Tag: culture
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Do the Dirty Deed, Just Don’t Look Them in the Face
Even after living in Asia for the better part of twenty years, there are certain cultural instincts built into me from my American upbringing that have a hard time adjusting to my Asian surroundings, but I am adapting. Let’s talk about concealing vulnerability. Today, I’ll put it in the context of traffic. Traffic in Penang…
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Stay away from the gutter, please!
Yes, I’m at a bowling alley. And watching gutter ball after gutter bowl, I naturally thought of writing. What else? First we must define the purpose of a gutter. It’s to remove waste or unwanted or undesirable garbage far away from one location so that waste can end up with a bird of the same…
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Cross-Cultural Storytelling
(I just did a guest blog for http://www.ritareviews.net, called “Cross-Cultural Storytelling.” It gives some insight into how I used the cultural contexts of Vietnam in my novel “Beauty Rising.” I’ll give you a teaser here and you can read the rest on her site. I hope you enjoy.) I’ve been fascinated for years with cultural…
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Culture: Not Always Black and White
I was reminded earlier today about how culture and cultural differences can be tricky waters to navigate. We all come with certain assumptions about the world which have been instilled deep within us by our culture, our parents, our religion, and our environment. But when cultures clash, life can get messy. Each culture’s values are…
Author Mark W Sasse 