http://matadortravel.com/taxonomy/term/425/0 en http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/united-states/halamen/state-your-name <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>Henry John Amen IV<br />HJA<br />halamen<br />Hal</p><p>Is there a more basic possession than a name? We all have one—probably more than one. There’s your childhood nickname, the name your high school sports team gave you, your Matador profile name, the name whispered only by your lover, your super-secret pseudonym...</p><p>But...</p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/united-states/halamen/state-your-name">read more</a></p> http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/united-states/halamen/state-your-name#comment cultural differences introductions Ireland korea names Other Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:27:40 -0500 halamen 72928 at http://matadortravel.com http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/taiwan/kid-journalist/s-h-aving-face <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Part I: America</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It’s hard to say exactly how it happened, my becoming a moustache aficionado, that is. It’s not like I just woke up one morning with this handsome bastard on my upper lip and thought to myself, “Wow, sexy!” No, the idea grew slowly, charming its way into my heart.</p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/taiwan/kid-journalist/s-h-aving-face">read more</a></p> http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/taiwan/kid-journalist/s-h-aving-face#comment Interacting with locals cultural differences humor taiwan Tue, 5 Feb 2008 18:24:18 -0600 Kid Journalist 62206 at http://matadortravel.com http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/bosnia-and-herzegovina/whittig/lessons-in-symbolism <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>When I was in my last year of college, a public debate began in Boise over the constitutionality of a 60 foot high, 4500 pound, illuminated cross that stands (notice I didn’t say “stood”) atop a tall rock plateau (aptly named “Table Rock”) just east of the city. The land on which the cross...</p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/bosnia-and-herzegovina/whittig/lessons-in-symbolism">read more</a></p> http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/bosnia-and-herzegovina/whittig/lessons-in-symbolism#comment Authentic Cultural cultural differences Mon, 5 Nov 2007 14:04:04 -0600 whittig 50446 at http://matadortravel.com http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/germany-/thatgregboy/dickmann-you-ruined-my-floor <!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>Originally Dated: Sept. 14, 2006.</p> <p>wow, okay. berlin.</p> <p>so people have been asking me about some stuff... so i'll write the answers down for everyone to see!</p> <p>food: the food here is actually really good. There are a lot of potatoes (kartoffeln), lots of vegetables (i don't know how to say...</p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><p><a href="http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/germany-/thatgregboy/dickmann-you-ruined-my-floor">read more</a></p> http://matadortravel.com/travel-blog/germany-/thatgregboy/dickmann-you-ruined-my-floor#comment Art cultural differences food funny Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:23:13 -0600 thatgregboy 2904 at http://matadortravel.com