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“If you talk to Americans, they smell like freedom…”

A funny video about what international students think about Americans.

Posted bylivingtheamericandreamineuropeJanuary 13, 2016March 1, 2021Posted inComparing Culture, The USATags:American culture, funny video, international. students, stereotypesLeave a comment on “If you talk to Americans, they smell like freedom…”

MultiCOOLty interview

I’m coming out…sort of.

Posted bylivingtheamericandreamineuropeMay 20, 2014March 1, 2021Posted inAbout Me, GermanyTags:American culture, Culture, Europe, expat, Expat Blog, Expat life, Family, German, German Culture, Germany, interview, life in Germany, Living abroad, Living in Europe, MultiCOOLty, Portland, Writing2 Comments on MultiCOOLty interview

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?

Posted bylivingtheamericandreamineuropeFebruary 18, 2014March 7, 2022Posted inComparing CultureTags:American culture, British culture, Expat life, stereotypes, washing dishes4 Comments on Something as simple as washing dishes

A Dialect Map of the United States, and what it might say about you

Posted bylivingtheamericandreamineuropeJanuary 2, 2014March 3, 2021Posted inThe USATags:adaptation, America, American culture, American stereotypes, Culture, Dialect, Education, Expats, Germany, Language, Learning, Maps, Portland, Travel6 Comments on A Dialect Map of the United States, and what it might say about you

A disturbing video about ‘the American dream’

Posted bylivingtheamericandreamineuropeMarch 4, 2013March 4, 2013Posted inOccupy Wall Street, The USATags:American culture, American stereotypes, Democrats, income, Income inequality, inequality, Money, poverty, poverty line, Republicans, taxes, the 1%, the 99%, The American Dream, The Jungle, Upton Sinclair2 Comments on A disturbing video about ‘the American dream’

Christmas Baking…

It is the last Sunday before Christmas, officially the 23rd of December. My husband is off looking for a Christmas tree and I am in the kitchen baking delicious desserts for our friends and ourselves for the holiday ahead.

Posted bylivingtheamericandreamineuropeDecember 23, 2012Posted inLife in EuropeTags:American culture, baking, Christmas, Cooking, German Culture, measurement conversions, translations2 Comments on Christmas Baking…

Baking

Back in June my husband had a birthday.

Posted bylivingtheamericandreamineuropeAugust 19, 2012Posted inCulture, FamilyTags:America, American culture, Americana, baking, German's Chocolate Cake, Germany, Living abroad1 Comment on Baking

7 Gestures to Avoid…

Here are seven hand gestures Americans use that would not be okay in other parts of the world.

Posted bylivingtheamericandreamineuropeAugust 18, 2012March 1, 2021Posted inComparing CultureTags:adaptation, American culture, Gestures, intercultural adjustment, intercultural communication, learning languages, Pimsleur Approach, Travel1 Comment on 7 Gestures to Avoid…

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?

Posted bylivingtheamericandreamineuropeAugust 18, 2012March 1, 2021Posted inComparing CultureTags:adaptation, American culture, blogging, Culture, Culture Shock, expat, Expats, Kickstarter, Living abroad, stereotypes, TravelLeave a comment on American Culture Shock

Why are Americans so…

Renee DiResta, the name behind the “No Upside” blog recently posted this article, which you should read, and actually check out the original here because it is interactive and interesting:

Posted bylivingtheamericandreamineuropeAugust 18, 2012Posted inCulture, The USATags:America, American culture, American stereotypes, blogging, Google+, no upside, Renee DiResta3 Comments on Why are Americans so…

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