#intercultural

[lowcountrymountaineer]

Dom a Lloyd : Cymru Heddiw

Hiiii!! Please share this. This is a cool video regarding Black Welsh speakers and some of the progress and some of the obstacles that have been happening in the country of Wales in regarding to Black Welsh people. Everyone can be a part of revitalizing a language and in regards to revitalizing indigenous languages (like Welsh) anti-Blackness should have no place in the process. This is something I think no one really talks about and I LOVE this YouTube channel it needs more subscribers for sure!!

#welsh #black culture #black people #black girl magic #wales #celtic #welsh language #cymru #cymraeg #black pride #black history #indigenous #indigenous languages #indigenous issues #diaspora #intercultural #welsh culture #celtic pride #Youtube

[polyglot-thought]

Very cool cross-cultural dress I came across on Google: Uber Dandy Kimono's red samakaka yukata

I'd never heard of samakaka print before seeing this online. According to Continent Clothing: "a Samakaka is a fabric or clothing with symbols typically from the Mumuila tribe." and on the Uber Dandy Kimono website it is described as a "tribal Angolan (samakaka) print".

Lately I've found cross-cultural kimono and yukata super interesting, and it feels like its very easy to mix any cultural or popular design into a kimono because there's no requirement for specific colors or patterns.

#crossculturalinterracial #cross cultural #yukata #kimono #african culture #african fashion #afrofuturism #afrofusion #culture mix #cross cultural communication #kimono dress #kimono style #kimono art #kimono print #samakaka #angolan culture #angola #mumuila #mumuila tribe #intercultural #interacial #african tribe #african designer #african art #japanese kimono #Japanese yukata #african yukata #african kimono #culture mixing #japanese culture

[katiajewelbox]

“Recognize when things no longer serve a purpose and begin to harm you. You let it go not because of arrogance or pride but because it doesn't fit into your life anymore. So close the chapter, learn the lessons and shake off the dust. Don’t waste your life. Move on.” (Mufti Menk)

This post is a highly personal story and pretty atypical from what I share on social media, but I feel it is crucial to be open about what has recently happened in my life to satisfy people’s curiosity. A heartfelt thank you to the folks who have given me emotional support during this journey so far.

As some of you may know, I was in a long-term relationship that recently ended. The person I once loved found me at Imperial College several years ago. At first, it seemed like a perfect match. We had a beautiful friendship as well as many shared values and goals in life. Our bond seemed so strong that we made plans for our future life together. However, we ended up being long-distance during most of our relationship due to the pandemic and other complications. We diligently stayed in touch and kept each other company during this stressful time while staying hopeful about our future as a couple.

However, things drastically changed between us in the last year. When my Dad became sick and passed away, my partner completely let me down in terms of help and emotional support. That made me feel very alone in the relationship when I needed the strength of a loving partner. This year he did travel from his home country to the UK to spend time with me. We had a lovely time, but sadly it turned out our life goals had significantly diverged during the time apart.

His life now revolved around his career and building wealth. He made it clear that he expected me to leave the life I have built for myself in the UK to relocate to his home country and later to follow him around the world while he built his career. He also pressured me to take unreasonable personal and financial risks for the sake of “our” future, which made me feel unsafe with him. Over the last year, he became less open in our interactions and seemed to be hiding many important things in his personal and professional life from me. When I was struggling with depression last year, he was cold and sarcastic towards me. In addition, he become more critical and judgemental towards me, while showing hints of possible coercive controlling tendencies.

Over the course of our serious conversations about our future plans, I came to a heart-breaking realisation – I did not love or trust him anymore. I tried to be open minded and explore the possibilities of taking a leap of faith with him in our potential life together, but there were too many red flags to ignore. When I imagined my future with him I felt dread, and when I imagined my future without him I felt free and hopeful. After much reflection and soul-searching, I realised that we had to go our separate ways and I decisively ended the relationship. He was shocked and disappointed, but in time he may find someone who is a better fit with his socioeconomic background and culture. At least, he will find solace in his career, which is his real love in life.

I am sharing this story to encourage anyone who feels trapped in a situation by social expectations or fear to reclaim their freedom. Sometimes, what seemed perfect at an earlier stage of one’s life can turn out to be a nightmare as people and situations evolve. I feel much more optimistic about my future now that I am free to pursue my dreams and be true to myself.

Art Credit: AI generated composition based on the French Impressionist style by Katia Hougaard and DALL E.

#relationship #love story #love #inspirational quotes #breakup #heartbreak #breaking news #ending relationships #coercive control #intercultural #couples #freedom

[k-core]

Still from Let 1,000 Flowers Bloom (Mood) by Kai (Kari) Altmann, 2024 Video, Images, Installation

#kai altmann #kari altmann #let 1000 flowers bloom #ai #intercultural #iterations #render

[slut4poets]

Today I learned that you have a girlfriend

In your words, it’s your “best friend”

You’re only in a situationship but fear to admit it

I had hope, but this morning I had a dream where I asked you if you were in a relationship

You said no, that it was weird for me to ask but I just wanted to know

I had hope

I had hope but it’s okay

You have a thousand best friends anyway

But best friends don’t say “Ti amo, amore” to each other, don’t they?

I don’t know, but what I learned is that

You’re not available anymore

You never were to begin with

I was starting to think it was “love” (lol)

But a guy like you, who vapes and yells and aches

For attention, and a girl like me, who writes poems, likes her peace, would rather play it safe

We were never meant to work

Out

I still invited you to my birthday

We may not have much to say

But we’re still friends, so

Of course I’ll cry when you’ll return to Italy

It’s 6 months from now, but I fear that my feelings will not change

The way you act is strange, so elegant yet deranged

A continued mystery yet to save

I thought we had something, turns out I dreamed it all

For once I thought a fucking guy was worthy of my heart

It is only when you get rejected that you see all their faults

#immigration #immigrant #italy #relationships #love #intercultural #girlfriend #you have a girlfriend #i had hope #hope #hopes and dreams #dreams #best friends #situationships #italian #ti amo amore #amore #amore non corrisposto #unavailable #not meant to be #let it be #act #facade #i can fix him #lol #rejection #kind of #faults #heart on fire #heart

[uneducated-author]

I always remember when I had two boys in my accomodation, one Korean and one Italian. And we used to cook together and it was always hilarious because my Korean friend would be like 'tradition is peer pressure from the dead, and if their biggest issue with me is that I'm frying kimchi, I'm living the wrong life' and then use the most 'play it by ear' perversions of traditional cooking. And my Italian friend would be like 'if we do not use pasta with x percentage of y flour, my Nonna will literally manifest and kill us all, it's bad enough that we're not making the dough by hand' and I don't think this story has a moral or anything but I just found out that apparently they're dating so enemies to lovers anyone?

#i don't know what to tag this #friendship #intercultural #it was just always funny to witness #we were the three gay musketeers #don't know why I didn't see this coming

[lettersxcaffeine]

Welcome to my guide for international dating, which formulated over a compound of dates over several years and has spanned nine countries. I’m going to debunk some dated and detrimental beliefs about black women and dating, and I’m going to ask that you trust me. 

Here is to finding your true love!

Read the full story here: https://medium.com/@blackanduniversity/a-black-girls-guide-to-international-dating-7-part-series-0d6e7eb8beae

#dating #international dating #black girls dating #black girl magic #intercultural #literature #love #quotes #writing #substack #romance #blackwriters #blackwritersontumblr #getfree #quote #lanadelrey #popstar #passion

[lerry-hazel]

Yay!

"Father Rodrigues" makes me wonder how faithful to the original they intend to be, but let's hope they won't attempt to squeeze any "latest trends" into 17th century Japan.

#shogun #james clavell #shogun 2024 #sanada hiroyuki #wait and hope #japan #intercultural #east is east and west is west #the twain shall meet

[redd956]

Characters & Culture

What I wish I would see more of in the world of writing, animating, etc is the exploration of culture in characters

Especially since it can easily be user to extend and elaborate on one's personality (not decide one)

Most of the time with I see culture act as a huge part of a character or see intercultural interactions is in high fantasy stories where it is mainly used as a species culture

Which is cool and all but culture can be brought up in many other ways and be used to explores characters such as....

How does a characters religious beliefs affect their decision making and perhaps position in the story

Showing how two characters of the same species or from the same country differ culturally

If a character is in a foreign space culturally show how they react to it. If it's a group how do they each react differently

Characters can be struggling to adapt or work with certain cultures

Take the dangerous route of having bigoted characters

Show characters taking part in foreign rituals and learning how to love and experience another culture

Have characters showing off their culture to each other

Give characters sayings that the others don't understand

Show how characters respond when their culture is challenged or talked badly upon

Have characters teach pieces of their culture to others

And remember culture isn't simple. In fact everyone has more than one culture; racial, national, religions, socioeconomic, and many many many more

#writing culture #characterization #writing #culture #writing characters of different cultures #intercultural #writing tips

[culturefrancaise]

Je trouve ça très intéressant. Moi-même je me souviens un peu avoir déjà été choquée par certaines des piques des humoristes américains.

#humour #intercultural #usa #france #usa vs france #stand up

[girlleavinghome-blog]

Although I'm not necessarily unhappy, I can't shake the feeling that something is missing from my life. I'm not entirely sure what it is that's bothering me, but I can't seem to put my finger on it.

Could it be that I'm dissatisfied with my social life, or am I still holding onto past experiences that are making me feel angry or upset? At the same time, I'm aware that I have a lot to be thankful for. I have a wonderful partner who I love deeply, and we're in the process of getting married. I also have a fulfilling job, and we bought our first home together a couple of years ago.

Despite all of these blessings, I still feel a sense of unease and uncertainty, like there's something missing that I can't quite identify.

#depression #diary #interracial #intercultural #exmuslim #exmoose #ex muslim #bullying

[misespinas]

My grandfather immigrated from France to America, my father's a heritage French speaker. His first language was French, he almost exclusively spoke French at home, and he lived in a French immigrant neighborhood as a child

Then he married my mother, moved out, and had children. His father moved to a different state, my father then lived in a neighborhood where there were zero French speaking people. He stopped practicing French and nearly thirty years later (today) he now struggles to speak French

None of my siblings, including me, speak French. It was just not what we did in our house, though my mom spoke French as well. There has been a noticable language barrier at times with my grandfather

I now date a heritage Spanish speaker who has lived in neighborhoods where people spoke Spanish, gone to schools where people also know Spanish, etc. At times I wonder if we were to get married and have children, would his parents have a similar barrier with their grandchildren that I have with my grandfather?

I almost feel guilty when I think about it, but it is incredibly irrational. I just wonder if this is a shared experience for anyone else who dates someone from a different culture

#personal #language barrier #french language #Spanish language #interracial relationships #heritage speaker #loss of language #monolingual #bilingual #interracial couple #relationships #dating #intercultural #languages #language #communication #family

[nihongotravel]

Also, on the topic of Inglorious Bastards, when I was researching the hand counting thing I conveniently came across this reference that actually has the Japanese hand signs for counting as well! Where they hide each finger to indicate the number being counted instead. Perhaps this is in reference to their famous quote “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down,” to signify significance, haha.

#inglorious bastards #japan #japanese #movie #education #intercultural

[humouratuni]

...And...

- Victoria

...there you have it! The ins and outs of humour in its many forms across the globe.    

We hope this blog has taught you everything you need to know about humour, and you're ready to use these newly learnt skills in the big multi-cultural world of ours. We've covered a few aspects of humour, from memes to emojis and the good and not-so-good sides of trying to be funny, in the hope to help you integrate seamlessly into Uni life. As we have found out, making new friends relies on humour and Bell (2006) even explains how it plays a major role in deciding in-group vs out-group status… so no pressure, I guess!   

However, if it does go wrong, don’t stress! It's perfectly normal to misunderstand each other, I mean humour could arguably be one of the most challenging forms of intercultural communication. Bell (2006) explained how humour for those experiencing it in their second language is more difficult to grasp than most other linguistic behaviours. So, if it takes a minute to get used to it, that’s ok, you're not alone! 

 

Why not have a look at this blog which touches on areas we have discussed to explain why humour is the hardest to translate 😊 

 

So... 

3 key points to remember that can help you on your journey of understanding and creating humour are: 

Culture 

Language  

Context 

Depending on where you are, understanding the culture, the language and the context can help you craft and tailor your jokes, memes, or sarcasm to suit the place and people you are with! Or aim for jokes that avoid direct reference to all three of these to create more universally understood humour, as 'the idea of “funny” is rarely translatable and is highly personal, context and culture specific' (Reimann, 2010).  

Whether you're laughing to make your lecturer feel better about the somewhat 'dad joke' they unleashed on class or sending hundreds of laughing emojis in response to the new memes your friend just sent you, humour brings us all together somehow. Keep in mind, that having a common ground, or some form of relationship will help with any humour related hiccups and judging the level of intimacy will prevent you making a taboo topic the subject of your joke at your first dinner with the new in-laws!  

On that scary thought, it’s time to wrap up this humour fuelled adventure! We hope you have learnt a thing or two and if you have any questions leave them below 😊 Or for those looking for more advice for settling into Uni, check out this blog on British Culture for Beginners!  

‘British Culture for Beginners’ 

 Goodluck and stay funny! 

Lots of laughs,  

LOL Overseas!  

 Image created from makeameme.org 

References 

Bell, N. D. (2006). Interactional adjustments in humorous intercultural communication. Intercultural Pragmatics, 3(1), 1-28.  https://doi.org/10.1515/ip.2006.001 

Day Translations. (2016). Why Humor Is The Hardest Thing To Translate. Day Translations Blog. https://www.daytranslations.com/blog/humor-translate/ 

Grant, V. (2022). That moment you realize you understand intercultural communication. Make a Meme. https://makeameme.org/meme/that-moment-you-k8q9jo 

Reimann, A. (2010). Intercultural communication and the essence of humour. Journal of the Faculty of International Studies, Utsunomiya University, (29), 23-34.  

#humour #university #intercultural #communication

[noplacetohidethis]

“You must die before me” “Haha, why?” “Because you cannot live without me” Weeks after, her words echo in my mind. As the day of our goodbye inevitably approaches, the pain in my chest grows, overtaking all my senses. How will I live without her for a whole year? I can’t stop thinking about the last time her delicate hands will hold mine, before I board again the plane that will rip me ten thousand kilometers away from her. 

#lesbian #long distance relationship #ldr #love #personal #perpetual immigrant #international #intercultural #couple #depression #wlw

[alienace]

I know that roe v Wade is a bad thing but as a non-american that doesn't know what that stands for it all feels like a new batman v superman kinda thing

#roe vs. wade #/j but also /srs #intercultural #issue #batman v supeman: dawn of justice #batman #superman