EP74: Getting Nostalgic & Answering Your Questions

You guys submitted your questions for us on Instagram and we picked a wild mix of questions for today's Q&A episode! From funny curse words to questions about the podcast and a throwback to when we first moved abroad. We definitely got a little nostalgic! And we also had some news to share...
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[@KenHenderson-n1c]

Here's a suggestion: When Josh is in Cincinnati or Feli is in Munich invite Josh to be a guest on FFG and you two just talk for around 15 minutes or so, like you do at the beginning of each podcast episode. No topic needed.

[@daykibaran9668]

Was thinking the same

[@terryberlin3444]

Thanks for all your great work. I have really enjoyed watching your videos. It's almost like hanging out with friends.

[@UnderstandingTrainStation]

Thank you so much! 🙏

[@johndelong7795]

I'm so sad to hear that the podcast is winding down but I'm very thankful for the hours you've given us over the last few years.

[@kelsey8166]

I’m going to miss your podcast so much! It’s been fun getting to know you two! I’ll look forward to the potential sporadic future episodes 🙂

[@nigelgunn_W8IFF]

I hope you two will stay friends and we'll still see you on your regular YT channel.

[@jamesklutho6051]

I love watching you two. You are so articulate and likeable. Thanks you for your efforts.

[@SVG453]

I’m going to miss this podcast tremendously ! This is honestly my favorite podcast 😊 Great chemistry, interesting talks and point of view. All the best with your future projects 👍

[@th.a]

Dear Feli, dear Josh, Very sad hearing about you plans to discontinue the podcast. It was for several years part of my weekly routine. I watched all episodes you two released up to now and will do till this yourney will come to its end. Instead of closing it down you could keep it alive in loose order. An idea could be to do once in awhile an episode when you both meet in person either in Cincinnati or Munich. However, I can see the reasons and understand you decision to bring it to an end, considering all the efforts and time commitments go into it.

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

Feli, Josh, big thank you for this episode providing interesting insights to your experiences.

[@joachimwanske691]

Hi, UTS will end soon😢. For me, it was always fun to watch it. And a good practise for my english. Thanks for all the good time ! ( I'm 59 years old ).- can't wait for the next episode. Take care and have fun.

[@gregggullickson]

😢I (like many) am a fan of magic chemistry between interesting people (you two). Thank you for sharing parts of your lives with us. Looking forward to following each of you going forward.

[@JulieHo97]

Definitely gonna miss Feli and Josh 😢 I was an exchange student in Germany and from where I come from, the US almost equal the whole western culture! That’s why I always love listening to your podcast to know a little bit more about both countries! And not to mention that your voices are just the perfect match for me to enjoy learning day to day “real world” English conversations but also some German words/phrases that I used to hear while I was in Germany. Hope you would consider redirecting the UTS podcast style to casual chat or monthly/biweekly live updates, no topics required!! All the best from Taiwan ❤

[@arnavthescientist1149]

Oh yes my question was covered. I asked the last question about the german grammar coming naturally. Love your podasts,from India.

[@markwarnken4711]

Thanks for the many entertaining and informative episodes! I'll miss this podcast ...

[@bobnieland4827]

I kind of sensed that you were starting to wind down this Spring, so am not terribly surprised. You've had a good run but all good things eventually come to an end. As a couple of others have suggested, I'd like to watch an all-German episode before the train reaches its final destination.

[@lisalovesitx3775]

I am from Austria and it's very interesting to hear your perspective.. I would instinctively also say that Austria and Germany are really close but Austria is a little closer to the U.S. BUT i can't agree with the politically more conservative opinion. Germanys CDU/CSU is quite the same as our ÖVP, maybe the ÖVP a little more conservative and at the moment both the AFD and FPÖ are quite high in polls, and i think the FPÖ is a little more moderate than AFD, which is clearly rechtsextrem. Nevertheless, people in rural areas in Austria are especially conservative thinking and acting, I don't really know if this is the case in Germany... Laws are quite the same in Austria and Germany, culture is quite the same, public transport is quite the same (not good in rural areas, but the ÖBB was or is more punctual than the DB). maybe gun laws should should be stricter in Austria, so this is where it is closer to the U.S.? And another difference: Paying cashless is getting more common in Austria, whereas in Germany I'm still stranded without cash. Because you were talking about curse words: In Austria they are reserved for adults, children are not allowed to curse and you should not curse in front of children

[@Notimp0rtant523]

The Understanding Train Station is going from a German schedule to a US schedule - sporadic, you never know when it’ll come, but it’ll get there

[@erixxon74]

as much as I have enjoyed this podcast (being a mix of two cultures myself) I think it is a rare skill to know when to end something. you both have done great job, but after 74 podcast episodes , I can imagine there might be a certain anxiety to repeat yourself or to find an original topic that you haven’t discussed yet. thanks for all the interesting content!!!

[@RobbysTeslaTalk]

Awe :( I totally understand having to call it, but it’s sad to think about! One of the things I’d like to see is another episode fully in German maybe spoken a little slow (no translation subtitles needed I know that’s a lot of work), but I wanna work on learning German and being able to translate in my head, and who better to learn German with than the two best German speaking duo on the internet 🥰🇩🇪

[@Never_again_against_anyone]

The object you put inside the socks when you repair them is called "Stopfei" (literally darning egg) in German.

[@tommay6590]

Have you ever compared train station? Munich HBf vs. Cincinnati Union Station, architecture, ridership, the good old time…🚂🚂🚂

[@pendragon2012]

I'd of course be very sad to see you guys end the podcast, but I get it. It's been an informative and fun bi-weekly event. Good luck with everything, Josh! And Feli, we'll continue to enjoy your amazing content on the other channel! 🙂

[@HalVaughan-q1r]

Say it ain't so! Love both of you guys

[@G.Harley.Davidson]

Whoa! How did I miss that you guys are ending ich verstehe nur bahnhof? I loved listening to these during my long road trips😢

[@UnderstandingTrainStation]

This was the first time we announced it so you didn't miss anything :)

[@MHK6620]

Oh, what a pitty, somehow.e Loved and love your channel. What a great channel. Two worlds colliding in an absolute interessting way on abserving two different ways of meeting "the train stations". Looking forward what`s coming up. Feli you are one of the best ambassadors of international relaitionships. Thank you for that. And by the way: Josh you are welcome to the north. There is one word that assumtes it all: MOIN ! (We don't use too much words to express what we mean. Kind of German efficency...KKK) Martin

[@primeorbit]

For one more guest to interview, may I suggest Felix Schlang, from the KZbin channel “What About It?” He’s from Germany, and moved to Florida to cover space related news.

[@SteveWilliamsD]

Oh no! I really enjoy your channel! I've watched every episode! 🥲

[@matthewschwoebel8247]

Mainly grew up in Michigan, born in Ohio, and we went to both Cedar Point and King's Island in the 1980s. My uncles worked at Cedar Point as teenagers. It has been around a while!

[@MarcGrafZahl]

Oh, what a pity! But I can understand that, at one point, all the cultural differences are already explained, and if you don't want to make social media your primary occupation, like in Josh's case, you just cannot invest so much time to invent new things. BUT having said this, you just cannot leave the stage without having had a session with ARAMIS MERLIN, a German actor in Los Angeles who has a fantastic KZbin-channel (in German though). An episode with him would be really great.

[@karthikkamathp]

I'll miss you guys. Hope we'll still get to see Josh on your main channel once in a while, Feli.

[@eliasshakkour2904]

1:00:15 “walk on eggshells”

[@lazarjd]

Be sure to give us life updates. We'd love to see more of your lives from beyond the mic!

[@davidbraun6209]

Feli, you've been to more theme parks in Florida than I have, and I was born in Florida!

[@jmaxs77]

I really don’t think it’s necessary to end this. Doing an occasional show is fine and keeps the show topics fresh. Doing too many shows can make things forced and stale.😀

[@billmusik9794]

We do not have a Train Station in Phoenix.

[@davedavids57]

I am Anglo American and I used to live in Berlin ,then I moved to Klagenfurt in Austria. It was quite surprised about how similar certain aspects of at least Carinthian life are to the US. It was remarkable how many people there, even young people were deeply religious, quite nationalist in mindset (especially about Slovenia minorities and South Tirol) and disagreed with things such as abortion. My girlfriend at the time was from there and another pretty shocking thing was the fact that her Dad just gave us a gun, just in case he said (it was during the refugee crisis in 2015 - her Dad was kind of Racist). It just lived in the closet and probably still does. I now live in Salzburg and it's a lot more cosmopolitan and liberal minded. I kind of think Austria is like five countries, Austria proper which is Lower and upper Austria, Burgenland and Wien. Styria and Carinthia which are very religious (at least outside Graz), very very right wing (FPÖ). Salzburg which is basically Germany. Tirol which loves Bavaria and South Tirol more than the rest of Austria and Vorarlburg which is basically Switzerland.

[@robertgibbs6480]

Josh, has a large part of the decision to wind down Understqnding Train Station been stress of your new job ?

[@lisalovesitx3775]

Pls do an episode with MoreJps!!!

[@queyno5420]

Today i watched the first Video with Josh for the First Time, searched for Other Content of this two, and found the Podcast, just to hear the Podcast is Ending. It seems i‘m a Little bit late to the Party 😢😂

[@xfdrtgfd]

Oh no! But seriously, you guys should continue to "produce" (whatever that means) and find a couple of other people to take over the work/hosting. You know, like some people who have more recently moved to another country.

[@tlaloclopez-watermann3499]

Can you do an episode mostly in German ?

[@RobbysTeslaTalk]

Oooh one question I’ve always wondered about (since I want to travel to Germany for work and leisure) and I suppose this could be answered in your normal channel feli (and I apologize if it’s already been answered) but how does Germany feel about and handle the gay community? 🤔

[@UnderstandingTrainStation]

We talked about this a little bit in our episode with the girls from Simple Germany last June! :)

[@bryantwhitis6446]

😩 I guess when one door closes another one will open possibly with even greater opportunity/success. Referring too the end of the podcast in the near future. 😯

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

I've heard "shoot" a couple of times suspecting the person actually wanted to say something more drastic. Swabian insults: Grasdackel, Heudackel, Schoofseckel (Schafseckel), Halbseckel (caution, that's serious), Dipfelesscheisser, ... just a few, there's at least one dictionary of Swabian insults. Curse words: Hainomool, Himmelnomool (Himmel nochmal), Scheibenhonig (instead of Scheibenkleister) A word of caution: yes in every day situations you can hear people curse or use insults. It's often done by young people and possibly more often in towns and cities. However tolerance depends on environment and situation. Some insults can be used friendly, but that depends very much on context and relations between persons. As soon as you're in a more formal environment and particularly whenever you're not sure how it might be received I'd seriously recommend avoiding curse words and insults.

[@sguttag]

For "shit." "Shoot" was the most common I heard growing up...and from some adults..."sugar." Having, relatively, recently discovered this channel, I'm sad to hear of it coming to an end. Best wishes to both of you in your future endeavors.

[@Gazer75]

On the grammar subject: mixing "you're" and "your" is so common, but not sure if that is a more common problem for native speakers or not.

[@Istalantar]

Ever since watching The Good Place (great show by the way) I like to say "Fork it" or "What the fork"

[@UnderstandingTrainStation]

Hahaha I haven't heard that one yet I don't think 😂 -Feli

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

Quick, make a sequel to Monty Python's Meaning of Life🤣

[@G.Harley.Davidson]

I wanted them to get Liam Carpenter on here from “ in Germany we don’t say …”!

[@lolafranco9739]

even though darn has the meaning to mend, it's separate from the use as euphemism for damn.

[@johnkendrick2801]

Your latter question about, should have, should of, it comes from text speak, abrieviation to save character use when, in UK on a pay as you go phone cost 50p for 160 characters. John from England

[@marianking3773]

My mother had one that always amused me as a child… “Sh?t a brick”.I always tried to picture it.

[@UnderstandingTrainStation]

😂

[@kenardturner7173]

You really don't have to end your podcast. There are so many other guests that you could have on and more topics to cover. Maybe just take a break or space out your podcasts. Don't be like the Seekers, the quartet of Australian folk singers where the female vocal singer split off suddenly with little notice. Their fans were crushed when they heard the news. Fortunately they got back together later and stayed together. I think their song, Georgie Girl was one of their most famous hits. But anyway your podcast will be missed. You do put on such a positive, informative and entertaining podcast.

[@UnderstandingTrainStation]

It's not really about a lack of topics :) It's more about the time and work that go into it. -Feli

[@jhawker41_the_bald_dragon21]

The misuse that gets me is "I seen that" instead of "I saw that" It happens a lot

[@3.k]

I wouldn’t mind if before calling the podcast wrapped, you would quickly finish the little task of interviewing guests from each country there is. 😊 Well, seriously, why would you end the podcast terminally? If you were going to record new episodes from tome to time, maybe just a few per year, that would be much nicer than declaring an end to it. And let’s be honest, you would be missing it, too. Also, I’m very intrigued about that mysterious future project of yours. :)

[@erkinalp]

Comparison of US and German attitudes towards foreigners

[@SebastianHorch]

das Stopfei ! darn ?

[@HalfEye79]

Nearly everytime it is true, that the first words you learn of another language are curse words.

[@Belgarion2601]

The curse words part would've been so funny with a British person

[@brianstruchen6329]

I have enjoyed your podcasts and will miss your lively banter and informative conversations. Concerning your comments about English and how people often use the wrong spelling of a word. I love language, and this is something that really bugs me. You mentioned using "should of." Most likely, the intention was "should've. " Or the long way should have." Part of the problem is voice to text. The device sometimes uses the wrong spelling and people are too lazy to check and correct. I've often thought about learning German. Maybe someday, eh? Take care.

[@tombischoff3116]

Background music for the last episode kzbin.info/www/bejne/enuqnZKqdsljaKs

[@sergboorow5868]

Hey, what's up folks! I have a curious rather blasphemy phrase than a cursing for you, but anyway it sounds funny. I heard it from British girl (she's really good at swearing, real specialist 😁) The collocation is, "Crist on a bike" it's like a phrase to express surprise or frustration. Or there's another one, "Holly Molly" (this one I believe originally from the US) I guess it has more or less the same meaning with the aforementioned expression. Toodle-oo.

[@lazarjd]

Hamburg and Munich are sort of the North and South Poles of Germany.

[@darrylrichman]

My mom always used to say "shhhugar".

[@1Zaitsev1]

hoping all Y'all talk funny submissions are going to be considered in the end :)

[@corinnacontenius]

Would you comment on the outcome of the next presidential election in US?

[@2Hunky]

Hier (OWL-Lippe) war gerade ein wunderschöner Sommerregen trotz Sturm- und Hagelwarnung. Einfach nur gut. Wenn Ihr dieses Konzept "weitertragen" wollt macht doch kurze Einspieler zwischen euch Beiden von Zeit zu Zeit. Die 1 Stunde+ ist mit teilweise auch etwas zu lang. BtW: Danke für Eure Geduld was das angeht ! Unsubscribing: No Way !! 😙

[@dianeandbrad529]

😢

[@rocknroooollllll]

Josh finally realised he is forever in the friend zone. :-(

[@HalfEye79]

What bugs me most is, when somebody speaks about a shield ("der Schild") and using the wrong article and talk about a traffic sign ("das Schild"). I'm so tired of correcting the people or caring about that.

[@Rich_1989]

Josh seems to take great trips. Does he have any social media to follow his exploits?

[@butenbremer1965]

"It ain't over until the fat lady sings!" (alte US-Sport Weisheit).......

[@real_doombastic]

😭

[@gp6720]

All the very best for both of you 😊😊 bitte hört aber noch nicht so schnell auf…. ihr könntet ja auch einfach über irgendetwas anderes sprechen… 😊

[@Beate1404]

😢😢😢 oh wie schade ❤

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

Should've is the English version some American spellings are strange i.e. phenitically.

[@HearTbeat_999]

I think an air conditioner is in your future.

[@superlabatte3414]

tell us all your personal secrets

[@UnderstandingTrainStation]

Hahahaha you wish 😂

[@christinamotzer174]

Ich finde Achterbahnen schrecklich

[@simonegorlich6334]

😭