20 Mar 2020

2020, CrossCulture 2 Comments
The world is one family
The World is One Family : say Italy and Spain Sounds of singing have emanated from Italian balconies to those in New York. The Spanish clapping sequence is now ringing through the world to be followed by (I am sure) a thunderous echo in India on Sunday at 5 pm. (Hopefully it will happen on time and for 5 minutes. Knowing Indian Standard Time, it may last for an hour!) But I digress. ...
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19 Mar 2020

2020, CrossCulture
The Crosscultural aspect of COVID-19
The Crosscultural Aspect of COVID-19 The alarm bells have rung. And countries and governments have sat up and taken notice. They have rung and they have wrung the best out of people. Spreading panic and fear initially, slowly settling into a reality check and now ensuring that compliance comes not from fear but from a place of understanding. As the information dam bursts open and the ...
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18 Mar 2020

2020, CrossCulture 2 Comments
united states through the culture lens
United States. Through the culture lens. US. And them. If you see United States through the culture lens you find many strange revelations. Cross culture communications often take a tumble because we view ‘other people’ or those outside our country as them. It’s they, it’s the other, it’s the stranger among us. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic however we are all the same: a specie...
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17 Mar 2020

2020, CrossCulture 1 Comment
Italy through the culture lens
Let's look at Italy through the culture lens In continuation of the series on COVID-19 and cross culture(links at the end of this post), here’s a look at how Italy is facing the #coronavirus crisis.Italy is currently the country with the second highest number of Coronavirus cases after China.* Advice from Italy Just a day or two ago a film made by Italians did the rounds. It was...
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