Maybe because the dromedary (single-humped camel from Arabia and Northern Africa) is more common – and therefore more recognisable – than the bactrian (double-humped camel from central Asia)? The official names are also a bit confusing –… Read More ›
One thing I hate in shops is when the assistants hound you. For me, the worst case scenario is when a sales associate leaps at you the minute you walk in the door, and asks how they can help. If… Read More ›
This is a poster that has been up on the Stockholm Underground for a while now, asking people to show civil courage on public transport. What kind of society do we live in that we stand by and do… Read More ›
Just before the summer I was shopping for underwear in a local store. The underwear and children’s departments are on the lower ground floor, so you go down on an escalator. As I walked in I noticed this woman looking… Read More ›
Emojis were invented in Japan by Shigetaka Kurita and first appeared on mobile phones in 1999. The Oxford dictionary named the emoji that has tears of laughter its word of 2015. The emoji is called ‘face with tears of joy’… Read More ›
This photograph was created in the 1880s by a now-unknown artists and is said to depict national leaders. I have seen it in several different places, and it never fails to cause heated discussion about how many faces there are… Read More ›
Have you heard of mukbang? It is a trend where people watch videos of others preparing and eating their meals. The word mukbang comes from muok-da (the Korean word for eating) and bang song (Korean for broadcast). Why do you think this is… Read More ›
