Posts Tagged: Canadian society
USEFUL CANADIANS
-“Why don’t you go faster?” chirped the Golden Boy, exasperated by our slow crawl on the snowy roads. Ever the obliging mom, despite my better judgement, I press slightly on the gas pedal, nudging the speedometer up from 25 to
USEFUL CANADIANS
-“Why don’t you go faster?” chirped the Golden Boy, exasperated by our slow crawl on the snowy roads. Ever the obliging mom, despite my better judgement, I press slightly on the gas pedal, nudging the speedometer up from 25 to
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
My first encounter with the delicate Canadian digestive system came many years ago, before I had set foot in Canada. I was in Istanbul, at some international workshop, with a bunch of Canadians. At the first collegial meal, partaken in
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
My first encounter with the delicate Canadian digestive system came many years ago, before I had set foot in Canada. I was in Istanbul, at some international workshop, with a bunch of Canadians. At the first collegial meal, partaken in
IRANIAN GUYS DANCE
We watched with interest, my friend and I, a group of sharply-dressed young Iranian men dancing to the popular song “Oh, I am so drunk tonight!”. They danced closely, smiling and winking at each other, leaning into each other, bumping
IRANIAN GUYS DANCE
We watched with interest, my friend and I, a group of sharply-dressed young Iranian men dancing to the popular song “Oh, I am so drunk tonight!”. They danced closely, smiling and winking at each other, leaning into each other, bumping
EVIL PEOPLE, EVIL PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
Minister Kenney’s drive to dismantle the popular image of Canadians as peace-loving, polite, civilized folk, and to replace it with a more fierce, aggressive representation of Canada has been noted and dissected at length by the kind of people who
EVIL PEOPLE, EVIL PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
Minister Kenney’s drive to dismantle the popular image of Canadians as peace-loving, polite, civilized folk, and to replace it with a more fierce, aggressive representation of Canada has been noted and dissected at length by the kind of people who
WHO DO YOU LOVE?
Apart from your children. If I were to ask you, with whom do you have your most significant emotional relationship, who is the first person that comes to your mind? Let me tell you: If you are from a Western/Northern
WHO DO YOU LOVE?
Apart from your children. If I were to ask you, with whom do you have your most significant emotional relationship, who is the first person that comes to your mind? Let me tell you: If you are from a Western/Northern
THE SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF “SEKS AND THE CITY 2”
A few weeks back, I was spending a quiet Saturday evening at a friend’s place, with a couple of her friends. The talk turned to weddings, or what to wear at weddings, or something like that, and somebody got up
THE SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF “SEKS AND THE CITY 2”
A few weeks back, I was spending a quiet Saturday evening at a friend’s place, with a couple of her friends. The talk turned to weddings, or what to wear at weddings, or something like that, and somebody got up
YOU DO NOT NEED TO MARRY
I am tired of seeing pretty intelligent educated smart funny well-dressed girls in their mid-to-late twenties, anxious and worried to death because… THEY HAVE NOT YET GOT MARRIED. Strange society indeed, one which apparently richly rewards promiscuity and lots of of
YOU DO NOT NEED TO MARRY
I am tired of seeing pretty intelligent educated smart funny well-dressed girls in their mid-to-late twenties, anxious and worried to death because… THEY HAVE NOT YET GOT MARRIED. Strange society indeed, one which apparently richly rewards promiscuity and lots of of
“THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY MOM AND HER NEW BOYFRIEND…”
The mom looks as old as my mum, with kindly eyes looking out of a worn face, closer to sixty than fifty. She is wearing a tank top, and is holding hands with the new boyfriend, whom my friend has
“THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY MOM AND HER NEW BOYFRIEND…”
The mom looks as old as my mum, with kindly eyes looking out of a worn face, closer to sixty than fifty. She is wearing a tank top, and is holding hands with the new boyfriend, whom my friend has
JUDGE NOT
You would think I am not in any position to judge anybody’s chosen lifestyle’s arrangments. Having drifted into a rather unconventional mode of family living myself, and having listened to a barrage of talk in this regard, you would think
JUDGE NOT
You would think I am not in any position to judge anybody’s chosen lifestyle’s arrangments. Having drifted into a rather unconventional mode of family living myself, and having listened to a barrage of talk in this regard, you would think
BEATING UP THE IN-LAWS WITH A SHOVEL
In the popular daily four-colour newspaper Hamshahri (fellow-citizen), there is a section called Havades which can be variously translated as “events”, “accidents”, or “happenings”. And every day, there are stories in this section about some guy going beserk and shooting
BEATING UP THE IN-LAWS WITH A SHOVEL
In the popular daily four-colour newspaper Hamshahri (fellow-citizen), there is a section called Havades which can be variously translated as “events”, “accidents”, or “happenings”. And every day, there are stories in this section about some guy going beserk and shooting
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