by Edmée Schalkx | Aug 14, 2018 | Articles
When I see you through my eyes, I think that we are different. When I see you through my heart, I know we are the same. ~Doe Zantamata Every person, whether they realise it or not, holds and is subject to (unconscious) cultural biases. Biases appear to be a natural...
by Edmée Schalkx | Jun 25, 2018 | Articles
Our brains are wired to recognise patterns quickly. So, we are predisposed to categorise things to help patterns occur. Throughout the world, racial, cultural, and ethnic differences are used to place people into different categories. Once we categorise people in this...
by Edmée Schalkx | Nov 14, 2017 | Articles |
The moment you decide to move to another country – no matter the reason – you start to be different. Thinking about where you are going to go, what you are going to do, if you are going to like it, and if you are going to be happy, makes you reflect on who...
by Edmée Schalkx | Jul 20, 2016 | Whispers
Culture encompasses norms, values, believes, behaviours, how we get organised, roles in a group, communication, ways of doing things. When two or more people get together and bind themselves with the same attitudes and beliefs then we talk about culture. Culture is a...