About this episode:

Today we’re talking about the confusion that can happen when you’re talking to another native speaker of your language but you have no idea what they mean. Maybe they’re using expressions you’ve never heard before or words in a completely different way from how you use them. Either way, it can make for some funny, sometimes awkward conversations. Grab your favourite drink, or take us with you when you go for a walk, and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.

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Have you ever had any moments of miscommunication with native speakers of your native language? You can share your thoughts with us by leaving us a voice message here.

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About this episode:

It's exciting times! We have the first new podcast episode of 2022 for you today. And what better way to get started than to have a catch up and share our news.Grab your favourite drink, or take us with you when you go for a walk, and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.

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What ideas do you have for us for future episodes? Is there a country that you’d really like like us to feature on one of our Country Spotlight episodes? A person that you’d really like us to interview on one of our Guest episodes? A cultural or travel topic that you’d like to know more about? You can leave us a voice message here, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.

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This is the fifth of our Friday flashbacks where you can relive one of our five favourite episodes. We hope you enjoy listening and look out for brand new You Don’t Say?! episodes coming in August.

About this episode:

Be ready to laugh with today's episode as we chat about some of the weird and wonderful stereotypes that we've heard about our cultures.

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This is the fourth of our Friday flashbacks where you can relive one of our five favourite episodes. We hope you enjoy listening and look out for brand new You Don’t Say episodes coming in August.

About this episode

Do you have problems when you travel and you have to assert yourself? Has your personality changed as you have learnt English and travelled or lived abroad? Today we chat about how learning languages and living in another country could influence your personality.

Grab your favourite drink or take us with you when you go for a walk and join us to improve your English by listening to natural and spontaneous conversation.

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This is the third of our Friday flashbacks where you can relive one of our five favourite episodes. We hope you enjoy listening and look out for brand new You Don’t Say?! episodes coming soon.

About this episode

On today’s episode “Crimes Against Food” we’re talking about food and drink rules in different countries. Some topics we discuss are:

Grab your favourite drink or take us with you when you go for a walk and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.

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This is the second of our Friday flashbacks where you can relive one of our five favourite episodes. We hope you enjoy listening and look out for brand new You Don’t Say episodes coming soon.

About this episode

Who doesn’t love going to a wedding, especially when it’s one involving a culture that you might not be very familiar with. On this episode we discuss.

Grab your favourite drink or take us with you when you go for a walk and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.

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Welcome to the first of our Episode Flashbacks, our favourite and must-listen to episodes. Grab your favourite drink or take us with you when you go for a walk and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.

About this episode

Split the bill, pay for everyone, pay in secret, pay only for what you ordered. In this episode of "You Don't Say?!?" In this episode we talk about interesting experiences when it comes to paying the bill in different cultures. We also share some amusing stories about eating out with groups of people. 

Look out for brand new episodes coming fortnightly from July 2022.

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On today’s listener requested episode we chat about the popular English tradition known as afternoon tea. Yes, afternoon tea is a type of tea but it’s also a meal with an interesting history. Grab your favourite drink (maybe a cup of tea), or take us with you when you go for a walk, and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.

Some of the topics we discuss:

Thanks for listening to You Don't Say?! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review in your podcast app or share it with a friend who is also trying to improve their English listening skills.

Our question for you:

If you could create an afternoon tea, what food would you include from your own country? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.

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About this episode:

Gabriela Casineanu is our guest today and joins us from Canada. She’s a coach, award-winning author and university instructor. Gabriela works with immigrant professionals who are to be introverts. Grab your favourite drink, or take us with you when you go for a walk, and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.

Some of the topics we discuss:

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Do you have any questions for Gabriela? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we will pass it on to her.

Connect with Gabriela

Introverts Academy: https://introvertsacademy.org

Book "Introverts: Leverage Your Strengths for an Effective Job Search

More about Gabriela: https://gabrielacasineanu.com

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About this episode:

Do people in your country follow rules? Do you think there are too many rules in your country? Have you ever travelled to another place where there were unwritten rules that you didn’t know about? Today we’re talking about rules and laws in other countries and even though this sounds like a serious topic, trust us, you’ll laugh as much as we did recording this episode.

Grab your favourite drink or take us with you when you go for a walk and join us to improve your English by listening to natural conversation.

Some of the topics we discuss:

Thanks for listening to You Don't Say?! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review in your podcast app or share it with a friend who is also trying to improve their English listening skills.

Our question for you:

Are there too many rules in your country? Have you ever come across a strange rule in another country? You can leave us a voice message, make sure it’s less than one minute long, and we may feature it on a future episode.

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Theme music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod

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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/