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fromBusiness Insider
2 days ago

I didn't realize how strange my Christmas traditions were until I married an American

Growing up in Australia, December 25 meant swimming in the backyard pool, playing cricket on the beach, and eating cold prawns for lunch. Whenever I watched American holiday movies, I felt like I was witnessing a completely different, surreal celebration unfold, complete with snow, fireplaces, and people bundled up in heavy coats. Those movies might as well have been depicting the holiday on another planet - I didn't even see snow in real life until I visited Europe as an adult.
Travel
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

To the cashier who left me absolutely speechless I salute you | Adrian Chiles

Unexpected, sincere courtesy from a stranger can brighten a bad mood and soften impatience in mundane situations.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

When I left India, Ireland welcomed me in. I won't let bigotry destroy the country we love | Cauvery Madhavan

Migration from India to Ireland in 1986 revealed striking cultural contrasts: natural beauty and warmth alongside religious conservatism, economic hardship, emigration, curiosity, and limited racism.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

My parents got me out of Soviet Russia at the right time. Should my family now leave the US?'

Living in a world dominated by superpowers cultivates a dystopian reality shaped by ideologies, deception, and societal decay.
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Crunch time: a tale of two apple trees in pictures

The contrasting approaches to photographing apple trees by Jem Southam and Barbara Bosworth highlight differing perceptions of landscape between England and America.
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