Culture shock

Illustration for article about countries with worst work life balance

The 7 Countries With the Worst Work Life Balance in the OECD

There are some shocking data about the countries with the worst work-life balance. When I was still working in the financial area, it was not uncommon to work 13, sometimes 14 hours per day. Since most of our income was variable, staying at the office for long hours was standard practice for young, ambitious college […]

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Picture from Moscow to Illustrate article about Inequality in Russia

Inequality in Russia

How Russia Is One of the Most Unequal Countries on the Entire Planet Since my childhood in Brazil, I always heard about how our country is unequal in terms of income and wealth, so since high school, we have been taught about something called the Gini Coefficient because we know that Brazil performs very badly on

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Type of flyer that you may find in Qatar orientating visitors about the dress code when visiting as a woman.

Visiting Qatar as a Woman for the 2022 World Cup? Read THIS first

Dress code in Qatar and everything else you need to know for the 2022 World Cup. It may appear strange that a man is writing an article about visiting Qatar as a woman. However, I lived in Qatar for many years, and during that time, my wife, as well as other female family members and

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Moving Away from Home - Author in Qatar

The Pros and Cons of Moving Out of Parents’ House in 2023

Here Are the Key Takeaways I Learned From Moving Out at 18 From My Parents’ House Moving away from home is not an unknown subject to us. My generation moved from one place to another more than any other in history. So this article about the pros and cons of moving out is something that

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A cat in the garden. Expatriate failure

Prevent the Reasons that Lead to Expatriate Failure

Often Cases of Expat Assignment Failure are Easy to Avoid We will list the reasons for expat failure in this article, but first, let’s define what that means. What do expatriate failure and expatriate success refer to? Expatriate failure can be defined as a group of factors that impede an expatriate’s success, such as early

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A Modern city: What Causes Cultural Shock?

What Does Culture Shock Mean in 2023

What Causes Cultural Shock and how the Hofstede Dimensions of Culture works. Or: What does culture shock mean? Here is the short answer: Cultural shock is a condition experienced by an individual abruptly exposed to a different culture. There may also be symptoms, such as frustration and alienation. It may result from visiting or living

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