Blorecast Episode 10 - The Shopping - Podcast for English Learners

When I first arrived in Slovakia back in 1998, “doing the shopping” meant visiting three or four different little shops — Potraviny Narcis for basics, Coop Jednota for salami and coffee, and Vrchovina for a litre of Cappy juice.Twenty-five years later, things look a little different. In this episode, I take a nostalgic (and slightly caffeinated) trip from those early shopping days in Humenné to Košice's supermarkets today.Along the way, I talk about how grocery shopping has changed, what British immigrant's like me still bring home in our suitcases (tea and biscuits, of course), and why I think Lidl’s new “quiet hour” for autistic shoppers is one of the best ideas I’ve seen in Slovakia.🔗 https://www.noviny.sk/slovensko/1119735-slovensky-retazec-zavadza-tichu-hodinku-ludia-s-autizmom-budu-moct-nakupovat-bez-hudby🎧 Listen for reflections on food, memory, and culture — and stick around to hear about my new side project More Blore, where British and Slovak foods go head-to-head in a series called Food Fight!⸻🎧 Listen: https://feeds.captivate.fm/blorecast/https://open.spotify.com/show/0kHQShCL2BG10TD20ILDNbhttps://podcasts.apple.com/sk/podcast/the-blorecast/id1837288694📺 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/@bloresk📌 Find out more at: https://blore.sk/📧 Contact: [email protected]👍 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blore.sk⸻🌍 About the BlorecastThe Blorecast is a podcast from The School of Blore in Košice, Slovakia. It’s about life, culture, language, and exams – all served up with a dose of humour and storytelling. Whether you’re learning English, preparing for Cambridge exams, or just curious about life in Slovakia, you’ll find something here.⸻The funky breakbeat drum loop is by Alexander, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: http://www.orangefreesounds.com/vintage-drum-and-organ-beat-87-bpm/Our theme tune is Ode to Joy – Heavy Edition, written specially for us by the most excellent dafteaux: https://youtu.be/rU6nLowrtmE