On being brave
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” Vincent Van Gogh
With gloves or without?
How culturally sensitive are you? Do the quiz (link to: epicforyou.eu) to find out. (You can scroll down the page for the answers.)
I wasn’t fully sure whether a man should remove his gloves or not when shaking a business partner’s hand in Britain. I learned from etiquette expert William Hanson that it’s perfectly acceptable for a man to keep his gloves on in cold countries with very icy weather. He should remove his gloves when indoors. Women are allowed to shake hands without removing their gloves.
Oh dear, oh dear
“My wife has the worst memory I’ve ever heard of.”
“So she forgets everything you tell her, I suppose?”
“No, she remembers everything.”
Stay calm and learn English!
Buddha said, “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
It’s so true, isn’t it? Yet, how often do we lose our temper when we’re frustrated? If you find that you often get impatient and can’t always control your feelings, you might like to learn some strategies on how to stay calm. Read tinybuddha.com’s article – and see stress melt away! 😉
Stupid ideas
I wonder why the Germans use the term “Schnapsidee”? It’s strange to combine the word “schnapps” with “idea”, isn’t it? The Deutsche Welle has a lovely little article about the word. Don’t we all have crazy and unrealistic ideas now and again? And I’m sure that they don’t all come from drinking too much alcohol, do they?
Get talking
In Geoffrey’s article you’ll find seven excellent questions to start some excellent conversations with about anybody you’d like to connect with.
Words you’ll find in the text: A ‘guilty pleasure’ is something you shouldn’t like, but like anyway. A ‘bucket list’ is a list of things you’d like to do before you die (to ‘kick the bucket’ means ‘to die’).
