Episode 18: Behind Closed Doors: Exploring the Secrets of Daily Life Around the World!

Enjoy the eighteenth episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

In this episode, we will uncover the well kept secrets behind seemingly ordinary aspects of daily life. 

[0:01:14]  Why "Pasta" is much more than just noodles in Italy? 

[0:02:21]  What does our German friend find odd about Americans communicating through emails?

[0:02:57]  Learn about siestas in the two main regions of Argentina. 

Chapters

• 1:14 Why "Pasta" is much more than just noodles in Italy?
• 2:21 What does our German friend find odd about the way Americans communicate through emails?
• 2:56 Learn about "Siestas" in the two main regions of Argentina!

Transcript

[00:00:00] Hello, everyone. This is Austin Bellino, the host of the educational podcast, Culture to Grow, where you get to travel the world and learn about different cultures from the comfort of your home, maybe your car, or if you're half asleep, your bed.

Hello, everyone! This is your host, Austin Bellino, and I am thrilled to have you join me on this new adventure. In this episode, we will uncover the well kept secrets behind seemingly ordinary aspects of daily life. 

Ever wonder why pasta is much more than just noodles in Italy? 

Also, what does our German friend find peculiar about the way Americans communicate through emails?

[00:01:00] And lastly, learn about siestas in the two main regions of Argentina. 

Now, each speaker will provide you with a glimpse into global cultures, so I encourage you to listen with an open mind and heart, embracing the diversity of customs and practices that enrich our world. 

First stop, Italy. 

Okay, my name is Joel Tomassetti, I'm from Italy and I'm 18. I don't, I don't know as for every Italian is like this, but I myself eat pasta every day because it's just a really easy dish and it's so tasty. Pasta is not just pasta because throughout the week let's begin by saying that I eat pasta at lunch if usually it's almost always like this but it's not like uh let's take spaghetti meatball I don't eat spaghetti meatball seven days out of seven one day I eat spaghetti meatballs one day I eat ragu one day carbonara one day I eat some other kind of pasta for example so i can vary and I try to basically there are healthier and A bit unhealthy kind of pasta.

[00:02:00] For example, the carbonara is a really caloric dish because it contains eggs. It contains a, a kind of bacon, if we can say. So. It's, translated roughly as Pig Cheeks. We here, we call it Guanciale, which is really fatty and, so that's not really healthy to eat every day. As for, for example, Ragu .Ragu is only tomato and some, uh, piece of sausage. So it's really not that bad to eat it even every day. 

Emily, I'm from Germany. The way how Germans communicate and I would say Germans are really direct. I wasn't aware about this, write a lot of emails with English people, people and there's so much introduction in each email. So like, I hope you're doing good, I hope you're getting along with the heat wave.

And when I write an email, it's more like, Dear Professor Johnson, I don't know, I have a problem with this and that, and that's all. So we are really direct here in Germany, I would say. 

[00:03:00] Hello, I am Nicanor, I'm 17 years old, and I'm a high school student from Argentina. There is, Argentina's culture has, in my opinion, two very noticeable divisions, which is how the culture is in the capital and its surroundings, and how culture works on the interior of the country.

I recently took a trip to a city that's like 2, 000 kilometers away from Buenos Aires, and you could really feel how different lifestyles are. For example, one thing you don't really see in Buenos Aires siestas in the afternoon, while on the interior, you don't see a single shop open from like 3 to 5 p. m. because people are taking a siesta.

And that brings us to the end of our journey through these remarkable places, including Italy, Germany, and Argentina. We learned about the savoring beauty of a well cooked pasta dish. 

[00:04:00] We also pondered the cross cultural email communication [between countries and discovered the rejuvenating power of a siesta.

I hope that you take with you the knowledge gained from our guests. You never know when this newfound understanding of their cultures may come in handy during your future interactions with someone from these extraordinary countries. Take care everyone, and Bye Bye!