Foreign Lands aims to discuss the difference between languages and cultural backgrounds. And do a little bit of travelling too.
- CHINA SERIES | Beijing: where east meets west
- TRAVEL | Reinventing foreign lands in our imagination
- Keyword: ANTARCTICA | The crucial role of Antarctica
Crossroads
Discussing the matters of the world through the meeting of cultures.
- Best of “Foreign Lands” [March 2023 – May 2025]
The Foreign Lands’ Explorers (Stories)
Through a group of foreign language students, some topics are compared under a cultural perspective. As an extra, our characters travel to some destinations…
- The Foreign Lands’ Explorers go to Amsterdam, Netherlands
- The religion, la religion, die Religion, la religión
- The Intrepid Book Society goes to Oslo, Norway
- The family, la famille, die Familie, la familia
- Ms Clara Smartest in Morocco
- Time changes in different languages
- Elizabeth in Vietnam
- The sport, le sport, der Sport, el deporte
- Miss Honeypraise and Mr Williams in Egypt
- The beauty, la beauté, die Schönheit, la belleza
- The happiness, le bonheur, das Glück, la felicidad
- The war, la guerre, der Krieg, la guerra
- The work, le travail, die Arbeit, el trabajo
The different translations of some words are discussed in comparison. As an extra, two travel destinations are also described.
- The peaceful Switzerland
- News, actualités, Nachrichten, noticias, notícias
- Pamplona, beyond the bullfighting
- Homeland, patrie, Heimat, patria, pátria
- Places, lieux, Orte, lugares
- Lawns, cherries, cows, and chickens
Cooking Words
Some traditional food is discussed, rooting them in the culture where they were born.
- Keyword: PLACES | Exotic Food
- Keyword: MONASTERY | Bread
- Key place: USA’s EAST COAST | Sandwiches
- Key place: LONDON, UK | Ice-cream
- Key place: ITALY | Wine
- Key place: PARIS, FRANCE | Le croissant
- Key place: SIBERIA | Solyanka soup
- Key place: IRELAND | Guinness beer
- Keywords: ROMAN EMPIRE | Pasta
- Key place: BATH, UK | Sally Lynn’s buns
- Keyword: DESERT | Mint Tea
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