Kumusta? and other Filipino greetings LanguagesPhilippinesTopics of the WorldTravel July 21, 2010 9 After talking about greetings around the world with our friends in PocketCultures, I would like to give [...]
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 [...]
How to Name Your Compound: place names in Zambia LanguagesPeopleTopics of the WorldZambia July 13, 2010 8 Thanks to a friend of mine, I have become a regular at the huge second hand clothes [...]
Oranje fever in The Netherlands CelebrationsLanguagesPeopleScience & TechnologySportThe NetherlandsTopics of the World July 10, 2010 3 Image Courtesy : Travel Webshots 6th of July, 2010. Tuesday evening, around 10.20pm Netherlands time. The whistle [...]
What is Taiwanese culture? LanguagesPeopleTaiwanTopics of the World July 1, 2010 9 It’s hard for me, a Taiwanese, to clearly describe what Taiwanese culture is. We speak Mandarin and [...]
Tango: passion and nostalgia ArgentinaLanguagesMusic, Art & CinemaScience & TechnologyTopics of the World May 26, 2010 5 Mi Buenos Aires querido, Cuando yo te vuelva a ver No habrá más penas ni olvidos (My [...]
Okinawa: The Far South in Japan CelebrationsEconomyFoodJapanLanguagesTopics of the World May 12, 2010 24 Closer to Taipei than Tokyo, Okinawa is a chain of islands stretching from Taiwan to Kyushu. Once [...]
Calçotada time! The secret is in the sauce CelebrationsFoodLanguagesPeopleReligionSpainTopics of the World May 3, 2010 8 Handsome Catalan man eating a calçot What are all your Catalan friends doing next Sunday? From November [...]
Which language should I learn? LanguagesTopics of the World April 28, 2010 11 If you want to learn a new language but aren’t sure which to choose, there are two [...]
How Now Carabao EconomyLanguagesPhilippinesReligionTopics of the World April 26, 2010 21 A dog is recognized as everybody’s best friend. They’re loved almost all over the world. In my [...]
Can you learn Spanish in Catalunya? LanguagesSpainTopics of the World April 14, 2010 18 My first encounter with the Spanish language was through a study abroad program in college. I spent [...]
'The Awful German Language' GermanyLanguagesTopics of the World March 15, 2010 21 As anyone who has learnt a foreign language will know, it is one thing learning the language [...]