Foreign Cultures and Customs

How to have a cheek-kissing orgy? Move to France, invite the neighbors. But be warned: hugging is taboo.

As an expat, have you ever come back to your familiar hometown and seen it with foreign eyes? Living abroad changes how you see even the familiar. So here I am, back in Sneek, my hometown in the Netherlands

In Armenia, a picnic barbecue is not just a barbecue. It’s an extreme barbecue, an interesting expat foodie experience. You take a live sheep, and . . . well just read the rest.

On the beach on Bali, our little daughter considered the option of joining the topless sun bathers and taking off her bikini top. Her mind was clear.

On New Year’s Eve, spectacular public fireworks are set off in many countries to celebrate the New Year, but there are many other fun customs and traditions to be found…