My English is not your English ChinaEconomyIndiaLanguagesSingaporeTopics of the WorldUKUSA April 6, 2011 10 Is ‘disorientated’ a word? Ask someone from the USA, and they are likely to say no. But [...]
Picture Postcards: Wedding Cake in the UK CelebrationsFoodTopics of the WorldUK February 14, 2011 3 This week’s image representing love around the world is of a special kind of wedding cake Liz [...]
Picture Postcards: Bonfire night CelebrationsTopics of the WorldUK November 22, 2010 1 This photo of a girl enjoying Bonfire Night on the 5th of November comes to us from [...]
Festivals from around the world ArgentinaCelebrationsJapanPeopleReligionSpainTopics of the WorldUKUSA November 17, 2010 7 This month, we asked our contributors from around the world about festivals in their countries. Read on [...]
I belong to the entire planet, not just one country IndiaPeople of the WorldUK October 21, 2010 Esther grew up in a multicultural family in India and her interest in the world has taken [...]
The best and worst of both worlds Across culturesNigeriaPeople of the WorldUK September 30, 2010 1 Rosemary A. Ajayi is the founder of The 419Positive Project, an interactive documentary project which seeks out [...]
Where’s home if you grow up in two countries? Across culturesCameroonPeople of the WorldTaiwanUKUSA September 23, 2010 2 Wendy Lee grew up in Taiwan and the USA, and has recently completed a Peace Corps assignment [...]
School Days Around the World ArgentinaAustraliaClothingCosta RicaLanguagesMusic, Art & CinemaPeopleReligionRomaniaSpainTopics of the WorldUKUSA September 15, 2010 4 Recently on PocketCultures, we have featured collaborative posts to reflect the varying experiences of our contributors in [...]
Kiss, hug or shake hands? ArgentinaBrazilChinaIndiaLanguagesPeoplePhilippinesRomaniaSingaporeTopics of the WorldUK July 14, 2010 51 This is the first in a new series of collaborative posts, where we explore different social situations [...]
Hot cross buns FoodReligionTopics of the WorldUK April 2, 2010 6 Today is Good Friday and in the UK it’s traditional to eat hot cross buns. We eat [...]
English empanadas and Argentinean bubble and squeak? ArgentinaPeople of the WorldUK March 16, 2010 10 When my husband Sean lived in Buenos Aires – before we got married-, he used to bring [...]
Cross-cultural marriage in the UK and beyond Across culturesIndiaPeople of the WorldUK February 5, 2010 1 Cross-cultural marriages are quite common in the UK. Recently Anoushka Asthana, who is of Indian descent, described [...]