http://pocketcultures.com the world in your pocket Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:21:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/19/its-all-gone-pear-shaped-british-terms-used-in-us-english/ http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/19/its-all-gone-pear-shaped-british-terms-used-in-us-english/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:50 +0000 sean http://pocketcultures.com/?p=20249 You can read a lot of writing lamenting the influx of Americanisms into UK English. “Can I get a…” (instead of “could I have,” or “may I have,”), “sure” (instead of “of course”), “movie” (instead of “film”). American media is consumed globally, and is probably exported more than any other [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/19/its-all-gone-pear-shaped-british-terms-used-in-us-english/feed/ 0 http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/18/from-our-contributors-week-of-june-17-2013/ http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/18/from-our-contributors-week-of-june-17-2013/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:02:54 +0000 Ana http://pocketcultures.com/?p=20245 PocketCultures brings you some reading material written by our own contributors on their personal blogs. Happy reading! Mike, our contributor from Japan, published a photo taken at the house of a priestess in Itoman Okinawa Ski, our contributor from Hong Kong, wrote a post about the medicinal uses of snakes [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/18/from-our-contributors-week-of-june-17-2013/feed/ 0 http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/16/picture-postcards-reading-the-newspaper-in-india/ http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/16/picture-postcards-reading-the-newspaper-in-india/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:38:25 +0000 marie http://pocketcultures.com/?p=20255 Today’s literacy-related photo was sent in by our contributor in India, Anu. She says: I clicked this one at a wedding I attended recently. the kid in the centre is my son and next to him are two of his cousins. and the one reading over their shoulder is a [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/16/picture-postcards-reading-the-newspaper-in-india/feed/ 0 http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/14/historic-plaza-de-mayo/ http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/14/historic-plaza-de-mayo/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:46:22 +0000 Ana http://pocketcultures.com/?p=19717 Due to its strategic location, Plaza de Mayo has been the focal point of Argentinean political life from early on. The plaza is surrounded by the presidential palace (Casa Rosada, or Pink House), the historic Cabildo (town hall), the headquarters of Nación Bank, ministerial buildings, the cathedral, the secret service [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/14/historic-plaza-de-mayo/feed/ 0 http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/13/meet-kateryna-who-started-her-own-business-from-scratch-in-turkey/ http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/13/meet-kateryna-who-started-her-own-business-from-scratch-in-turkey/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:10:41 +0000 simona http://pocketcultures.com/?p=20200 The latest in our local business interview series is Kateryna, who moved from her home in Ukraine to be with her Turkish husband. She built a business which uses her knowledge of the Russian market to connect local Turkish manufacturers with new customers, and here she tells us how she [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/13/meet-kateryna-who-started-her-own-business-from-scratch-in-turkey/feed/ 0 http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/11/reading-your-way-round-the-world/ http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/11/reading-your-way-round-the-world/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:21:54 +0000 Ana http://pocketcultures.com/?p=20193 Ann Morgan is a published freelance writer and sub-editor. Among her works is a special project she carried out inspired by the 2012 London Olympics. In a nutshell, Ann set out to read one book from each of the 196 UN-recognized countries. Quite simple, right? Wrong! As Ann found out, [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/11/reading-your-way-round-the-world/feed/ 3 http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/10/picture-postcards-a-room-of-books/ http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/10/picture-postcards-a-room-of-books/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:56:24 +0000 marie http://pocketcultures.com/?p=20216 This photo is by Loozerboy on Flickr and was snapped in Toronto, Canada. I can just imagine a cozy chair inside to sit and read, can’t you? More: A reading room at Ana’s house The oldest public library in Paris The children’s cultural book section in an Auckland library]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/10/picture-postcards-a-room-of-books/feed/ 0 http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/06/zuwaina-sharing-omans-seafaring-traditions/ http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/06/zuwaina-sharing-omans-seafaring-traditions/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:54:40 +0000 Lucy http://pocketcultures.com/?p=20175 Please tell us a bit about yourself I am a qualified accounting technician working during the day as an Investment Analyst for Fund For Development of Youth Projects. It’s a company that has helped me enhance my skills on projects and encouraged me to be my own boss. In the [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/06/zuwaina-sharing-omans-seafaring-traditions/feed/ 0 http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/05/buenos-aires-comic-lane/ http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/05/buenos-aires-comic-lane/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:52:44 +0000 Ana http://pocketcultures.com/?p=19646 Comic Lane is the latest addition to the urban landscape of the city of Buenos Aires. The local council decided to celebrate iconic characters that have delighted many generations of Argentineans by placing colourful fiberglass sculptures in the neighbourhood of San Telmo, mainly along Defensa, Balcarce and Chile streets. The [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/05/buenos-aires-comic-lane/feed/ 0 http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/02/picture-postcards-reading-room-at-anas-house/ http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/02/picture-postcards-reading-room-at-anas-house/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:19:52 +0000 marie http://pocketcultures.com/?p=20159 Today’s reading and literacy related photo comes to us from our Contributing Editor, Ana, who is letting us have a peek into her own house. Looks like a great reading spot, Ana! More: Children’s Cultural Book Section in an Auckland Library A Chalkboard in Kazakhstan The Oldest Library in Paris]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2013/06/02/picture-postcards-reading-room-at-anas-house/feed/ 2