Everyday Germany

Shaun and Nina discuss the origins of Fasching/Karneval, the traditions associated with it, Shaun explains why he dislikes it, and Nina tells some Fasching stories.

The article about Fasching we mentioned: What is Fasching?
An article from Deutsche Welle: The Historical Roots of Carnival in Germany


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Nina and Shaun jump between various topics: a new study finds Munich is an overrated city for tourists, a 49€ monthly train ticket is coming, there's a draft of a new law for dual citizenship in Germany, and we find out who Kim Petras is.

Some notes:

Munich is Germany's most disappointing tourist cities according to science: The World's Most Overrated Cities

The potential new dual citizenship law: Germany’s draft dual citizenship law

Germany's Grammy-winning trans singer: Kim Petras


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The article with the list of rejected baby names: https://aboebymarga.com/illegal-names-in-germany-for-babies/



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Nina and Shaun talk about body culture in Germany, and how it differs from other cultures. 

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Nina and Shaun discuss voluntary emergency services in Germany, and how volunteering could be a good thing for foreigners who want to make friends and connect with the local community. 
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Some notes:

• The book we used: Ze Germans: An expat's guide to living in Germany by Fadi Gaziri
• The Germany Experience podcast episodes featuring Fadi: Apologizing in Germany, sauna surprises, and making friends and Writing a Eurovision song, and traveling to the Arctic and Antarctic

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Some notes from our discussion: 

• The top 10 German youth words (SWR)
• Awkward "smash" moment on German news
• UwU girls

Previous episodes by Nina and Shaun about the youth words: 

• German youth words of 2020 (on The Germany Experience podcast)
• Was wird das Jugendwort des Jahres 2021? (on Die Deutsche und der Ausländer podcast)

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Shaun's podcast about life in Germany for foreigners (where Nina is a frequent guest): The Germany Experience
Shaun and Nina's podcast in German: Die deutsche und der Ausländer

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Shaun and NIna announce their podcast about life in Germany from their perspective. The first episode will be coming in November, so subscribe to the podcast and get the episodes in your feed every week!
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