Well, here is the sequel to my very interesting story about the German Church getting a hold of me. Actually, I probably need to rectify something. It is not so much the Church that got me, but the German State. So let me explain the next steps. When I saw that the Finanzamt (Tax office) was ready […]
Tag - culture
Tuesday, January 29 2008
Holy state! the Church got me (again)
Tuesday, January 29 2008. somewhere else
Friday, December 14 2007
The Toilet in the Bathroom
Friday, December 14 2007. everyday life
We've just moved appartments. Apart from the fact that we now have double the surface, there is one very important thing to me, French woman, in this new appartment, and that is the toilet. In Germany, toilets (except in restaurants) are in the bathroom. Ouch, with the common use of bathroon as a […]
Thursday, December 13 2007
Shifting Standards and the Center of The World
Thursday, December 13 2007. the other words
I have been working on an international survey in the past few days, which is being answered by 11 teams of 11 different countries. And one thing really struck me in the way answers were given to certain questions. It was not so much the actual content of the answer which I found striking, but […]
Tuesday, November 20 2007
Holy shit! The Church got me.
Tuesday, November 20 2007. somewhere else
Or where cultural differences have legal roots. This afternoon, my accountant calls me to tell me that the tax office has finally finished reviewing my tax declaration. And then she asks me this very personal (at least in my books) question: "Are you a catholic?". Now. The reality is, I've […]
Friday, November 16 2007
About "Ceci n'est pas une endive"
Friday, November 16 2007. on my way
This blog has been turning in my head for quite a long time, actually ever since I gave a presentation at Wikimania last year in Taipei, about cultural differences. The name is a funky one, but has a real history. First, why an endive? Well, even though I did not really participate in it, the […]
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