Une nouvelle série sur la vie en Allemagne, les allemands et la langue allemande. En allemand. Première partie : la quiche :)
Tag - USA
Monday, January 17 2011
What Is Your Single Story?
Monday, January 17 2011. when you're a stranger
A few weeks ago, I watched a fantastic talk by Chimamanda Adichie about "The Danger of A Single Story". The talk is a year old, but the message is ageless. It made me think about what my stories of "single stories" are. I have a few, actually, here is one that particularly struck […]
Monday, June 1 2009
Job Hunting: How Culturally Unconventional Can You Be?
Monday, June 1 2009. everyday life
La façon de répondre à une annonce pour un travail, si elle comporte dans plusieurs pays des composantes équivalentes (la lettre de motivation, le CV), comporte aussi des éléments spécifiques à la culture et au pays. Pourtant, je me dis que si je devais répondre à une annonce en Allemagne, je serai bien en peine de faire une candidature "dans les règles". Je crois, du coup, que je tenterai de répondre en étant calire sur le fait que mon parcours international m'empêche d'être conventionnelle dans ma candidature...
Monday, May 18 2009
Quand la pub joue avec les stéréotypes culturels
Monday, May 18 2009. about the world
I found it funny to find an ad in the last Géo issue, which appealed to the stereotypes that French people have about Americans and Germans. An intercultural ad if there was ever any. The ad is for an American-style refrigerator and the tagline reads "tall, cold and ecologist. No doubt, this American is German".
Friday, July 25 2008
Distance to Power, Somewhere in the Middle
Friday, July 25 2008. when you're a stranger
One of the book that sits on my night stand in the pile "to read" is a book by Geert Hofstede, called Cultures and Organizations, Intercultural Coorperation and its Importance for Survival. Hofstede is one of the most invoked gurus of intercultural communication, and although I yet have to […]
