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Have you ever kissed your girlfriend in public?

We all think about, sing about and even obsess about love...But have you ever thought that maybe the way we express our love is different...

El Paso, Las Vegas, Harvey and Human Connections…

It feels like the world is coming to an end one moment, while in the next moment we overwhelm ourselves with our own humane caring. Once...

Tattos, Kisses and Songs

It may have been raining cats and dogs in Houston on Monday and Tuesday but it was raining Culture Bumps for levels 1 and 1B at the LCC...

An interview with Leon Mach

Dr. Archer: Mr. Mach, you participated in the Culture Bump Workshop here at the Lilly Conference. Thank you for your presence and your...

Malaysian Airliner Underlines Our Common Humanity

In his column in the Houston Chronicle, Bill King writes that technology has changed our ability to relate to one another as human...

The perceptions of Muslim Americans regarding racial profiling at airports after 9/11

A doctoral dissertation by Nader Abualnaja (who portrayed Aziz in the video, Brian and Aziz entitled “The perceptions of Muslim Americans...

Dr. Fahad Alamr talks about Culture Bump, Islam and Saudi Arabia

Dr. Archer: Thank you Dr. Alamr for your participation and contributions to the Culture Bump Workshop. I am interested in knowing what...

An interview with Professor Suzanne Schaffer

An Intervivew with Professor Suzanne Shaffer from Penn State- York Campus USA. Dr. Archer: Professor Shaffer, you participated in the...

Hot and Cold Water and Culture Bumps?

By Jo An Song Culture bump has been defined as a “cultural difference” (Archer, 1991). It consists of two components – which are...