Episode 106: Spezi Socks

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12/24/22 • 53 min

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Decades From Home - A Podcast About Germany

It’s only bloody Christmas! We bring you a bumper festive episode, as we discuss secret recipes, fun socks, and the art of decorating a Christmas tree. Dili shares her Christmas plans, and her opinions on Peppa Pig toys, while Nic recaps the end of his Deutscher Bier Pokal competition.

Since both Dili and Nic live in states that have ended mask requirement on public transport, it gives us a chance to discuss these changes, and the sudden, and not disconnected arrival of an unprecedented wave of flu, cold and general sickness in Bavaria. Is freedom really coughing in someone’s face on the Ubahn?

Since it’s the season of gift giving, we share our thought on present buying, whether expensive gifts are really better, and what gift giving says about a person. We finish with chat about Nic’s first Christmas in Germany.

Articles Metioned

Maskless public transport from December

Bayern schnieft und hustet

Tipps für das (fast) perfekte Weihnachtsgeschenk

For those of you looking to support Ukraine or the many refugees currently fleeing the conflict, please take a look at these different charities and consider donating if you can:

Ukraine Crisis Media Centre - A list of different donation pages to help the Ukrainian military response.

Disaster Emergency Committee - Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

Save the Children

Ärzte ohne Grenzen

Theme tune courtesy of Kloß mit Soß

Articles Metioned

Maskless public transport from December

Bayern schnieft und hustet

Tipps für das (fast) perfekte Weihnachtsgeschenk

For those of you looking to support Ukraine or the many refugees currently fleeing the conflict, please take a look at these different charities and consider donating if you can:

Ukraine Crisis Media Centre - A list of different donation pages to help the Ukrainian military response.

Disaster Emergency Committee - Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

Save the Children

Ärzte ohne Grenzen

Theme tune courtesy of Kloß mit Soß

Previous Episode

Episode 105: Beard for Days

Disaster strikes as Dili catches the flu, but luckily for us, an old friend is there to save the show. Yes listeners, for one final time, Simon returns to the show! We talk about his decision to leave the show, his favourite moments, and the episode he’s most proud of.

Links

Ngozi Fulani tells of ‘horrific abuse’ after Buckingham Palace racism incident

Wir erleben den relativen Abstieg einer Nation - nicht nur im Fußball

Berlin says goodbye to part of Germany’s colonial past

For those of you looking to support Ukraine or the many refugees currently fleeing the conflict, please take a look at these different charities and consider donating if you can:

Ukraine Crisis Media Centre - A list of different donation pages to help the Ukrainian military response.

Disaster Emergency Committee - Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

Save the Children

Ärzte ohne Grenzen

Image Credit

Photo by Jonathan Kemper on Unsplash

Theme tune courtesy of Kloß mit Soß

Next Episode

Episode 107: Slippery Silvester

After a Christmas weekend to remember, we recap our festive adventures. Dili’s exploits in the Netherlands bring some exciting salad recipes, and tales of caviar fueled partying. Not to be out done, Nic also enjoyed the life of luxury thanks to the purchase of the finest bottle of “sparkling alcohol based drink”. It’s not champagne, but it was quite fizzy. We also discuss missing family and friends, and how we deal with Christmas at a long distance.

We recap what Germany googled in 2022, which is helpful since Nic seems to have forgotten whole sections of the year he just lived through. We find out why a song caused so much anger, why Germans were worried about Affenpochen (monkeypox), and why search results don’t really tell us much about German culture.

We discuss our personal highlights over the year, as well as some of our favourite moments on the pod, and we finish with our overall favourite events and bits of culture from 2022.

Frohes Neues Jahr Leuter und guten rutsch!

For those of you looking to support Ukraine or the many refugees currently fleeing the conflict, please take a look at these different charities and consider donating if you can:

Ukraine Crisis Media Centre - A list of different donation pages to help the Ukrainian military response.

Disaster Emergency Committee - Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

Save the Children

Ärzte ohne Grenzen

Image Credit

Photo by cottonbro studio

Theme tune courtesy of Kloß mit Soß