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Navigating Chicago's Cultural Stew LanguagesPeopleTopics of the WorldUSA February 17, 2010 10 I have the luck of living and working in two of the most diverse neighborhoods not just [...]
Costa Rica is “pura vida”! Costa RicaLanguagesPeopleTopics of the World January 26, 2010 40 If someone asked me to describe my country in one or two words, I wouldn’t think twice [...]
Buying Empanadas ArgentinaColombiaFoodLanguagesTopics of the WorldTransport January 18, 2010 No need to know Spanish to follow this video from Ciudad Bolívar in Colombia. We’re going on [...]
Magic Christmas: Christmas in Catalunya CelebrationsLanguagesReligionSpainTopics of the World December 22, 2009 3 Catalunya is in the north-east part of Spain and has a distinct language, culture and traditions of [...]
What future for Arabic dialects? LanguagesSaudi ArabiaTopics of the World December 14, 2009 9 We often refer to ‘The Middle East’ as one region, but it is actually made up of [...]
Immigrants: Citizens of the World LanguagesPeopleTopics of the World November 2, 2009 4 This is a guest post from Gina Vazquez, who is a Mexican living in Canada. Her blog [...]
Quick guide to Afghan pop music AfghanistanLanguagesMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World October 6, 2009 2 Afghanistan pop music’s heyday was during the 1970’s and the country has gone through a lot since [...]
Favourite online hangouts around the world ChinaIndiaLanguagesPeopleRussiaScience & TechnologyTopics of the World August 25, 2009 2 Which social network should you use if you want to keep up with friends from other countries? [...]
Tightrope walkers of Xinjiang ChinaLanguagesMusic, Art & CinemaPeopleTopics of the World August 4, 2009 2 For the Uyghur people who live in Xinjiang province in the far West of China, tightrope walking [...]
Thailand discovers literature from Laos BooksLanguagesThailandTopics of the World June 30, 2009 Thailand and Laos are neighbouring countries with similar language and culture. But although Laotians have enjoyed Thai [...]
Ladies who love Japan LanguagesPeopleTopics of the WorldTransport June 4, 2009 At PocketCultures we love hearing about what life is like in other countries. We’ve already heard from [...]