Welcome to the Dating Beyond Borders Podcast!
I’m Marina, the creator behind the Dating Beyond Borders YouTube channel, where I’ve spent the past 10 years exploring how culture shapes love and connection. Now, I’m bringing that same passion to the podcast world!
Each week, I sit down with guests from around the globe to dive into the ways culture influences relationships, identity, and the way we connect. From dating norms to cross-cultural misunderstandings, no topic is off-limits.
Let’s break down barriers. One culture at a time.
In this snippet, I chat to Sarah who has been living in Argentina for 7 years. (She has since moved back to the US for family reasons). We talk about her biggest culture shocks assimilating into Arge…
This week I chat to Maria Rincon, a professional speaking coach who is also a third culture kid, brought up in a Colombian-Chinese household, having moved to Canada, then Sweden, and married to a Ger…
In this podcast snippet, I chat with Alisa, a Slavic content creator who has made the Netherlands her home. We dive into Dutch lifestyle and mentality, from their rule-and-planning culture, to why co…
This week I sit down with Colby, an American journalist living in Belgium, to talk about what it’s really like dating European men, especially Belgians and the Dutch. We dive into the realities of ga…
This week I sit down with Hendo, from the channel Hendo in Norway, to chat about her experience leaving LA for Oslo. We talk about her biggest reasons for leaving the US, what has been the biggest st…
This week, I talk to Fernanda, a Brazilian sexologist, about how dating, relationships, and sexuality play out in Brazilian culture. Is Brazil really a highly sexualized society—and how does that imp…
I chat to Kaheva, a content creator from South Korea about the Korean dating scene: what does it mean "to cause an accident", "Gold Miss" and why there are so many "old virgins" in Korea.
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Curious about the culture shock Americans face in Denmark? In this episode, I talk to Derek from the Robe Trotting Podcast about the biggest U.S. vs Danish cultural differences — from openness vs sil…
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This week on the podcast, I sit down with Lulu Johnson — author of Dating in Berlin: Tales of Modern Love and Relationships and host of the podcast Dating, Laughter and Disasters.
We dive into the re…
This week, I chat with Annie from the page Ingles With Annie about her journey moving to Europe—first to Spain, then Italy—and her experience dating an Italian man. We dive into cultural differences,…
This week, I chat with Wes from the YouTube channel Where's Wes about why he left the U.S. to start a new life in Poland. We dive into the differences between dating in the U.S. vs. Poland, and why t…
This week, I chat with Derek — an American who moved to Denmark eight years ago and now hosts a podcast where he interviews foreigners and expats about all things Danish.
We dive into Danish culture:…
This week, I sit down with Edward, an American from Tennessee, to talk about the biggest culture shocks he’s experienced since moving to Poland. From communication styles and hospitality to customer …
This week, I chat with Anez from Ranum, a premarital service provider, about the complex world of dating and relationships in Indonesia.
From secret dating and intense family pressures, to meeting her…
In this episode, I chat with Irene, an Argentinian content creator who moved to Sicily. We dive into the Sicilian mentality around relationships, lifestyle priorities, and cultural differences—especi…
In this episode I chat to Julianna, a Brazilian living in Sweden. You might remember her from a recent episode we filmed in Stockholm. Today we're dividing deeper into Swedish social culture, and the…
This week I talk to Matt and Julia, a British-Russian content creator duo who have traveled the world recording videos. Today we're diving into British vs Russian culture: from communication, to cult…
This week I chat with Chloe: Greek-born, Aussie-raised — who made the bold move back to Athens at 30. We dive into all the cultural shocks she's faced since returning: from the Greek mentality to the…
This week, I chat with Ana, a content creator from Valencia, Spain, who's now living in Kansas with her American husband and two kids. We dive into the biggest cultural clashes she's faced—like the c…