Geschrei, erklärst. Danke.
Danke sehr🙏
Congratulations! I love your videos, I love authentic people and you are one😀 As life is complicated and it takes a lot of courage every single day as well stamina to find areas in life and people who we resonate with, it's so good to have people share their stories, insights and life experiences. Thanks again for being authentic! Good luck with everything that is coming now!
Thanks a lot Bee. You are right it's not easy to be 'real' so to speak. I'm doing my best 😉
100% agreement from me!
Yes, you are right. He is so open and authentic. I have thought a lot about different types of people, and why they are the way they are. There are extremes on continuums. As well as authenticity, I have thought a lot about compassion and personal strength. The Righteous Among Nations and a small number of people around me are of special interest and examples to me. I think if you love authenticity, you will attract similar people. It is just important to understand narcissism. Because dishonest people can also seek out honest people, knowing they will fall for lies... and givers who will give and give and give, and forgive and forgive. It is important to take note of red flags, and to be aware of cunning forms of manipulation.
🎉 10.300 ... congratulations !! 🎉
Thanks a lot 😀🙏. Although that number might drop a little now 🤣
@@britingermany Hahaha i already knew it. 😉
Congrats for your milestone and I love watching your next videos and your well thought views of other topics. Interesting that you started this channel just over a year ago. Your editing is really good which is not that easy and takes a lot of time. Personally I would like to hear some of your experiences in China because I am not familiar with it at all.
Thank you so much for the support Björn. Yes editing is not easy at all but it's the most important part about the story telling process which is why I'm still trying to improve on it with every video
Hi Benjamin, a great video! Congratulations on 10k subscribers! Hope you come to Luxembourg sometime - we can have Kaffee und Kuchen zusammen ;)
Thanks a lot charles😀🙏
Herzlichen Glückwunsch. Absolut verdient! 🎉
Vielen Dank dolores 🙏
Hey Benikon Benjamin Antoine! Congrats on the 10K Subs! I find your channel very thought provoking, plus your smooth velvety voice makes for easy listening. I am in Germany from time to time maybe we will cross paths and share a coffee and a chat. I love picking the brain of deep thinkers. Actually, I will be driving up to Dresden tomorrow. Anyway, best wishes and if you're ever in the Lake Garda area of Italy hit me up for your congratulatory Spritz! 🍹
Hello Indigo. I was wondering where you’d gone. Are you going to the world famous Christmas market in Dresden? 😉
Sorry for not keeping up when the videos drop in realtime. I do make sure to go back and watch them all, though. As for the Christmas Market I honestly, I didn’t know anything about it. But now that you’ve mentioned it, I shall check it out. I am only going to Dresden to support a friend of mnd so he doesn’t have to make the 10-hr trip alone. He sells marble and has to drive to visit his customers in Austria and Germany.
Your videos always hold my attention to the end, no matter what ! I would be watching them eagerly!! Good luck.
Thanks for the good luck wishes 🍀😀
Good morning, Benjamin; pleased to know that this is - I assumed it before - you real name. - Your resolution to expand your topics beyond this country here seems a very good idea to me for, as far as I know you, there's a lot you can say about many more issues this deranged world contains. Concerning your request to stick with you - I promise! Have an enjoyable double holiday today!
Thank you for your support Torsten. Unfortunately no holidays here in Hessen 🙄
OK, Reformationstag ist offenbar Alltag in Hessen - aber hast Du morgen frei, weil Allerheiligen ist? Some little girls came tricking or treating this afternoon - is that customary to a certain extent in your Frankfort neighbourhood too? Support - well, Benjamin, you definitely deserve it!👍😊 Now have a nice evening!🛋️🧸🕯️
Hi Benjamin, I have been following a few of your videos and wish you all the luck with the new direction of your Channel. I have found some really useful things in your work. It feels strange but I can really relate to some of where you are coming from. I don’t want to share too much publicly but I am a Brit, who speaks German and properly started learning four and a half years ago when I moved to Frankfurt. I love seeing the things you post about my / our City. I have followed that things have not always been easy and for me I have been troubled as times with Anxiety and Depression for periods of time and also problems with work. I think your videos / experiences help me relate to realise it is something that is shared and also I like to look and see the positives. I am an age where I have just embarked into yoga as well as the fitness. Please keep the videos coming from grateful neighbour.
Hello there and thanks for commenting. Happy to hear about yoga and fitness, I think there are only really positive things that come out of that. I can understand that sharing publicly is not for everyone...I might have a solution for that in the future but I'm not quite there yet 😉. Take care
Congrats to hitting the 10000 mark. And nice to meet you as Benjamin. Yesterday was my first time watching a rugby game and what a game that was. Kudos to SA! And great to know that we’re both enjoying the same aspects of rugby (let there be mud…)😉 Perhaps an idea for a next video
Haha. Muscled men writhing around in the mud?! It would probably go viral 🤣🤣
Congrats!
Thanks you :)
@@britingermany
I really enjoyed this video a lot, Bro. I love seeing people looking happy, confident and relaxed. In this video I feel your positivity strongly, and of course much openness and warmth, which is infectious. I can't imagine what other topics you will discuss, so I really look forward to seeing what they are about. I am amazed that you answer quite personal questions. But that is a real blessing for us to get to know you a little more deeply as well as broaden our understanding of things. You have uplifted me with the thought that you take the time to read comments and digest them. I try to be of some interest or benefit usually and a fair amount of thought can go in to trying to be useful. Thankyou for what you share with the many thousands of people watching you. Good vibes & appreciation from New Zealand to you and your KZhead family.
Thanks so much, and yes you shouldn't underestimate the power of a well thought out comment 😀
Good idea , I also should walk the Palmengarten again!
Always worth it 😀
Good Morning! You studied something really interessting :). As a teen i wanted to do something with art or archeology… i m looking forward to your next video…whatever Its about. Have a nice week you all!
Hello Amanda. I found it interesting until I started studying it 🤣. Uni kind of put mew off learning, at least in the traditional sense. Happy Sunday
Haha. I found it interessting till i had an internship in a big art museum. So i ve chosen biology.😂
Good morning. Hope you are well. Looking forward to this latest presentation. ZZ
Good morning! Doing very well here thanks. Have a great Sunday :)
Good evening, Benjamin! Firstly, I congratulate you on reaching the ten thousand visitor mark; and secondly, I wish you good luck for the next phase of your KZhead journey. I hope and trust that your channel will go from strength to strength. I shall be keeping my fingers crossed for you. _Viel Glück und viel Spaß!_
Thanks a lot🙏🤞
Life is change on every time..and to expect the unexpectable is the move in the right direction..this is my conclusion after living for 64 years..trust me and thanx for the inspiring content and keep on going!
Yes I can agree with that even though I’ve only lived for 38 years 😉
Have you ever lived in China, if you have, why did you leave Cn? Where are you now on your way of learning Chinese? What are advantages and disadvantages of living in Cn versus Germany?
Yes I used to live in China😉. Actually my next video will cover all your questions.
It's Weinachten soon! Please show us how it looks there when it's gets doing. I miss it. 👍🏻
I'm sure I'll be visiting some Christmas markets here 😉
Hello Ben, like one of my favourite musician says "The times they are a-changing". Wobei der gute alte Johann Nestroy dieselbe Idee auch schon hatte als er den Titus Feuerfuchs singen ließ "Die Zeit ändert viel". If you have a chance to visit Vienna and a Nestroy play is on the program of Burgtheater or of Theater in der Josephstadt I seriously recommend attending it. So... whatever may come from your direction I'm looking forward to it.
Thank you so much Michael. Actually it is one of my dreams to visit Vienna during Christmas time. I've only ever been in the summer and spring time. Maybe this will be the year for that :)
Hi Ben, I think it’s important that you follow your interest and your heart. You should focus on topics interesting for you😊 I keep watching your videos. I hope we will practice yoga together one day. I am a certified yoga teacher with absolutely no experience (I don’t have courage to start teaching yet). All the best 😊
Yes I agree it’s the only way. I wish you courage for your first classes whenever you decide to start. 💪💪
Thank you for sharing your thoughts in such beautiful spots! I'm antecipating interesting content, as always! There is an obvious link between your interests and Germany, if you would like - the German thinkers, philosophers, authors, and psychologists. You see their names in the public sphere, too. I think of Ernst Bloch, Erich Fromm, Viktor Frankl, Marie-Louise v Franz, Goethe, Heinrich Heine, Eugen Herrigel, Hermann Hesse, CG Jung, Louise Rinser, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and so many more. Why not introduce us to your interest in archeology and history from east to west? That has been a keen focus also for many German scholars. It is almost impossible to make a job of such interests, but they sure make one's free time richer and personalities more deep. The time for change is now! Always! "The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace." J W v Goethe As a "Brit in Germany" you can feel free to share anything between heaven and earth! Looking forward to it!
Wow that is a beautiful quote. I'm saving that to my clipboard :). Thanks a lot and thank you for your support
@@britingermany Alles Gute!
@DNA350ppm I agree about the beautiful spots and I think we are all looking forward to seeing our Brother's next thoughtful, varied and interesting videos. I have heard a lot from German people that they like honesty. So I would like to mention one of the things that is sometimes noticed by outsiders which you may not have picked up on. I personally do not link this Englishman's interests with any "great German thinkers" etc. People from all over the world have had great ideas. It's a big world. As it turns out, I really had only heard of three of the great people you mentioned here. I understood that Carl Yung was Swiss, so I myself don't see him as German. Another one is a particular hero of mine, Victor Frankl. I actually see Frankl as a Jew who had his fellow German people try to starve and work him to death as part of their extermination plan. It is actually this barbarity, and his own humanity that led to his fame. Erich Fromm is another Jew you have listed. I have most of his books, and his Jewish roots are very clear. He clearly favoured freedom as opposed to society's restraints. He fled from Nazi Germany in 1933, when, of course fellow Germans were hunting his people down. It appears he never lived in Germany again, but instead lived in the U.S., Mexico and then Switzerland. Were some of the other people on your list born in other countries, or left Germany soon after? Did any escape or get deported? I am sure that with all the German people interested in this channel thus far, the focus on Germany is very interesting and accepted, while others may be "too polite" to point out any glaring cultural habits. From my perspective, our Bro is very clearly an Englishman, who has done a lot in his life including living and fitting in well in both China and Germany. When I think of archeology, I personally think of my deceased Wiltshire partner who used to mention Stone Henge, and left me a huge stack of English archaeology books. I also think of people I literally adore who are on my television every morning excavating in Ben's homeland. They are Sir Tony Robinson, and Phil Harding whose accent and creative use of the English language remind me of the happy, down to earth Wiltshireman I knew and brings a very deep joy from homourous memories and listening to this archeology expert. I look forward to seeing whatever this Brit puts on the channel he has worked so hard to create. I am sure he will continue to be the polite, friendly, thoughtful Brit that he is wherever he lives, and to shine his light on the world in whatever way he chooses. I am sure it will continue to broaden my horizons. I am not British or German, but enjoy many great thinkers, excluding national socialists, from many parts of the world. The particular joy I find on this channel is not only the serious subjects, but an open, warm, polite and very honest and joyful Brit, just being himself... creating for others, from whatever moves his own heart. I would like to add that in the country I live in, diversity is embraced. Different nationalities and their unique ways are welcomed. We don't want replicas of us all over the country and exclude acceptance and humility, open-mindedness inviting the colorful and diversity we cherish so much. "They are us" Dame Jacinda Ardern. I thought I would share the perspective of an outsider here as a slight contrast to other viewpoints I see.
@@barbsmart7373 Excellent information added - and I for my part only meant that these authors wrote in German. It is a wide concept. Also I do agree that we find great thinkers in every country.
@@DNA350ppm Thankyou for replying. Also for mentioning names of great people. Actually, Bro, I liked seeing the palmengarten and I would love to know who the statue is of. I am looking forward to seeing the next videos and I hope to see more beautiful scenery in them.
Hi Benjamin, me again. Didn't write here last week but now after 7 days it's getting a bit too much not hearing from you 😊 Have a lovely week!
Awww that is very sweet. I have something planned for next week. I hope you had a great Sunday
Am I the only one who is noticing this Englishman starts speaking with a slight German accent 😅😅😅
Charming isn't it? 😊
Yes i have noticed it as well😊
Apparently not
Nice and handsome
Oh, the rugby question is quite straightforward to answer: why have a bad back as a 50-year-old when you can acquire one in your teenage years..
🤣🤣. That's one way of answering it
As a native German I literally knew nothing about the history of German Handball, but you made me curious. And lo and behold: The 'Oberturnwart' Max Heiser from Berlin published the first rules of handball in 1917. It originally was thought as a womens' sport, for it seemed to be less tough than football. The nazis then fiercly propagated it as an excellent training method - for throwing hand granades in World War II. ... 😕And there we go again: Even the most harmless aspects of our culture seem to almost necessarily point back to the darkest period in our history ... sorry for the 'novemberish' turn of this comment ...
Oh dear. I was not aware of that part of the history of handball…
Hi there. I am a Kiwi, following international rugby. I had wondered if German people play rugby or football. So I was interested when our Brother spoke about handball. Thankyou for sharing more about the history of handball in Germany. It is beautiful to see honesty and acknowledgement included in your comment. It really helps people like me, who are traumatized by things in history, (big story) to come back to the present and to love all people the way I should. It helps with the healing. I have learned this also from the caring, forgiving Maori people in the country I live in.
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