Foreign Cultures and Customs

How to have a cheek-kissing orgy? Move to France, invite the neighbors. But be warned: hugging is taboo.

In Armenia, a picnic barbecue is not just a barbecue. It’s an extreme barbecue, an interesting expat foodie experience. You take a live sheep, and . . . well just …

On New Year’s Eve, spectacular public fireworks are set off in many countries to celebrate the New Year, but there are many other fun customs and traditions to be found …

Expat life in Ghana can be fun! Ghanaians are cheerful people. They like to joke and laugh. They also like to make fun signs for shops and businesses.

As foreigners in alien lands we often come across cultural customs, habits and behaviors that baffle us, charm us, annoy us, or creep us out altogether. Generally we like to …