The Hate U Give is a book written by Angie Thomas and released in 2017. This book has so many cultural references that I am not sure if I will get them all. This post will be written in two parts. Read the first part here. Now Let’s get started on the second part. Guess Who … [Read more…]
The Hate U Give is a book written by Angie Thomas and released in 2017. This book has so many cultural references that I am not sure if I will get them all. This post will be written in two parts. Since there is a lot. I’ll get started now. Black Jesus In the Christian … [Read more…]
In the drama I Am Not a Robot, there were several things that I wanted to learn more about. Some of these things aren’t exactly cultural, they are more scientific. I wanted to add them anyways because I looked them up anyways. The Learning About Culture series is a way for me to share more … [Read more…]
Whenever I watch a drama or read a book, there are usually things mention that I want to learn more about. I figure maybe other people are wondering about those things too and so I started to write this series Learning About Culture. See if there’s anything new to you or any thing that you … [Read more…]
India has always been a fascination to me. It is such a huge country with so many layers to it. There are many different cultures and customs. I think that’s what motivated me to write about a bollywood movie. I love bollywood (although I haven’t watched any recent ones). Anyways my learning about culture series … [Read more…]
There’s a lot that can be learned from reading or watching something, that’s why I created a series called Learning About Culture in order to discuss or share that thing I learn. Good Morning Call is a manga (with a drama with the same name). The following list is cultural things that I wanted to … [Read more…]
In Playful Kiss there were a lot of cultural occurrences and references that required further research. I thought that it might be beneficial to others to post what I learned. Straight Men Holding Hands (skinship) Ha Ni and Seung Jo’s dads held hands towards the end of episode 3. As an American, I didn’t understand what … [Read more…]