Korean culture filter: Are you familiar with Korean culture from 30 years ago? Can you tell me if these experiences were normal in terms of the social culture at that time?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 27, 2012 -
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I've just been diagnosed with ADHD, and have started an initial stimulant-based management plan. I'm in my mid-forties, and work in a very traditional industry and come from a not-very-accepting Old World culture. How open do I need to be with colleagues and friends that I'm doing this?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 13, 2012 -
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I've always prided myself on being tough and low-maintenance; how can I become more demanding?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 16, 2012 -
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My husband has been offered an excellent new jon in Wales. We are from Minneapolis, MN. I am curious: what does it mean to be from/live in Wales?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 4, 2011 -
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I'm an American moving to Ireland for a temporary, six-month assignment. How do I fit in and understand the work culture to ensure I'm successful?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 1, 2011 -
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I need to understand the Japanese cultural importance of "saving face" with respect to business, and how I can make myself less frustrated with an ongoing business negotiation I'm involved in.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 20, 2011 -
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Tell me about flirting, dating and relationship customs in Saudi Arabia. I can't tell if I'm in over my head or just having some cultural miscommunication.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 6, 2010 -
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Places to work in or around Boston that
feel like an academic environment, without
actually being in academia?
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posted by anonymous
on May 10, 2010 -
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Somebody please give me a great idea for a charming date in Toronto! (Bonus points for something happening this weekend)
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 21, 2010 -
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Military Brat Filter: Explain a military brat childhood to someone who grew up in a touchy-feely liberal household that never moved once. I’m looking for either long-form articles or personal stories. How often did you move? What were the things you learned? Did you have coping mechanisms? What were the bases like? How has it affected you as an adult?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 30, 2009 -
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Dating Across a Language Barrier: Can you share success stories and advice about relationships where you and your partner primarily spoke different languages?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 7, 2009 -
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Seeking advice and shared experiences from other people who are not attracted to people from their same racial/ethnic/national identity.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 21, 2009 -
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For Christmas I'm going to give my partner a planned weekend full cultural hijinks in a big city: Saturday it's all "high culture" activities and Sunday it's all "low culture" activities. How can I translate this intangible gift idea into something small and tangible to put under the tree?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 10, 2008 -
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Looking for advice about how to handle a cultural misunderstanding...or possibly a scam. Not sure how to reconcile the experience and associated feelings, and especially unsure about how to deal with the situation in the most sensitive and informed way.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 31, 2008 -
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3m scotch tape?? When I was in high school, and a bong head, we would shop for drug paraphernalia at a small shop on 8th street in Manhattan.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 28, 2007 -
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