My wife found out today that Häagen Dazs is not in fact a foreign brand of ice cream. In fact, it was started in New York over 50 years ago and given a name intended “to convey an aura of the old-world traditions and craftsmanship” the owner hoped to emulate. Now, whatever the merits of […]
Johnny: Does Europe have a 4th of July?
Josh: No.
Johnny: Yes, it does. It comes right after the 3rd of July.
Ok, it’s an old joke, but it works to make a point.
Many countries have national days to mark a special occasion in that country’s history, but very few (France is an exception) celebrate as much as […]
Today I installed a new printer at home. Every few years you just have to succomb to the hardware industry and risk your entire electronic life by installing drivers, applications and who-knows-what onto your PC which will impact some obscure settings or favorites. This time, the Firefox browser was hit and no longer responds. (This […]
ShannonCherry over at Startup Spark noted that scientists have found a connection between novelty packaging/snappy logos and the area of the brain responsible for the “buy” impulse. That type of research is covering the biological/neurological aspects of spending money.
But are there cultural differences as to what and why people want to buy? Daniel Altman recently […]
The cheering, the whistling and the horn honking is almost over: the final game of the European Soccer Championships will be held tonight in Vienna (local time 8.45 pm). Soccer fans all over the world will tune in to see Germany battle Spain.
After living in Munich for over 20 years, the soccer bug has finally […]
As if eating out in France wasn’t difficult enough, visitors need to be aware of an additional culinary peril: horse meat is coming back into style.
The high price of beef is the cause of the increase in horse meat sales; in France alone, sales are up 6% to 25,000 metric tons. (US consumption: 0.)
Besides France, […]
If you are travelling to Europe this month or even if you are communicating with colleagues in Europe, beware! The European Football Championships (that’s “soccer” for Americans) are running until June 29th 2008.
The top 16 national teams from around Europe started playing in 4 groups on June 7th. The two most successful teams of each […]
As those who read this blog know, I’ve just returned from a business trip to Europe, and have reached an interesting conclusion. The most dispensable item of business clothing is - the suit.
Over the course of ten days I visited a manufacturer of plastic and metal parts, an internet service provider, a small medical devices […]
Wal-Mart is one of the largest companies in the world, so it did not surprise me when I read a short article in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, a German newspaper, about speculation that Rob Walton, son of founder Sam Walton, may be passing the reins to his son-in-law, Gregory Penner. What did surprise me is that […]
Summer is just around the corner and if you work in the US and are planning a vacation, you should consider yourself lucky: unlike Europe where 25 or 30 days paid vacation are required by law, US employers are not obligated to grant paid vacation days or sick days and many do not.
David Moberg has […]
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Written by J. Christopher Erb [email], and Jean Mercedes [email] for b5media.
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