Malaysia: An ‘open house’ tradition
Those who have visited this Southeast Asian destination in the past few weeks have been treated to the spectacle of […]
Nationalities
A Country that Can
The compelling and successful slogan for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign was “Yes, we can!” These words resonated strongly with the […]
The Czech Republic’s place in Europe: A work in progress
The Czech presidency of the EU ended this June on a mixed note, having confounded allies across Europe. Was it […]
Brazilians – Culture & Identity
Sometimes countries remind me of people – their national characteristics, qualities, resources and impact on others leaving impressions in much […]
Finnish National Pride in an Open Society
I was reminded recently of the old anecdote about Finnish national self consciousness: A German, a Frenchman, a Russian, and […]
Indian Jugaad
As a cross-culturalist, it is fascinating to become immersed in a less familiar culture and find out something new. It […]
Open Spaces and the Arabian Gulf
Have been busy travelling so not posted anything for a while. But I just got a great mail about cultural […]
“Froggies” v. “les Rosbifs”
It could be said that the English and the French do not get on together as well as they should. […]
German or Global?
The CEO of Siemens announced last week that his priority for his second year in charge would be to improve […]
Stiff Upper Lip
Good piece in today’s Telegraph about the demise of the British stiff upper lip. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/06/03/do0304.xml There is undoubtedly some truth […]