According to a decades-long research project, the U.S. is not only the most individualistic country on earth; we’re also high on indulgence, short-term thinking, and masculinity (but low on “uncertainty avoidance,” if that makes you feel better). We look at how these traits affect our daily lives and why we couldn’t change them even if we wanted to.
Oct 2015
What If You Were Defined By Your Worst Moment?
<p>We love to judge. To gossip. To belittle.</p><p>Not everyone, and not all the time, but enough for these feelings to fuel multi-billion dollar industries.</p><p>Even if we never say it out loud, we derive a certain pleasure from others' misfortune. There's even a name for the ... Show More
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Sep 2020
S1E2: Cultural Differences Between the U.S. and Germany
<p>I want to talk about a couple of differences between my home country, the U.S, and Germany, the country in which I currently reside. I do realize that this is a topic that has been covered extensively by others, but I do also feel as if though more perspectives couldn't hurt. ... Show More
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