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This listing is not rated yet.   Rate it!  |  Report it! pocketcultures http://pocketcultures.com/topicsoftheworld Learn about people and life in different countries through blogs and articles from around the world Category: Blog Directory » Travel Blogs » International Hits: 3 Date added: 2008-02-15 16:14:03 Alexa traffic rank: 726,315

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Dedicated follower of Chinglish
Hands up if you ever had a t-shirt with Chinese characters on it. Any idea what they meant? Or whether they were even real Chinese? Or you didn’t really care, because they just looked cool? This is one of the reasons for the growth of Chinglish, according to Oliver Lutz Radtke. He believes... Read more...
Published 14 hours ago

Australians get on their bikes
Australia is campaigning to get more people to use the bicycle for transport. Unlike in many other countries, women and older people in Australia are less likely to cycle, and the government is keen to change this. The Cycling Promotion Fund encourages Australians to get into cycling as a way to... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Hungarians have their cake and eat it
There is more to Hungarian cooking than the famous goulash. Expand your knowledge with Food and Beverages in Hungary, a cooking blog written by Nóra from Gyál near Budapest. Photo: Cottage cheese basket with strawberry by Nóra There are a lot of cakes here… I don’t know whether... Read more...
Published 1 week ago

(Ch)Inglish gets a life of its own
As the use of English as language of global communication is on the rise, an increasing number of conversations in English happen between non-native speakers. English is the second most spoken language in the world, and it is estimated that by 2020 native speakers will make up only 15% of those... Read more...
Published 1 week ago

Bargaining in a Syrian souk
The Syrian city of Aleppo, near the Turkish border, is an atmospheric place to discover Syrian culture. Photo: Skylife magazine Aleppo is historically a trading town, once one of the silk road towns on the famous route which brought silk from China to Europe. In a fitting way for such a... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

The unhappy losers of new look Europe
“they have an average of three years more education than their parents, a worse job and a lower standard of living” The Observer explains how a generation of well-educated young professionals in several European countries are realising that they cannot hope to achieve the quality of life... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Multicultural online training
Multicultural.co.uk is a website written for UK businesses, to help them work better with multicultural employees and customers. However if you’re just interested in learning more about how people of different cultures and religions think and behave, you will also find some useful information... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Penang street food reflects cultural melting pot
The culture and food of Penang in Malaysia has been heavily influenced by immigrants. Inputs from mainland China, and more recently India and Sri Lanka have blended with local Malay flavours to make up this unique and world famous cuisine. For immigrants life here opening a street food stand is... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Kazakh orchestra aims high
The modern day silk road country of Kazakhstan continues to develop a thriving arts scene. But how important is classical music in a society which is busy discovering other advantages of globalisation? The International Herald Tribune describes some of the challenges faced by young Kazakh... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Top 20 Languages of the World
What are the most widely spoken languages in the world? Or, if you are contemplating learning a second language, which will get you the most new conversation opportunities for your effort? The following list shows number of people speaking a language either as their first or second language. It... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago