Posts tagged: culture

Chinese & American Cultures: Alike In Their Arrogance

It is interesting being at the confluence of two incredibly proud cultures that both see themselves as being the centre of the world yet living a little bit removed from both. Being Canadian and being Chinese, I am very aware of the influence of both Chinese and American cultures. Both are very proud, and both [...]

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Making Customer Service A Fun Experience – Flight Attendant Examples

“Be professional. Act professional.” I wish people would actually say what they really mean. What does it mean to be and act professional? I think it depends on what the nature of your business is and what objectives you’re trying to attain. It doesn’t have to mean “Be boring like a banker with multiple accounting [...]

Saturday October 2nd, 2010 in , , , | Comments Off

French is Not the Only Endangered Language in Canada

Distinct society! Distinct society! Oh, won’t those whiny Quebecois ever shut up? That is honestly what I had been thinking for years. Yet, like an experience out of the movie District 9, I find myself now eminently able to relate to their plight. I looked around and recently realized that my own culture and language are in [...]

Monday December 21st, 2009 in , , | 2 Comments »