by Richard Hill | Jan 6, 2015 | General
Driving up through the Ostkantone on the motorway to Aachen (Germany) prepares you for what lies ahead. There is an orderliness about the architecture that contrasts starkly with the anarchy you are leaving behind in Belgium. In my book We Europeans I dwelt on two...
by Chris Smit | Mar 16, 2012 | Culture Matters
You’re on the website Culture Matters now. But what could be a cultural awareness definition? Or better, in which context is it used on this website? When you look up “Culture” on Wikipedia, there are 8 chapters of information and dozens of pages....
by Chris Smit | Feb 23, 2012 | Culture Matters
Let’s Talk About Humor in Culture Consider this phrase: “If you ain’t Dutch, you ain’t much…” Please, don’t switch off, but please read on. Now ask yourself: is this funny or not? Chances are that it was, or it was not. In...
