How Did You Find German Audiences?

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The stereotype is that the Germans don't have a sense of humor, right? But is it true? It's not every country has got a good sense of humor. What the big differences with German life and UK life,. I can't really speak to anywhere else because I haven't lived there... The idea of spontaneity is humor. In the UK, humor is a permanent social lubricant to any interaction. Whereas if you do that in Germany, people will just develop headaches.

James Harris is a writer, comedian, English teacher and language learner (French, German, Chinese) from England. In this funny chat, we talk about learning Chinese, being married to a Chinese woman and his semi-autobiographical book, "Midlands" which tells several funny and touching stories about two ex-pats living in Germany; Stuart, who is a stand-up comedian trying to understand the Germans, and Doug who gets involved in a love affair. James reads several passages from the book during the episode.

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