Armenia: to tip or not to tip? ArmeniaPeopleTopics of the World February 10, 2011 Test your cultural expertise with our weekly quiz question. Today’s question is from Armenia. You should be [...]
Futbolín: the origins of foosball PeopleSpainSportTopics of the World January 28, 2011 5 Foosball, table football, babyfoot, futbolito, metagol, Tischfußball, langirt … foosball is played in many countries around the [...]
What brings good (or bad) luck in Japan? GermanyJapanPeopleTopics of the World January 27, 2011 1 Test your cultural expertise with our weekly quiz question. Last week we asked about Weltverbesserungswahn in Germany. [...]
Picture Postcards: Markets in Thailand and Romania CelebrationsFoodMusic, Art & CinemaPeopleRomaniaThailandTopics of the World January 24, 2011 Food preparation items are a favourite buy at markets around the world, it seems. Photos this week [...]
How do you talk to Indian colleagues? IndiaPeopleTopics of the World January 15, 2011 6 Test your cultural expertise with our weekly quiz question. Last week we talked about celebrating personal accomplishments [...]
Test your cultural expertise: do Australians celebrate personal accomplishments? AustraliaPeopleTopics of the World January 11, 2011 5 This new series is a chance to test your cultural expertise. Each week we’ll post a question, [...]
Picture Postcards: Pasifika in New Zealand FoodNew ZealandPeopleTopics of the World January 3, 2011 Happy New Year! This month we are looking at photos of fairs and markets around the world. [...]
Is California Splitting Apart? PeopleTopics of the WorldUSA December 17, 2010 4 Golden Gate Bridge (from Curreyuk; Flickr, Creative Commons) The San Andreas Fault runs parallel to California’s Pacific [...]
Picture Postcards: Houses in Switzerland PeopleSwitzerlandTopics of the World December 6, 2010 Where do people live? December is all about houses around the world here on Picture Postcards. The [...]
A Conversation with Joan HondurasLanguagesPeopleTopics of the World December 1, 2010 4 Genevieve is our newest contributor. Here’s her first post from the island of Roatan, Honduras. There is [...]
Kyrgyzstan's resurgence in traditional healing KyrgyzstanPeopleReligionTopics of the World November 19, 2010 A crowd patiently waits, snaking around the dark halls of a small office. Some pace nervously while [...]
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 [...]