Lukas shows Cari, Pia and Lisa around his favorite spots in Essen, located in famous Ruhr region, also called Ruhrpott*. BONUS MATERIAL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsdnZUflKRw --- ► BECOME A PATRON OF EASY GERMAN: www.patreon.com/easygerman ► SUBSCRIBE TO EASY GERMAN: goo.gl/sdP9nz ► FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/easygermanvideos ► CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: www.easygerman.org/ ► EASY GERMAN SHOP: www.shop.spreadshirt.com/easygerman ► PRODUCED IN COOPERATION WITH: www.theglobalexperience.org Easy German/ Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced in local languages and contain subtitles in both the original language as well as in English. --- Hosts of this episode: Lukas Groß, Carina Schmid, Pia Lenz und Lisa Merker Camera and edit: Janusz Hamerski Translation: Big thanks to Virgina Palmer-Füchsel and her class! *This is the local nickname for the heavily populated Ruhr Valley. It refers not only to the river, but to a smelting pot which is associated with the coal and steel industry that used to dominate this region, as well as the cultural melting pot it has become.