Smart Globalizing

Smart Globalizing SmartGlobalizing informs about a wide range of intercultural topics. It is ment to be a source of information for people with a global mindset.

Our planet is full of smart and global people. Amazing things happen while we visit foreign places and interact with people from around the world. This page is ment as a sharing place for the funny, interesting or weird things you experienced while beeing global. Let's give a proof that intercultural diversity is not a threat but a chance to get a broader picture of the multiple styles of living. SmartGlobalizing was founded in 2009 by Dr. Ronald Franke.

A worth to watch explanation for the current refugee-crisis. With some facts and figures that show how unnecessary most ...
21/09/2015

A worth to watch explanation for the current refugee-crisis. With some facts and figures that show how unnecessary most fears in the western countries are. Show this to everyone in need of hard facts about the crisis.

Why is the refugee crisis all over the news? How is this related to Syria? Why should we care at all? Donate to the United Nations Refugee Agency: http://don...

Do you have a wide face? Well I hope so, because in Japan that means you have a lot of friends! Have a look at some idio...
15/01/2015

Do you have a wide face? Well I hope so, because in Japan that means you have a lot of friends! Have a look at some idioms from differnt countrys of the world

Are you pulling my leg? Explore the world in its linguistic glory. 10 illustrated foreign idioms by Marcus Oakley.

See and wonder about the somehow strange but charming christmas traditions from accross the world ...
15/12/2014

See and wonder about the somehow strange but charming christmas traditions from accross the world ...

And I thought leaving out milk and cookies was weird.

See in short how the European borders changed over the last 1.000 years! Have a look at Germany and see when it finally ...
11/09/2014

See in short how the European borders changed over the last 1.000 years! Have a look at Germany and see when it finally emerged :)

This time-lapse video has never been more relevant. As the eyes of the world are fixed on events in Ukraine and Crimea, its good to have a little perspective on the ever-changing flux of borders throughout time. Very cool!

Take a look at this 40 'alternative' maps of the world and get smarter or just have a good laugh!
11/08/2014

Take a look at this 40 'alternative' maps of the world and get smarter or just have a good laugh!

By the time we graduate high school, we learn that they never taught us the most interesting things in there. Sure, you might be able to name the European countries or point New York on the map, but does that give a you real understanding of how the world functions? To fill this gap, we have gathere…

The first photo was taken accidentally, when his girlfreind dragged him around. Than this photographer starts to reprodu...
31/07/2014

The first photo was taken accidentally, when his girlfreind dragged him around. Than this photographer starts to reproduce it at different locations all over the world. Take a glimpse at "Follow Me"

Russian photographer Murad Osmann keeps on following his beautiful girlfriend Nataly Zakharova around the world and capturing precious moments in every step she takes. Osmann started the well-known

What is seen as beautiful around the world? To answer this question, a journalist took a photo of herself and send it to...
28/07/2014

What is seen as beautiful around the world? To answer this question, a journalist took a photo of herself and send it to 25 countries with a simple note: "Make me beautiful"!

U.S.-based journalist and photographer Esther Honig came up with an interesting photo project that answers a difficult question in an ingenious way – how can we compare standards of women's beauty world-wide? Honig's solution was brilliantly simple: she sent a portrait photo of herself to freelance…

InterNations helps expats to feel at home abroad, meet people and find information about their new environment!
24/07/2014

InterNations helps expats to feel at home abroad, meet people and find information about their new environment!

The leading network & guide for expatriates with expat communities in over 390 cities worldwide. Join your local expatriate community to connect with like-minded expats and receive information about the expatriate life.

Einige Wörter existieren nur in einer Sprache. Schaut Euch hier mal ein paar schöne Beispiele an:
22/07/2014

Einige Wörter existieren nur in einer Sprache. Schaut Euch hier mal ein paar schöne Beispiele an:

When something is “lost in translation,” it could have been due to a simple mistake or due to the fact that one language was not quite able to capture the essence of a word's meaning in another language. This conflict is the idea behind New Zealand-based designer Anjana Iyer's “Found in Translation”…

Hier findet ihr interessante Stories zu kulturellen Erfahrungen aus der ganzen Welt!
22/07/2014

Hier findet ihr interessante Stories zu kulturellen Erfahrungen aus der ganzen Welt!

Share those moments that changed your perspective of a new culture, country or community.

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