Want to understand people from other cultures?
Curling up with a good book could be the best way to do that, according to Nobel-prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk.
"Obviously we cannot hope to come to grips with matters this deep merely by reading newspapers and magazines or by watching television," he said in a speech he gave at Georgetown.
for “parading without a permit” during a funeral procession
“Funeral processions are an essential element of New Orleans culture, and the impromptu variety in particular--honoring the passing of someone of distinction, especially a musician--are a time-honored tradition in neighborhoods like Tremé, which some consider the oldest black neighborhood in America. For black New Orleans residents who have returned to the city, these and other street-culture traditions--second-line parades and Mardi Gras Indian assemblies--offer perhaps the only semblance of normalcy, continuity and community organization left.”
A researcher at the University of Munich has reported that our daily rhythms don't adjust to the time changes during daylight savings time. Especially, those of us who take our waking slow:
“This is especially obvious in the late chronotypes in spring when one looks at their daily activity patterns. Essentially, their biological timing stays on standard, winter time, while they have to adjust their social schedules to the advanced clock time throughout the summer.”
