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Cultures under threat: Rising property prices threaten Moscow’s architectural heritage Sundanese cultural groups are vanishing in Indonesia Thai food culture threatened by garlic from China Camels and Bicycles Turkey will be a first-time guest of honor at the 23rd annual Janadriya Culture and Heritage Festival in Saudi Arabia, which will feature an hour-long operetta, written by Prince Saad ibn Saud, [...] Read More »

Robrohan describes the perils of trying to fit in with other cultures (when you don’t really know what you’re doing) – includes a great overview of Chinese dragon symbols. The travel rats describe the Sensory Overload they experience in their first two weeks in India. My Grandma is More Sexy than You! The Taiwan News reviews an [...] Read More »

We really are different: how culture affects your brain. But we all ride the same wave: Mike describes how surfing brings together different cultures at Rabat beach in Morocco. Carmen explains, once and for all, that Chinese Fortune Cookies were actually invented in Japan. Afghanistan bans ‘The Kite Runner.’ The debate over [...] Read More »

Ghana in Ithaca: Ghana native Sulley Imoro teaches African Drum and Dance to college students in Ithaca, New York as the Ithaca College School of Music’s artist in residence. Includes audio slide show of an African Drum and Dance performance. No Sports Culture in India: In a country of many cultures, there’s one [...] Read More »

Hollywood Fails to Anticipate Afghan Views on Dishonor in Filming of Kite Runner. The movie version of the excellent and hugely popular novel by Khaled Hosseini was filmed with an Afghan cast. Some of the actors, including the boy who plays the lead role, didn’t completely understand some of the plot elements before [...] Read More »

Culture News have become Culture Notes, since often they are not really news. Let us know what you think! Serbia Wins Serbia won the 52nd annual Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 with the song "Molitva." It was performed by Marija Serifovic who has returned home to a hero’s welcome (BBC). The Eurovision Song Contest features [...] Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »