Inside Europe Inside Europe 26 December 2024
Dec 26, 2024
Join a lively Secret Santa speed dating event where correspondents swap quirky stories and insights about their countries in under four minutes! Discover the humor in an international couscous competition and reflect on the cultural significance of Notre Dame. Dive into the resonant issue of noise pollution affecting sperm whales in Norway, alongside personal tales of navigating friendships abroad. Enjoy a hilarious cultural dating game exploring odd culinary customs, wrapped up with playful audience engagement and year-end reflections!
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Train Troubles and Sommelier Surprise
- John Lawrenson mistakenly boards wrong trains and misses his intended ones frequently.
- Despite not drinking much anymore, he's a qualified sommelier, surprising many.
Couscous Competition and Surprise Award
- John Lawrenson judged an international couscous competition in Sicily for Deutsche Welle.
- He later received a surprise award for food reporting from a competition he didn't know he was in.
Moscow Key Mishap and Reality TV
- John Lawrenson's key broke in a Moscow apartment lock during a reporting trip.
- The situation escalated until a reality TV crew filmed him.