Nina is a German, living in Germany. Shaun is originally from South Africa, living in Germany. Together they compare notes about their perspectives of life in Germany.
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In their poignant final episode, Shaun and Nina reflect on their podcast journey and share significant life updates. Nina details her struggles with the highly competitive US job market after moving, highlighting the difficulty despite her qualifications, but also shares recent positive breakthroughs. Shaun opens up about a challenging year, including a personal loss, explaining why the podcast's end felt timely. The hosts also discuss Nina's cultural adjustments, social life in Kansas, and warmly thank their dedicated listeners for their support.
Shaun + Nina discuss the Super Bowl, and Nina explains the hoops she has to jump through to leave Germany SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
Ruben, Nina's boyfriend, joins us to discuss his impressions of Germany and what it's like dating a German. Plus: Nina has some news. SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
More details about the protests: 2024 German anti-extremism protests NPD can no longer get state funding or tax breaks: Top German Court strips financing of extreme right party New citizenship laws: German citizenship naturalization reform SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
Everyday Germany will be on a year-end break until late January 2024. SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
Shaun and Nina discuss common Christmas traditions in Germany. SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
What is German football culture like? How does the league system work? Listen to Nina and Shaun discuss the Bundesliga so that you can make small talk with just about any German. SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
You asked for one or two episodes in German, and here's the first one. Nina and Shaun recorded a live episode of Everyday Germany in German at the November 2023 Podcast-Brause event in Nuremburg. Their topic: German criticism culture. Ever been told by a random German exactly what you're doing wrong, or how to do something better? That's what we discuss in this episode! If you're in the Nuremberg area, the monthly Podcast-Brause is a great way to see podcasts live and to chat with the hosts. Mor...
Shaun and Nina will be recording a live episode in German at the Podcast-Brause in Nürnberg on 8 November 2023. Entry is free! More details are available here: https://podcast-brause.de/ SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
Shaun and Nina will be recording a live episode in German at the Podcast-Brause in Nürnberg on 8 November 2023. Entry is free! More details are available here: https://podcast-brause.de/ Susanne Daubner presents the Jugendwort for 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32tb8EpN2wY SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
"Gendering" in German ("gendern") is done in written German to make a word more inclusive. For example: "Mitarbeiter" is the general word for "co-workers", but the word has a male gender. To make it more representative, Germans often add "innen" at the end to include women. Thus, the word becomes "mitarbeiter_innen" (sometimes with an asterisk instead of an underscore). In a recent court case, a VW worker sued employees at Audi, a child company, for using gendered language in written communicati...
Nina has German and American roots, so obviously she's interested in the history of German Americans. In this episode, Nina goes solo to talk about the Germans who settled in the American colonies, and the cultural elements they introduced into what is now USA culture. She's also got some fun facts and figures, as she always does. SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
Do you have a story about a grumpy German telling you what you were doing wrong, or how you should be doing something differently? We'd love to hear it! Contact us (details below) and tell us so we can share it on a future episode! In this episode, Shaun gives his own example of how a German recently went out of their way to explain how he had parked incorrectly. SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music ...
Following on from our discussion about Spezi last week, we talk about the interesting city of Augsburg . Take a look at the "king" of Augsburg . SHOULD NINA GET A SPEZI TATTOO? SEND US YOUR ANSWERS! SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
What is Spezi? Why do Germans love it so much? Dominik from the Ach? podcast joins Nina and Shaun to talk about German soft drinks, including Spezi, Club-Mate, Fanta, schorle, and sparkling water. Original Spezi logo Article in German about why Spezi is special Another article in German about Spezi The TikTok sparkling water reaction video Dominik mentions Listen to Dominik on the Ach? podcast: https://www.das-a.ch/ SHOULD NINA GET A SPEZI TATTOO? SEND US YOUR ANSWERS! SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBA...
This episode was originally recorded for The Germany Experience in February 2022. Original show notes: Getting invited to a German's home for dinner is difficult enough, but if it happens, you're probably nearing the German's "inner circle". But how do you behave? What is good etiquette? Are there unwritten rules you need to know about? For foreigners, being a dinner guest in a German's home can feel like daunting minefield. But actually, it's really not. Nina take us step-by-step through being ...
Nina drops some historical nuggets about Neuschwanstein castle and King Ludwig II, Shaun explains his plans for his vacation with his father and brother, and Shaun and Nina read out listener feedback. SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
Shaun came across a study done in 2021 that revealed that around 61 percent of people aged 18 to 24 years old in Germany believe in horoscopes. Shaun and Nina discuss these findings (and their own opinions on horoscopes), and they share differing opinions on personality tests. The article (in German): Was die Deutschen über Sternzeichen und Zukunftsvorhersagen glauben What are your opinions on horoscopes and personality tests? SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Sub...
At the age of around 11, children in Germany get placed on one of several paths through the German education system, each ending in a different outcome. Does it make sense? Is it classist? Shaun and Nina discuss their opinions on how the German school system works. SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
Nazi Billionaires is a book that looks at how German tycoons made billions off the horrors of the Third Reich and World War II, and at how the families who have inherited that wealth have dealt with acknowledging the crimes of their patriarchs. It tells the story of five German dynasties - Quand, Flick, von Finck, Porsche-Piëch, and Oetcker - by looking at how they came into contact with the Nazi party, how they profited off weapons production, cheap labor, and Aryanization during the Third Reic...
The news stories covered: The day of German asparagus (German) and Germans are falling out of love with asparagus 1st of May protests were peaceful in Germany (German) Naked landlord in Frankfurt The right to self determination (German) SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
Inspired by the passing of Klaus Teuber , creator of Catan, Shaun and Nina discuss boardgames in German culture. They also look at the top boardgames in Germany . Shaun also tries to establish when it's appropriate to use the Bavarian greeting, "Servus". SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
The original show notes from The Germany Experience: The Germans have certain words, sayings, and gestures that they do very often, often without even thinking about it. And some of these things can be very confusing to people new in Germany. For example: you'll often hear "Oh je" or "So!" in a conversation. Nina tries to explain some of these mannerisms to help us understand what they mean. Watch this interview on YouTube to see all the gestures. The German podcast that Nina and I had: Listen t...
Some notes from our discussion: Lauterbach kind of declares COVID over: So endet die Pandemie Germans are eating less meat: Die Deutschen essen weniger Fleisch (sagen sie zumindest) The 49€ rail ticket is going to be popular: Jeder Fünfte könnte das Deutschlandticket nutzen Four day work week: German metalworkers' union IGM pushes 4-day work week SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adri...
This episode was originally released in October 2021 on The Germany Experience podcast. After watching the Calvin & Habs duo do a reenactment of a German children's story called "Paulinchen", Shaun decided to buy the collection of stories it appears in. It's called Der Struwwelpeter, named after one of the characters. Written in 1845 by Heinrich Hoffman, the book contains a set of cautionary tales for children. Sometimes horrific, sometimes bizarre, and always entertaining, the book offers a...
German youth are in (minor) debt, according to a news report . A man accidentally handed over his weed instead of his driver's license . And Shaun rants about his recent run-in with the foreigner's office in his area. And for all the potato content you could want: Kartoffel Kanal on Instagram SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
Shaun and Nina discuss German spring traditions, including the Germans' bizarre obsession with asparagus. Some notes from our chat: The article Shaun found: Breakfast is the Germans’ favourite meal of the day The Mahlzeit video Nina referenced: At least it's not "moin" SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
Shaun found a study that showed that Germany lags behind other countries in sustainable consumerism, and Shaun and Nina discuss their observations on the topic. The article: Deutsche kaufen weniger nachhaltig ein als andere Nationen From now on, new episodes of Everyday Germany will come out on Fridays. SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
Nina and Shaun respond to some listener comments - and talk about their first semi-mean YouTube comment. The other Nürnberg podcasts Harald mentioned: Entbehrliches and Ach! SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
Trigger warning: In this episode, we discuss sexual assault, which could be emotionally challenging for some. The telephone service who will talk to you on your way home: Heimwegtelefon The episode of The Germany Experience that we referenced: Language barrier problems, and overcoming the challenges involved with reporting sexual assault SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK! Contact us: info@everydaygermany.de Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTube Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran...
