# Common things Germans say and do, and what they mean (Nina from Germany)

An episode of [The Germany Experience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448), 15 Mar 2021, 46 min.

Audio: https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/50b90bae.mp3?t=1700582271

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: you'll often hear "Oh je" or "So!" in a conversation. Previous guest and resident German Nina joins me to try and explain some of these mannerisms to help us understand what they mean. Watch this interview on YouTube to see all the gestures. The German podcast that Nina and I host together is called Die Deutsche und der Ausländer: Listen to the show or watch on YouTube We discuss: • Pech gehabt/selber Schuld • Oh je! • Tja! • So! • Na? • Two different "Hmmm" sounds • Boah! • Drücken die Daumen and "Toi toi toi!" • The windshield wiper gesture ("Bist du bescheuert?") • Rubbing fingers together • Pulling on the eye • Jein • Knocking on the table to applaud OTHER SHOW NOTES: • On Saturday 20th March 2021 at 11am, Lisa Janz will interview me in a Facebook Livestream about my experience with finding jobs in Germany: Lisa Janz - Job Coach Germany JOIN THE THE GERMANY EXPERIENCE FACEBOOK GROUP Visit the official The Germany Experience website Contact me: info@thegermanyexperience.de Support the show Instagram: the.germany.experience Official podcast website: https://thegermanyexperience.de YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/c/thegermanyexperience Contact me: info@thegermanyexperience.de Podcast Intro Music by: Adrian Bran

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