Cross-Cultural Group

18/05/2015

How the language you speak changes your view of the world
http://theconversation.com/how-the-language-you-speak-changes-your-view-of-the-world-40721

Bilinguals get all the perks. Better job prospects, a cognitive boost and even protection against dementia. Now new research shows that they can also view the world in different ways depending on the specific language they are operating in.

08/05/2015

Night of Museums 2015
http://www.kulturalna.warszawa.pl/noc_muzeow_2015.html?locale=en_GB
More details:
http://historia.org.pl/2015/04/27/noc-muzeow-w-warszawie-2015-program/

Przejdź do menu głównego | Przejdź do treści | Przejdź do wyboru wielkości czcionki | Przejdź do mapy strony | Przejdź do osób | Przejdź do wiadomości | Przejdź do wydarzeń | Przejdź do instytucji | Przejdź do wyszukiwarki wydarzeń |

23/04/2015

Warsaw Beer Festival
http://warszawskifestiwalpiwa.pl/en/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1559182837659389/

Zapraszamy na Miejski Stadion Legii Warszawa 24-26 kwietnia. Przedstawiamy Wam wyjątkowy festiwal piw rzemieślniczych. Dajcie się ponieść piwnej nowej fali.

23/04/2015

Have you checked the world happiness report 2015?
http://www.businessinsider.com/new-world-happiness-report-2015-2015-4
Full report:
http://worldhappiness.report/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/WHR15.pdf

The United States is all the way down the list at #15.

06/03/2015

The word’s top cities for expats, according to InterNations survey
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20150214-living-in-the-worlds-best-cities-for-expats

Where foreigners find both jobs and contentment

05/03/2015

Let’s wave goodbye to the 2015 Chinese New Year ( ). Today is the Lantern Festival, which always falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month and marks the end of Chinese New Year. In modern times, CNY lasts around six or seven consecutive days, but back in ancient China, CNY would continue for 15 days and end with the Lantern Festival.

The Lantern Festival can be traced back to more than 2,000 years ago. There are a few different stories of how it originated. Do you know any of them? If so, share with us!

In Chinese culture, we celebrate the Lantern Festival by watching lanterns(賞花燈/赏花灯; shang3 hua1 deng1), carrying paper lanterns at night (提燈籠/提灯笼; ti2 deng1 long2), guessing lantern riddles (猜燈謎/猜灯谜; cai1 deng1 mi2), and eating tangyuan (sweet stuffed dumplings) (吃湯圓/吃汤圆; chi1 tang1 yuan2). Has anyone tried these activities before? Which one is your favourite?

Happy Lantern Festival, everyone! :)
元宵節快樂/元宵节快乐! (yuan2 xiao1 jie2 kuai4 le4)

20/02/2015

12/02/2015

Fat Thursday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F60y_3mRNvY

http://www.PolishPod101.com/video Learn more about Polish culture with PolishPod101.com! Ever wondered what the most important Polish holidays are, and how t...

24/01/2015

http://masedimburgo.com/2014/06/04/17-things-change-forever-live-abroad/

If you've ever lived abroad or traveled for a long time, you probably know what these 17 things are all about.

23/01/2015

Here's our list of funny Dutch expression that are lost in translation!

Our favourite: The food is so good, it's "like an angel peeing on your tongue". Must be some Dutch delicacy! ;)

Anything to add to our list?

06/01/2015

What's going on in Warsaw today?
http://www.realpoland.eu/epiphany-three-kings-day-in-poland/
Program:
http://warszawa.orszak.org/aktualnosci-miasta/program-warszawskiego-orszaku-trzech-kroli-2015-9.html

RealPoland - Traveling Pleasure. Experience Poland with Real travel experts. City tours, customized tours, pilgrimiges, genealogy research, event booking and more Tour to Poland Tour - visit poland - Warsaw tour - Krakow tour

05/01/2015

So what language you say you study? http://news.sciencemag.org/social-sciences/2014/12/want-influence-world-map-reveals-best-languages-speak

New method of measuring cultural transmission suggests some tongues spread ideas better than others