Month: November 2011

One of the most difficult things to get accustomed to in a different country is the differing standards of politeness. Something that is OK in Taiwanese culture might seem offensive in American culture and vice-versa. How can you avoid being offended or making a horrible faux pas? Just keep these three tips in mind during…

If you haven’t been following the recent problems Greece has been having with paying off their debts, basically the story is that Greece is on the verge of bankruptcy and has to decide whether it is going to stay with the euro or not. Their decision will not only affect their own debt, but also…

Jokes, anecdotes, and tongue twisters play a huge role in Russian culture. Their topics and form vary as widely as those of American jokes, but political ones which make fun of Russians themselves or the Russian government are fairly popular. Despite being the current Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin is not above telling a…

Oh the 80s! Time of big hair, ray-ban sunglasses, skin-tight miniskirts, electro-pop… well, everything that is in this video, actually! I think it’s time for another sing-a-long.

Music in France is thriving, and Paris is in the center of it. If you turn on the radio in Paris you will hear some top forty songs, like Lady Gaga or Jay Z, and some cheesy French pop. But go outside and you wont hear that homogenized pop culture. You WILL hear music from…