I don’t know about you but one thing that drives me crazy in Germany is the TV. Or more precisely the dubbing. In Nordic countries we do not dub, but watch the programs in their original language with subtitles.

I am not fluent enough to follow the German TV. Therefore I do not have a clue about current discussion topics for the average German. My knowledge of local news is close to zero, I’m afraid.

What I try to follow are some veeeery light programs. My favorite is “Slag den Raab”, a game show without a heavy discussion. The music shows are also easy to follow. At leat I try something!

We have about 40 channels in our household. The TV is usually turned on BBC or such English-speaking channel. I just cannot bear to watch some popular international shows in German. Let me ensure you, “Sex and the City” was a pure nightmare in German. Carrie just does not sound like that originally!

So TV is out of a question in my freetime. What we do is rent plenty of DVD’s nowadays. Fortunately usually the original tone is automatically included there. Thank heavens for DVD’s.