<div>The original show notes from The Germany Experience:<br><br>The Germans have certain words, sayings, and gestures that they do very often, often without even thinking about it. And some of these things can be very confusing to people new in Germany. For example:&nbsp; you'll often hear "Oh je" or "So!" in a conversation.<br><br>Nina tries to explain some of these mannerisms to help us understand what they mean.<br><br><a href="https://youtu.be/l2MB9yycK5s"><strong>Watch this interview on YouTube to see all the gestures.</strong></a><br><br>The German podcast that Nina and I had: <a href="https://dieduda.letscast.fm/">Listen to the show</a>&nbsp;<br><br>We discuss:</div><ul><li>Pech gehabt/selber Schuld</li><li>Oh je!</li><li>Tja!</li><li>So!</li><li>Na?</li><li>Two different "Hmmm" sounds</li><li>Boah!</li><li>Drücken die Daumen and "Toi toi toi!"</li><li>The windshield wiper gesture ("Bist du bescheuert?")</li><li>Rubbing fingers together</li><li>Pulling on the eye&nbsp;</li><li>Jein</li><li>Knocking on the table to applaud</li></ul><div><br></div><br><div><a href="https://everydaygermany.de/feedback"><strong>SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK!</strong></a></div><div><br>Contact us: <strong>info@everydaygermany.de<br></strong>Subscribe to our YouTube channel:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Everydaygermany/featured"><strong>Everyday Germany on YouTube</strong></a><strong><br></strong>Music + Artwork by <a href="https://www.n1m.com/adrianbran"><strong>Adrian Bran</strong></a></div>

Using "servus" as a greeting // Germans and boardgames

Nina is a German, living in Germany. Shaun is originally from South Africa, living in Germany. Together they compare notes about their perspectives of life in Germany.