Cultural Differences - EP 3

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Cultural Differences - EP 3

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Feb 21, 2020

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Sometimes culture shock can hit you hard if you've never lived abroad. How are things done differently in Germany?

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Feb 21, 2020

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We are Geoff and Alex - two Americans living abroad in Berlin, Germany. During this series we discuss our years of experience living in Europe as expats, give advice to those who are hoping to make the move abroad and share plenty of funny stories about life in the ”land of beer and sausage.” Along the way, we test a new bottle of whiskey during each episode, because...why not?

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