Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I grew up in rural, deeply conservative America, but living in Europe forced me to reconsider what I had been taught about freedom and responsibility. Get a 7-day free trial of Lingoda and up to 35% off during the Back to School Sale with ASHTON35 at try.lingoda.com/ASHTON_BTS
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:14 Deep Red America in a Blue State
06:25 Bible-Belt Adjacent
09:37 How I Learned German
11:18 βProtect the childrenβ β but from what?
14:43 "That" Subject
18:10 What Leaving Makes Visible
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Episode No. 204
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Attribution:
Music by Epidemic Sound: nebula.tv/epidemic
Thank you to AP Archive and the Library of Congress for access to their archival footage. Stock footage and others clips by Getty and Envato Elements
Narrated and produced by Dr. Ashton Schottler
#europe #usa #eu #cultureshock #europeanunion #US #americaningermany #germany #consumerism #society #language #freedom #community #wealth #worklifebalance
I grew up in rural, deeply conservative America, but living in Europe forced me to reconsider what I had been taught about freedom and responsibility. Get a 7-day free trial of Lingoda and up to 35% off during the Back to School Sale with ASHTON35 at try.lingoda.com/ASHTON_BTS
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:14 Deep Red America in a Blue State
06:25 Bible-Belt Adjacent
09:37 How I Learned German
11:18 βProtect the childrenβ β but from what?
14:43 "That" Subject
18:10 What Leaving Makes Visible
*All Sources at End of Video to Read More*
Other Videos You Might Enjoy:
How I View the US After 7 Years in Europe
youtu.be/fWIFJk2JUdY
I watched European news and it changed me as an American.
youtu.be/DI7b9UcgQjw
Episode No. 204
π· Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/typeashton
π€³π» TikTok: tiktok.com/@typeashton
π₯ Website: blackforestfamily.com
π§ E-mail: typeashton@gmail.com
SUPPORT ME
π Patreon: patreon.com/TypeAshton
Attribution:
Music by Epidemic Sound: nebula.tv/epidemic
Thank you to AP Archive and the Library of Congress for access to their archival footage. Stock footage and others clips by Getty and Envato Elements
Narrated and produced by Dr. Ashton Schottler
#europe #usa #eu #cultureshock #europeanunion #US #americaningermany #germany #consumerism #society #language #freedom #community #wealth #worklifebalance
