Despite decades of living in Germany between us, there is always a cultural error to be made, as Producer Simon discovers this week. After a slightly embarrassing conversation with a farmer, he brings the debacle to the show and Nic & Simon try and unpack the details.

We discuss how to manage when you find yourself in an intercultural communications disaster, why language is sometimes only half the battle, and why we overestimate our own ability to understand subtle social cues across cultures.

Theme tune courtesy of Kloß mit Soß