A funny video about what international students think about Americans.
Category Archives: Comparing Culture
Shout out time…is there a difference between an expat and military family
What is the difference between being a military family abroad and an expatriate, let’s discuss.
Something as simple as washing dishes
Did you ever consider how you wash dishes (when you don’t use a dishwasher) might be a result of culture?
Maps, politics, global warming and cultural perspective
9 Tips on How to better communicate with Americans
Originally posted on Southeast Schnitzel:
When first-time expatriates arrive in the United States they are often underprepared for the North American way of communicating. This is especially true for Central Europeans who tend to assume that i) they learned enough about American communication patterns via literature and media consumption, and/or ii) communication styles are very similar…
The best thing in the world today…
And I am not even kidding!
Politics and Persecution
Creating and Sustaining Family…
7 Gestures to Avoid…
Here are seven hand gestures Americans use that would not be okay in other parts of the world.
American Culture Shock
What is it really like returning to our familiar America after living and experiencing life, and needing to find our own familiarity within a different ‘exotic’ place?
