{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/697675f435a98abf7cde1a7f/69dbd4feaf4db69e0db2282f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#12 - The One Where We Judge German Fashion (And Creepy Ice Clowns)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/697675f435a98abf7cde1a7f/1776013797224-5fc22623-20bc-4392-9e3f-987c59d8483f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Happy Monday! This week, Colline reports back from her trip to Heringsdorf on the Baltic Sea, where she experienced \"peak German culture\": beautiful nature, 90s-style hotels, and the deeply unsettling German obsession with shaping basic vanilla ice cream into clowns and Mickey Mouse.</p><p>Then, we dive into the ultimate fashion clash. Why do older German couples love wearing matching Jack Wolfskin windbreakers? Why did Alex feel like a homeless person while walking around Paris? And why do Germans have a highly specific word for a jacket you only wear for three weeks out of the year?</p><p>Words you’ll learn (and actually remember):</p><p><br></p><ul><li>🇩🇪 <strong>Die Übergangsjacke</strong> (The legendary \"transitional jacket\" meant exclusively for that awkward weather between winter and spring).</li><li>🇩🇪 <strong>Der Zwiebellook</strong> (The \"onion look\" – surviving unpredictable German temperature swings through extreme layering).</li><li>🇩🇪 <strong>Funktionskleidung</strong> (Functional outdoor gear worn completely casually, whether you are hiking the Alps or just going to the supermarket).</li><li>🇫🇷 <strong>Être sur son 31</strong> (Being dressed to the nines—a phrase likely born from dressing up for New Year's Eve on December 31st).</li><li>🇫🇷 <strong>BCBG / Bon Chic Bon Genre</strong> (The classic, preppy, and stylish Parisian aesthetic).</li><li>🇫🇷 <strong>Ringard</strong> (Outdated, passé, or tacky – basically how a Parisian views most functional clothing).</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Also: </strong>Our growing global listener map (shoutout to Kenya, Cambodia, and Bahrain!), why Birkenstocks are technically a French luxury good now, and Colline's playlist addition: the melancholic, timeless 2005 French indie-pop hit \"Caravane\" by Raphaël.</p><p><br></p><p>Colines Playlist: <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6EiHQaqGKruVzXvwumj47D?si=d17a6200e0674ca6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BANGER SONGS TO LEARN FRENCH</a></p><p>Alex Playlist: <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/58eB26HvAKPKZs1XlCOrDu?si=97743a4df2e64896\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BANGER SONGS TO LEARN GERMAN</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>New episode every Monday (even if we accidentally recorded it thinking it was Friday)! Please consider leaving a review, tell us your country to help us reach our 100-country goal, and let us know: do you secretly wear socks in your sandals? 🧥🍦</strong></p>","author_name":"Coline & Alex "}