Decades From Home - A Podcast About Germany

On this weeks show: Simons & Nic are increasingly optimistic as lockdown restrictions being to ease, Nic celebrates the end of the mask mandate in Augsburg by going on a one man pub crawl, but is drinking on your own on a public holiday really all it’s cracked up to be?  Despite two decades in Germany between them, your hosts still find some parts of Germany a little strange, even at home...

On the show this week: Having finished moving house, Simon tells Nic all about it. Is moving house harder in Germany? Simon explains the differences between moving in the UK and Germany, the importance of good etiquette when moving and how to best reward anyone who’s willing to help out. The lads discuss why painting before you leave is a double edged sword, what colour Nic really wants to paint h...

On the show this week: We’re talking about shopping this week, we begin with Nic’s obsession with British pork pies and Simon introduces some of the harder products to find in a German shop and suggest possible alternatives to British favourites. Simon and Nic look at the curious world of the ever present high street favourite Tchibo and ask how a shop that sells an ever changing selection of rand...

On the show this week:  We’re diving headfirst into the topic of music as Simon & Nic take you on a tour of their current playlists and ask ‘How much German music do you really listen to?’. Simon takes us through some of the popular genres of German music and we find out some of the more bizarre musical misunderstandings between English language music and German speakers.   Simon &am...

On the Show this week Simon tackles the hit and miss nature of German shopping online to buy a new lawnmower, while Nic explains why he likes the indifference of German customer service. We’re discussing romance and dating in Germany this week, Simon and Nic talk about how they met their wives and learn about the financial realities of online dating in Germany. We also find some of the more niche...

On the show this week: Simons and Nic discuss moving house as Simon settles into his new home. Is it worth getting a moving company to help and what are some of the hidden downsides to the process. We discuss the reintroduction of wolves and other wild animals to Germany and ask what you should do if you discover a wolf wandering down your street. Oktoberfest 2021 may be cancelled in Germany, but...

On the show this week: Simon and Nic discuss how useful English is for work and do Germans actually enjoy speaking a different language in order to do their jobs.  We go through the horror of English buzzwords with a quick round of bullshit bingo.  We find out the truth of German business etiquette.  Finally we tackle the terror inducing world of honest and direct German feedback.&n...

On the show this week: To celebrate reaching the dizzying height of 20 episodes, Simon & Nic take on the challenge of the 20 most frequently asked questions about Germany (plus a couple of twitter suggestions). We tackle the tough topics, such as: ‘Why is German so hard?’,  ‘What’s the deal with the Autobahn?’,  ‘Why do Germans love Paprika flavoured crisps?’ and ‘Was David Hasselhof...

On the show this week: We’re talking German food, specifically sandwiches, Kebabs and cake. We search for Danish bacon in Germany and ask why is it that German sandwiches leave so many people disappointed? Simon reminisces about drunken kebab adventures in Cardiff and campaigns forcefully for high quality lunch-time Kebabs. Finally we talk cake and what the German tradition of Kaffee und Kuchen ha...

On the show this week: We’re talking German TV, often criticised as a bit rubbish, is German TV really so bad?   How two German comedians who are making waves with an innovative idea for prime time TV.  Are there similar British/American TV innovations A podcast on German TV has to mention Krimi dramas or crime dramas, top of the pile is the mighty Tatort. Shown weekly since the 1970s, w...

This week Simon & Nic discuss road rage and if Germany is less violent than the UK, how insulting people on German roads can lead to heavy fines and even jail time, one German who found the fines for insulting police officers can get very expensive very fast, the proposed new laws in UK to shutdown protests and why swearing in English is so popular in Germany and why many people get it wrong.

This week Simon & Nic discuss German cartoons and the 50th anniversary of Die Sendung mit der Maus., the continued popularity of the GDRs favourite car, the Trabant, the wonders of driving a Volkswagen UP! on the Autobahn, learning to drive in Germany and German car stereotypes.

This week Simon & Nic discuss Introducing Germans to good British food, our favourite German music, was Immanuel Kant a racist, an unexploded World War II bomb in Exeter and accent change when living abroad.

This week Simon & Nic discuss parental leave, Lucky numbers and German superstitions, the “wisdom” of football coaches, the campaign to support gay footballers and 1,200 new German words inspired by Covid.

This week Simon & Nic discuss a woman giving birth outside in -15 temperatures, Hartz IV recipients getting FFP2 masks after winning a legal battle and a father spying on his daughter’s conversations with teacher getting a heavy fine.

This week Simon & Nic discuss travelling without leaving the house, Birkenstocks and German footwear, controversial changes to the German dictionary, the British pub crisis and the Millions worth of beer being thrown away in Germany.

This week Nic & Simon discuss an update on Tesla in Brandenburg, hidden treasure, drama at Schalke 04 and demolishing your own home.

This week Nic & Simon discuss whether pickle juice is a viable alternative to salt or grit for frozen roads, issues of recycling and waste in lockdown and do the English really get drunk the most?

This week, Nic and Simon discuss problems with passwords, baby names in Berlin, why your name is important for the covid vaccine roll out in Saxony, why Berlin’s new airport is a potential health hazard and breaking up covid house parties in house shoes.

This week, Nic and Simon discuss hunting for elusive FFP2 masks, skyscrapers in Munich and Germany’s tall buildings, footballers breaking lockdown for a haircut, traditional German bakeries dying out, and Why a German man’s missing password is the key to a $240 million fortune.

This week, Nic and Simon discuss changes to how German storms are named, why a new German TV show about raising children has caused a storm of complaints, the troubles of German hairdressers and why a simple sauna sparked calls to the police.

A bit of a different discussion this week, we look at how we got to Germany, where we call “home” and ask ourselves what we miss about the UK. Also, Simon explains why he’s over jokes about Dinner for One.

This week, Nic and Simon discuss festive differences in Germany and Britain, why the names of German cities keep repeating, the small town of Fickenhof, the legal fight over Pippi Longstockings and why a naked carnival prince is too much for one German city.

This week, Nic and Simon discuss why British communication is useless in Germany, Tesla’s new gigafactory in Northern Germany, Covid lockdown and its impact on mental health and how a 67 year old man drove for 40 years without a driving license.

The week, Simon admits he can't use social media, Nic deals with being a massive prude and we find out what Germans like to put at the top of their mountains.