Richard Paul Roman's Blog – December 2014 Archive (4)

1. The Heart ♥ Emoji (for love) — The Heart ♥ Emoji (for love) is the Top Word of 2014. Each emoji represents an emotion, expression, or state of mind, or a person, place or thing.



2. Hashtag — The re-invented pound-sign becomes evermore powerful.



3. Vape — Smoking an electronic or e-cigarette, shorthand for vaporize, or vaping. Vapers are banned from indoor vaping in New York and other locales.



4. Blood Moon — Four total eclipses of the moon in eighteen-month… Continue

The Notice of the Second “Jilin and I ” Theme Writing Activity

To enhance international friends’ understanding of Jilin province, and have good memories of Jilin, Jilin Province Information Office, Education Department, Friendship Association with Foreign Countries of Jilin Province will hold jointly the Second “Jilin and I” Theme Writing Activity. The related issues as follows.

First, activity purpose

The activity is aimed at recording the international friends’ unforgettable… Continue

There is a difference between Western schools and Chinese schools. In England, we set up an annual calendar with the beginning and end of each term. In China, students, teachers, and lecturers wait till near the end of each term to find out when the term finishes.

I find this an interesting cultural difference. Any ideas as to what these differences are?

I was just wondering. In the UK it is traditional to have Christmas crackers with your Christmas lunch. Does any other country do this?