Hot Dry Noodles 热干面的碎碎念

Mar 23 2025 24 ep. 81 mins
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This is Hot Dry Noodles, a podcast where I, a Chinese living and working in Germany since 2013, share personal stories and experiences with my friends.

Here, we have honest, no-pretense conversations about work, life, and growth, embracing both the highs and lows.

I hope whatever we talk about and learn along the way might inspire people when they need it, even just one person.

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EP24: "Did you come here to die?! No, I came here yesterday!" - A classic joke of 19 years from an Australian female truck driver

Mar 23 2025 75 mins  
By the time I've finished editing and publishing this episode, Carolyn has been on her 4-month world cruise trip for almost 3 months already. She was my English teacher in an after-school program for half a year, when I was in high school back in the day. Almost 2 decades have passed, and I'm still amazed by the fact that we're still in touch and have met multiple times in both C

EP23: "Ich habe mein eigenes Geld in China und brauche keine Sugar Mommy mehr!"

Feb 07 2025 67 mins  
We've known Christian and Mei for quite a few years so far, and in summer 2024, they finally had their wedding in China after a few postponements. This is our first episode in German, and Christian shares with us his experience of being a foreigner in China, why he decided to learn Chinese and go to China among all choices available in the first place, and what he thinks of some s

EP22: 加拿大一年有感之体力活也不能拯救社畜人生，而且我再也不要扒菜了！

Dec 21 2024 100 mins  
其实已经计划了好久要录这一期节目，这次终于得以实现！ Levi是我上一家公司的前同事。在德国待了12年之后，她在2023年底只身一人去了加拿大魁北克，在当地体验了一年左右的不同人生和经历。今天这一集，晶姐，Levi还有我三个人一起来听她的经历，所感和所想。 大家聊的真的很开心

EP21: 聊聊这些年我们在德国职场踩过的那些坑 & The importance of taking criticism seriously but not personally

Sep 01 2024 126 mins  
在这一集里，晶姐和我共同回顾并分享了我们这些年各自在德国职场上所经历的得与失，以及我们各自学习到的教训和个人收获。 希望我们的分享能够帮助到曾经或者现在正在经历低谷的朋友们。 赠人玫瑰，手留余香。 祝我们大家都有美好的未来！ Music source: https://pixabay.com/Podcast Ja

EP20: From integration to Inside Out 2 - You're each one of your emotions, you're all of your emotions

Jun 28 2024 77 mins  
We travelled to the north of Germany this past weekend to visit Nelli, during which we spontaneously talked about our personal experiences of integration in Germany as individuals. And we also spontaneously decided to watch the new movie "Inside Out 2", which resonated with us and unexpectedly brought us to tears, especially considering Paul and I didn't even watch the first one.

EP19: 会做事很重要，但是会做人更重要。在德国也是如此。

Jun 20 2024 65 mins  
In this episode, Fei joined me to share our experiences of working in Germany. As usual, we had no script, and it was surprising to see that we both reached the same conclusion: these days, except for a few highly specialized roles, it's increasingly important not only to be a good technical or professional fit but also to be a great cultural fit. Sometimes, the latter even outwei

EP18: 接受孤独，理解孤独，拥抱孤独 - 学会与自己做朋友

Feb 25 2024 101 mins  
In today's episode, we explore the intricate dynamics of friendship and the often overlooked relationship we have with ourselves. Joined by Mei and Jing (Vivienne), we navigate the complexities of friendship through different stages of our lives, particularly as Chinese living in Germany. We've all had our own fair share of moments of solitude, where we've had to learn to spend ti

EP17: Don't let anyone put you in a box, or any box - inspired by Barbie

Jan 15 2024 99 mins  
We've been binge-watching the Apple TV show Slow Horses lately, and before we realize it, we've been imitating to speak with a "British accent" with each other at home. And that's the trigger of this episode. On social media, I've noticed some trolls and comments bashing other people for not speaking a foreign language "like a native speaker", "native speakers will never use terms

EP16: East or west, confidence from within is the best & Love for CoCo Lee

Dec 17 2023 108 mins  
So, following the previous trip in September, I had the chance to fly back to my hometown in China again at the end of November. Well, this time, it was a very smooth ride, because I was able to pick up where things left off! That literally set everybody in the best mood possible. I took my mom to Shanghai as well. It was her first time there, and I'm really glad that she had a bl

EP15: Everybody's darling is everybody's a**hole. How far would you go to stay true to yourself?

Oct 08 2023 104 mins  
Another episode in one week! :D Today, this episode was recorded remotely with Nelli who just got married and started with her new job. Congratulations Nelli! We're so happy for you! <3 The title of this episode stemmed from a quote Nelli shared with me during the conversation: "At work, everybody's darling is everybody's a**hole", with which, we entered a talk about our jobs.