From our contributors: week of June 17, 2013 Blogs of the WorldHong KongIndiaJapanKazakhstanNew Zealand June 18, 2013 PocketCultures brings you some reading material written by our own contributors on their personal blogs. Happy reading! [...]
Meet Kateryna, who started her own business from scratch in Turkey ClothingPeople of the WorldRussiaTurkeyUkraine June 13, 2013 The latest in our local business interview series is Kateryna, who moved from her home in Ukraine [...]
Tomb Sweeping day in China ChinaPeopleTopics of the World April 17, 2013 Two PocketCultures readers from China wrote in with this post about tomb sweeping day in China, which [...]
Rangoli – colourful Indian chalk paintings IndiaMusic, Art & CinemaReligionTopics of the World December 5, 2012 5 The word comes from the Sanskrit word Rangaavali – which itself is a combination of two words [...]
Going local: foreign brands in India IndiaTopics of the World November 23, 2012 Isn’t it funny to see how foreign brands, when coming to shores of different culture like India, [...]
The complexities of India’s ID system and how it is changing IndiaScience & TechnologyTopics of the World June 27, 2012 2 The first time I needed a document to prove that I was indeed a resident of Mumbai, [...]
Are some cultures more kid-friendly than others? Across culturesAustraliaFoodTopics of the World June 22, 2012 6 As someone who likes to eat and drink out – a lot – it was inevitable that [...]
A plane ticket to happiness Across culturesPeople of the World March 23, 2012 5 How many times have you wondered if you’d be so much happier or your life would be [...]
Sri Lankan student Blogs of the WorldSri Lanka August 23, 2011 Chavie is a 20 year old Sri Lankan who describes himself as “a bus-rastiyadufying, kadachoru-eating, kunuharapa-saying, curly-brace-abusing [...]
Glimpse Myanmar Blogs of the WorldMyanmar July 29, 2011 Dawn blogs from Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) and her blog is appropriately called A Glimpse of my Life. [...]
Loving Knickknacks = Loving Anik-Anik Blogs of the WorldPhilippines July 14, 2011 1 Language is dynamic and it tends to be true when the word ‘knickknack’ takes a form more [...]
Thailand: work is play? EconomyLanguagesThailandTopics of the World March 10, 2011 The cultural expertise quiz is back, after a break last week to make room for our weddings [...]