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Archive for October, 2010

Snapshot of the week: So many British stereotypes

• October 28, 2010 • 5 Comments

Posted in Cultural Comparisons, Snapshot of the week
Tags: Bagpipe, Bridge, Britain, Culture, England, London, Millennium Bridge, Photo, Photography, Police, Stereotype, Sunset, Tourist, Travel, Traveler, UK

Cultural Contrast: Americans Vs. Brits at restaurants

• October 25, 2010 • 8 Comments

Posted in Culture Clash, Sketches
Tags: America, American, blog, Britain, British, Conversation, Culture, dining, eating, English, etiquette, expression, faces, Food, gesture, habits, London, People, Photo, restaurant, society, South Bank, table manners, UK, Video, Woman, Women, Writing

Bleak streets

• October 21, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in Personal Essays
Tags: Britain, Cities, Clouds, Comments, England, fall, Grey, London, Opinion, Travel, UK, United Kingdom, Weather, Winter, Writing

Snapshot of the Week: Stuck in France

• October 18, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Snapshot of the week
Tags: Birthday, Cow, England, France, Photo, Photos, Plans, Problems, Rural, Sister, Snapshots, Strike, Travel, Video

Girl in the gym

• October 14, 2010 • 8 Comments

Posted in Cultural Connection, Vignettes
Tags: Alaska, Anorexia, Beauty, Body, Compulsion, Compulsive, Disorders, Eating Disorders, Exercise, France, Girls, Gym, Health, Life, New York, Opinion, People, Teenagers, thoughts, Woman, Women, Writing

Every day is a good day for a strike in France

• October 12, 2010 • 4 Comments

Posted in History and Tradition, Photo Essays
Tags: Community, Crisis, Europe, France, Local, Pau, Pension, Photo, Photography, Photos, Reform, Retirement, Strike, Strikers, Video, Videos

Ghost hike

• October 8, 2010 • 5 Comments

Posted in Personal Essays, Photo Essays
Tags: Camping, France, Ghost, Hiking, Lake, Local, Mysterious, Mystery, Nature, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Pyrenees, Story, Travel, Writing

Snapshot of the Week: Confused elevator

• October 7, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Snapshot of the week
Tags: Elevator, France, Paris, Parisian, Photo, Random, Snapshot, Strange, Travel, Weird

Do you want to be ugly?

• October 4, 2010 • 5 Comments

Posted in Vignettes
Tags: Anecdote, Beauty, Caracas, Child, Children, Conversation, Crying, Fashion, Image, Life, Metro, People, Random, Self-esteem, Story, Subway, Tears, Ugliness, Ugly, Venezuela, Writing