Understanding Train Station

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EP19: German Culture in the USA. How authentic is it really? Apr 08, 2021

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Oktoberfest, pretzels, and Christmas markets? You’d think you’re in Germany but these traditions, along with many others, made their way across the pond and are now part of many Americans’ lives. In this week’s episode, we talk about the “German” traditions that exist in the U.S. and compare them to our experiences with the original traditions in Germany. How authentic is an American soft pretzel with beer cheese? Or dancing the chicken dance at an American "Oktoberfest"? Tag along and let us know what German things or traditions exist where you’re from!

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EP18: Expat Podcasters United feat. Geoff & Alex from the AGDW podcast Apr 01, 2021

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Sign up for the Lingoda Sprint here by April 16▸http://bit.ly/UTS_Lingoda and use the code CHANGE112 to save 10€/12USD on the deposit (49€/59USD)! ++The Super Sprint has sold out, make sure to save your spot for the Sprint++

We’re back from our break and are hitting the ground running! While we enjoyed having some time off to relax and recharge, we couldn’t wait to get back in front of the mics and start recording again. For this week‘s episode, we interviewed Geoff and Alex, two Americans living in Berlin who are also hosts of their own podcast “Americans in Germany Drinking Whiskey”. We all had a ton to say and touched on a lot of different topics—language learning experiences, losing your native language, what habits we’ve adopted from our host countries, and more! We hope you enjoy our first episode back and make sure to go check out the AGDW podcast (links below).

"Americans in Germany Drinking Whiskey" Links: ▸https://www.agdwpodcast.com▸https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-NXjZVXOVIvqhGlVbdVxSA▸https://www.instagram.com/americans.in.germany.podcast

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EP17: Cuckoo Clocks, Teen Pregnancies and our Non-Existent Acting Careers - Q&A Feb 25, 2021

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Since you guys ask us so many questions in the comments and via dm and email, we decided to dedicate a whole episode to answering them! We touched on the topic of cuckoo clocks, what kinds of food we can't find in the other country, teen pregnancy, our experiences with the Covid restrictions, taxes, and MUCH MORE! Who knows, maybe we answered your questions too? :) We hope you guys enjoy the episode and we'll be back on April 1st - mark your calendars! ++German part from 20:17 to 27:30 - subtitles available on YouTube!++

Videos we mentioned in the episode: Episode with Niklas about work-life: https://youtu.be/ireY7viwbBk - Episode with Jay about parenting and growing up in the US and Germany: https://youtu.be/S29Xel4R2wk - Feli's video on sex education: https://youtu.be/eTnr9q70_jw - Interview that Feli gave on a German podcast: https://anchor.fm/alles-ist-pop/episodes/Keine-Hasen-fotografieren---mit-Feli-ep55lv

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EP16: Adventures of a German Hotel Manager Around the World feat. Marco Foelske Feb 18, 2021

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What's it like to work where other people go on vacation? Marco Foelske knows the answer because he's been working in the hospitality business his whole life. Born and raised in Bremen, Germany he has worked and lived in many countries around the world, including England, Switzerland, Poland, and different states within the U.S. We're glad he was able to join us in this week's episode from his current home in Atlanta, Georgia to tell us about the reasons he dreamed about going to the US as a young professional, the challenges he and his family faced when moving from country to country, his biggest culture shocks, and about meeting big celebrities through his job.

Check out the "Muttersprache" Podcast that Marco co-hosted for a few months ▸https://www.muttersprachepodcast.com/ and check out the interview with Feli here ▸ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU6NHIlKGvs

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Check out all the videos with Josh and Feli on the "Feli from Germany" YouTube channel▸https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcmNAGhcEEMm1zpbbFcz41YALTd2eAed

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EP15: Do we speak the same language? Dialects & accents in the US and Germany Feb 04, 2021

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In this week's episode, we take a trip through the crazy and confusing world of accents and dialects in both the U.S. and Germany. What is the difference between an accent and a dialect? Is double negation actually incorrect? What's the proper way to refer to a "carbonated beverage" in the US? And what do you call the last piece of bread in a loaf? These are just some of the questions and topics that we discuss in our first full episode recorded from two different continents. Also, make sure to listen until the end to get the details on how you could be included in an upcoming episode!

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Link to American Dialects Video▸https://youtu.be/H1KP4ztKK0A

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Check out all the videos with Josh and Feli on the "Feli from Germany" YouTube channel▸https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcmNAGhcEEMm1zpbbFcz41YALTd2eAed

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EP14: A German with the American Dream - Football and College Life feat. Daniel Jan 28, 2021

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A Munich native who lives in Cincinnati? Nope, we're not talking about Feli and even though our guest ended up in the same city as her, he has a very different story! Daniel played American football in the German Football League in Ingolstadt, did an exchange year in the US during high school, and worked his ass off to get a scholarship to play college football in Chicago. Why he quit his football career and moved to Cincinnati instead to study business is just one of the many stories he told us in today's episode. We talked about his love for the US, the sports culture in both countries, financial struggles, the American school spirit, and much more!

Check out Daniel's initiative "Neo Consulting" ▸https://www.neocincy.com

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EP13: Josh in Germany - Moving During a Pandemic Jan 21, 2021

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Josh is in Munich! :) In this week’s episode, we talk about Josh’s move to Germany, what that process looked like, some of the challenges that COVID posed, and some of our tips for people looking to move internationally. In addition to the main topic, we go on our usual few tangents about the descriptiveness of the German language and how living abroad changes the way you view the world.

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Check out all the videos with Josh and Feli on the "Feli from Germany" YouTube channel▸https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcmNAGhcEEMm1zpbbFcz41YALTd2eAed

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EP12: Tequila, Friendships, Safety - Life between Mexico, Germany, and the US feat. Seymer Jan 14, 2021

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Today's guest Seymer is originally from Mexico but lived in Germany for a couple of years for college and work and then moved to the US. We wanted to know which of the three countries has the best work culture, how friendships are different, how safe he's felt in each of the countries, and how he deals with speaking three languages on a daily basis. He also brought us some high-quality tequila and told us how confused he was when he first ordered Tequila in Germany! **German part from about 01:04:00 to 01:09:00**

Check out the Link EUS online language classes here ▸https://www.link-eus.com/language and use the code TRAINSTATION60 for a $60 discount!

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Check out all the videos with Josh and Feli on the "Feli from Germany" YouTube channel▸https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcmNAGhcEEMm1zpbbFcz41YALTd2eAed

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EP11: "That's not the yellow from the egg!" Our Favorite German and American Colloquialisms Jan 07, 2021

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What's up with Germans talking about the yellow from the egg and leaving the church in the village? And what does it mean when Americans talk about cakes that you can't have and eat, too? Or beating dead horses?! Today's episode is all about German and American idioms, slang, and other colloquialisms. What do you think, how many German idioms does Josh know and how familiar is Feli with American colloquialisms? We had a lot of fun guessing the meaning of some of these sayings and also learned a lot about their backgrounds!

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Check out all the videos with Josh and Feli on the "Feli from Germany" YouTube channel▸https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcmNAGhcEEMm1zpbbFcz41YALTd2eAed

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EP10: Have a Good Slide - New Year's Eve in the U.S. and Germany Dec 31, 2020

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Whether you celebrate with lead pouring and fireworks or by watching the ball drop in New York while singing Auld Lang Syne, New Year's Eve is upon us! In this episode we discuss how we both celebrate New Year's Eve and talk about some of the traditional ways of ringing in the new year in Germany and the U.S. Get your pots and pans (or your fireworks depending on the country) ready and have a glass of champagne as you listen to this week's episode of Understanding Train Station. We wish everyone a Happy New Year and Guten Rutsch!

You can listen to this podcast/watch it on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Podbean, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio!

Check out all the videos with Josh and Feli on the "Feli from Germany" YouTube channel▸https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcmNAGhcEEMm1zpbbFcz41YALTd2eAed

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