Today's episode takes us into the German-speaking world, and the broader question of "how does language, culture and society impact our multipotentialite identity?"
We default to English primarily in the Puttyverse, including in this podcast, which means not only do we not speak in other languages but we forget about the cultural and societal implications that we're missing.
Flo and special guest Friederike talk about their upbringing, in Austria and Berlin respectively, and how German speakers come to understand and perceive multipotentiality.
It may or may not come as a shock that the German-speaking world does not easily accomodate multiple career paths and varied vocations. Kids are now being encouraged to choose their profession at 14 years old! And there is simply no equivalent word to "multipotentialite" in German, although perhaps we can invent one! Tune in for this fascinating window into Leben auf Deutsch (in English, for our benefit!)