for now, when we say they're never giving up every weekend on dw the the journey is its own reward. we take you on a mis stalins or train ride to the spanish island of my orca. what do people in the country of georgia like to eat? we show you one of their most popular dishes and what a story telling have to do with design well, find out from a successful african designer in london. all this 10 more coming up on your own max, [000:00:00;00]

the, the life of more so lilo from poland is like walking a tightrope. during the day he works as a window cleaner at night. as a drag queen, we met up with lilo, a k, a liter petite, to hear about life as a queer entertainer in poland and berlin. to noon she discovered that even when i was little i knew i was different, especially because i didn't meet the standards of masculinity in there. and when i was 7 or 8 years old, i asked myself, why aren't there any fairy tales about princes and princes, or princesses and princesses? and why is that just one option? hadn't we met up with marcell lilo and paused down in poland. the city is said to

be queer, friendly, marcell defines himself as non finer, right? so neither exclusively masculine or feminine, and accept the range of pronouns on that, on the she and he, him, her, they don't really care how someone addresses me as long as the person is speaking to me and i get it by, you know, that's what's most important right, the company's name as being said, for the past 3 years, marcel has been working at lofty heights as an industrial window washer. before that, he was working on stage as a drag queen. when theaters closed during the corona pandemic, marceau looked for a new job and found one on high with the best fuse in the city. if that's too bad, i'm happier. let's move in, but i dream of spending more time on stage. rather than hanging on roads. they need to be sure it's, even though the job really gives me a great deal of financial freedom. yeah. the last couple of years. i'm no longer dependent on sponsors and don't need to prove i really can thing and that i am

great enough to have that we should be of arch. marcel grew up in a small town in south western poland. he comes from a family of devout catholics and his father had difficulty understanding his homosexuality, the latest sick division, simple such that my parents wanted me to have conversion therapy. tag me. that was supposed to cure me of homosexuality in the boy. i think i was 19 yeah mm. the e number of the same people horrified the there were no talks with me or a psychologist has them know they just went straight to the priest as a more prescriptions or even as a child. marcel was fascinated by all things feminine. he felt drawn to it, close colors and glitter. and then i wanted to have all these them in an attribute. well that's why i always felt close to them me. i loved the dressing up even as

a child. i didn't know back then that it was dragged out. the marcell, aka lynn need to pity things about queer existence for the l. g. b t q. music project broke. i told her donna, or glittering, ladies and lily to appears as a drag artist at the little come stonewall. be safe space for the queer scene and post on the lily to has found in one of only 4 drag collectives in poland. it's called the house of utopia said i'd say the hierarchy is such that i'm like the mother because i've got solid support and contacts and lots of performance. and i can use those to open the scene for others. and i'm really to, is planning to appear on stage in berlin with her so called daughter iraq from the dr. collective. but before taking to the stage,

they check in the sites and meet up with another drag queen mondo to cuz that's got the as free as life appears in berlin. there is discrimination here too. as a rule, not to takes a taxi home after a long night as the m. c of the show at monsters, karaoke, a bar and one of the hip for suburbs of berlin. levita and ira appear at the club as well. because we have a very different life and there's a whole lot. 6 the audience is cheering them on, and louisa and ira are happy with their performances. i'm in love, it's great. yeah, yeah, you soon? i'm touched, but thinking about it as well. when i hear the crowd's reaction in berlin and their appreciation. and then it feels as if my place is here,

newton does. i really like to come back again and again. after there we can trip. it's clearer than ever to the polish drag queens, that berlin is a magnet for queer people. and l g b t q writes are worth fighting for not just here, but everywhere. the is there any truth typically stays about germans? for example, it said that they are very direct and not so subtle when giving their opinions. dw reporter joseph gunter is our token german who has set out to unveil the truth. sherman, the end of punctuality, border and politeness. put in i. well, that wasn't entirely honest, was it? what do you want? i am, you're a natural man. you like a german conscious and politeness isn't always one of all astray, but you can rely on us to be honest and direct. oh yeah you think so? yes,

absolutely. we are always 100 percent on this. we say something that will hurt someone even then. okay, then let's examine the famous german birch you off on this to how on this and direct we term is really in every day live. and how bright does my in a german chime for the doesn't taste good really. how else? because everything was great. thank you. mm hm. had other food was good. you have to tell. oh, that's the only way they can improve. no, that's true. nonsense. you know how the german saying goes at least you get them name and honestly, is the best policy. just tell it wasn't that good. me well it was just

a bit too salty, sorry to hear that i will get it back to the kitchen. and yes, it's true. a lot of people in restaurants actually say if they don't like the food is generally seen as a way to help us to improve. there's also a secret if you catch who, if you put you've had too many down at 20 to 8, it means you didn't like your food, but only a few people will direct on his team can sometimes heard of it. but of course, we're not ruthlessly owing us all the time, according to one serve, a more than half of german slight every day. in fact, on average, germans lie more than 6 times per day. the in tennessee for so not lee, what are you doing? yeah, we sent me something on german virtues, but how do i get doing?

he did ask that to to be on this not. not so good luck is stressful. and um, my dog is sick. i just found that late might pop it on me with my friends pool when it comes to relationships. germans don't take honest to very serious be around a 3rd have cheated on the park. no, no, i'm so what we we ended up happened last week. but you know what, the same problem quote says it, german pro for lies 5th short legs. it means lies. don't last long before you catch them. i guess what we breaking up sir, shows in, you know, never to ask a german how they doing. they go on forever. yes, i know, but i haven't seen it for so long, and i really didn't expect that. durham is always given on his hands and no matter how long it takes, you should know that i'm so sorry, but i have to head off hope that's okay. um i will let you know. okay,

but i have to get going now. k by the sofa, the german 3 she of directness has held true. if you are something you will get an honest answer whether you like it or not. yeah, i told you so. and it's the same at work. yeah. but i would say we're a little it so right there you is. c 12. how's it going? well, i'm still waiting on a document from my colleague, nick. then just sent him an email. okay. here. hope you're doing well and having a stressful day can i ask you kindly if you could think of that stuff, what are you writing there in a you know, it doesn't work like that. get rid of all the fresh. just ask when it's ready,

cause it should have been ready by now, but that's root. no, it's not rude. it's efficient in direct, right? this d or nick, you should have sent the document 15 minutes ago. 2 so why haven't got it yet, and when will you send it? send this, do you really want me to write that? yes. okay, just say so. he said, okay, you were right. so then we have the german honesty in directory is really do exist and i'm definitely guilty of it. and it's not considered rude to your rental for many of the spanish island of my york is the european destination for sea and sun. but it also has other treasures for travelers. especially for those who want to make their way from the capital palmer to the central town of so yeah, my jenny begins and palmer,

the capital of me. ok with the train has its very own station. you want to ride the train spontaneously, you can only buy tickets from the book so. so to avoid saying was biased. here's my pump to reserve us to get online up to 7 days before departure because the train can get busy and no ticket, no train. everything looks like its been frozen in time. the line has been in operation for over 100 years and runs on narrow gauge railway tracks. the more on that later many trained carriages, if in, in service since the line began operating in 19 the i bought a return ticket to 32 years. there are only very few railway lines on the spanish islands with me. okay. and this one is particularly beautiful. the views are spectacular. the on the right

the the big getting from one carriage to the next can be a bit challenging the

on route to so you the rarely passes the teen tunnels and snakes around many the type bends. the narrow gauge train handles them easily, allowing it to make steepest sense and a short distance, the train climes 200 meters. we can afford to catch a glimpse for you. did you know that the valley of so yeah, is also called the valley of gold. and so yeah, is actually derived from the arabic wood. for golden valley is not exactly known why the arts cold, so yeah. so yeah, but it said that they are inspired by the color of olive oil and oranges, olives and oranges have been cultivated here for over a 1000 years. to say that the time on tennis mountain range is listed as a unesco world heritage site because this mountainous terrain offers fruit trees, extra protection to olives and oranges growing. he said to be especially error message. i really need to try some late to

the an hour later we pull into so yeah, train station the well, that was a really nice train right. in town you can still get a sense of the wealth punched generated by the regions trade in citrus street, the orange juice made as well famous. so yeah, the wow,

that is something the, the town also goes to street cause it looks like a miniature version of the twin this. so yet i'm hoping a board to ride to port this. so you had some 5 kilometers away. back in the day, the street car was also used to transport oranges to port from where they were shipped out to the well the that is then you in meetings these days, tourists and locals take the street car to relax by the sea side. the my trip on the vin, this so yeah, was honestly full of it. i could have expected isn't enough to be on an antique

train and then an awful noon exploring the small plane. so yeah. and then a little bit to help you throw away in this beautiful spot. thing was the down at the port. well, in all it was one. you're stands for diversity and this is reflected partly in the cuisine. every country has its own specialties. what the tines called pizza, the people of george, i call cock support. it's similar with dough and cheese, but we find out what sets it apart from the rest. the who needs pizza when the georgians have catch up for a culture poor. he is one of george's national dishes and people are proud of it. but what makes it so special? we asked people around the capital tbilisi to find out how jump moving culture. florida is just the best. is that evidence? it's a really, it's very tasty and every george and if they're real,

georgians loves catch reporting. you know, every region in georgia has its own variation on the day. we'll tell you why later . today we'll show you catch up for a guardian style. this bakery and the georgia and capital tbilisi specializes in catch reporting, picks up a heads up for the day, and then we should catch repore as part of the georgia dna. the ball. she'll be that me. when i was a child, i used to make catch employee with my mother, and it's a very essential memory to meet and shim of that. and that's why we had him told him just a few ingredients go into a catch reporting flower, yeast, salt water and of course cheap. and that has to be georgia to make the treat a jury in style. and you also need to add an egg and a piece of butter. first of the flour and water for mixed with it's we add east and we start making the dough. the,

the, somebody don't move to throw groups that the, you know, that the go is ready when it starts being shining. this helps and i'm sure that means the glue has done a real job for me. is that up? it's just uh, the most entity mine is it up even though it was somebody else. then that can take awhile as high. so it's when it looks like this, the go isn't ready yet. the after that, the doe has to rise for 30 minutes time to stoke the wood fired up in the after half an hour. the ball of dough is shaped into a flat bread, the number with us that she now we put the cheese inside and spread it with a spoon. there she the cell phone,

i mean. so then we're going to fold it into the famous catch up hurry and shake with that because we full the corners, have done it and stick the corners together. that's so it has the shape of a boat. it's important to use equal amounts of cheese and joe, for the catch referring. the cheese is made from 2 different types of georgia in house male. once it's all put together, the low fills into the oven for 15 minutes. while we're waiting, we try to find out about the other types of cuts reporting. researchers have discovered that there are 47 of them in the reading style is round a flat and has cheese on top. it really looks like a pizza. altima has several layers like amazon. yeah, each one is typical for a region. it's one level, it's got to look at that. that's why we georgians are so proud of it too much to live in some regions. there might be only one kilometer between different villages based give them and still the tradition and then go, seems different goes 5. well, it sounds that it will that,

that needs to be sure it has to do with our history about and you must to what i told folks on the the route george in history. we were separated and were united again to shane about. communication was not good, so the traditions and ingredients didn't mix because it's one to 2 to unit. 15 minutes have gone by and the country reporting is almost done. now the bag and the piece of butter go on top. but how do you need it? so it's, we take the fork and knife stuff and then put them aside. i'm going to instead you rip off a piece of the bread from the edge and use it to stir the egg and the butter way liquid mix it with the cheese and a cheese. when you use the piece of bread as a fork, the whether it's for a snack or as a side to a hearty meat dish,

the people in georgia loved their catch reporting and eat it at any time of day and nearly any place african design or effect shown ok has found a nice in the interior, the core market, chicken lines, home textiles and accessories with west african elements. under the slogan, bringing color to life, we got a closer look at her designs in her adopted home of london. the making life more colorful is what london designer isa. she'll not get his set out to do. and she takes an approach all her own pass. it got to be in my court. everything that i am is reflected in these designs, and it's such a great feeling that people respond positively to it. especially when i get launched her 1st collection in 2010 and scored an immediate hit, renounce stores carried her luxurious home textiles and accessories. now,

for designs are available world wide recent achievements include collaborations with so home, the home furnishing line of exclusive clubs, so house hotel and luxury design or bathroom maker. c. p heart division, i guess, studied journalism and fell into design more or less by accidents that couldn't find the designs that i wanted. so i felt like why don't i designed it myself because in my head, i knew exactly what i wanted. he's not embarked on her creative journey in fryeburg, in southern germany, where she grew up, the daughter of nigerian parents. her father is an art historian, her mother, a pediatrician, travel, and visits to museums developed her interest in art and design. that was really from an early age, interested in interior design and in tex 1000 patton's, obviously west africa and the west african narrative of west african bay of life is for me at the cool of my walk. but it's also a structured, very organized,

which is, i think it's a german elements which come into that. and i think the combination of these 2 elements and mix it, i think so bus a tile. one of her inspirations is nigerian boutique and textile artist, chief new k davies, oakland dia, both or ethnic you're about a west african ethnic group with a highly rich culture. this includes the typical id or a fabrics made using indigo di techniques. these are also reflected in each of us designs. i mean, i'm not designing traditional african tech styles, but i'm trying to tell a story of, of my tech styles. i think that my doing the mystic background comes in as well. the designer tell stories from her life and her creations. she draws inspiration from experience that she's had along the way. she doesn't tell these stories and words go through colors and shapes starting with a kind of but i'm in the idea else and take pictures of everything that inspires me

. things that i see maybe uh, embroidery on a dress. so anything, once i'm happy with the design, then re enter, use the colors that i chose before and to that design. eva has no doubt that she's found her true colleagues, that everything she's done and has experienced over the years for childhood, for background. her experiences as a tv producer and fashion journalist has let her right to where she is. now. this is more than a business. this is like an extension of myself. and i think the self love and the self expression and sharing this obviously with other people sharing this with the wells and i'm seeing depreciation and the last that i'm getting really gives me go ahead and gets me out of that. everyday story telling is as old as human kind, but how we tell stories varies the social nike tells them through her african

inspired designs. and with that, we wrap up another edition of your romantics. we hope you enjoyed the show. be sure to follow us on social media for more culture and lifestyle stories from europe. thanks for tuning in and join us again. next week, i would say the same, the, [000:00:00;00]

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