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Butter crisis
I’m reading the news. It’s not very cheerful. There has been another school shooting at Virginia Tech University in the US. Otherwise, the country is having enormous economic difficulties and high unemployment rates, like many other countries across the globe. … Continue reading
What is your culture?
Today is Norway’s independence day, and I’ve spent the day listening to Swedish music and reading about cultures far away from the Scandinavian area. This makes me think: what really is my culture? Is culture determined on the basis of … Continue reading
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