You might remember this post from last week with the photo of some snow-covered bicycles in Kemi, Finland. A lovely (Australian) reader left a comment about it on the Facebook page, passing on an experience she had while looking at it with her two young daughters. She said:The girls were …
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Washing the dishes Australian-style
(UPDATE: There's now even MORE about the cultural differences of washing dishes to be read!) A simple enough question over at Multilingual Living this morning - it's about what kind of sponges and brushes you use to do the washing up - got me thinking about one unusual Australian habit that I've …
Same sky: Multicultural business English
(Kassi, Patrick, Andrés, Andrés, Frank, me, Angelica, Luis, William and Jang)It's been a while since I mentioned my classes of English learners, but I've got to tell you, walking in to teach them is often better than traveling! (Plus, I get paid for it, rather than the other way round).Right now I'm …