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Cultural Differences

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Two headlines side by side in my newsfeed:

American: “Only 3 survivors in a deadly airplane crash in Cuba.”

Ukrainian: “There are survivors in the airplane crash in Cuba! At least 3 people have survived!”

And now imagine how a Ukrainian with this disposition fares in American academia.

4 responses to “Cultural Differences”

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    Dreidel

    The Ukrainian version is too verbose for a headline — wastes ink!

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      Clarissa

      Happy news can never be a waste. 🙂

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    Dreidel

    Were you flying in an airplane when you posted this “happy news”?

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      Clarissa

      Just off the plane. Yeah, it didn’t register. I’m a little emotionally stunted.

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