Pet Policy Rant – Hundesteuer Minisode

02/09/19 • 9 min

This minisode is an outtake from the interview with Beensu Chilenga, which you can listen to in our first full-length interview episode “Berlin, Rude & Accomodating – with Beensu” we were inspired (distracted) by some dogs creating a racket in the Hinterhof and rant about the outdated German oddity which is the dog tax, or auf Deutsch: Hundesteuer. More information on the dog tax/pet ownership in Germany: https://www.thelocal.de/20171123/everything-you-need-to-know-about-having-a-pet-in-germany Transcript of this episode can be found here: https://berlinpodcast.com/pet-policy-rant-hundesteuer-minisode/?fbclid=IwAR16EsYKes4kEfe2tRegOug2kZZ8ZNDVn_pc8e45D3TxBUoi5PsdEfFMm7Q#.XGgmNZNKgWo Please let us know what you thought of the episode by joining our community group on Facebook or Twitter @BerlinPodcast! You can find the music of our talented DJ-in-residence, Antti Simola, on his SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/antti-simola

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Berlin, Rude & Accomodating – with Beensu

Hosts Bridget and Aleks interview Beensu Chilenga, a new Berliner from Zambia about his bureaucratic adventures in acquiring a Language Learning visa/Sprachvisum and the equally enterprising process of switching to a Preparation to Study visa/Aufenthaltserlaubnis zur Studienvorbereitung. During the conversation, we touch upon a diverse array of topics such as sleepless nights at the Ausländerbehörde, differences between bureaucracy in Berlin and German small towns or the rough yet accommodating nature of Berlin. Visa info for these two visa types is available on Berlin's website, here: https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324289/en/ https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/305156/en/ We reference the federal website: “Make it in Germany” when we’re talking about “shortage occupations." https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/jobs/professions-in-demand/nursing/ Transcript of this episode will be on our website shortly: https://berlinpodcast.com Please let us know what you thought of the episode by joining our community group on Facebook & Twitter @BerlinPodcast! You can find the music of our talented DJ-in-residence, Antti Simola, on his SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/antti-simola

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Who are you calling an expat?

This minisode is a part of the interview with Zozan, a Kurdish/Turkish sociology student. In it, hosts Bridget and Aleks and interviewee Zozan stray from the main topic of German-Turkish bureaucratic conundrums to attempt a clarification of some recurring labels like “migrant” ”immigrant” and “expat” and differences in their German and English usage. The full article on Expats by Jacinta Nandi can be found here: https://www.thelocal.de/20140617/are-you-an-expat-or-immigrant-in-germany Transcript of this episode will be on our website shortly: https://berlinpodcast.com Please let us know what you thought of the episode by joining our community group on Facebook @BerlinPodcast or tweet at us @BerlinPodcast! You can find the music of our talented DJ-in-residence, Antti Simola, on his SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/antti-simola