#54 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Sara from 🇲🇽Mexico studies in China. She works part-time as a tour guide for Spanish-speaking tourists – a job she enjoys as she is confident and can solve any problem. At her university she fell in love with Nando, a student from 🇮🇩Indonesia. When Sara agrees to visit Indonesia for the first time Nando is excited to let her meet his family. Unfortunately for the couple, Nando’s parents are quite traditional and don’t like Sara. Why?
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Sara from 🇲🇽Mexico studies in China. She works part-time as a tour guide for Spanish-speaking tourists – a job she enjoys as she is confident and can solve any problem. At her university she fell in love with Nando, a student from 🇮🇩Indonesia. When Sara agrees to visit Indonesia for the first time Nando is excited to let her meet his family. Unfortunately for the couple, Nando’s parents are quite traditional and don’t like Sara. Why?
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Why do the Indonesian parents dislike the Mexican girl?
Final Results
32%
She is talkative, but in this Muslim country girls are expected to be mostly quiet.
15%
They don’t like her curly hair as in Indonesia it is thought to be a disease.
25%
“Sara” means “evil” in Indonesian and people pay attention to the meaning of names.
28%
Sara openly talks about problems and dislikes, making her hosts feel embarrassed.
Afandi English
Why do the Indonesian parents dislike the Mexican girl?
Ouch! 🤕
👎 Yes, Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim country but at the same time on a path of modernisation. We can’t say that women are totally marginalised (=made unimportant and powerless) there.
👍 Indonesians indeed prefer to raise problems not directly but indirectly, if at all. Speaking about problems openly can make them feel embarrassed.
👎 No, “Sara” doesn’t mean evil in Indonesian. And no, curly hair isn’t thought to be a disease.
👎 Yes, Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim country but at the same time on a path of modernisation. We can’t say that women are totally marginalised (=made unimportant and powerless) there.
👍 Indonesians indeed prefer to raise problems not directly but indirectly, if at all. Speaking about problems openly can make them feel embarrassed.
👎 No, “Sara” doesn’t mean evil in Indonesian. And no, curly hair isn’t thought to be a disease.
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#4 Short Film: Schwarzfahrer
▶️ This short film about racism is a classic. In German, the word “Schwarzfahrer” refers to a person who uses public transport without paying, but it literally means “black rider”. When in Germany, do not expect to find racist people like the old lady – it’s just a film!
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▶️ This short film about racism is a classic. In German, the word “Schwarzfahrer” refers to a person who uses public transport without paying, but it literally means “black rider”. When in Germany, do not expect to find racist people like the old lady – it’s just a film!
👉@afandi_english👈 #short_film
#91 Our favourite mistakes: Vocabulary
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Plastigimni yo’qotib qo’ydim.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
I lost my plastic (card).
✅ Well, it should be:
I lost my bank card.
❓Why?
❗️ Bank cards are made of plastic, that goes without saying (=that doesn’t need to be mentioned).
❗️ While the umbrella term (=the general word) is bank card, different types of bank cards include credit card, debit card and savings card. Do not call everything just credit card unless you know it really is a credit card.
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▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Plastigimni yo’qotib qo’ydim.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
I lost my plastic (card).
✅ Well, it should be:
I lost my bank card.
❓Why?
❗️ Bank cards are made of plastic, that goes without saying (=that doesn’t need to be mentioned).
❗️ While the umbrella term (=the general word) is bank card, different types of bank cards include credit card, debit card and savings card. Do not call everything just credit card unless you know it really is a credit card.
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#1 Afandi Karaoke: Up & Up (by Coldplay)
🆕 Songs are a great way to learn a foreign language – who would disagree? Afandi English is bringing you great songs with great lyrics that bring your English to life. Important: Repetition is the mother of learning!
▶️ Today’s video is Up & Up, a song by the British band Coldplay. The video is truly superb (=excellent) and lets your imagination run wild (=go crazy). This is thanks to the many visual effects and surreal (=strange and impossible, like in a dream) images. It’s even more impressive without the subtitles, but hey, we still want to pick up some English here!
👉@afandi_english👈 #karaoke
🆕 Songs are a great way to learn a foreign language – who would disagree? Afandi English is bringing you great songs with great lyrics that bring your English to life. Important: Repetition is the mother of learning!
▶️ Today’s video is Up & Up, a song by the British band Coldplay. The video is truly superb (=excellent) and lets your imagination run wild (=go crazy). This is thanks to the many visual effects and surreal (=strange and impossible, like in a dream) images. It’s even more impressive without the subtitles, but hey, we still want to pick up some English here!
👉@afandi_english👈 #karaoke
#57 Travelogue Uzbekistan: Welcome to Uzbekistan!
Uzbek hospitality is legendary, there’s no denying that. So let’s say you’re a non-Soviet foreigner and want to work in Uzbekistan. Be ready for this:
Visa
You get a friendly service but prepare to reach deep into your pocket. You choose: a) $125 for a deficient single-entry visa that allows you to leave and come back only once in one year, or b) pay $250 for a multiple-entry visa.
Registration
This is an authentic travel experience for the inauthentic price of $210. Go to a small building that feels like shipping containers stacked into one another. Inside you find a big bunch of people asking who’s last and fighting over who’s next. Shouldn’t they be fighting for better service?
Conclusion
That’s $460 then please! The prices seem astronomical to locals, but globally they are within a normal range. If your salary isn’t globally normal do make sure your employer pays!
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uzbekistan
Uzbek hospitality is legendary, there’s no denying that. So let’s say you’re a non-Soviet foreigner and want to work in Uzbekistan. Be ready for this:
Visa
You get a friendly service but prepare to reach deep into your pocket. You choose: a) $125 for a deficient single-entry visa that allows you to leave and come back only once in one year, or b) pay $250 for a multiple-entry visa.
Registration
This is an authentic travel experience for the inauthentic price of $210. Go to a small building that feels like shipping containers stacked into one another. Inside you find a big bunch of people asking who’s last and fighting over who’s next. Shouldn’t they be fighting for better service?
Conclusion
That’s $460 then please! The prices seem astronomical to locals, but globally they are within a normal range. If your salary isn’t globally normal do make sure your employer pays!
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uzbekistan
Afandi English
#57 Travelogue Uzbekistan: Welcome to Uzbekistan! Uzbek hospitality is legendary, there’s no denying that. So let’s say you’re a non-Soviet foreigner and want to work in Uzbekistan. Be ready for this: Visa You get a friendly service but prepare to reach…
---Vocab---
📍there’s no denying that = you have to say it’s true 📍reach (deep) into one’s pocket = pay (a lot of) money 📍deficient = lacking sth 📍multiple entry = can enter any time 📍authentic = real, true 📍stacked = put together 📍astronomical = very high 📍range = area (between upper and lower limit)
📍there’s no denying that = you have to say it’s true 📍reach (deep) into one’s pocket = pay (a lot of) money 📍deficient = lacking sth 📍multiple entry = can enter any time 📍authentic = real, true 📍stacked = put together 📍astronomical = very high 📍range = area (between upper and lower limit)
Is the cost for visa and registration appropriate?
Anonymous Poll
16%
Yes, foreigners and organisations have enough money.
36%
Yes, Uzbekistan needs foreign tourists, not foreign workers.
16%
No, lower fees would help attract more foreigners.
25%
No, these prices are just too high and unreasonable.
6%
Uhm, what’s a visa?
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#17 Movie Time: Johnny English Reborn (2011)
▶️ Today’s movie is the second of Mr Bean’s very 🇬🇧British “Johnny English” movies. As special agent Johnny English, he makes fun of James Bond. Follow him to exciting locations and enjoy the many hilarious (=very funny) moments!
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #british_films #comedy
▶️ Today’s movie is the second of Mr Bean’s very 🇬🇧British “Johnny English” movies. As special agent Johnny English, he makes fun of James Bond. Follow him to exciting locations and enjoy the many hilarious (=very funny) moments!
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #british_films #comedy
#68 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi cutting trees in Germany
❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
❗️If you can you might win 5,000 Paynet-soums! Mark the picture and send it to @jochenho. You have half an hour!
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❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
❗️If you can you might win 5,000 Paynet-soums! Mark the picture and send it to @jochenho. You have half an hour!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
And the winner is....... Muyassar! 👻🥳🤩
Good job on those designs, Oyatillo, Kamola and Baxtiyor! 👍👏✌️
Good job on those designs, Oyatillo, Kamola and Baxtiyor! 👍👏✌️
#19 Featured article: The world’s most travelled person?
📍 Are you feeling stuck in your country and you don’t know where to go? Why not do it like this old gentleman from Cuba who has been writing poems about many places in the world – without actually having left his country even once!
⛓ https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210114-the-bus-porter-who-travelled-the-world
❗️ This is a very short article with a video.
👉@afandi_english👈 #article
📍 Are you feeling stuck in your country and you don’t know where to go? Why not do it like this old gentleman from Cuba who has been writing poems about many places in the world – without actually having left his country even once!
⛓ https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210114-the-bus-porter-who-travelled-the-world
❗️ This is a very short article with a video.
👉@afandi_english👈 #article
Bbc
The world 'traveller' who never left home
Luis Martinez has written thousands of vivid poems about cities around the world, yet the Cuban bus porter has never left his homeland.
#55 Afandi Quiz: Who said it?
🆕 In this new type of quiz you have to guess whose quote (=sth that sb said) the sentence below is.
▶️ “Optimism, pessimism, f*** that; we’re going to make it happen. As God is my bloody (used as a rude emphasis) witness (=sb who sees sth happening), I’m hell-bent on (=very determined to) making it work.”
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🆕 In this new type of quiz you have to guess whose quote (=sth that sb said) the sentence below is.
▶️ “Optimism, pessimism, f*** that; we’re going to make it happen. As God is my bloody (used as a rude emphasis) witness (=sb who sees sth happening), I’m hell-bent on (=very determined to) making it work.”
👉@afandi_english👈 #quiz #quote_quiz
Afandi English
Who said it?
A close call!
👍 The quote is
👎 Yes, this quote is rude and ruthless (=not caring about hurting people) enough to be
👍 The quote is
Elon Musk's. He is a successful businessman and likes to voice (=tell sb one’s feelings about sth) his opinions. His determination (=strong will to do sth) persuades investors and customers. “Making it work” also sounds more like a plan for business.👎 Yes, this quote is rude and ruthless (=not caring about hurting people) enough to be
Stalin's. However, the first sentence sounds very modern, not like something that anyone would have said 70 or more years ago. It couldn’t have been Tom Hanks or Michael Jackson – actors and pop stars don’t have to be so iron-fisted (=very strict).#6 A Good Laugh: Safe Baby Handling
▶️ Let’s be honest, some young parents are just too young to handle their babies correctly. Here’s a guide that’ll come in handy (=be useful at the right time), not only for young parents but also for greedy vocab grabbers (=people who take something quickly and rudely)!
👉@afandi_english👈 #good_laugh
▶️ Let’s be honest, some young parents are just too young to handle their babies correctly. Here’s a guide that’ll come in handy (=be useful at the right time), not only for young parents but also for greedy vocab grabbers (=people who take something quickly and rudely)!
👉@afandi_english👈 #good_laugh