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"Lifeswap" is a series of short animations that illustrate the adventures and misadventures of two young men, Jörg, 27, from Münster, Germany and Duncan, 27, from Wellington, New Zealand. Sensing the onslaught of their respective quarter life crises, they have found each other’s profiles on www.lifeswap.net, spontaneously bought plane tickets and are now signed up to live each other’s lives for one year. We witness their delights, frustrations and misunderstandings as they discover the idiosyncrasies of life in the other’s culture through the lens of their own.

The framing device for every episode is a monthly Skype conversation between Duncan and Jörg featuring flashbacks to memorable moments since they last spoke, like the day Duncan was told by Jörg’s flatmate that he must sit to pee and the shock Jörg received when he learnt that he should call his bank manager “Dave”.

"Lifeswap" is a meeting point for Kiwis, Germans and their friends - for anyone who has ever said quietly to him or herself: "That is so German" or "Typisch neuseeländisch!" It is the celebration of a cultural exchange we could fondly refer to as “the dance between the jandal and the Birkenstock."

18 comments:

  1. Pppt4 July 2013 at 07:30

    This is fabulous! I can't wait to see the results. We just had a holiday with a German friend and the bathroom practices conversation came up. Nice work! Tara

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  2. Anonymous6 June 2014 at 23:27

    Brilliant, can't stop laughing , love it keep it coming :-))

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  3. Anonymous10 June 2014 at 01:27

    this is great!

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  4. Anonymous2 November 2014 at 08:32

    This is absolutely spot on. You guys are nailing it!

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  5. Unknown16 October 2015 at 02:35

    You did really great job, you made me laughing!!! Hope you will make some new episodes! Cheers Martin from Te Anau (originally Czech)

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  7. Matthew Calvert6 December 2016 at 12:29

    My wife and I are New Zealanders currently living in Saarbrücken, and we've found your videos absolutely brilliant! You've done such a good job of pointing out the differences between German and Kiwi culture :) We watched some with an American friend, who has now shown them to his English class, so you're getting exposure over here in Saarland, too! Keep up the great work!

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  8. Anonymous9 January 2017 at 12:06

    Such fantastic videos! I am from New Zealand and have recently moved to Germany to be with my German boyfriend. The two of us met whilst travelling in Bali. We have watched the lifeswap videos multiple times, and have thoroughly enjoyed each one! They capture beautifully some of the quirky differences that our cultures bring into our relationship. Awesome work. Would love to watch more of your videos in the future!

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    These are fantastic, and I can watch them again and again. I assign them to my German learners for discussion about cultural differences. I hope that there will be more episodes in the future!
    Even after the 4th or 5th viewing, I find myself chuckling.

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