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‘Global Town’ Festival introduces the world cultures to its visitors
RIYADH — The “Global Town” festival represents a unique opportunity for visitors where they can get acquainted with different cultures from across the globe in one place through interesting visual experiences, in addition to exploring the services of charities and several service institutions offered to the festival’s visitors. Among others, the Ethiopian Corner depicts Ethiopia’s ancient culture, the origin and distinguished aroma of the “Ethiopian coffee”, how it was extracted and made as visitors can taste it and witness the making process. The corner also included an array of images, symbols, and terrain of Ethiopia and its innate and natural landmarks, in addition to the historical extension that combines Ethiopian…
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What can different cultures teach about boredom?
Why we have boredom In her book How Emotions Are Made, professor of psychology at Northeastern University Lisa Feldman Barrett explains that emotions are not universal – there is no one experience of fear or happiness or anger that everyone shares. Instead, emotions are shaped by our cultural and social background, and sometimes the words we use to describe them. Because of the subtle differences that our language makes in how we perceive emotions, it’s not trivial that the French word for boredom – ennui – evokes creative listlessness, while the German – langeweile, a compound of “long” and “time” – is more literal. In Russian-speaking countries, boredom is skuka,…
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