EP9: Growing up between the US and Germany feat. Jay Samuelz

What's it like to grow up in both Germany and the USA? That's what we talked about with this week's guest Jay Samuelz, a successful Youtuber, filmmaker, and musician based in Berlin. Since he is half American and half German and moved back and forth between the two countries several times growing up, we were curious to find out what it's like to switch between the school systems, what role the two languages play in his everyday life, what his experiences with racism have been, and much more. We hope you guys enjoy the conversation as much as we did! :) 0:00 Intro | 6:58 Background Story | 12:32 Switching between school systems | 16:58 Cursing in the US vs. Germany | 19:21 Disciplining children | 21:20 Differences at school (Which is system is harder?) | 27:27 Adjusting to a new culture/Culture Shocks | 31:14 Missing out on pop culture | 33:33 Switching between languages | 41:51 Experiences with stereotypes | 48:38 Race in the US | 52:16 Experiences with racism in GER & US [German section w/ subtitles] | 59:58 Culture clashes within the family | 01:06:52 What do you miss from the US? | 01:08:52 Accents | 01:14:46 Jay’s content | 01:16:32 Outro Check out Jay's content: • Jay & Arya YouTube channel • Among Us Short Film [English] • Jay & Arya - Podcast [some English episodes] • Jay Samuelz Music • @jaysamuelz on Instagram/Twitter/TikTok You listen to this podcast/watch it on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Podbean, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio! Follow us on Instagram▸instagram.com/understandingtrainstation • Support us on Patreon▸patreon.com/understandingtrainstation • Buy us a coffee▸buymeacoffee.com/utspodcast • Email us▸[email protected] • Website▸understandingtrainstation.com Check out all the videos with Josh and Feli on the "Feli from Germany" YouTube channel▸https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvcmNAGhcEEMm1zpbbFcz41YALTd2eAed --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/understandingtrainstation/support