Monthly Archives: January 2012
„People don´t understand me“ syndrome
When coming back from your expatriation, have you ever thought that people around you in your home country had changed? That to get a pen or some paper in your company, it takes time and you need to go through a lot of paperwork before you get it? What happened, why is it that people [...]
Perception of time
Time just as any other important area of our life is a perception that not all of us share or have the same idea of ! I remember when I left France after my BA to do a Masters in Spain, i found that my world was crumbling down because my perception of time was [...]
Gong Xi Fa Cai ! Happy Chinese New Year 2012 !
I would like to wish all of you a prosperous and successful year of the Dragon ! Chinese New Year has been celebrated over centuries, it begins on the first day of the lunar calendar (therefore it is also called Lunar Year) and lasts for 15 days until the moon is bright again. I chose a [...]
Case Study: a Franco- German Wedding
This summer I was invited by one of my French friends to her wedding in France. She was getting married to a common friend who was German. The city hall and church wedding were held in both languages so that all guests could enjoy the wedding. After the ceremonies, all guests gathered in a Chalet [...]
Borneo Part 2 – Sabah, Pulau Mabul
After having spent a few days in the jungle in the region of Sandakan, my friend and I decided to spend 5 days by the sea and stay in Pulau Mabul. Our initial plan was to stay on Pulau Sipadan which is now a nature reserve and Jean- Jacque Cousteau´s preferred diving spot, however in the beginning of 2000, a group of divers [...]
The 5 stages of expatriation
When we are given the opportunity by our company to move abroad we go through phases of accommodation to our new role. Now some companies provide you with support and others don´t. It is a little bit different when we decide ourselves to move abroad for a better life and work experience, however the phases we [...]
Borneo Part 1 – Sabah Region, Sandakan and Sukau
Whilst working and living in Singapore, and being in such a strategic place for travelling I developed a strong interest for Malaysia and traveled quite a lot to Kuala Lumpur for work and on week ends to beautiful Islands such as Pulau Langkawi, Pulau Tioman, Pulau Tenggol and many more. However for longer periods of time, a friend and myself decided [...]
To blow or not to blow your nose
Our society dictates us how to behave in different situations, at work, in public, in school and how to stay polite when we have a cold or an allergy. In our cultures it is polite to blow our nose when we have a cold, we use paper tissues our tissues made of silk or cotton [...]
shaking heads, slurping one´s soup – different manners
We all have our own ways of doing things: eating, working, acknowledging our counterpart when he is talking and also our own way of seeing the world Most of the time, our way of doing things is not shared by others and we have to accept it, because how we do things is not universal [...]
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