Hey everyone, Dana here. You might remember that when I started making YouTube videos, Stefan, who
at that time went by Mr. German Man in my videos - do you remember that? Let me know in the comments.
He was not ever on camera. Ever. He was like: you want to make videos, okay. I’ll support you, Dana,
but I am never ever ever getting in front of the camera. And I promise you, I did not push him.
Stefan is more on the shy end of the spectrum. Doesn’t want to attract a lot of attention, and he
had to overcome a lot just to film as my cameraman with me outside, for example, because sometimes
if people were walking by they might turn their heads to look at us and see what we were doing,
and he didn’t like that extra attention, you know? So at the beginning that was out of his comfort
zone for him. So when he started saying things like “Well, maybe I could join you in a video.
A little. At some point. Maybe.” I was honestly shocked. Then we hit 50,000 subscribers where
Mr. German Man came on camera with a bag on his head. And then to celebrate 100,000 subscribers
he appeared in his first video with me. And we had a lot of fun filming it, but it was clear
to me that it had been a lot for him as well. Like it was really an Überwindung for him to
do that with me, so I was thinking that maybe that would be his first and last video with me.
But he really surprised me. Not long after that he asked like, oh well yeah, I could be in this video
with you and another video and another video. And he was having a lot of fun. But he is still
shy and quiet. At least compared to me. I’m like a fish in water filming. But for him it’s still
something that he kind of has to work himself up to. He has to be in the right mood for it. So
I know that he clearly loves me for agreeing to be in this video today. That's the first thing that
came to mind when he said yes, that he would do this video, when he agreed to it. That and how far
he has come with feeling comfortable filming, you know. Again, I didn't push him. I just asked like,
would you be comfortable filming this video with me? And he thought about it, and then was like,
yeah I can do that. Okay, why am I telling you this? Stick
around because Stefan and I have something special planned for you in this video. Check the calendar,
it’s November 1st. Stores in Germany started selling Christmas cookies in August and September,
which, this video here, I learned from the comments under this video is way too early
for some of you, but right on time for some of you as well. But still, I decided to wait
until November. Now, however, we are officially in November, so holidays here we come! And you
might be searching for a small but lovely fun happy gift to get someone who speaks German.
If so, might I recommend giving them the gift of laughter and fun this year with my book,
“You go me on the cookie!” “You go me on the cookie!” is a fun, humorous book in German, great
for native German speakers and also for people like me who learned German as a second language.
But - here it comes! - don’t take my word for it, today Stefan is going to read some of your
reviews of my book in a very special way. To get the full reviews and to get other information
about the book, like where you can pick up your copy, links in the description. But now,
I won't keep you waiting any longer: Stefan, aka Mr. German Man, the stage is yours.
Stefan, could you read this quote from a review for my book?
Oh yeah, sure.
“It is humorous, entertaining and as a German-speaker
one is not always aware of the stumbling blocks.
Seldom read a book so quickly."
Thank you.
And this review?
“Admittedly, I was quite skeptical at first, but wrongfully.
Just reading the first 30 pages I laughed till I cried.
Stumbling blocks in the German language that I don't even notice
are described more humorous and hilariously than I have ever read them before.
This little book is my best book purchase of 2018.”
And this one? Oh yeah.
“Reading through the book in two days wasn't my plan. But I just couldn't put it down.”
“I found out about her book through Dana's YouTube channel.
After the first reviews were so positive, I bought myself the book, and I can say
I haven't regretted it! In some places you just have to laugh out loud
and entertain the people around you at the same time.
Absolute reading recommendation!!!”
“Interesting for people who are learning German,
but also for people who appreciate their German mother tongue,
because Dana's insights throw a new, enlightening look at some peculiarities of the German language.
By the way: also interesting for people who don't know Dana's YouTube videos."
“A great book, especially for us native speakers.
We are shown in an extremely humorous way the contradictions, inconsistencies,
umpteen exceptions to the exception and many peculiarities of our language.
I already had to laugh heartily on the first pages."
“For everyone who has either had difficulties with learning a new language themselves,
and also for everyone whose partner is experiencing it.
Sometimes you don't know if you should laugh or cry."
"I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who has learned German as a foreign language,
but the book can also be quite funny for native speakers.”
“Just finished reading the book and can recommend it from cover to cover.
It never gets boring.
It's funny and fun to read. I knew our language wasn't easy, but I've never thought about so many words."
“She writes just as entertainingly as she films her videos:
with lots of humor and fantastic imagery.
The associations she connects with words or sounds bring her stories to life.
Many of the chapters in the book look like the text form of her videos. So I already knew some of the stories.
Nevertheless, I often almost fell to the floor from laughing while reading.
The next moment I was pensive about the quirks of my mother tongue.”
"Super funny and a great gift!"
"I enjoyed the book to the fullest and laughed really hard several times."
“A wonderful declaration of love to the German language!"
"A really entertaining and funny book that you like to read after a hard day in the office."
Dana, that is in French.
“A great, entertaining book with lots of stories to laugh and smile about.
What I laughed most about was the interpretation of 'herrlich' and 'dämlich'.
Super written and worth reading!!"
“Really cool book. Laughed a lot and smiled. Five out of five stars.”
I hope that you enjoyed watching that, as much as we had fun making it.
Thank you so much to everyone who has written a review, who has left a review for my book.
And, bravo, Mr. German Man! Thank you so much for participating in this video with me.
And to everyone who gets a copy of my book for themselves or for someone else as a gift,
I hope that you, or the person you gift it to, has just as much fun reading this book as I had writing it.
The German language is hard, but also really beautiful.
"You go me on the cookie!" is available as paperback and ebook. As I said, more links and info in the description box below.
So my question for you is: do you feel comfortable being in front of the camera?
Do you like being on camera? How do you feel about that?
And: the next big holiday that I would be celebrating if I lived in the U.S. would be Thanksgiving at then end of November.
But there are lots of different holidays and celebrations that fall between now and the end of the year.
So I would love to hear from you, what holidays or other festive occasions are you going to be celebrating in November and December?
Please let me know in the comments below.
Thanks so much for watching. You can follow me over on Instagram for more content from me.
And a really, really, really big thank you so much to our patrons on Patreon, who help make these videos possible. Thank you so, so, so very much for your support.
Until next time, auf Wiedersehen!