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“In old age, status is tied to health, what you can do with your body and what you can’t. Or sometimes, what you say you can do.”

Excerpt From
Seeking Fortune Elsewhere
Sindya Bhanoo

“Those of us at Malliga Homes with children in America rank higher than those with children in Dubai or Qatar. Somewhere in between fall those with children working in Singapore, Australia, England, Germany, and the rest of Western Europe. Africa falls below the Middle East, both because of what people imagine it is like there, and because it is so hard to get to. What our children do, how much money they make,”-

“Like me, nearly every resident of Malliga Homes has lost sons and daughters to Foreign. That is the reason we live in a retirement-community-cum-old-age-home, rather than with our families. My Kamala left India twenty-five years ago. She is deputy managing director of a company called Synchros Systems, in the Atlanta area.”

Excerpt From
Seeking Fortune Elsewhere
Sindya Bhanoo

“Culture has been aptly compared to an iceberg. Just as an iceberg has a visible section above the waterline and a larger, invisible section below the waterline, so culture has some aspects that are observable and others that can only be suspected, imagined, or intuited.”

i have always loved the iceberg analogy / viewpoint!

“What followed was a stimulating discussion in which I explained to Tom my difficulty in carrying out what is considered ‘appropriate’ behavior for hearing people during introductions; that is, mentioning names of well-known Deaf people one has had connections with in order to show he or she can be trusted. Because of the ingrained disapproval of ‘name-dropping’ in American culture,”—

One of the themes of our chapter on Deaf culture was the importance of information sharing, which is exemplified in many cultural behaviors, including introductions. I finally made the connection!

“You mean I should have told you about Carol the first day when we met in your office?” I ventured.

“Yes!” came the strong reply.”

“Our cultural inheritance of values, attitudes, and beliefs, which, although we may not want to admit it, still influences our daily behavior and the way we interact with others.”

“‘The real job is not to understand foreign culture but to understand our own…all one ever gets from studying foreign culture is a token understanding. The ultimate reason for such study is to learn more about how one’s own system works.’

— Edward T. Hall
The Silent Language”

Excerpt From
Reading Between the Signs
Anna Mindess

why is the updates limited on this app? or is it just me
like i can only see a number of my updates. if i keep update, i can’t even see my updates from an hour ago

fixing my tags! so if the chronology is a little mixed up thats why

finally gonna start reading this book!

hi!!!! i’m gonna start using this app more

the fact u can’t put emojis on here is so annoying

all of the adivasi cultures are so important! they r also incredibly interesting! they deserve more recognition

reading for writing purpose 🗯️