Independence or Union? Some cross-cultural reflections on the Scottish referendum debate
Article by Nigel Paterson The dust may have settled internationally for now on the Scottish Referendum, even though some […]
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The Glory that was Greece
The Greeks may currently owe us a lot; but our debt to the Greeks is immeasurable. Small comfort to a […]
The English – in a class of their own
Cecily: When I see a spade, I call it a spade. Gwendolen: I am glad to say I have never […]
The Chilean Miners – Culture & Team-work
Chilean President, Sebastián Piñera, recently made a European ‘victory tour’ following the successful rescue of the now world-famous 33 miners. […]
A United Europe?
The recent European elections saw a significant lurch to the far right, which took many by surprise. From a cultural […]
Indian Jugaad
As a cross-culturalist, it is fascinating to become immersed in a less familiar culture and find out something new. It […]
Culture and the Credit Crunch
In Richard D. Lewis’ book, The Cultural Imperative (2003), he posited that economic determinism was perhaps not as an effective […]
Sarah Palin
Many Europeans must have been mystified by Sarah Palin, the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate, wondering how someone could have seemingly come […]
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 […]