German James Bond | Every Country Visited | Forbidden History w/ Kolja Spöri

Okay, so this is what I want to talk about then.

I want to talk about cracking into the old money, or if it's even possible, because you're always an outsider.

These dynasties have been aristocratic and noble forever, and they look down against anyone that tries to be something they're not.

I mean, correct me if I'm wrong.

This is what I've seen.

This is when I've been around some circles.

Don't matter how much money you've got, if you sold some tech company, you're not classy or you're not...

the blood, aristocratic enough, kind of speak to me about this world, okay? Like, especially cracking into it, because a lot of people would love to be in some, you know, yacht off a mafia coast or some private clubs, you know, all around Europe, but it's a different world, okay? So it's not easy to be a part of, or is it even good to be a part of?

The only country that retains some arrogance and makes access difficult is Great Britain or England, where you have this attitude which makes it hard for outsiders and foreigners, but There as well money talks and people can buy their way in usually any way they like, but they will encounter a lot of this snobby attitude.

Formula One is actually on the inside very much British aristocracy coupled with German engineering.

The Germans are much more egalitarian.

That's why they cooperate so well in all kinds of things from playing soccer to logistics companies like DHL.

to organizing an economy.

That's what we've been doing well in the past.

So what you just said nowadays I think is not a big factor anymore because there's so much money around, so many people making money.

The dress codes have been lowered both through the influence of Russia opening where sort of everybody came in jogging suits.

and then had to learn a bit of style.

And in the US, casual is carried a bit like a status symbol, which I don't adhere to, as you can see with my hanky and my Hugo Boss suit.

I navigate somewhere in the middle.

However, I would say that if you are interesting, if you have a story to tell, you can get into any door in this world, and I'm an example.

You can throw me off a helicopter with a parachute anywhere in the world, and after one week, I will meet some of the top players in the country.

In the smaller countries, it might be the president or the top businessmen.

And in the bigger countries, I might need a little longer to make it in the center.

But if I can do it, anybody can do it.

Okay, obviously I like this attitude, but a lot of people, especially the Europeans, it's arrogant, and they look down upon it.