On the value of exchange and communication—and the amusing consequences of isolation. You’ll laugh a lot, be amazed, and learn what our properly washed yogurt cup—the one we toss into the recycling bin—has to do with China’s quest for superpower status.

Why, for a thousand years, Europe was merely Asia’s backyard in terms of cuisine, culture, and science. Why Arabs, Chinese, Indians, and Indonesians aren’t exactly fond of Europeans—and how “black gold” (pepper) became a panacea for Germans against constipation, erectile dysfunction, and melancholy.

K.K.&K. – An entertaining evening about cultural influences and linguistic blunders. About German sacred cows like coffee and the sofa, which we owe to the Arabs, and philological mishaps like “24/7” and “Ich bin fein damit,” which we owe to the Americans.