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#74 Travelogue UK: China Town London has attracted immigrants from all corners of the globe. 35% of people living there were born outside the UK and only 44% identify as White British. Foreigners all have their communities and we find them in different parts…
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📍identify as sb = say that you belong to one group in society 📍Mainland = Mainland China = Communist China = China excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao 📍Chinese characters = the writing system of Chinese 📍chopsticks = sticks that East Asians eat with 📍common ground = have the same opinions and ideas 📍ethno-linguistic = relating to an ethnic group that has a shared language
📍identify as sb = say that you belong to one group in society 📍Mainland = Mainland China = Communist China = China excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao 📍Chinese characters = the writing system of Chinese 📍chopsticks = sticks that East Asians eat with 📍common ground = have the same opinions and ideas 📍ethno-linguistic = relating to an ethnic group that has a shared language
As an Uzbek living abroad, what kind of fellow foreigners would you feel most connected to?
Anonymous Poll
27%
People from Uzbekistan (including non-Uzbeks)
10%
Other Uzbeks (even from Afghanistan)
48%
Fellow Muslims (from any country)
15%
None of these, I prefer to be with locals.
#88 SUPER AFANDI: Afandi in England’s picturesque Peak District
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❗️ Spot Afandi and his donkey and win 10,000 Paynet-soums instead of only 5,000!
❓ Can you find Afandi and his donkey on one of these pictures?
❓ Spot Afandi, mark him in the picture and send it to @jochenho. The time limit is 30 minutes. Not sure what Afandi looks like? Check the pinned message above!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
And the winner iiiiiiiis ..... Dinara! 🥳🥳🥳
And a round of applause to our designers Shahzod, Khamidulloh and Sarvar! 👏👏👏
And a round of applause to our designers Shahzod, Khamidulloh and Sarvar! 👏👏👏
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#12 Know Your World: The true size of Africa
▶️ Africa is often poorly understood. Some people think it’s one country, some people think it’s not so big and, worst of all, some people think that this place doesn’t matter much. Meanwhile Asia is ageing and Africa is the youngest and may soon become the most dynamic (=active, developing fast) continent.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #infographic
▶️ Africa is often poorly understood. Some people think it’s one country, some people think it’s not so big and, worst of all, some people think that this place doesn’t matter much. Meanwhile Asia is ageing and Africa is the youngest and may soon become the most dynamic (=active, developing fast) continent.
👉@afandi_english👈 #know_your_world #infographic
#75 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Selma and Lars are young couple from 🇸🇪Sweden. For their honeymoon (=a trip right after one’s wedding) they travel to 🇬🇷Greece and spend a romantic two-week holiday on an island in the Mediterranean Sea (=the sea between Europe and Africa). They decide to rent a car to explore the island. Right on the first day they almost crash the car as they drive on a narrow mountain slope (=a road going up or down) and see cars on the other side flashing their lights.
👉@afandi_english👈 #culture_quiz
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Selma and Lars are young couple from 🇸🇪Sweden. For their honeymoon (=a trip right after one’s wedding) they travel to 🇬🇷Greece and spend a romantic two-week holiday on an island in the Mediterranean Sea (=the sea between Europe and Africa). They decide to rent a car to explore the island. Right on the first day they almost crash the car as they drive on a narrow mountain slope (=a road going up or down) and see cars on the other side flashing their lights.
👉@afandi_english👈 #culture_quiz
What's the misunderstanding?
Final Results
20%
Roads are often in a poor condition. Greeks flash their lights in dangerous situations.
30%
Coming from Sweden they were driving on the wrong side of the road.
6%
Greeks are crazy drivers and flash their lights as a way to greet strangers.
44%
Flashing lights means “Get out of my way” in Greece while in Sweden it means “Please go before me”.
Afandi English
What's the misunderstanding?
Pretty good!
👍 Traffic is a hotbed (=a place where a lot of bad things happen) of culture clashes. Unlike Southerners, Northern Europeans are relatively gentle drivers who stop at zebra crossings and rarely break rules.
👍 Traffic is a hotbed (=a place where a lot of bad things happen) of culture clashes. Unlike Southerners, Northern Europeans are relatively gentle drivers who stop at zebra crossings and rarely break rules.
#10 A Good Laugh: Covid memes
▶️ Within just two years covid has turned our world upside down. That’s of course not funny but whatever problem we face, human stupidity makes for (=causes) some entertaining side effects.
👉@afandi_english👈 #good_laugh
▶️ Within just two years covid has turned our world upside down. That’s of course not funny but whatever problem we face, human stupidity makes for (=causes) some entertaining side effects.
👉@afandi_english👈 #good_laugh