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Did you ever wonder where the Rolling Stones got their name from? Peter did and asked Roger about it. Roger suspects it\'s derived from an English language expression, which he explains to Peter. That explanation leads to a discussion about how much of a culture\'s value system is reflected in its language, expressions and proverbs.

Last time we dealt with culturally specific concepts that do not easily translate, because they are missing their counterparts in other languages. This time our two hosts find a bunch of peculiar things in the American school system, that don\'t exist in Germany and - to some extent - are also foreign to Brits.

When Peter arrives late for the recording of this episode he has a very good excuse: He was looking for a word. A word that doesn\'t exist. You wonder how that\'s possible and why Peter still made it for the recording? Well, Roger saves him some of the trouble. Listen in now...