Foreign-trained MDs (Medical Doctors) complain about this problem regularly. And I don’t blame them. For some reason, managing to get your medical license to practice in Canada as an MD is next to impossible. On top of having to re-do medical exams, New...
The article I am linking to discusses the cultural values of Vietnam. While I don’t generally post articles about specific cultures, I found this one interesting since it explains a number of concepts and the historical influences that have participated in...
Hallelujah is one of my favourite songs. Here it is performed by one of my favourite singers, Canadian KD Lang, and composed and written by one of my favourite poets, Canadian Leonard Cohen. Too bad both have been living in the US for a while! Great Canadian...
What does your body language mean? While we all have individual variations, we do make broad cultural assumptions based on body language. This site has a series of photos with possible interpretations of what specific body postures and gestures may mean.There is also...
Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” – standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident – can affect...
