Archive for the ‘Europe’ Category
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
I have a confession: I've never been to New York (as of this posting).
Is that a big shocker?
Saint Chapel in Paris, a lot cooler than Notre Dame if you ask me. The most awesome stained glass you'll ever see.
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
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A further note on some of these TV shows: “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy” are two of the most popular TV shows in the United States as well. Considering that Americans tend to specialize in slap-stick and even culturally sophisticated humor whereas Swedish humor is usually quite dry, it ...
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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Now, we discuss whether the cultural traffic between the United States and Sweden is one-way or two-way. After the two World Wars, the world became a much smaller place. Humans discovered that their activities were capable of destroying all life on earth. Countries banded together and international organizations were ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
Cultural exchange is a big thing in our contemporary political and educational world. But it's awfully unbalanced a lot of the time. When I studied in Sweden, I had the opportunity to survey some Swedish students about their views on the effects of American popular media on Sweden.
An unbearably cute ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
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The weather in Paris also sucked. It was summer. It was sweltering. But this is a point on which it's not worth lingering. We all know London is pretty much the all-around winner of worst weather in Europe anytime except the summer.
The Luxembourg Garden in Paris. I forgot my ...
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