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Christmas Around the World!
How do you celebrate Christmas? Though the holiday is observed around the world – its not the same everywhere. You might not recognize the holiday in some places. Here are some examples:
Behavior
Emojis: Lost in Translation
Do you use emojis? Most people do now days. The right emoji can seem to hit the spot, rounding out the words and reinforcing the message with an appropriate ‘feeling’ image. Or, at times words […]
Layers of Culture
When it’s Cool to be Emotional
‘How are you?’ is a common greeting around the world, and one that invites very different responses depending on the cultural context. For example, when an American asked her Thai friend how she was doing, […]
Immigration
The Immigrants’ Edge
What do Elon Musk (Tesla), Eric Yuan (Zoom), Arianna Huffington (Huffington Post), Andy Grove (Intel), Ray Kroc (McDonald’s), and Sergey Brin (Google) have in common? In addition to their business success, they are all immigrants […]
Coronavirus
Virtual Travel?
If you’re itching to get away, City Guesser might be just the thing for you. It’s a very simple concept. City Guesser takes you on a virtual walk through a city and you guess where […]
Coronavirus
Kids are Learning Foreign Languages in Quarantine; Why?
A recent New York Times article has noted that for some immigrant families, the pandemic has meant a return to using more of their native language, especially for the children of the home. Here is […]
Attitudes
Hiking Meets Culture
Wanna go for a hike? It’s a common question when you live near the Great Smoky Mountains, like I do. I’ve always been a hiker. I grew up hiking the Adirondack mountains of New York, […]
Behavior
Masked Communication
While waiting my turn in line at a convenience store, I heard: “I can take you over here.” Two registers were opening, and I couldn’t tell who was talking because I couldn’t see any lip movement. […]
Behavior
The Close Talker
You know it when someone is in your personal space! Something has happened – you feel invaded. Remember this episode from Seinfeld? Personal Space We laugh at Aaron, the “close talker”. He loves to invade […]
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Changes Workplace Culture in Japan
Change in traditional Japan? Yes, its true and we are only just beginning to see how culture is changing all over the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic (not a bold statement, I […]