{"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/6aa69336b54f356fc7616265?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#29 - The One Where We Stop Apologizing for Our Accents","description":"<p>This week, we are kicking off episode 29 with Alex forgetting what he wanted to say, Coline claiming she has an excellent memory, and a scientific discussion that neither of us is qualified to lead. Apparently, Coline can see German words in her brain (Spoiler Alert: the endings are just a little blurry!)</p><p><br></p><p>Then, we get into a question we keep receiving: why do a French person and a German person speak English together? Neither of us speaks the other’s language, and Latin felt like too much effort.</p><p>From English lessons at school to awkward office conversations, we discuss accents, confidence, and how much of your personality gets lost in translation:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>🇫🇷 <strong>Own Your French Accent:</strong> Coline responds to comments about her English and explains why she stopped pretending to understand everything in international meetings. Her priority now? More vocabulary, less worrying about sounding perfect.</li><li>🇬🇧 <strong>Oxford English vs. Bavarian Miami:</strong> Alex remembers his very British English lessons and shares his thoughts on Germans trying a little too hard to sound American. “You’re not from Miami. You’re from Bavaria.”</li><li>🗣️ <strong>Please Don’t Speak French to Me:</strong> We encourage everyone to practise languages—until Coline immediately admits she hates it when Alex speaks French. We discuss why switching languages with someone you know can feel strangely personal.</li><li>🎭 <strong>Am I Funnier in My Own Language?</strong> The frustration of jokes you can’t translate, not having the words to express yourself, and realizing your international friends might never know the full version of you. Alex, naturally, claims he’s hilarious in both languages.</li><li>💭 <strong>Dreams in French, Nightmares in German:</strong> Alex recalls the first time he started dreaming in English during a school trip to the US. Coline has a slightly different explanation for where German fits into her dreams.</li><li>🎩 <strong>“Chapeau” vs. “LOL”:</strong> Coline calls Alex’s French vocabulary old-fashioned, then reveals she has recently started saying “LOL.” She also discovers “having beef”—and now has another reason to start an argument.</li><li>🔌 <strong>My Phone Is… Branching?</strong> A search for the English equivalent of <em>“culotté”</em> takes a detour through charging phones, French underwear, and whether translation technology will ever let Alex discover how funny Coline really is.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Our message for the week: speak English, own your accent, and don’t let the fear of making mistakes stop you. If we waited for perfect English, this podcast would never exist!</p><p>Don’t forget to review the podcast, leave us 5 stars, and tell us: do you feel like a different person when you switch languages and which language do you dream in? 🥖🗣️💭</p>","author_name":"Coline & Alex "}