A note of caution – this is a very personal (and slightly incoherent) rant. It was caused by a casual dinner I had last night with an acquaintance. There I was, absolutely knackered after a week of crazy work, and the last thing I wanted to do was talk about Burma, because well, almost everybody…… Continue reading I have a problem with nationalism
Category: Culture
Culture
Global Citizens – Understanding Ourselves
I just read a very good article in the NYT by one of my favorite contributors David Brooks. The article is here: The New Humanism In short, his article speaks about our emphasis on measurements, metrics and reasoning while ignoring our emotions, human bonds and the like. If you haven’t clicked the article, here is…… Continue reading Global Citizens – Understanding Ourselves
Madame Butterfly – Asian Women, Western Men, A Global Citizen Perspective
For me, I have always had conflicting feelings about this one and true to Global Citizen form, it will be an opinion that I do not think has ever been discussed in the West. I’m not sure if it was discussed in Japan but if any Japanese have an opinion I would LOVE TO HEAR IT!
Tokyo – An experience
It is full of millions (around 20 mil) and viewing it from above extends beyond the horizon. It never ceases to evoke a deep sense of wonder. Each person having their own unique experience in this seemingly infinite city all interacting with each other to form a collective “normality” contributing to the character of Tokyo.
Global Citizen vs. Call of Duty: Black Ops
After living in foreign countries and learning new languages, you are going to see things quite differently. You return to your home country and at various moments you believe you might be the only one to hold a certain opinion which nobody else has discussed let alone even considered.