Going up? A cool culture bump in Canada
The infamous elevator button on the fourth floor. One of the amazing things about a culture bump is the ability to “peel away” layers and...
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Feb 24, 20211 min
Money Worries
By Madison Overbey My first major culture bump on our trip to South Africa occurred when it came time eat the first night. While we were...
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Culture Bump
Feb 24, 20211 min
Universal Values
Part of the Auburn MBA South Africa trip itinerary was a visit with the Johannesburg office of the Ogilvy advertising company. This was a...
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Culture Bump
Feb 24, 20211 min
Work Environment Culture Bump
By Joe The biggest cultural shock here to me is the working environment for the companies. Compared to companies in China, the working...
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Culture Bump
Feb 24, 20211 min
Sports Bump
By Jeremiah James II There is no basketball, football, or basketball covered in the news on TV. I saw rugby and cricket. (March 8, 2012)
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Culture Bump
Feb 24, 20211 min
Lots of Languages
By Matt Donaldson The theme weaving itself through our trip to South Africa thus far has been the blend of cultural backgrounds that...
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Culture Bump
Feb 24, 20211 min
Steering wheels and other culture bumps
By Rui Dong The steering wheel of cars is on the right side and that is quite different from China and America. At the same time,...
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Culture Bump
Feb 24, 20211 min
Experiencing Apartheid ethnic black
My first significant culture bump occurred at the entrance of the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. Our white tour guide Shane, handed me...
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Culture Bump
Feb 24, 20211 min
Repeat Repeat Repeat
By Claxton Fallen One of the first culture bumps I received was shortly after getting on the flight out of Dulles. I was used to...
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Culture Bump
Feb 22, 20211 min
The whole pizza or a slice of pizza??
The whole pizza or a slice of pizza?? We had a culture bump in Houston. During class our teacher held up a poster and said, “Japanese...
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Culture Bump
Feb 22, 20211 min
Hi…Bye…or????
Asano, Takuto, Sakura, Wakana and Kanako write about their culture bump with Jason, an American guy at the University of Houston. We had...
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Culture Bump
Feb 22, 20211 min
Bunka Bump in Classrooms
We had a Culture Bump with American students. They are drinking and eating something in classrooms. When we looked at them, we were...
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Culture Bump
Feb 22, 20211 min
Strangers No More
We had a culture bump with Americans today. When we went back to Cougar Village, the dorm at University of Houston, we talked with two...
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Culture Bump
Feb 9, 20211 min
Traffic Light Rule
I had a culture bump with American people at the University of Houston. When I crossed the street, I pushed the button of the walking...
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Culture Bump
Feb 9, 20211 min
You put your feet where???
Maria, Marino, Reina, Yukika and Yoshino tell about their culture bump while auditing a political science class at the University of Houston
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Culture Bump
Feb 9, 20211 min
Bathroom Bump
We had a culture bump with American people. We went to the restroom and noticed that there is a lot of space under the bathroom stall.
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Culture Bump
Dec 8, 20202 min
Not everyone likes taking pictures — A Japanese-American Culture Bump
Walking Together We had a big culture bump when we talked to a student at the UH. We were doing a survey and she answered our questions...
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Culture Bump
Dec 8, 20201 min
Are "Bro hugs" a thing in Japan, or is it a culture bump?
Bro Hug We had a culture bump at the University of Houston gym. We saw an American person meet his friend. They grabbed their opposite...
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Culture Bump
Dec 8, 20201 min
Flags in Japan vs. in the United States
American “❤️” our “❤️” Our culture bump was that Americans have so many flags. At first, we felt scared, surprised and amazed because in...
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Culture Bump
Dec 8, 20202 min
American Train Station...Well, that was easy! – A Chinese American Culture Bump
In China, especially in those developed cities, because of heavy traffic, people mostly commute by taking Metro. Before we enter Metro...
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