Blogs about: Cultural Norms
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Boy, have times changed!
My mother recently asked that I send my six year-old daughter to spend the summer with her in Haiti. Now, this is a huge request under any circumstances, as I have not yet become comfortable with exte… more →
Balanced Melting Pot
Do Leaders Compromise?
tfbednarz wrote 2 hours ago: The stereotypical image of true leaders is that they will not compromise. This is true in one major … more →
Social and cultural norms
Rebekah wrote 1 month ago: When people tell me that human trafficking will end with the eradication of poverty something in my … more →
The "Veiled" Battle
puddy20 wrote 2 months ago: The Notion of Fact v. The Idea of Fiction: Muslim Woman Has Dreams Denied Because of Imposing her Be … more →
"Fat" is Relative
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americanepali wrote 2 months ago: This story is relatively infamous within my immediate family. A few years ago, while studying in Ind … more →
There Are No High-fives In Quebec
cpottie wrote 3 months ago: Can you imagine my utter devastation? This video from Funny or Die will have to sustain me. http://w … more →
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Respect (just a little bit)
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borborigmus wrote 3 months ago: I haven’t had a good rant for a while, and it’s time. Maybe I’ve gone native, but … more →
come into the sunlight
M. E. Wickham wrote 3 months ago: “Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can lo … more →
Costco Economics
jimcavendish wrote 3 months ago: I’ve only been to Costco a few times – I’m still not sure how much of a deal it is … more →
Nature or Nurture?
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Onely wrote 4 months ago: I’m always intrigued by the relationship between “nature” and “culture … more →
From Out of the Mouths of Babes...
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jeffsdeepthoughts wrote 5 months ago: While getting some gas tonight, I was watching a couple women who appeared to be in their early 20 … more →
Same events, different take
Ilya Bogorad wrote 5 months ago: History, even most recent, is a surprisingly evolving realm, even though events that have taken pla … more →
Boy, have times changed!
Balanced Melting Pot wrote 5 months ago: My mother recently asked that I send my six year-old daughter to spend the summer with her in Haiti. … more →
Misplaced Guilt
Balanced Melting Pot wrote 6 months ago: A few weeks ago, there seemed to be an unusual burst of stories about Haitians in the news. As with … more →
Why are we so Far apart when we are Together?
Patricia BRom wrote 6 months ago: I don’t understand why people have children if they clearly do not want to be parents. So many … more →
The perils of sharing a bed
Alf Grumble wrote 6 months ago: Too many people don’t read beyond the headlines. Mrs Grumble tends to be one of them, which is why A … more →
Whaddup Shorty?
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Nauman wrote 7 months ago: I can't possibly be that ugly... It’s hard enough to find the right person to marry withou … more →
CART ATTACK!
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thedailydish wrote 7 months ago: On Monday, I had to run a bunch of errands. We have only one car – which my husband now uses … more →
Not bad - for an American.
Balanced Melting Pot wrote 7 months ago: My husband, a first generation immigrant, and I were talking about a mutual friend the other day and … more →
Expressions of good will
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Balanced Melting Pot wrote 7 months ago: Last week, I greeted someone who I’ve been working with professionally for about year with a k … more →
