Category: NOTES

Culture News March 21 ’07

Published March 21, 2007 in American, British, Business, Chinese, CULTURES, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, Good Luck, Indian, LEGENDS, Muslim, NOTES | Comments [0]
Veils banned in English schools English schools win the right to ban Muslim veils Hispanic digital culture US Hispanic youths embrace the web, increasing the digital generation gap within the Hispanic immigrant community Chinese culture explained: sneezes and the color red Jordan’s Chinese colleague explains the meaning of sneezes in Chinese culture to an Indian colleague and Renmenbi [...] Read More »

Culture News March 20 ’07

Published March 20, 2007 in American, Chinese, CULTURES, Egyptian, French, Muslim, NOTES, Somali | Comments [0]
A Random Collection of News and Notes on World Cultures Expatriate blogger Ben Ross tries to explain American satire to his Chinese readers. Somali Muslim cashiers at Target stores in Minneapolis are given the option of wearing gloves or being assigned to other duties after they refuse to touch pork products and some customers complained. Eating [...] Read More »