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I describe daily "cultural moments" that take place in my life in Italy. Each "moment" offers an opportunity to explore and analyze cultural differences and, in the process, better understand my own American culture.
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The American parabola
Megan Fitzgerald is a "personal branding coach" and ever since I met her last year I have been wondering what exactly that might mean. In the name of curiosity and friendship, I overcame my acquired European-style aversion to "americanate" and excess...
The dark side of optimism
Living abroad gives us a bit of distance from which to view our own culture while also giving us that odd sensation of reverse culture shock when back "home". One important American cultural value that always hits me as "different" is that overwhelmi...
