<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2039972/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Musical tones, grammar traps, aha moments.  Chinese sounds simple—until it isn&apos;t. From tone tricks to missing tenses, Steph and Angie chat about  the unexpected complexity of learning Mandarin, especially for speakers of English and German. Their conversation unpacks how tonal cues, filler sounds like “ma” and “ah,” and even body language all shape meaning, while verbs and grammar markers leave learners scratching their heads. Hear what surprised them most and what finally clicked in this honest, funny, and relatable episode on navigating a famously “easy” language—until you try speaking it.Full conversation:<a href='https://geopatsabroad.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201561-german-chinese-languages-in-shanghai-with-bookish-youtuber-angie-dumas'>https://geopatsabroad.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201561-german-chinese-languages-in-shanghai-with-bookish-youtuber-angie-dumas</a>Angie&apos;s YouTube channel:<a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LBSm1HZjecZt7EVnyUImw'>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LBSm1HZjecZt7EVnyUImw</a>Traveling Mailbox:&nbsp;<a href="https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422">https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</a>Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I&apos;ll get a small commission. 🔥 Traveling Mailbox: scan/forward postal service for Americans. It&apos;s saved me time, money and headaches. <a href='https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422'>https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</a> 🔥Chase Sapphire Credit Card: annual fee, NO currency conversion fee. Used this in many countries globally. <a href='https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38'>https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38</a> 🔥 Stackry: Shop in the U.S. and have the items shipped internationally. <a href='https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738'>https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738</a> -------------------- 🤸🏽Music from Damon Castillo: <a href='https://www.damoncastillo.com/'>https://www.damoncastillo.com/</a> and Key Frame Audio , <a href='https://keyframeaudio.com/'>https://keyframeaudio.com/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2039972/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Musical tones, grammar traps, aha moments. &lt;/b&gt; Chinese sounds simple—until it isn&amp;apos;t. From tone tricks to missing tenses, Steph and Angie chat about  the unexpected complexity of learning Mandarin, especially for speakers of English and German. Their conversation unpacks how tonal cues, filler sounds like “ma” and “ah,” and even body language all shape meaning, while verbs and grammar markers leave learners scratching their heads. Hear what surprised them most and what finally clicked in this honest, funny, and relatable episode on navigating a famously “easy” language—until you try speaking it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Full conversation:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://geopatsabroad.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201561-german-chinese-languages-in-shanghai-with-bookish-youtuber-angie-dumas'&gt;https://geopatsabroad.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201561-german-chinese-languages-in-shanghai-with-bookish-youtuber-angie-dumas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Angie&amp;apos;s YouTube channel:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LBSm1HZjecZt7EVnyUImw'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LBSm1HZjecZt7EVnyUImw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Traveling Mailbox:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422"&gt;https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I&amp;apos;ll get a small commission.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;🔥 Traveling Mailbox: scan/forward postal service for Americans. It&amp;apos;s saved me time, money and headaches. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422'&gt;https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; 🔥Chase Sapphire Credit Card: annual fee, NO currency conversion fee. Used this in many countries globally. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38'&gt;https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; 🔥 Stackry: Shop in the U.S. and have the items shipped internationally. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738'&gt;https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;--------------------&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;🤸🏽Music from&lt;br/&gt;Damon Castillo: &lt;a href='https://www.damoncastillo.com/'&gt;https://www.damoncastillo.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Key Frame Audio , &lt;a href='https://keyframeaudio.com/'&gt;https://keyframeaudio.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text Musical tones, grammar traps, aha moments.  Chinese sounds simple—until it isn't. From tone tricks to missing tenses, Steph and Angie chat about  the unexpected complexity of learning Mandarin, especially for speakers of English and German. Their conversation unpacks how tonal cues, filler sounds like “ma” and “ah,” and even body language all shape meaning, while verbs and grammar markers leave learners scratching their heads. Hear what surprised them most and what fi...

Why is learning Chinese so hard with German Bookish YouTuber Angie Dumas

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2039972/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Imagine realizing that everything you were taught about politeness, personal space, and even shopping no longer applies. In this conversation with Shannon, we talk about how living abroad—especially in China and Spain—has completely reshaped our habits and expectations. From using QR codes to give money to street performers, to feeling awkward saying “please” and “thank you” too much, to the never-ending tug-of-war between needing personal space and learning to let it go, it’s a real look at how cultural norms can clash, evolve, and even make you laugh at yourself.Traveling Mailbox:&nbsp;<a href="https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422">https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</a>Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I&apos;ll get a small commission. 🔥 Traveling Mailbox: scan/forward postal service for Americans. It&apos;s saved me time, money and headaches. <a href='https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422'>https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</a> 🔥Chase Sapphire Credit Card: annual fee, NO currency conversion fee. Used this in many countries globally. <a href='https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38'>https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38</a> 🔥 Stackry: Shop in the U.S. and have the items shipped internationally. <a href='https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738'>https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738</a> -------------------- 🤸🏽Music from Damon Castillo: <a href='https://www.damoncastillo.com/'>https://www.damoncastillo.com/</a> and Key Frame Audio , <a href='https://keyframeaudio.com/'>https://keyframeaudio.com/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2039972/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Imagine realizing that everything you were taught about politeness, personal space, and even shopping no longer applies. In this conversation with Shannon, we talk about how living abroad—especially in China and Spain—has completely reshaped our habits and expectations. From using QR codes to give money to street performers, to feeling awkward saying “please” and “thank you” too much, to the never-ending tug-of-war between needing personal space and learning to let it go, it’s a real look at how cultural norms can clash, evolve, and even make you laugh at yourself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Traveling Mailbox:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422"&gt;https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I&amp;apos;ll get a small commission.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;🔥 Traveling Mailbox: scan/forward postal service for Americans. It&amp;apos;s saved me time, money and headaches. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422'&gt;https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; 🔥Chase Sapphire Credit Card: annual fee, NO currency conversion fee. Used this in many countries globally. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38'&gt;https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; 🔥 Stackry: Shop in the U.S. and have the items shipped internationally. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738'&gt;https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;--------------------&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;🤸🏽Music from&lt;br/&gt;Damon Castillo: &lt;a href='https://www.damoncastillo.com/'&gt;https://www.damoncastillo.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Key Frame Audio , &lt;a href='https://keyframeaudio.com/'&gt;https://keyframeaudio.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text Imagine realizing that everything you were taught about politeness, personal space, and even shopping no longer applies. In this conversation with Shannon, we talk about how living abroad—especially in China and Spain—has completely reshaped our habits and expectations. From using QR codes to give money to street performers, to feeling awkward saying “please” and “thank you” too much, to the never-ending tug-of-war between needing personal space and learning to let it go, it’s ...

Spain and China are culturally similar?

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2039972/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Evan was expecting cultural differences when he first moved to China in the early 2000&apos;s but he wasn&apos;t ready for the nuances of dog culture. Here&apos;s a clip from our conversation about pet adoptions, status pets and more from 2018, when we both lived in Shanghai, China. Full episode: <a href='https://geopatsabroad.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/13164575-what-was-dog-culture-shock-like-for-this-american-in-china'>https://geopatsabroad.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/13164575-what-was-dog-culture-shock-like-for-this-american-in-china</a>---------------------------------------------- Traveling Mailbox:&nbsp;<a href="https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422">https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</a>Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I&apos;ll get a small commission. 🔥 Traveling Mailbox: scan/forward postal service for Americans. It&apos;s saved me time, money and headaches. <a href='https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422'>https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</a> 🔥Chase Sapphire Credit Card: annual fee, NO currency conversion fee. Used this in many countries globally. <a href='https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38'>https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38</a> 🔥 Stackry: Shop in the U.S. and have the items shipped internationally. <a href='https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738'>https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738</a> -------------------- 🤸🏽Music from Damon Castillo: <a href='https://www.damoncastillo.com/'>https://www.damoncastillo.com/</a> and Key Frame Audio , <a href='https://keyframeaudio.com/'>https://keyframeaudio.com/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2039972/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Evan was expecting cultural differences when he first moved to China in the early 2000&amp;apos;s but he wasn&amp;apos;t ready for the nuances of dog culture. Here&amp;apos;s a clip from our conversation about pet adoptions, status pets and more from 2018, when we both lived in Shanghai, China. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full episode: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://geopatsabroad.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/13164575-what-was-dog-culture-shock-like-for-this-american-in-china'&gt;https://geopatsabroad.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/13164575-what-was-dog-culture-shock-like-for-this-american-in-china&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;----------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Traveling Mailbox:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422"&gt;https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I&amp;apos;ll get a small commission.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;🔥 Traveling Mailbox: scan/forward postal service for Americans. It&amp;apos;s saved me time, money and headaches. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422'&gt;https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; 🔥Chase Sapphire Credit Card: annual fee, NO currency conversion fee. Used this in many countries globally. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38'&gt;https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; 🔥 Stackry: Shop in the U.S. and have the items shipped internationally. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738'&gt;https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;--------------------&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;🤸🏽Music from&lt;br/&gt;Damon Castillo: &lt;a href='https://www.damoncastillo.com/'&gt;https://www.damoncastillo.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Key Frame Audio , &lt;a href='https://keyframeaudio.com/'&gt;https://keyframeaudio.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text Evan was expecting cultural differences when he first moved to China in the early 2000's but he wasn't ready for the nuances of dog culture. Here's a clip from our conversation about pet adoptions, status pets and more from 2018, when we both lived in Shanghai, China.  Full episode:  https://geopatsabroad.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/13164575-what-was-dog-culture-shock-like-for-this-american-in-china ----------------------------------------------   Traveling Mailbo...

Dog culture and class in China (replay clip)

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2039972/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Culture shock both positive and negative can feel odd, disorienting. Xing, an international student who studied in Edinburgh, Scotland more than a decade ago, described his experience as a &quot;Game of Edinburgh&quot; with different seasons. Here&apos;s a clip from the full conversation I had with Xing in 2018 about that game. Full episode: <a href='https://geopats.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201564-what-was-it-like-to-move-from-china-to-scotland-for-this-writer'>https://geopats.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201564-what-was-it-like-to-move-from-china-to-scotland-for-this-writer</a>Traveling Mailbox:&nbsp;<a href="https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422">https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</a>Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I&apos;ll get a small commission. 🔥 Traveling Mailbox: scan/forward postal service for Americans. It&apos;s saved me time, money and headaches. <a href='https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422'>https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</a> 🔥Chase Sapphire Credit Card: annual fee, NO currency conversion fee. Used this in many countries globally. <a href='https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38'>https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38</a> 🔥 Stackry: Shop in the U.S. and have the items shipped internationally. <a href='https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738'>https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738</a> -------------------- 🤸🏽Music from Damon Castillo: <a href='https://www.damoncastillo.com/'>https://www.damoncastillo.com/</a> and Key Frame Audio , <a href='https://keyframeaudio.com/'>https://keyframeaudio.com/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2039972/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Culture shock both positive and negative can feel odd, disorienting. Xing, an international student who studied in Edinburgh, Scotland more than a decade ago, described his experience as a &amp;quot;Game of Edinburgh&amp;quot; with different seasons. Here&amp;apos;s a clip from the full conversation I had with Xing in 2018 about that game. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Full episode: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://geopats.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201564-what-was-it-like-to-move-from-china-to-scotland-for-this-writer'&gt;https://geopats.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201564-what-was-it-like-to-move-from-china-to-scotland-for-this-writer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Traveling Mailbox:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422"&gt;https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I&amp;apos;ll get a small commission.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;🔥 Traveling Mailbox: scan/forward postal service for Americans. It&amp;apos;s saved me time, money and headaches. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422'&gt;https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; 🔥Chase Sapphire Credit Card: annual fee, NO currency conversion fee. Used this in many countries globally. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38'&gt;https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; 🔥 Stackry: Shop in the U.S. and have the items shipped internationally. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738'&gt;https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;--------------------&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;🤸🏽Music from&lt;br/&gt;Damon Castillo: &lt;a href='https://www.damoncastillo.com/'&gt;https://www.damoncastillo.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;and &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Key Frame Audio , &lt;a href='https://keyframeaudio.com/'&gt;https://keyframeaudio.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us a text Culture shock both positive and negative can feel odd, disorienting. Xing, an international student who studied in Edinburgh, Scotland more than a decade ago, described his experience as a "Game of Edinburgh" with different seasons. Here's a clip from the full conversation I had with Xing in 2018 about that game.  Full episode:  https://geopats.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201564-what-was-it-like-to-move-from-china-to-scotland-for-this-writer Traveling Mailbox:&n...

Chinese International Student Found A Home in Edinburgh, Scotland (replay clip)

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2039972/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Here&apos;s a clip from Evan&apos;s experience teaching English in Korea in the early 2000&apos;s. Full episode: <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201567'>https://www.buzzsprout.com/2039972/episodes/11201567</a>Traveling Mailbox:&nbsp;<a href="https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422">https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</a>Top 3 services that have help me while living in different countries: Affiliate links so I&apos;ll get a small commission. 🔥 Traveling Mailbox: scan/forward postal service for Americans. It&apos;s saved me time, money and headaches. <a href='https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422'>https://travelingmailbox.com/?ref=3422</a> 🔥Chase Sapphire Credit Card: annual fee, NO currency conversion fee. Used this in many countries globally. <a href='https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38'>https://www.referyourchasecard.com/19Q/MDNYO68N38</a> 🔥 Stackry: Shop in the U.S. and have the items shipped internationally. <a href='https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738'>https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7118738</a> -------------------- 🤸🏽Music from Damon Castillo: <a href='https://www.damoncastillo.com/'>https://www.damoncastillo.com/</a> and Key Frame Audio , <a href='https://keyframeaudio.com/'>https://keyframeaudio.com/</a>

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What should you do when you don't get paid for your English language job? (replay clip)

Join me, Stephanie Fuccio, someone who has lived abroad for 20+ years, to explore nuances of expats, internationals, geopats and others who are a few steps after starting off abroad around the world. Through candid identity abroad conversations with fellow internationals sometimes well into their overseas life and sometimes even knee deep in reverse culture shock back home, we explore what keeps us grounded once we've got one foot here and there culturally. Beyond culture shock, we look at the books, online communities, language moments and more that help us feel good even on wonky days.&nbsp;

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