Category Archives: Foreign Affairs

How Japanese and Americans Save Differently

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Cash is a much safer way of saving in Japan than in the United States; it doesn’t lose as much value over time, unlike here. Continue reading →

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Do Tourists Get Sick When They Visit the United States?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Does an Indian visiting her American friend ever eat everything on the plate her friend has prepared (out of politeness, not because she actually likes the food), and spend the rest of her week sitting on top of a toilet? Continue reading →

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Did You Know that the United Kingdom Censored Animal Farm? Here’s Why:

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Animal Farm is one of the most famous tracts of the 20th century. It’s a prescient warning against totalitarianism. Its influence is such that phrases such as “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” are … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Strange Isolation, and How It Hurts Us and Japan

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

In an ideal world, Japanese companies would have spread the smart-phone to us years before Apple came up with the idea, and our advances in technology would have convinced Japanese companies to abandon the wasteful fax machine years ago. Continue reading →

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What Foreign Language Do North Koreans Learn? English!

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

North Korea has been in the news in the past few days and weeks. Most of the attention has been negative; tensions have risen between North Korea and the United States. Not that this is new. The two countries have … Continue reading →

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