Every culture and race comes with a certain stereotype. These stereotypes can be used to identify who we are. We can have a laugh about it, and similar to our other post about Russians and their vodka we have decided to focus on an amazing phenomenon known as the Indian head wobble.
The head wobble is like a body language that Indians use to communicate. You can say several things with just a simple head wobble, for example, a fast and continuous head wobble means that the person really understands. The more vigorous the wobbling, the more understanding there is.
A quick wobble from side to side means "yes" or "alright".
A slow soft wobble, sometimes accompanied by a smile, is a sign of friendship.
There are also a lot of other dialects in India, but fortunately for them, with a simple gesture of the head wobble people instantly understand what this act means; actions do speak louder then words after all.
For more details about this topic please follow the link below.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Vodka in Russia
Russian taboos comprise of many
sorts of idea, views and superstitions. However, when a person thinks of
Russia, the first word that comes up is 'Vodka'. Therefore, although this is a
very generic Russian topic, it is a huge part of the culture and its' history.
It is still unclear today where
these remedies have come from. It has now become a social norm in Russian
society. It is not only a tradition, a remedy, or a stereotype, but it is what
I personally believe, the heart of Russian culture.
Vodka is used for many occasions,
such as celebrating an unexpected gain and to ease pain, to welcome back a
long-absent friends and bid them good buy, to overcome stress and to cure
depression. Vodka in Russia is irreplaceable all-purpose drink, the subject of
novels and poems, songs and legends.
The funniest thing I learnt from my father who is Russian, was
when he told me how his mother would give him vodka to drink when he was
younger, when he was sick, to make him feel warm and better. I found an article
which is exactly about this topic, which is :
The article skims over some of the facts of vodka for health.
However, of course this was all tradition in the Russian culture, but in the
present day the negatives of drinking vodka is well known.
Tell us what you think and post other remedies that you know of.
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