Shopping - Texas Style

An episode of the Moving to the United States podcast, hosted by Soho Podcasts, titled "Shopping - Texas Style" was published on February 5, 2019 and runs 21 minutes.

February 5, 2019 ·21m · Moving to the United States

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Summary

Now you can't go to Texas and not buy a cowboy hat. So Sebastian took me to a local store that was brimful of anything a cowboy or cowgirl could ever want... After leaving the shop, and with a cowboy hat on my head, we walked tall on the streets of Georgetown. We went to find out what Georgetown is really like, the different influences that have shaped it, and how it has affected the lifestyle there. Texas is full of surprises and the biggest surprise was discovering the State's German heritage. Sebastian took me to a beer Keller in downtown Austin, where we ate Bratwurst, drank German beer, and talked about how evident the German influence still was in Georgetown. “It makes many Europeans feel at home because there’s a rich European heritage.” -Kevin Turley Time Stamps:0:47 - Visiting a classic Texan shop that sells everything from cowboy hats to boats. 1:49 - The amount of holiday that workers in America receive and how it makes them live for the weekend. 7:12 - The correct etiquette when wearing a cowboy hat. 8:53 - Georgetown, what it’s like and the quality of life there. 10:08 - A look inside an American church. 13:19 - How safe Texas is and the German influence that’s there. 15:54 - Going to a beer Keller and seeing the German heritage that’s still evident in Texas. Resources: Transcript Connect with Kevin Turley: Website Connect with Sebastian Sauerborn: Website

Episode Description

Now you can't go to Texas and not buy a cowboy hat. So Sebastian took me to a local store that was brimful of anything a cowboy or cowgirl could ever want...

After leaving the shop, and with a cowboy hat on my head, we walked tall on the streets of Georgetown. We went to find out what Georgetown is really like, the different influences that have shaped it, and how it has affected the lifestyle there.

Texas is full of surprises and the biggest surprise was discovering the State's German heritage. Sebastian took me to a beer Keller in downtown Austin, where we ate Bratwurst, drank German beer, and talked about how evident the German influence still was in Georgetown.

“It makes many Europeans feel at home because there’s a rich European heritage.”

-Kevin Turley

Time Stamps:
0:47 - Visiting a classic Texan shop that sells everything from cowboy hats to boats.

1:49 - The amount of holiday that workers in America receive and how it makes them live for the weekend.

7:12 - The correct etiquette when wearing a cowboy hat.

8:53 - Georgetown, what it’s like and the quality of life there.

10:08 - A look inside an American church.

13:19 - How safe Texas is and the German influence that’s there.

15:54 - Going to a beer Keller and seeing the German heritage that’s still evident in Texas.

Resources:
Transcript

Connect with Kevin Turley:
Website

Connect with Sebastian Sauerborn:
Website