EP27: A Brit in Germany feat. Rachel Stewart [DW Meet the Germans]

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In this week’s episode, we got the opportunity to interview Rachel Stewart from the ‘Meet the Germans’ series by the German international broadcaster DW - Deutsche Welle. In her KZbin videos and on Instagram, Rachel explains and introduces some of the quirky aspects and cultural traditions of Germany and its residents to non-Germans in a very entertaining but also educating way. Rachel is originally from the UK but has been living in Cologne, Germany for some time now. But how did she even end up in Germany? And what is it really like to 'meet the Germans' as a Brit? All of those questions are going to be answered in this episode and, of course, we also wanted to know more about what ‘Meet the Germans’ looks like behind the scenes and what they have in store for the future. We really enjoyed getting to share our experiences about moving from our home countries, adapting to new surroundings, and discovering some of the interesting differences between the US, the UK, and Germany and we hope you'll enjoy this episode as well. Make sure to check out the 'Meet the Germans' series on @dweuromaxx, Instagram @dw_meetthegermans, or at www.dw.com/en/top-stories/mee....
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0:00 Intro + What's new?
15:54 Interview with Rachel Stewart
1:14:08 Outro
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[@exairforceflier1777]

I love DW’s “Meet the Germans” and it was fun seeing Rachel being interviewed instead of her doing the interviewing.

[@RachelStewart04]

It was fun being interviewed for once too 😁

[@goodtoshi]

Rachel's communication and presentation skills are amazing

[@troychavez]

I love her videos

[@FelixvonMontfort]

Her german is amazing. First I thought she's a native.

[@troychavez]

@@FelixvonMontfort Now they should invite the Easy German team

[@VagabondShoes]

@@troychavez The Easy German team would be great!

[@RachelStewart04]

Thank you, very kind!

[@troychavez]

Next Guest: CARI AND JANUSZ FROM EASY GERMAN, PLEASE!

[@oleh6738]

Jup, das wäre toll.

[@Caaaaspeeer]

yesssss !!!!!!

[@rafven7594]

YESSSS I LOVE 'EM

[@friedhelm5344]

Einfach nur DANKE. Durch dreierlei Augen sehen zu dürfen, schafft die richtige Grundlage für Völkerverständigung.

[@icerepublic]

Sind es nicht sechserlei Augen? 😂 Ansonsten aber volle Zustimmung.

[@friedhelm5344]

@@icerepublic Ich will keine Haare spalten, glaube aber: Es sind sicherlich sechs verschiedene Augen, aber dreierlei. Sechserlei Augen sollten sechs verschiedene "Sorten" sein, oder? Aber egal :-) Was verstehe ich schon von Deutsch? Eine komplizierte Sache...

[@icerepublic]

@@friedhelm5344 Das stimmt wohl. Es war von mir auch mit einem (dreifachen) Augenzwinkern gemeint ;-)

[@friedhelm5344]

@@icerepublic Ich zwinkere gerne zurück :-) Also fünfmal ^^

[@erkinalp]

Should we expect an episode with Rewboss?

[@aldrickbanks3455]

Rachel's DW is really straightforward and simple and quick and decently made. Actually never watched other DW stuff before hers

[@kolli7150]

To All Native English Speakers: As German coming from a small townish village area and living for a couple of months in London in 2012 I experienced the same culture shock about politeness/rudeness/directness/talking around the bush in reverse. For the first time I understood how German I am in all my thinking. Sometimes I didn't get criticism because Germans have no culture in talking around the bush. Finding out from an uninvolved person that someone had a problem with me because of some random things was so weird for me and even at times hurt me (I also considered it as extreme rudeness to make an "outsider" solve your problems with a person instead of dealing with it yourself). Because from my German point of view being direct is a way of being honest to a person and in the end showing respect. It's interesting, isn't it? I am pretty sure the British person neither wanted to treat me disrespectfully nor hurt me or being rude in any kind. We just both were unaware of the very fine culture differences in communication you are not learning in average language classes. Having those experiences is part of the process to adapting to a new culture. It's not always easy even then when you have so much in common like the different cultures on the European and American continents, there is a lot to learn from each other. So try to stay open minded and try to understand the cultural background when awkward situations happen to you with international people.

[@christoffellner84]

Yes, that for sure is a thing. I lived together with several British Students in a Student Hall, and they understood German quite well. But since we were in Austria, and they (well, at least one of them) had spent quite some time in Austria before that, it was no longer a real issue. So, basically i think, Austria and Britain go quite well along with each other...

[@brendon2462]

Did you mean beat around the bush? Meaning like not getting straight to the point.

[@unapatton1978]

@@brendon2462 That is what English politeness feels to us Germans. And criticism isn't even perceived. That's where all these misunderstandings stem from.

[@penultimateh766]

The German way of doing this is korrect. We should have no beating around the bush. If I tell you what is wrong you must comply.

[@brendon2462]

@@unapatton1978 I'm American i don't understand what you mean. Can you elaborate further I'm genuinely curious. I'm trying to learn the german language and culture.

[@cloudybeforerain7134]

The taste of the tea you grow up with in the UK is not only dependent on the brand, but also the taste of the water in your area. A cup of Earl Grey tastes completely different in Germany compared to London and different again to the taste it has when made in Edinburgh.

[@austinknight1513]

Rachel Stewart with Josh & Feli at the same time is a wonderful collision of my two favorite KZbin channels since moving to Germany earlier this year! The 3 of you are so helpful!! Making my first visit to München this weekend 🤞

[@alice_hml]

So happy I stumbled onto this, this is delightful.

[@Asgar1205]

Let’s be honest, Germans saying Americans are loud isn’t a stereotype, it’s experience speaking xD

[@MrMajsterixx]

its not only germans, they speak generally louder than the whole world. iam czech and came here for Rachel :D

[@techguy943]

As an American I can confirm we are loud I myself get pretty rowdy when my reds and blue jackets are playing but that’s just me

[@unapatton1978]

@@techguy943 I guess when watching sports, everyone gets loud. We think more in public spaces in general, Americans are louder when holding a conversation.

[@techguy943]

@@unapatton1978 conversationally we can also be loud too

[@Trifler500]

@@unapatton1978 In my experience, Americans are louder in public spaces with crowds than in quiet places. In general Americans want to raise their voice over the background noise rather than try to get really close to the person they are talking with.

[@jimbrenn8590]

Thoroughly enjoyed the interview. I think you both do a great job interviewing people

[@Kivas_Fajo]

I'm deeply impressed! Stichprobenmäßig from an American learning German is like the pinnacle of knowing the language properly.

[@stefanjung4454]

Wieder einmal eine interessante Episode! Thank you for!

[@Jo553Nas]

enjoyed watching! two of my favorite youtube channels combined, thank you!

[@creativecandyco]

I'd just like to say a big THANK YOU to you all. The bigger picture here for me is, three intelligent young people breaking down stereotypes in a non serious and humorous manner. We are all far more similar than we aknowledge and tend to focus on differences as a negative, they are not, they are quirky and should ebraced, not ridiculed. They are after all not that important for the most part.

[@justcallmejohn2833]

Her segments on DW are always fun to watch.

[@mango4ttwo635]

My favourite Asterix comics from the series are ones in Britain and Germany. The Romans took over Britain because the Brits stopped fighting at 5pm every day to have tea, or a version of tea before the druid put his magic potion in their tea. The Romans did not get far into Germany because of the bureaucracy of entering the country

[@omarmoramitre5874]

Very cool conversation with Rachel. I very fun 📸 format from you two.

[@laceymelton6980]

Loved today’s episode! Rachel was so pleasant and now I want to watch her show. Thanks for all the hard work guys. Love this podcast!

[@TheWebversionChannel]

What a great episode! Thank you three so much, for a very entertaining train ride, while listening to you guys - and btw Cologne is just a great place to be

[@ajh7722]

I loved dw content. I have always found dw to be a bbc type company, and the videos and learning tools are top notch. I was very happy to see Rachael on your feed. I actually had to download it and make it an evening to watch this as soon as I had time. Love this video! Thanks for this! Keep up the good work!

[@starryk79]

nice you really got a celebrity for this episode. Really like Rachel and her Meet the Germans series.

[@CathyTalksMiami]

I love love love “Meet The Germans” so I really enjoyed the interview with Rachel… Very interesting your channel.

[@harleyd9857]

Danke guys!

[@AnoNymInvestor]

Diese ehrlichen Interviews! Danke Feli & Josh.

[@RickJZ1973]

Great podcast! Was excellent that you had Rachel on. Her series is quite good. For those who haven't tuned into her series, I highly recommend.

[@schroedingers_kotze]

A very interesting interview. I've been following your channels for a while and it was really a pleasure to see you three together.

[@robwilliams2410]

Excellent podcast! I’m a huge fan of Rachel. ❤️

[@davidyasui4103]

To Josh, Feli & Rachel: Vielen dank! Your questions were good and your perspectives interesting. The podcast was both entertaining and educational! Good job!

[@GameProductionMatt]

Best crossover ever!

[@michaelmorgan9824]

Yes Rachel thank you for joining Feli and Josh!

[@steffenschneider6422]

OMG, Feli, Josh and Rachel in one podcast --- this has to be the most epic episode EVAH!

[@andykolte5613]

Loved the episode. Rachel was amazing. You both are awesome and wonderful. Love your podcast a lot. German is my passion. Your videos are uplifting entertaining and helpful. Appreciate your hardwork. Lots of love

[@nkambakusiame9113]

Great episode, Rachel has such a brilliant personality, should definitely invite her back

[@azamiofscrolls7522]

Ich hatte so gehofft, dass Rachel mal vorbeischaut. Richtig cool! Hatte aber gehofft, sie mal ein bisschen mehr Deutsch sprechen zu hören.

[@RachelStewart04]

Next time 😉😁

[@formgeben]

Loved this episode

[@annypenny8621]

Thank you for this great video, I love watching „meet the Germans“ with Rachel a lot. Looking at German particularities and quirkiness form an outside perspective is always fun for me as a German. Thanks again…

[@danielkeough1412]

I watched a couple of this woman's KZbin videos and I too wasn't sure if she was a German who spoke English or a Brit who spoke German. I recently watched a KZbin about "Acquiring" a language is a better approach than trying to "learn" a language. The man who made the video is an American college professor who speaks I think it was five languages and is presently "Acquiring" Arabic. What he says made me realize how I got along OK in Germany for a year. Certainly I butchered the hell out of the grammar and it fills me with embarrassment to imagine how badly I must have, but I just went for it, gave it a go and got along. I am now taking a zoom class in German and all the finite grammar rules are making me meek about speaking because I get brain lock just trying to think of all the correct grammar and word order. So I identified with everything this guy said about the approach to. "acquiring" a language and to go for it at what ever your skill level. He recommended to become as fluent as you can, AND THEN go back and clean up the grammar. Certainly makes sense because now I feel like it's causing me to freeze up with brain lock.

[@AdZS848]

Thanks for posting this! I didn't know about "Meet the Germans" or the foreign services from DW.

[@Henning_Rech]

Josh: why do you expect Germans are "hateful" to French? - this seems to be more of an American stereotype. There is healthy rivalry sometimes, but otherwise a friendship growing since 60 years. Even more since the recent years of US hostility to both of us. Living not far from the border, it was mandatory for me to learn French in school in the 1970s (and I am happy about it), which includes the culture, study trips; there are city partnerships (jumelage) - I live in a 2000 residents village now which has a living exchange with a village in France. You had been 10 days too early in France - it should have been quatorze juillet!

[@tomatensalat7420]

He is not completely wrong. At least from my experience. It's a little bit like the hate towards the netherlands. Mostly probably (hopefully) not completely serious.

[@Fabii2000]

@@tomatensalat7420 I would say it’s just a hate love relationship. So an ironic rivalry. At least I don’t know anyone who hates those countries or it’s people

[@ericderami]

so many things to comment on.....most US cities are not so condensed but have a massive Metropolitan area. ......Cool to hear Rachel in a casual conversation, I love her work!!

[@MarionJInce]

Loved it! I watch Meet the Germans with Rachel as well!

[@AnoNymInvestor]

Meet the Germans (DW) is a wonderful channel.You explain everything so clearly, self-critical or whatever I should call it, it is faboulous.

[@erictaylor5462]

I saw a really good show once at Lake Tahoe. I was in Tahoe City, but all the cities and towns on the lake fire the fireworks from barges on the lake. So you can see them all from just one spot.

[@AxeManAnthony]

Cool episode!

[@MyR12S]

Hallo Rachel, ich liebe deine Videos. Sobald ich sehe, das ein neues Video "Meet the Germans" eingestellt wurde, muss ich es sofort sehen. Das wertet meinen Tag auf. Einfach toll, wie über deutsche Eigenheiten berichtet werden. Bitte so weitermachen!! Ich mag auch die ernsteren Themen wie das Letzte über die LGB­T­QI+ Situation in Deutschland.

[@RachelStewart04]

Danke das freut mich ☺️☺️

[@florianthiery4566]

cool interview :-)) thx and liebe Grüße from Mainz ;-)

[@nicolamartin674]

The whole tea issue made me think of „Ostfriesentee“. They have their own traditional rituals that are very particular. Sounds very much like the English (even though the East Frisians drink their tea with actual cream and Kluntje).

[@Warentester]

Northern German culture doesn't get much coverage in general. Feli, maybe you consider that a learning opportunity? I would love to see you discuss how northern German customs appear to a Bavarian.

[@hansc8433]

I drive to Bunde once every couple of months (and I live in Amsterdam, so it’s a 250km drive) to stock up on Ostfriesentee :)

[@Nikioko]

Teetied is a very important event in Ostfriesland. And you cannot compare Ostfriesentee with English breakfast tea. It is a lot stronger.

[@Nikioko]

@@Warentester Gröönkohläten...

[@simonwirth8335]

thx, it's awesome to hear the pronounciation differences, side by side like that!

[@Jcvsanibelfl]

Very interesting I have seen Rachel's videos also

[@MsDingoe]

I can totally relate to what Rachel said about getting used to the German niceness. I‘m German and my girlfriend is from Ireland where the people are also very nice and welcoming. She needed some time to get used it. :D

[@fjellyo3261]

Well in Germany you also are getting less likely bothered by people, because most people just mind their business, not random people speak to you all the time.

[@ContesHistoireEtLegendes]

This is funny Josh because you actually have a German accent when you speak French 😂😂 the way you said Strasbourg was so German. I am a native French speaker (living currently in Strasbourg) and I would love to hear you speak a bit of French in the podcast, to see how it evolves! And thank you Josh and Feli for the great podcast!

[@seethingnuclearchaos]

All you need for Cornhole is a pair of boards with holes in them and something to prop then up with... and a few beanbags.

[@brahimkamel8327]

Greeting from morrocco country And thanks

[@bergfuxx]

Hey Josh, I just played cornhole with some friends in Düsseldorf near the Rhine River. Everyone passing by asked about the game and some played with us. It was really fun.

[@gregggullickson]

Sure enjoyed this video and learning about all three of you and your views on living in a country other than your home country.

[@arnodobler1096]

I love Rachel´s Videos and here Humor 😍

[@3.k]

I love how sometimes there’s a touch of Eugenie and Beatrice from The Windsors in Rachel’s accent. Rarely in the word endings, but her “no” is spot on. 😃👍🤗😁

[@RachelStewart04]

😆😆

[@SixStringViolence]

Ein Ami, eine Deutsche und eine Britin reden über Milchprodukte. "Germans really appreciate the fat - We do like the faty milk." Ich als Bulgare höre zu und denke mir - "Aha..." Hintergrund: In BG wird Joghurt mit unter 10% Fett nicht als Joghurt anerkannt. Und Milch mit "nur" 3,5% ist auch keine Milch sondern Wasser. Wenn man Milch warm macht, muss sie mindestens eine 3 - 5mm dicke Milchhaut bilden. :D Joghurt und Milchprodukte wie Weißkäse (weit über 300 verschiedene Sorten) sind quasi der Nationalstolz aller Bulgaren. Sogar eine Milchsäurebakterienart ist nach uns benannt: Lactobacillus bulgaricus So guys, you have no idea! ;)

[@UnderstandingTrainStation]

Im Vergleich zu den USA und GB mögen die Deutschen auf jeden Fall mehr Fett, aber ihr Bulgaren bringt es dann anscheinend echt nochmal auf ein ganz anderes Level! 😅 -Feli

[@SixStringViolence]

@@UnderstandingTrainStation Natürlich ist ein Bißchen Übertreibung mit dabei, aber ja, was Milchprodukte angeht auf jeden Fall!. :D Bei Fleischkonsum und die dortigen Fettportionen sind die Deutschen allerdings King!

[@mendrinoz]

Danke. Tolle Erklärung

[@ingwer55]

Sehr kurzweilig- hat Spaß gemacht!

[@frankamueller801]

I loved the video (especially because Josh has such a great voice and seems to be such a nice guy). It would be so great to hear Josh speak German. Maybe that (Josh and Rachel speaking German) would be an idea for a part 2?

[@RichardDCook]

There's quite a bit of Josh and Feli conversing in German on Feli's "German Girl In America" KZbin channel. Though I'm an American who doesn't speak German I prefer listening to them converse in German (with English subtitles) because it seems that their conversation often flows better. What's interesting is how often Josh, a native English speaker, struggles to find the English terms for things, and Feli jumps in to help.

[@3.k]

47:13 We Germans use a lot of “isn’t it” and “wasn’t she”, because we learned in school that there is a thing called “question tags”, that you have to use in proper English.

[@bi0530]

I would also say it is because we are sometimes taught a really ancient style of English.

[@3.k]

@@bi0530 Yes, that’s it. I do recognise that style in people like Lindybeige, who cultivate that older English, and I do like it in this case. :)

[@keithhinke3277]

That has to be English English, in American English those terms are rarely used. Used only if you are really curious about what someone else thinks about the subject.

[@3.k]

@@keithhinke3277 Yes, we used to learn British English, reference was the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

[@michaelgoetze2103]

There seem to be some areas in England that use it. The comedian Rob Beckett is from London - I think south London - and he uses it often but pronounces it "innit".

[@PhilippBlum]

Lol, she really lived in my home town Neuss for a while. Fascinating :D

[@RachelStewart04]

Yep 🤓 seems so long ago now!

[@lphaetaamma291]

The population of the metropolitan area of most bigger citys in NRW is the Rhine-Ruhr-Area with more than 10mio inhabitants, because those citys make a big cluster and the moment you cross the border of one city you enter the next one

[@faultier1158]

Yeah, it's the biggest metropolitan area in Europe.

[@Hasenfuss20]

Never heard of Cornholing, but know the game itself. 2 weeks ago also Lidl had one Bean Bag Game in his offer section.

[@DerDickeOlle]

36:10 To Rachel: Unless this has changed since I've been to the UK: wholemilk blue; semi-skimmed green; low-fat red/pink. Something I really like about the UK (US as well, I guess) are the 4pt/6pt milk bottles whereas the largest amount you can get in Germany is 1.5 litres. Nowadays you can even find 0.1% milk in Germany, but to me it tastes quite watery. I found that the taste of (German) milk may already vary by the brand or the supermarket you get it from. There are so many topics that I can relate to and agree with, e. g. I felt so caught out when you mentioned the part of receiving jokes as a beginner versus the accomplishment of being able to tell a (funny) joke in your target language for the first time.

[@Nikioko]

In Germany, the salt & vinegar crisps are also in green packages. At least the ones I know. Blue is normally salt without vinegar. But the classics are still paprika crisps.

[@Nikioko]

Rachel sucht sich immer schöne Plätze in Bonn (und manchmal auch Köln) aus für ihre Reportagen.

[@berlindude75]

Great episode! Hope you will collaborate again. :)

[@jensbarlau2256]

Such a nice talk knowing Rachel from her channel "meet the Germans" for a long time also.

[@furzkram]

As a German j don't feel offended at all, I find it quite hilarious, and share the episodes with friends in other countries who are interested in Germany, learning the language, or even coming here. And some having been here already, if even only briefly.

[@coolredpen]

Great interview. As a German speaking brit in Berlin, I have had multiple days ruined by incredibly direct brash/rude/upsetting situations as Rachel says at the end, it would be nice if Germans showed slightly more affection and thought around what may be going on in someone's life whilst interacting. I guess it's a cultural thing that will never really change

[@unapatton1978]

As you live in Berlin, that's a tall ask:). People from Berlin seem rude to everyone. But after having lived abroad, I would like to see some of that, too.

[@joubess]

In Louisiana, tea time often means tee time - what time are we teeing off for golf? I do celebrate tea time at least once a week. We have a bunch of flavors, regular and herbal.

[@blindleader42]

2:55 The "Germany" part of France. Ah, the Alsace. I don't know if this was really a joke, but at least forty years, someone told me of a trip they had taken years before in which they were shown the basement of some public building, filled with German language street signs that were stored in case they might be "needed again"... like the next time the region changed hands. As I understand it the area has been in dispute between Germany and France since Charlemagne's sons inherited the empire. That Wiki thing says it's changed hands five times in the last 300 years

[@Henning_Rech]

Kind of - while Germany as a unified state exists only since 1871 (just when they conquered the Alsace the second last time), since Charlemagne's sons. It is not only l'Alsace (Elsaß) but also la Lorraine (Lothringen), which formed an independent duchy for 800 years.

[@sonkeschluter3654]

I heard once that they are happy that theire Cathedral has only one (from 2 planed) towers. Why? Because that way there isnt one german and one french one :-)

[@Nikioko]

@@Henning_Rech It was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and Burgundy was an independent duchy. All these territories were conquered in the aftermath of the Thirty Years' War during the reign of Louis XIV. Take a look at the map of Europe from 1600 and from 1650.

[@Henning_Rech]

@@Nikioko A big part of the then known world was part of the Holy Roman Empire (of German Nation) at one time or another, especially around the mid of the 16th century.. Nevertheless there was no Germany in nowadays' sense. Karl V. merely spoke German.

[@icerepublic]

The huge problem with humor in a foreign language is: Quite often you are referencing things the other person coming from abroad just cannot know. You can learn, e.g. to speak German quite well but still don't know about a specific TV show in the 90s, a certain actor etc. This IMHO is the most difficult thing to learn about a language - it can be waaay more work than grammar & vocab. It gets to point where it's almost impossible to share some jokes without a lengthy tedious explanation.

[@kevinligutom6994]

Vielen schön zu sehe sie zusammen!

[@hansc8433]

Google translate eh?

[@kevinligutom6994]

@@hansc8433 nein, ich bin seit die anfang auf die pandemic gelerne deutsch. So mein Deutsch ist sehr schwach.

[@zeldazyklus7044]

@@kevinligutom6994 Just keep on. Good job so far.

[@TheMuellerlein]

30 to 20 years ago, I was working in different counties. And in the area of Bremen I could receive DW on somwhere around 107 MHz. At 17 o´clock, when I had off, DW aired stuff from newest of science. That airing I remember was about an 800 years old mushroom. And it was still alive, fed with water by the leafes of bushes and trees, And I remember that I drove slowlier, just to get it all. Usually, after a hard day of work, you got nothing else in mind but comming home. I was really kaput , but this was so amazing every time that I gave a damn on it .

[@mitchpeter5718]

Oh kaput….lol kaput is known in US, but seldom used!!

[@ronniewallace4925]

​@RachelStewart04 likely associates Salt and Vinegar crisp packets as being green as she's from a generation where Walker's Crisps became the dominant player in the UK crisp market. Those of us a bit older associate the colour of this flavour with a blue bag relating back to when Golden Wonder were the market leader and thus associate green with Cheese and Onion crisps.

[@xlsunny]

@Rachel Regarding your experience at foreigners office (Ausländerbehörde). You probably have that kind of Visa (Aufenthaltserlaubnis) which automatically comes with the working permit. There are different types of visas for Germany. Aufenthaltsberechtigung is for instance the highest level of permit and very close to citizenship with exception of voting rights. A working title is automatically provided to every owner of (at least) Aufenthaltserlaubnis. Which is in the unlimited version the second highest quality of Visa.

[@gridlockjoe]

DIN should really get on standardizing colors on milk packaging! My store uses purple for whole (3.25%), red for reduced fat (2%), light blue for low fat (1%), and a confusingly similar blue for skim (0%). Salt and vinegar chips/crisps are in blue packaging here in the States.

[@kilsestoffel3690]

In Germany, light blue also signals low fat. Purple/violett is often used for "contains garlic", especially with dairy-products.

[@thomasseidel2381]

Milk with fat below 3 percent is only colored water.

[@RichardDCook]

Our local market (Orange County California) has blue for 2% fat and red for Whole Milk.

[@theartistsstoremelbourne]

In Australia the colours of milk are the same as the UK - red top for "skinny milk" and blue top for full fat. Salt and Vinegar chip packets in Australia are purple/pink!

[@JakobFischer60]

We know that brits have tea time every day! You can read it in "Asterix at the brits". Actually many german kids go to the south of England for a language course. I was there twice at the age of 14 and 15 and suffered from the food. But today, when I am in the UK I try to get a real breakfast with baked tomatoes and beans.

[@Nikioko]

I also drink tea every day. But I am from the northwest.

[@kevinli2574]

I am surprised that Feli keeps saying Germans are rude in some way. Because I had been working with Germans and Americans for a long time, and I stayed in Munich for 2 months. Germans are really nice and polite, as nice as Americans.

[@UnderstandingTrainStation]

I'm not the only one who said that in this episode 😅 And it's all just a comparison thing - in comparison to the American culture, Germans can come off as a little more rude sometimes. Not always and not all of them or course. But it's something that most people who've lived in both countries for a longer period of time agree on. -Feli

[@MarkFagerburg]

So nice to see and get to know more about Rachel. Who is responsible for adding the "DW Meet The Germans" comments on Instagram?

[@RachelStewart04]

It will be one of the team (there are 5 of us!)

[@kilsestoffel3690]

I was in England (Portsmouth) in maybe 1986. I was 14 yo and lived there with a cute little family. Mom and dad in their midtwenties and 2yo boy. Each day, around half paar four, I was asked "do you want another cup of tea?" and got a cup of tea with some cookies. So teatime isn't a thing? Btw, "my" cup had a portrait of Charles and his bride.

[@schneeschieber100]

Then you had Camilla Tea???...LOL I´ll would rather die! 🤢🤮😜

[@dutchman7623]

@@schneeschieber100 😲

[@juricarmichael2534]

Hi. Should watch Rachel's bloopers.

[@bandlpub]

“Leave your comments in the Thoughts…”

[@RachelStewart04]

@@bandlpub 👏😆

[@ninjaz5736]

The thing with the Aufenthaltstitel-GB is that's it's more a formality than anything else, so people resident in the EU before the 1.1.21 have the right to stay and work as before, so they just need to check you have been resident at the right time and that's it, you keep your rights as if Brexit never happened 🎉

[@joubess]

Feli, you should try dairy products from Wisconsin. Theirs have much greater European influence, primarily Polish. There are some good dairies in New Jersey as well.

[@MaxG4880]

At around the 20 minute mark, talking about immigration and the like: I am a naturalized US citizen. The process for me here in the US was excruciating. I've dealt with very nice people and with those who, it seemed, wanted to make every step as difficult as possible for me. The easiest part, here in the US, was the citizenship test because you just got asked some asinine questions that anyone would know anyway. Beforehand they made so much noise about it being so difficult.

[@kondi54321]

Sehr schönes Gespräch, vielen Dank dafür. btw i got english commercial breaks, komisch, ne 😂

[@raymondporter2094]

Most people in Britain have not heard of "Dinner For One" and would be very surprised to discover so many Germans watch that film (in English!) every Christmas/New Year.

[@AnoNymInvestor]

If need to live in a smaller city, you can always live in smaller german cities which have old Kiesgruben or Baggerseen, whatever they call them. You feel like on the beach and also walk to your home, if necessary.

[@MAKgargos]

OK, dieses Video ist wohl der Grund, weshalb mir nach vielen "Feli from Germany"-Videos auch diese DW-Videos empfohlen wurden.

[@greenhawx]

Really interesting to listen to a British person when normally the majority of the English content we consume here in Germany is US stuff. Also funny to hear some of those special British idioms. She sounds like a bright girl. Not the easiest career path she took. But one thing I couldn't get off my mind: The way she speaks always reminded me of the 90s TV series "Friends" where a London girl was married to Ross for a brief period of time. She sounded exactly like her.

[@RichardDCook]

Ironically, I'm in the USA but nearly all the TV shows my family watch are from the UK or Eire. There are many Americans like us.

[@pergamentrascheln]

That was a really great episode and I have been loving watching Rachel's videos. I think the only time Germans can openly be proud of their culture is when foreigners caricature or appreciate/discuss the German culture and that's why the videos are so popular among the natives as well. Does anyone have recommendations for similar videos about Germans/foreigners living in the UK and adjusting to the British culture?

[@RichardDCook]

I don't know about Germans living in the UK, but Feli has a KZbin series "A German Girl In America" where she discusses all the cultural differences and adjustments she had to learn about. What's interesting about her videos is how often the German v American differences are similar to the English v American differences I've experienced in my various trips to England. Then when Josh did the reverse and became an American in Germany they did videos and podcasts together discussing all of these issues.

[@jeremiahmcclenahan7158]

I miss you guys actually speaking German!!!

[@laser8389]

Speaking of stereotypes of the French largely being based on Paris and especially ones about them not wanting to speak English: I once went to Paris intending to continue to the Normandy beaches but long story short I got stuck, but I couldn’t find the hotel I was looking for, so I asked a group of young folks about my age (in French, though I don’t remember the phrase now) if they spoke English or German and they replied “Oui.” Eventually we had a very productive exchange in German.

[@garymendham]

I think you should do another video on idiom usage. Rachel is so brilliantly English..."another kettle of fish". Did Feli and Josh really understand that? There were a few others too!

[@RachelStewart04]

😆 Josh actually did bring up the kettle of fish phrase after recording haha!

[@piccadelly9360]

DW , Arte , Slice , TS ( Train Station ) all are sources of good information