A grown person will act the way he or she was taught to act as a child.
If you travel abroad frequently for work, or if you have an e-commerce store with customers from all over the world, it’s worth noting that there are a number of English words that, phonetically, don’t work in other countries and can lead to double entendre or unintended offence territory. Here are some of them to help you ensure that your communication isn’t lost in translation.
After 65 years of saving pennies, an 81-year-old man deposited $816 (£539) worth of one cent coins into his local bank.
When Joshua Blue, a vice principal at the Kennedy School in Hong Kong, hosts an assembly for his students, he wears a light violet-coloured pastel tie to give him an edge.
What's the first Vietnamese food that pops to mind for you? Phở? Bánh mì? Spring rolls? All of these are quintessential dishes to be sure—and you've already knocked off three of the 20 in this list—but we've only just begun.
Washington, D.C., couple fed up with packages being stolen from their porch said they put a box of dog poop on their porch and recorded it being swiped.
Nothing says "love" as much as diamonds. Unless the diamonds are in a ring, and the ring is in the shape of a Vespa scooter. And until recently, you could have bought it, but in a crowd-funding campaign at RingAround the ring is being made and is sold out.
Some lucky straphangers unexpectedly became wedding guests on Friday when Hector Irakliotis, 26, and Tatyana Sandler, 25, exchanged vows on the N train as it crossed the Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn. They said the subway line was important to their relationship because they spent a lot of time traveling on it.
David Renshaw had a passion for art from an early age and during his school years, he soon recognised that his artistic skills would determine his future.
Unlike most other taxi services, the Japanese Turtle Taxi caters to people who aren’t really in a hurry and prefer a leisurely ride. Surprisingly, there are many who enjoy a service that is deliberately slow – the unique taxi has been steadily growing in popularity ever since it started in December 2013.