Ever heard of people identifying as July vacationers vs August vacationers? France has names for that 😅 This episode dives into vacation culture and school life and Macron wanting to shorten summer holidays, France’s July vs August tribes, and Germany’s rotating school breaks so 80 million people don’t travel on the same day.

If you’re trying to learn German or learn French, this one is packed with the kind of real-life language you actually hear when people talk about school, kids, and the emotional chaos of “back to reality.”

Words you’ll learn (and actually remember):

• Les grandes vacances (France’s legendary summer break)
• La rentrée scolaire (the national “back to school / back to life” reset)
• Juilletistes & Aoûtiens (France’s July vs. August vacation tribes)
• Schultüte (Germany’s candy-filled first-day-of-school tradition)
• Ferienhort (holiday childcare: German parent survival mode)

Also: no school on Wednesdays (France?!), school supply lists that feel like military planning, graduation pranks, Mallorca class trips, and why German canteens sometimes get compared to Autobahn gas stations.

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Driving is one of those everyday things where cultural differences show up surprisingly fast.😅

In this episode, we compare German vs French driving culture. From the Autobahn (yes, 254 km/h makes an appearance) to the tiny parking “touches” that may or may not start an international incident.

If you’re trying to learn German or learn French, this one is packed with the kind of real-life language you actually hear on the road (and in traffic jams). We break down fun German words that basically reveal how Germans feel about cars.

Words you’ll learn (and actually remember):

• Sonntagsfahrer (aka the slow driver everyone complains about)
• Fahrgefühl (the “driving sensation” Germans take very seriously)
• Reißverschlussverfahren + Rettungsgasse (Germany’s “there is a rule for it” energy)

Also: speed limits, radars, car sharing, scratches, and why a “zipper” can save your sanity in traffic.

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What sounds like a harmless “how are you?” in France can feel like an existential questionnaire in Germany. In this episode, we unpack why Germans freeze, why French people don’t expect a real answer, and how one tiny phrase can derail an entire interaction before coffee.

This is not a language course, but if you’re trying to learn German or learn French, this is the kind of thing no textbook explains. Because understanding a language also means understanding when people don’t actually mean what they say.

We talk about small talk, politeness, and the unspoken social rules behind greetings in Germany and France. Why does “ça va” feel effortless in French, while “how are you” can feel uncomfortably personal in German? And why do cultural misunderstandings often start with good intentions?

Also in this episode:

• How many kisses are correct when greeting someone in France
• Which cheek you’re supposed to start with (and why getting it wrong is awkward)
• Why a hug can feel more intimate than kissing someone twice
• Why Germany has no greeting map — and France absolutely does

If you’re living between cultures, learning German, learning French, working in an international environment, or just curious about how language reflects mindset, this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar.

Zero effort. Maximum confusion.

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Five months ago, we started filming random videos during our lunch breaks mostly making fun of each other’s language skills.

The funny part:

One of us has been living in Germany for years.

The other one learned French in school for years.

And somehow… we’re still both pretty bad at it.

What started as a small experiment turned into something we didn’t expect at all. Within a few days, those videos reached millions of people across all social platforms.

Along the way, we realized we weren’t just talking about words. We were constantly bumping into cultural differences, habits, misunderstandings and also surprising similarities between Germany and France.

So, because we like to talk and because many of you actually asked us to go deeper, we decided to record this Episode Zero.

No big concept. No polished plan.

Literally zero effort.

We don’t know where this podcast will go yet. And that’s kind of the point.

We’ll keep exploring language, culture, and everyday life without taking ourselves too seriously.

In this first episode, we talk about three very German words:

– Feierabend

– Pflichtgefühl

– Pünktlichkeit

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Thanks for being here.

Coline & Alex

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