Culture

Faggots—and there’s spotted dick for afters

Chief Inspector Japp. After staying with you for a whole week, Poirot, the least I could do is offer you…

2 years ago

One potential remedy for human stupidity is a dose of humility

One potential remedy for human stupidity is a dose of humility. National, religious and cultural tensions are made worse by…

3 years ago

Culturally induced ignorance and how it affects your mind

A must see for anyone who wants to know how science and public opinion is manipulated by big corporations in…

3 years ago

In Britain you never have to explain why you drink

In Britain you never have to explain why you drink. You do have to explain why you don't drink. Because…

3 years ago

Culture is not your friend

I could not help but see how true the statement below is for most cultures. Especially for such alienated and…

4 years ago

We do not tolerate people speaking other languages than English in the flats

This is presumably from a poster in a flat in Norwich. “As we finally have our great country back we…

5 years ago

Italians use the word “bello” much more frequently than the Englishmen would say “beautiful”

When I was a 19 year old student I came to live for a year in Italy and one of…

5 years ago

Men and holding hands

One sunny afternoon, when I was around 13 or 14, I was walking down Tottenham High Road hand-in-hand with one…

5 years ago

Junk food and sight loss

The family of a teenager, from Bristol, who suffered irreversible eyesight loss after surviving on a diet of chips, white…

5 years ago

No hugging. It was always the other things.

Holidays were always very grim because we had a four week holiday: two weeks mummy and two weeks daddy, and…

6 years ago