Understanding Train Station | EP67: Expect the Unexpected! Culture Shocks That Surprised Us @UnderstandingTrainStation | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Greetings from Munich! Even though Feli's trip came with some complications, she made it home and we got to record an episode in person for you! Granted, we're fresh off a sugar high from all the Krapfen from Fasching/Karneval/Fastnacht… you get the point! Just as a lot of people are surprised to hear that Fasching is celebrated in Munich, we have both been surprised by certain things or culture shocks in our respective chosen countries when we first moved there. From the size of the infrastructure and the true “rudeness” of customer service in Germany or the gun violence and religious prevalence in the U.S. there is a big difference between knowing something and truly experiencing it. Even the most well-prepared travelers can’t be prepared for every situation and quickly learn that it’s best to expect the unexpected. We hope you all enjoy the episode and let us know what surprised you when interacting with other cultures!
Mentioned videos:
EP63: Christmas Live Stream ▸youtu.be/I2ZbRJpSnKg
EP43: From Sunny Australia to Running in Shorts in Munich feat. Lachlan ▸youtu.be/WcQEauVlvtE
EP3: Homes and Household Habits (and what's up with those German guest slippers?!) ▸youtu.be/dwWoFZZVLGI
REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK returning to Germany from the USA ▸youtu.be/yIUyaHJAoYk
Circumcision USA vs. Germany - HUGE DIFFERENCE!😱 ▸youtu.be/MNQYnqkFvFc
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Greetings from Munich! Even though Feli's trip came with some complications, she made it home and we got to record an episode in person for you! Granted, we're fresh off a sugar high from all the Krapfen from Fasching/Karneval/Fastnacht… you get the point! Just as a lot of people are surprised to hear that Fasching is celebrated in Munich, we have both been surprised by certain things or culture shocks in our respective chosen countries when we first moved there. From the size of the infrastructure and the true “rudeness” of customer service in Germany or the gun violence and religious prevalence in the U.S. there is a big difference between knowing something and truly experiencing it. Even the most well-prepared travelers can’t be prepared for every situation and quickly learn that it’s best to expect the unexpected. We hope you all enjoy the episode and let us know what surprised you when interacting with other cultures!
Mentioned videos:
EP63: Christmas Live Stream ▸youtu.be/I2ZbRJpSnKg
EP43: From Sunny Australia to Running in Shorts in Munich feat. Lachlan ▸youtu.be/WcQEauVlvtE
EP3: Homes and Household Habits (and what's up with those German guest slippers?!) ▸youtu.be/dwWoFZZVLGI
REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK returning to Germany from the USA ▸youtu.be/yIUyaHJAoYk
Circumcision USA vs. Germany - HUGE DIFFERENCE!😱 ▸youtu.be/MNQYnqkFvFc
Shop our merch! :)▸felifromgermany.com and don't forget to subscribe to this channel, activate the bell, and share this with other people who you think might enjoy our content. Thank you!
LISTEN HERE:
Anchor▸https://anchor.fm/understandingtrainstation
Spotify▸open.spotify.com/show/2rEBEyi1sbHT0Qs4X7hoEZ
Apple Podcasts▸apple.co/2TpElDp
Google Podcasts▸bit.ly/34sLucD
Amazon Music▸amzn.to/2G54gNU
iHeart Radio▸https://ihr.fm/39mhSjU
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Follow us on Instagram▸instagram.com/understandingtrainstation
Support us on Patreon▸patreon.com/understandingtrainstation
Buy us a coffee▸ko-fi.com/understandingtrainstation
Email us▸understandingtrainstation@gmail.com
Playlist with all videos with Josh on Feli's YouTube channel Feli from Germany"▸youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcmNAGhcEEMm1zpbbFcz41YALTd2eAed
Feli's YouTube channel▸youtube.com/felifromgermany
Feli's Instagram▸instagram.com/felifromgermany
![EP27: A Brit in Germany feat. Rachel Stewart [DW Meet the Germans]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8w9lAnH1PMM/hqdefault.jpg "EP27: A Brit in Germany feat. Rachel Stewart [DW Meet the Germans]
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In this week’s episode, we got the opportunity to interview Rachel Stewart from the ‘Meet the Germans’ series by the German international broadcaster DW - Deutsche Welle. In her YouTube videos and on Instagram, Rachel explains and introduces some of the quirky aspects and cultural traditions of Germany and its residents to non-Germans in a very entertaining but also educating way. Rachel is originally from the UK but has been living in Cologne, Germany for some time now. But how did she even end up in Germany? And what is it really like to meet the Germans as a Brit? All of those questions are going to be answered in this episode and, of course, we also wanted to know more about what ‘Meet the Germans’ looks like behind the scenes and what they have in store for the future. We really enjoyed getting to share our experiences about moving from our home countries, adapting to new surroundings, and discovering some of the interesting differences between the US, the UK, and Germany and we hope youll enjoy this episode as well. Make sure to check out the Meet the Germans series on @dweuromaxx, Instagram @dw_meetthegermans, or at https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/meet-the-germans/s-32641.
Here is some more awesome content by DW:
- DW News: https://www.dw.com/en [German-style news reporting in English]
- Slowly spoken German news for German learners: https://www.dw.com/en/langsam-gesprochene-nachrichten-learning-german/a-2925601
- DW Planet A: @DWPlanetA
- Learn German with DW: @dwlearngerman
- On TikTok: @dw_deutschlernen or @DW_berlinfresh
0:00 Intro + Whats new?
15:54 Interview with Rachel Stewart
1:14:08 Outro
Dont forget to subscribe to this channel, activate the bell, and share this with other people who you think might enjoy our content. Thank you!
LISTEN HERE:
Anchor▸https://anchor.fm/understandingtrainstation
Spotify▸https://open.spotify.com/show/2rEBEyi1sbHT0Qs4X7hoEZ
Apple Podcasts▸https://apple.co/2TpElDp
Google Podcasts▸https://bit.ly/34sLucD
Amazon Music▸https://amzn.to/2G54gNU
iHeart Radio▸https://ihr.fm/39mhSjU
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Follow us on Instagram▸http://instagram.com/understandingtrainstation
Support us on Patreon▸http://patreon.com/understandingtrainstation
Buy us a coffee▸https://www.buymeacoffee.com/utspodcast
Email us▸understandingtrainstation@gmail.com
Playlist with all videos with Josh on Felis YouTube channel▸https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcmNAGhcEEMm1zpbbFcz41YALTd2eAed
Felis YouTube channel Feli from Germany▸https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbxCR9QT9YTuUa4ONm7zAaA
Felis Instagram▸https://www.instagram.com/felifromgermany")
