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7 Reasons To Not Celebrate Your Birthday
Our birthday comes around once a year. Our birthday, that one day usually reminding us of another year gone by. Not all of us are keen on celebrating this so-called ‘special day‘. I’m one of these people. Never have been keen on celebrating my birthday, which is coming up next week. Every year I try…
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8 Things You Should Never Share On Social Media
These days social media is a big part of people’s lives. It’s great for keeping in touch with family and friends, allowing you to share your life with others. Often it’s worth thinking twice before posting certain things of yourself online. That’s because what you post online is out there forever and can be used…
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Australian Greetings: ‘How’s It Going’ And More
When it comes to saying hello, Australians have a few typical greeting phrases and choice slang words. Usually greeting someone in Australia is a casual, informal affair regardless of whether or not we know that person, whether we are close to them or not. When I moved back to Australia about a decade ago, the…
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What Does Home Mean And Feel Like For A Third Culture Kid?
Home. It sounds like a simple word to define. But it’s a word that has layers and layers of meanings. For many migrants, third culture kids, parachute families, expats, travellers, interracial couples, refugees, asylum seekers, Asian Australians, Asian Americans, African communities, Indian diaporas and really anyone who has moved around or hangs around different cultural…
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Differences Between Work-Life Balance In Eastern And Western Cultures
When it comes to work-life balance, Asian and Western cultures usually have different ways of discovering it. For many years in Australia, I’ve juggled working a day job, chasing a writing career and making time for things on the personal and home front. Sometimes it feels like I’ve got too many things work and play-wise…
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5 Valuable Lessons I Learned From 5 Years Of Blogging
It’s been five years since I started this blog. Five years of blogging about multiculturalism and cultural habits. This blog started out as a place to put up articles I’ve written, articles knocked back by dozens of publications I pitched to. Today this blog is a space helping many around the world understand cultural differences.
Mabel Kwong 