Enjoy the twentieth first episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

In this episode, we will be wishing my sister a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and also learn about  the wonderful ways birthdays are celebrated in different corners of the world. You will also learn about two unique traditions that my family does for each person's birthday.

Some of my guests who will be sharing their own unique cultures with all of you are  from Somalia, China, Vietnam, Sudan, and Japan. 

Somalia - [00:01:38]
China -  [00:02:25]
Vietnam - [00:03:04]
Sudan - [00:03:47]
Japan - [00:04:47]

Culture To Grow

Episode 21: Birthday Culture Around the World Part 2

Question:
1) 中国人喜欢去哪里旅游？
2）泰国怎么样？
3）你去过泰国吗？

文本：
       很多中国人喜欢去泰国旅游。从中国去泰国你可以坐火车，也可以坐飞机。为什么这么多人喜欢泰国呢？很多人去了都不想回来。
      泰国很漂亮， 那里天气和水都很好。那里有很多水果，很好吃很便宜。住在那里也不贵。那里的人们很友好，喜欢帮助人，还有很多美女和帅哥。


Merry's Channel（HSK 二）

HSK 二   去泰国旅游

Today we will read an article. You should listen and read in parallel. Ideally after doing that twice you should read the text out loud by yourself.

Article we will read today is: Первое — лучшее: как синдром утенка отравляет нам жизнь
Source: https://trends.rbc.ru/trends/education/61bb01b29a794780796740d4

After listening to the text, please answer the following questions in comments:
1) Что такое синдром утёнка? Опишите  одним предложением.
2) Синдром утёнка встречается только у обитателей животного мира или у людей тоже?
3) Приведите свой пример (из жизни или придуманный) проявления синдрома утёнка.

I will thoroughly check your answers! Hope to hear some weird examples!

Listen and read

Синдром утёнка (B1-B2)

The 3-Second Shift: From Tension to Trust

What if clarity had nothing to do with vocabulary?
What if your English didn’t need fixing — your voice just needed space?

In this episode, I share a story about one of my clients — a senior product lead at Tencent — who felt like she disappeared every time she had to speak in English.

She wasn’t struggling with grammar.
She was struggling with presence.

We didn’t work on performance.
We worked on something simpler — and far more powerful:
A 3-second shift that helped her speak from calm, not tension. From self-trust, not fear.

If you’re a global professional who sounds fluent but doesn’t feel fully you in English — this episode is for you.

DM me “VOICE” if it resonates. I’ll send you a short voice note you can use today.

Let’s bring your real voice back.

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The 3-Second Shift: From Tension to Trust

This lesson I have decided to talk about why I like walking. 
I love walking and whenever I can I always choose the option to walk. 

Learn new vocabulary and how to speak like a native!

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Natural Everyday English

Why I like walking 

Onko suomen oppiminen helpompaa ruotsia tai englantia äidinkielenään puhuville? Lainasanat ovat osa puhuttua kieltä, on luonnollista lainata sanoja ja suomalaistaa ne. Tässä podcastin jaksossa käsittelen suomen kielen lainasanoja ja käytän esimerkkinä aivan loistavaa Fred Karlssonin kielioppikirjaa. Kun astuu suomalaiseen kielimaailmaan, törmää ankkaan, pankkiin ja penkkiin.

Fred Karlsson - Yleinen kielitiede (Basic Finnish Grammar) 

Suomea for you

6. jakso: Lainasanat

Three useful tips to help you in your learning!

English Syndicate

Part 2: Exposure

＜English translation＞
About Teru Teru Bozu
Teru Teru Bozu is a traditional Japanese doll.
Children make it when they don’t want it to rain, such as before a sports day or a school trip.

Teru Teru Bozu is made from white paper or tissue.
Sometimes it doesn’t have a face, but some people draw a face after the next day if it is sunny.

People hang the doll outside and say,
"Please make the weather sunny tomorrow."
This custom has been passed down for many years in Japanese culture.