by Brian Crawford | May 5, 2021 | International Business, Language and Culture
Here’s a hypothetical story for you. When Josh was 19 years old, he moved to the big city after growing up in the country. Upon his arrival in the city, one of Josh’s new neighbors invited him to a fancy annual dinner party. Josh hadn’t had any...
by Brian Crawford | Feb 26, 2014 | International Business, Language and Culture
St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday for me and many others; for me, part of the reason I like the day is because I finally get to wear my ridiculously green Guinness polo shirt that I bought the last time I visited the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. It’s...
by Brian Crawford | Feb 21, 2012 | International Business, Language and Culture
Today is the Tuesday before the beginning of Lent; in England, today is called Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Tuesday. While some sources mention that Shrove Tuesday is commonly celebrated in other English speaking countries, I’ve spent most of my life living in...
by Brian Crawford | Jul 10, 2011 | International Business, International Travel, Language and Culture
The other month I wrote about visiting a night market in Asia; in Penang, Malaysia to be specific. Today I’m going to talk about a different market, this one in Europe. Europe is famous for its local street markets – a lot of commerce goes on in the...
by Brian Crawford | Apr 15, 2011 | International Business, International Travel, Language and Culture
Last week I spent a week in Malaysia, in the city (and island) of Penang to be precise. While I was there I ate some great food, saw some historic sites, and even got to take a few close-up pictures of monkeys and their babies at the Penang Botanic Gardens. While I...
by Brian Crawford | Apr 1, 2011 | International Business, Language and Culture
Now that I’m living here in Paris, I’ve learned that there are several differences between the way that we celebrate certain holidays in North America, and the way that people celebrate those same holidays here in France or throughout the rest of Europe....
