Everyday Germany

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By: Shaun + Nina

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.

The bureaucracy of leaving Germany
#37
02/20/2024

Shaun + Nina discuss the Super Bowl, and Nina explains the hoops she has to jump through to leave Germany
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Music + Artwork by Adrian Bran


Meeting Nina's boyfriend, and Nina's news
#36
02/05/2024

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.
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Anti-extremism protests in Germany // New German citizenship laws
#35
01/24/2024

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 partyNew citizenship laws: German citizenship naturalization reform 

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German home remedies: scarves, onion bags and more
#34
12/21/2023

Everyday Germany will be on a year-end break until late January 2024. 


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German Christmas traditions
#33
12/06/2023

Shaun and Nina discuss common Christmas traditions in Germany.


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The German Bundesliga
#32
11/29/2023

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. 
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Live at Podcast-Brause in November 2023: Deutsche Kritikkultur
#31
11/14/2023

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. More details here: https://podcast-brause.de/


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Fall traditions in Germany
#30
11/03/2023

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/





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The Jugendwort of 2023
#29
10/27/2023

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



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Gendering in German
#28
07/27/2023

"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 communication. Shaun and Nina discuss the outcome of the case, and also what gendering actually means.
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