Category: CULTURES
Expat: Swede in Saudi Arabia
We see many great blogs written by expatriates living in other cultures. When we find ones that we like, we will create a post and then list them on our new Expats page.
This Swedish-Lebanese family of five moved from Beirut to Saudi Arabia. The Swedish-born author blogs about her experiences as a woman [...] Read More »
Expat: American in China
We see many great blogs written by expatriates living in other cultures. When we find ones that we like, we will create a post and then list them on our new Expats page.
Dan explores Chinese culture as he teaches English to students in the Northwest of China. Topics include Chinese education, learning the language, [...] Read More »
Culture News Apr. 08 ‘07
Easter Party in Romania
A British expat describes the Romanian style of partying at Easter, which is a 2-day holiday there. Some good advice about Romanian hospitality and warnings about the local plum brandy.
Family in the Filipines
Carrie describes how Filipino children show respect for their elders on FilipinoFamilyToday.
Tow-Cylces in Japan
Einbahn Studios describes how tow-motorcycles make it [...] Read More »
Make Easter Eggs with Natural Colors
Many cultures color eggs to celebrate Easter and other holidays. It’s easy to experiment with natural dyes to color your eggs – you probably already have many of these in the kitchen. You can use these techniques on either hard-boiled eggs, or on empty eggshells that have been blown out and rinsed. [...] Read More »
The Easter Egg
Easter celebrations are filled with many traditions, but nothing has come to symbolize the Easter holiday as much as the colored or painted Easter egg. Many children spend their Easter Sunday hunting for Easter eggs, rolling them, or running races while carrying their eggs in spoons.
Across Eastern and Western cultures, eggs have long symbolized [...] Read More »
Culture News Apr. 3 ‘07
Lonely Planet
Learn how to travel to other cultures with the new LonelyPlanetTV.
Lent 2.0
Many Christians have been abstaining from rich foods or giving up luxuries during lent, the 40 days before Easter. Some young people have decided to abstain from Facebook and other social networking sites. Read more about their sacrifices on CNN.
Executive Planet
Learn [...] Read More »
Culture News March 31 ‘07
How to Communicate with Americans
Unlike most other cultures, American business people use sports analogies to describe business situations, confusing many non-native English speakers. Some great examples of useful football and baseball phrases in this USA Today article.
How to Communicate with Asians
Hafizah in Brunei has a couple of great posts explaining how to [...] Read More »
Songkran: Happy Thai New Year!
Songkran, the Thai New Year, is celebrated from April 13 to 15 in Thailand. It is also celebrated in Laos (where it is called "Songkan"), Cambodia, Myanmar, and by ethnic Dai in Yunnan, China. “Songkra” comes from Sanskrit and means "a move or change." Songkran is also known as the “Water [...] Read More »
Kite Flying and Basant
Picture: Kites over Pakistan, posted on Pakistani Pictures, originally uploaded by Manitoon.
The Basant festival, celebrated in Pakistan and parts of India, welcomes the beginning of spring. In most places it is a one-day festival, strongly associated with kite flying. In Lahore, Pakistan, capital of the agriculture-based province of Punjab, Basant is [...] Read More »
Culture News March 25 ‘07
Is it OK to Drink in India?
Not according to BongoP'o'ndit, who describe the lack of a social drinking culture in India.
Germans Fire Judge Who Ruled that Moroccan Culture Includes Domestic Violence
A German judge has been removed from office after refusing a German-born Muslim woman’s request for a rapid divorce based on domestic violence. The [...] Read More »
