jay talks of europe.
-Europe, as a continent, has had a tremendous influence on the world; its power disproportionately large given its relative geographic and population sizes -in Europe, Jay can walk down the street and and not be noticed; as a tall, white guy he frequently stands out in Africa, Asia, and South America -do not to be lulled into thinking that just because things do not look that different that there are not different social norms -in France, it is polite to say bonjour to the shopkeeper, and look her in the eye when entering a shop; fruit on display is not to be picked up by the customer but gotten by a staff member; you do not ask people what they do for a living -Dutch people avoid consumer debt -in northern European countries, just about everyone you would come in contact with speaks English -must pay to use a toilet; bathrooms are usually staffed and well-kept -store hours are shorter -servas.org, hospitalityclub.org -there were perhaps 40,000 speakers of Romansch in Switzerland as of 2019 -Of Human Bondage and The Razor's Edge books by W. Somerset Maugham -Culture Shock series of books 50 minutes 02-08-21 debug comment |