'Rubber time', bottoms up and reading the silence: What's doing business like in Asia?
By Gillian Aeria

In Australia, a good deal builds relationships. In Asia, the opposite is often true. Here are some other cultural differences to understand.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-03/australian-business-venture-asia-markets-culture-differences/106492642

#Multiculturalism #Businesses #SmallBusinesses #GillianAeria

'Rubber time', bottoms up and reading the silence: What's doing business like in Asia?

In Australia, a good deal builds relationships. In Asia, the opposite is often true. Here are some other cultural differences to understand.

Ube is enjoying a purple reign in the US. That’s causing problems in the Philippines

From coffee shops in New York to bakeries in Sydney and beauty retailers in London, global demand for the Filipino purple yam known as ube is rocketing. But satisfying the world’s appetite is bringing challenges.

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/116308171659419884

I enjoyed that. Recommended. It’s easily watchable in one sitting.

Six episodes. Some only 25 minutes long.

#BAIT #Comedy #Surrealism #Multiculturalism

Sunnyside, Queens - Wikipedia

"Mazamorra De Maíz"🌿 #comidaperuana #cocinaconsabor #recetasfaciles #canaldecocina #recetasperuanas

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OMG. What absolute racist garbage from ultra-right conservative nationalists and extremists. Be aware and take a stand against this BS. Good job @pressprogress for reporting on it.
#Canada #Immigration #Cdnpoli #multiculturalism
https://pressprogress.ca/western-standard-canadians-with-german-ukrainian-and-dutch-bloodlines-are-not-pure-ethnic-canadians/
Western Standard: Canadians with German, Ukrainian and Dutch Bloodlines Are Not Pure ‘Ethnic Canadians’

A right-wing alternative media outlet gave a soap box to a white nationalist. You won’t believe what happened next.

PressProgress
The "Cultural Protestant" Origin of Multiculturalism

A conservative blog for peace had an article on “Unitarianism, Modernism and multiculturalism are all Protestantism gone bad” with a link to 西儒 ─ The Western Confucian: The “Cultu…

Notes from underground
Cabramatta in Western Sydney is arguably the home of the Vietnamese community in Australia. It gets a really bad wrap in the media. In reality, it's filled with laneways, shopping arcades, and delicious foods.

#food #multiculturalism #cities #Cabramatta #NSW #Australia

The ignorance and arrogance that still persists regarding different cultures within political and government agencies is astounding.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/03/student-banned-year-12-formal-keffiyeh-palestinian-scarf-discrimination-case
#AusPol #AusLaw #NSWPol #NSWLaw #NSWGov #Discrimination #Multiculturalism

Student banned from Year 12 formal over keffiyeh settles case against NSW education department

Jad Salamah began legal proceedings alleging racial discrimination after being refused entry to Condell Park high school function

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