#3 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ An 🇺🇸American backpacker (=traveller with a big backpack) in 🇹🇭Thailand feels hungry late in the evening. So he goes out of his hostel (=cheap hotel) to grab some delicious Thai street food. He sits down on a half-broken plastic chair and devours (=eats a lot and quickly, like a monster) a portion of yummy fried noodles.
As he finishes his meal he realises he left his money in the hostel. Luckily, he thinks, as a traveller in unsafe places he still has some emergency (=an unexpected bad situation) cash in one of his shoes.
He takes out the money and wants to pay but seeing this, the lady who served him the noodles freaks out (=reacts angrily).
❓What’s the problem?
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ An 🇺🇸American backpacker (=traveller with a big backpack) in 🇹🇭Thailand feels hungry late in the evening. So he goes out of his hostel (=cheap hotel) to grab some delicious Thai street food. He sits down on a half-broken plastic chair and devours (=eats a lot and quickly, like a monster) a portion of yummy fried noodles.
As he finishes his meal he realises he left his money in the hostel. Luckily, he thinks, as a traveller in unsafe places he still has some emergency (=an unexpected bad situation) cash in one of his shoes.
He takes out the money and wants to pay but seeing this, the lady who served him the noodles freaks out (=reacts angrily).
❓What’s the problem?
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#6 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Sanjay is an IT professional from 🇮🇳India who recently relocated (=moved) to 🇫🇷France for his job. During the first week of his stay his French colleagues invite him to have dinner at a restaurant. As he enters he is greeted with a firm (=strong) handshake by his male colleagues but the only lady among the colleagues kisses him on the cheeks. Sanjay is stunned (=very surprised), and the lady also happens to be very beautiful.
During the dinner Sanjay looks over to her several times, hoping to flirt (=show sb that you find them attractive) a little bit. Unfortunately she doesn’t react at all, leaving Sanjay disappointed.
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Sanjay is an IT professional from 🇮🇳India who recently relocated (=moved) to 🇫🇷France for his job. During the first week of his stay his French colleagues invite him to have dinner at a restaurant. As he enters he is greeted with a firm (=strong) handshake by his male colleagues but the only lady among the colleagues kisses him on the cheeks. Sanjay is stunned (=very surprised), and the lady also happens to be very beautiful.
During the dinner Sanjay looks over to her several times, hoping to flirt (=show sb that you find them attractive) a little bit. Unfortunately she doesn’t react at all, leaving Sanjay disappointed.
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#9 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Lena from 🇩🇪Germany recently took up a job at a consulting firm (=a company that gives advice to other companies) in London, 🇬🇧UK. She has compiled a few reports and handed them in to her manager on time. The manager had always seemed satisfied, telling her that her reports were “interesting” and “fine”, but then suddenly she was called to his office and told that her reports weren’t good enough.
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Lena from 🇩🇪Germany recently took up a job at a consulting firm (=a company that gives advice to other companies) in London, 🇬🇧UK. She has compiled a few reports and handed them in to her manager on time. The manager had always seemed satisfied, telling her that her reports were “interesting” and “fine”, but then suddenly she was called to his office and told that her reports weren’t good enough.
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#13 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Aleksey from 🇷🇺Russia is a first-time visitor to 🇰🇷South Korea. He is both a total foodie (=sb who cares a lot about good food) and a hobby photographer, and he is excited to capture (=catch, take) every aspect of life in the country. To his great surprise, while enjoying a spicy snack at a beach in Busan he suddenly gets arrested. What might have happened?
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Aleksey from 🇷🇺Russia is a first-time visitor to 🇰🇷South Korea. He is both a total foodie (=sb who cares a lot about good food) and a hobby photographer, and he is excited to capture (=catch, take) every aspect of life in the country. To his great surprise, while enjoying a spicy snack at a beach in Busan he suddenly gets arrested. What might have happened?
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#17 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ The Zhous are a 🇨🇳Chinese family living in São Paulo, 🇧🇷Brazil. They have recently arrived and hold good jobs at a Chinese company. Their 4-year-old son goes to a nearby kindergarten with mostly local children as it is close to their home. After a month of classes, the Chinese mother finally talks to her son’s teacher. In a heated discussion with the local teacher she expresses her dissatisfaction. Why?
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ The Zhous are a 🇨🇳Chinese family living in São Paulo, 🇧🇷Brazil. They have recently arrived and hold good jobs at a Chinese company. Their 4-year-old son goes to a nearby kindergarten with mostly local children as it is close to their home. After a month of classes, the Chinese mother finally talks to her son’s teacher. In a heated discussion with the local teacher she expresses her dissatisfaction. Why?
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#21 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Mariusz and Andrzej are two 🇵🇱Polish travellers exploring 🇮🇷Iran. They make friends with Reza, a young taxi driver who takes them to his home. Reza’s father proudly shows the travellers around the house, and in the living room Mariusz and Andrzey are looking at a small but beautiful old wall carpet. When Andrzey says how much he likes the carpet the father tells Reza to translate: “You may have it! It’s yours!”
A little later Mariusz and Andrzej are discussing in private. Andrzej wants to take the carpet while Mariusz tells him not to take it.
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Mariusz and Andrzej are two 🇵🇱Polish travellers exploring 🇮🇷Iran. They make friends with Reza, a young taxi driver who takes them to his home. Reza’s father proudly shows the travellers around the house, and in the living room Mariusz and Andrzey are looking at a small but beautiful old wall carpet. When Andrzey says how much he likes the carpet the father tells Reza to translate: “You may have it! It’s yours!”
A little later Mariusz and Andrzej are discussing in private. Andrzej wants to take the carpet while Mariusz tells him not to take it.
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#25 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Giuliano is an 🇮🇹Italian exchange student studying architecture in Helsinki, 🇫🇮Finland. He is quite happy with his Finnish university as the facilities (=buildings and equipment for a particular use) are excellent and the study projects are interesting. However, he doesn’t enjoy some of the classes, especially the seminars (=small classes at universities in which students discuss topics).
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Giuliano is an 🇮🇹Italian exchange student studying architecture in Helsinki, 🇫🇮Finland. He is quite happy with his Finnish university as the facilities (=buildings and equipment for a particular use) are excellent and the study projects are interesting. However, he doesn’t enjoy some of the classes, especially the seminars (=small classes at universities in which students discuss topics).
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#29 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Ryan from 🇨🇦Canada is excited to be in 🇯🇵Japan for promoting his startup (=a small technology firm) company’s product: a social distance measuring bracelet (=sth you wear around the wrist or arm) that beeps (=makes a little sound) when another person comes too close. At a meeting with a potential (=possible) partner company he talks a lot about business opportunities and that there is a lot of money to be made in the future.
In the end, however, the Japanese side declines (=says no to) the offer.
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Ryan from 🇨🇦Canada is excited to be in 🇯🇵Japan for promoting his startup (=a small technology firm) company’s product: a social distance measuring bracelet (=sth you wear around the wrist or arm) that beeps (=makes a little sound) when another person comes too close. At a meeting with a potential (=possible) partner company he talks a lot about business opportunities and that there is a lot of money to be made in the future.
In the end, however, the Japanese side declines (=says no to) the offer.
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#33 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Nick is an 🇺🇸American high school student. He’s just an ordinary guy who loves to hang out with (=spend time with) his friends. One of his buddies (=close friend) is Daniel, the son of a Jewish family that recently moved to the United States from 🇮🇱Israel.
After a party the boys go over to Daniel’s place. Nick feels hungry and helps himself to a portion of cereal (=food made of grain usually eaten with milk, e.g. cornflakes) before going to bed. The next morning during breakfast Daniel’s mother seems angry about something but Nick cannot figure out what it is.
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Nick is an 🇺🇸American high school student. He’s just an ordinary guy who loves to hang out with (=spend time with) his friends. One of his buddies (=close friend) is Daniel, the son of a Jewish family that recently moved to the United States from 🇮🇱Israel.
After a party the boys go over to Daniel’s place. Nick feels hungry and helps himself to a portion of cereal (=food made of grain usually eaten with milk, e.g. cornflakes) before going to bed. The next morning during breakfast Daniel’s mother seems angry about something but Nick cannot figure out what it is.
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#37 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Ron is a middle-aged businessman from the 🇬🇧UK. He used to work for a trading firm but has recently emigrated (=moved to another country) from his rainy native town of Bristol to sunny Cape Town in 🇿🇦South Africa. Inspired (=given a new idea) by the country’s vineyards (=grape farm) he decides to set up a wine trading business, hoping to export local wines to the rest of the world. Unfortunately he finds it difficult to deal with suppliers (=people or companies who provide goods) and feels that for some reason they don’t seem to trust him.
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Ron is a middle-aged businessman from the 🇬🇧UK. He used to work for a trading firm but has recently emigrated (=moved to another country) from his rainy native town of Bristol to sunny Cape Town in 🇿🇦South Africa. Inspired (=given a new idea) by the country’s vineyards (=grape farm) he decides to set up a wine trading business, hoping to export local wines to the rest of the world. Unfortunately he finds it difficult to deal with suppliers (=people or companies who provide goods) and feels that for some reason they don’t seem to trust him.
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#41 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Anna from 🇷🇺Russia and Jesse from 🇧🇪Belgium are a young couple travelling in 🇺🇿Uzbekistan. As travel vloggers they are excited to see the countryside where they were invited to an Uzbek wedding. The following day as they wait for a Damas to take them back to the city they are sitting together looking through their photos when suddenly they are approached by an angry young man.
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Anna from 🇷🇺Russia and Jesse from 🇧🇪Belgium are a young couple travelling in 🇺🇿Uzbekistan. As travel vloggers they are excited to see the countryside where they were invited to an Uzbek wedding. The following day as they wait for a Damas to take them back to the city they are sitting together looking through their photos when suddenly they are approached by an angry young man.
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#45 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Jesper from 🇩🇰Denmark is a talented young professional who has recently taken up a job at a bank in New York, 🇺🇸USA. He is very focused on his job but also wants to be a good colleague. Unfortunately, he could not leave a good impression at the first business lunch with his colleagues. Why?
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Jesper from 🇩🇰Denmark is a talented young professional who has recently taken up a job at a bank in New York, 🇺🇸USA. He is very focused on his job but also wants to be a good colleague. Unfortunately, he could not leave a good impression at the first business lunch with his colleagues. Why?
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#49 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Chuifang is a traveller from 🇹🇼Taiwan on a two-week trip around Europe. As she touches down (=lands, arrives by plane) in Frankfurt and starts her trip in 🇩🇪Germany she sees a lot of German flags everywhere. She’s puzzled (=very confused) because in her travel guide book she read that Germans are not very patriotic and seldom express any love for their country.
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Chuifang is a traveller from 🇹🇼Taiwan on a two-week trip around Europe. As she touches down (=lands, arrives by plane) in Frankfurt and starts her trip in 🇩🇪Germany she sees a lot of German flags everywhere. She’s puzzled (=very confused) because in her travel guide book she read that Germans are not very patriotic and seldom express any love for their country.
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#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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#62 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Li Ming from 🇨🇳China works as a communications officer and translator for a large mining firm (=a company that operates mines). On a business trip to 🇦🇺Australia, he, his boss and a few other colleagues are welcomed by the Australian partners at a casual (=informal) business lunch. In the following days, Li Ming has to work extra hard to translate between the two sides as his boss is still upset about that business lunch. What went wrong?
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Li Ming from 🇨🇳China works as a communications officer and translator for a large mining firm (=a company that operates mines). On a business trip to 🇦🇺Australia, he, his boss and a few other colleagues are welcomed by the Australian partners at a casual (=informal) business lunch. In the following days, Li Ming has to work extra hard to translate between the two sides as his boss is still upset about that business lunch. What went wrong?
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#68 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Alicia from 🇪🇸Spain is excited. Two years after she travelled around Southeast Asia her 🇻🇳Vietnamese friend Hằng Binh is visiting her home in Spain. When Hằng Binh calls, Alicia tells her to come at 9 o’clock to share a traditional meal with the family. Alicia wants her friend to try the Spanish national dish Paella which is rice cooked with sea food.
Unfortunately that evening Hằng Binh doesn’t show up (=appear, arrive). There seems to be some misunderstanding.
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Alicia from 🇪🇸Spain is excited. Two years after she travelled around Southeast Asia her 🇻🇳Vietnamese friend Hằng Binh is visiting her home in Spain. When Hằng Binh calls, Alicia tells her to come at 9 o’clock to share a traditional meal with the family. Alicia wants her friend to try the Spanish national dish Paella which is rice cooked with sea food.
Unfortunately that evening Hằng Binh doesn’t show up (=appear, arrive). There seems to be some misunderstanding.
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#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.
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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.
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#82 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Chris from 🇳🇿New Zealand has been living as an expat (=Westerner working in a non-Western country) in 🇯🇵Japan for two years now. He used to work for an American company but recently joined a Japanese firm. His foreign friends warned him that it wouldn’t be easy for him. His Japanese boss and colleagues seem kind to him and praise him when he works extra hours but he still doesn’t feel like he’s part of the team.
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Chris from 🇳🇿New Zealand has been living as an expat (=Westerner working in a non-Western country) in 🇯🇵Japan for two years now. He used to work for an American company but recently joined a Japanese firm. His foreign friends warned him that it wouldn’t be easy for him. His Japanese boss and colleagues seem kind to him and praise him when he works extra hours but he still doesn’t feel like he’s part of the team.
👉@afandi_english👈 #culture_quiz
#90 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Burak is a student from 🇹🇷Turkey studying in Riga, 🇱🇻Latvia. Apart from a couple of strange traditions and food he is mostly cool with Latvian culture but the one day that his local friend Peteris took him to the sauna he felt very uneasy (=uncomfortable).
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Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Burak is a student from 🇹🇷Turkey studying in Riga, 🇱🇻Latvia. Apart from a couple of strange traditions and food he is mostly cool with Latvian culture but the one day that his local friend Peteris took him to the sauna he felt very uneasy (=uncomfortable).
👉@afandi_english👈 #culture_quiz