Tag Archives: intercultural
Random interlinguistic thoughts for the week
I don’t seem to have a concrete topic to write about this week, but I have been saving some snippets of thoughts about language, especially connections or contrasts between languages, that have occurred to me while in the shower, through … Continue reading
Filed under Intercultural & interlinguistic
The incredible dryness of cold
I’m not about to express surprise at the fact that it’s cold in winter. By the standards of a LOT of people I can think of, the temperatures we’re facing this week – an average of about -7°C during the … Continue reading
Filed under Intercultural & interlinguistic, Out & about
From the pens of students
Students are full of lovely surprises with their interpretations of British culture. Here is a compilation of some of the choicest recent offerings (obviously without attribution, and condensed in a few places). On British opposition to the idea of a … Continue reading
Filed under Humour, Intercultural & interlinguistic, Work stuff
