by Jamie | Aug 15, 2018 | Quizzes
When is the new year? Is it marked by a birthday? An anniversary? When the school year starts? Is it when the fiscal year begins? Or do you think of January 1st, the first day of the Gregorian calendar, which is the most commonly used calendar in the world? Whether we...
by Jamie | Aug 15, 2018 | Quizzes
South Africa is a country of cultural extremes. People of many races, creeds, education levels, and socioeconomic status live and work side by side. For example, there are eleven official languages that the Constituion recognizes. In addition to English and Afrikaans,...
by Jamie | Aug 9, 2018 | The Cultural Insider
When you think of Sweden, do companies like Skype, Spotify, IKEA, and H&M come to mind? If not, they should. Because these innovative and cutting-edge organizations, along with others like AstraZeneca, Volvo, Electrolux and Skanska were all born in Sweden. A...
by Jamie | Aug 1, 2018 | Quizzes
In Hanguk (a word used by South Koreans to refer to their country), most of the 51 million people live in urban areas. After Seoul, the next largest cities include Busan, Incheon, and Daegu. South Korea is one of the most ethnically homogenous countries in the world...
by Jamie | Jul 30, 2018 | Quizzes
Have you heard of the “Rösti ditch”? Rösti is literally a breakfast dish of hashed potatoes. However, in Switzerland the term Rösti ditch (Röstigraben in German or rideau de rösti in French) refers to the cultural divide between German and French speaking...
