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These posts will deal with folk and popular culture, language, religion, and/or ethnicity.

Country Profile Worksheets

Oct 1, ’12 10:22 PM

Country Profile Worksheet

Haiti Profile Sample

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A Beautiful Look at Humans in NYC

Aug 1, ’12 11:09 PM

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Making Cocaine

Aug 1, ’12 10:34 PM

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Great example of dry British humour in 2012 London Olympics intro

Jul 29, ’12 10:42 PM

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Egyptian Actors on Candid Camera Show Turn Violent When Told Channel Is Israeli

Jul 24, ’12 1:55 AM

So this was meant to be a joke based on Western cultural candid camera shows that got a slap of Middle Eastern reality.  I’m really not sure what they were trying to achieve here, but it seem to have backfired in a weird way.

Lexus and the Olive Tree?

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North vs. South Korea

Jul 20, ’12 1:52 AM

Here are two bewildering examples of the intense difference in cultural diffusion between North and South Korea.  Not sure if the N. Korea clip is for realz but who can really know for sure they are so isolated and the culture is so creepy.

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Saudi Drifting

Jul 18, ’12 12:38 AM

There is something frighteningly fascinating about Saudi drifting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafheet

There are numerous videos online of this drifting, which can be graphic, as drifters seem to have a rule to not wear seatbelts, so when the car flips people are violently ejected.

 

Here is a link on the basic concept of drifting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drifting_(motorsport)

 

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The power of nationalism

Jul 4, ’12 2:08 PM

This is one of my favorite renditions of the Star Spangled Banner; we recently celebrated the 200th anniversary of our national anthem in downtown Baltimore.

Having lived in several countries overseas, I am humbled at the nationalism others have in the values within which they live, and am grateful to live in the United States of America.  God Bless the USA!

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Death of snake handling preach…

Jun 2, ’12 8:51 PM

Death of snake handling preacher shines light on lethal Appalachian tradition http://t.co/YRa0TygI #cnn

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Hans Rosling: Religions and babies

Jun 1, ’12 11:59 PM

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