All tagged Children
Your trio of hosts are back together again and just in time for Halloween. With all those ghouls and ghosts knocking about, safety in numbers makes sense, you never know who might knock on the door at this time of year. We discuss posh pumpkins, dining alone, and a manifesto from Germany's most divisive tabloid.
Dili fights an 8-year old for a seat on a train, which leads to a chat about confronting unruly kids, Nic takes a trip to another Bavarian Volksfest, and we worry about an invasion of hornets. We also turn our attention to the recent electoral success of the AfD in Thuringia, and Nic tries to teach Dili about EURO 2024, starting with naming the tournament mascot.
After leaving listeners with a slight cliffhanger last week, we return with some exciting news: Nic has a son! With so much going on in Nic’s life, we dispense with the current events and talk about what it’s like going through the birth of a child in Germany. Why do doctors wear Crocs, what’s the etiquette for cutting the umbilical cord, and who is allowed to crack jokes in the operating theatre?
Dili returns, and as is tradition, Nic demands souvenirs from her week in France. He may be disappointed, but it’s not an issue, Nic has far bigger fish to fry as his wife prepares to give birth the day after recording the show. We also discuss a survey on German toilet habits, the return of plagiarism scandals to German politics, historical quizzes in the Bundestag, and life saving tattoos.
Nic is worried that the producer is trying to blackmail him, we discuss problem neighbours, how moving to Germany presents unique challenges, and if it’s better to live next door to family or have them as far aways as possible. Also, Dili challenges Nic to watch an awarding winning German TV show that seemingly revolves around an incestious relationship.
This week we’re joined once again by guest-host Dilini Algama as we discuss Simon’s short but sharp experience of a house full of small children.Having lived through the torment of being a ginger haired child in Britain, Nic marvels at the distinct lack of ginger hair hatred in Germany, Dilli recounts her experiences of being told off by Germans for inexplicable reasons and finally, we take a look at a Raccoon in Heidelberg that has given up on freedom and voluntarily moved into the local zoo.
