Cross Culture Club

17/03/2019

Meetup: Storytelling in the digital age 17/03/201917/03/2019 Ardi BouwersWithout data we cannot do business today; we cannot manage public services; we cannot even enjoy entertainment. Data permeates our lives, creating opportunities and driving growth. But as we generate more and more data, a lot o...

13/01/2019

Interesting read on East-West differences in expressing love. By life-long struggle and sacrifice, that’s how Asian parents say ‘I love you’ without having to say it, explains novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen. “And so many of us children are not expected to say it either, but instead are expected to express love through gratitude, which means obeying our parents and following their wishes for how we should live our lives.” Children then feel obliged to get a proper education (i.e. study law or medicine), get a good job and - very important - not speak up.

For many Asian-Americans, the phrase belongs to the wonderful world of white people we see in the movies and on television.

13/10/2018

07/09/2018

7 Dutch novels (all translated in English) to help you understand the Netherlands.

The Dutch have a fascinating literary history and one well worth exploring. These books, most written by Dutch authors, will help you begin that journey.

31/08/2018

Do you agree with this visual on the stages of visiting your "home country" while living abroad?
https://buff.ly/2MfXuqh

06/08/2018

A Finnish cartoon about a socially awkward stickman has become a hit in China – even inspiring a new word in Mandarin. Why has it struck such a chord?

A Finnish cartoon about a socially awkward stickman has become a hit in China – even inspiring a new word in Mandarin. Why has it struck such a chord?

11/07/2018

Surprising map: most commonly spoken language in the US other than English or Spanish by state. A lot of German, very little Chinese (but by state, German in low populated states, lots of Chinese maybe ranking 4th in densely populated states such as California or NY)

04/07/2018

As a former professor and current facilitator and consultant, I am in a position to give white people feedback on how their unintentional racism is manifesting itself. In this position, I have…