This is the first part of a cross-cultural look at how we value time in different parts of the world.

Expect the Unexpected

Time Part One

会話が上手な人たちがよくしていることについてお話ししました😊

Nihongo Hiyori | Japanese Podcast

[EP105] 会話が上手な人の特徴 | How to Be Great at Conversation

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” Earl Shoaff

What are your speaking goals?

When you think of the word 'goals' - what comes to mind?

Here is my definition. A goal is a specifically defined positive result you aim until achieved with unwavering faith and complete determination of success!

Thinking of this definition - how can you 'fit' your spoken English goal into this formula?

It enabled me to become the best English teacher among 11 thousand teachers. It can help you too.

Send me a copy of your goals, let me be your accountability partner for now.

To Your Success
Anatoly

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What are your speaking goals?

A fisherwoman discovers a golden fish that grants wishes.

Learn English with Stories

The Golden Fish

This episode introduces three idioms that use the word straw. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Straw

聊中西文化，也聊很多东西！
第十三期，我们来谈一下焦虑。你容易感到焦虑吗？焦虑时会做些什么？

聊聊东西 - Talk to Me in Chinese

013. I feel anxious again 今天又焦虑了 - ttmiChinese

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
3月17日木曜日　天気/くもり　気温/2℃

・昨日16日夜11時36分ごろ、地震がおきました。
・宮城県と福島県で震度6強
・震源地は福島県沖
・北海道は震度3　揺れてるのを感じた
・東京では停電
・余震に注意

［単語］
宮城県（みやぎけん）
福島県（ふくしまけん）
震度（しんど）...地震の大きさ
震源地（しんげんち）...地震が起きた場所
沖（おき）...海の上 open sea
停電（ていでん）...電気が消えること blackout  
余震（よしん）...大きな地震の後の地震
東北（とうほく）...宮城県や福島県の場所

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#18〉3月17日木曜日　地震が起きました

本集播客是“约会黑化”第二期！“Ex”，“rebound”，“flirt“怎么说？我们一起来学习吧！还有！你是主动的人还是被动的人呢？

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

(全中文) 约会黑话，你知道多少？第二期！

Listen to this interesting article!

Man Fired for Keeping Webcam Off Awarded $73,000
A remote worker who was fired for refusing to keep his camera on while working has been awarded about $73,000 by a Dutch court.

The man, whose name was not made public, had been working for the US software company Chetu in the Netherlands since 2019. On August 23, 2022, while working remotely, he was told by his employer that he should keep his webcam on all day for online training.

The employee said he didn't feel comfortable being monitored on camera for nine hours, and refused to do so. He added that the company could already see all activities on his laptop and that he was also sharing his screen.

But Chetu said that having a camera on was no different from being watched in an office. And the company fired him.

Finding this unfair, the man took the company to court in the Netherlands. He told the court that he hadn't been given clear enough reasons for being fired, and that asking him to keep his camera on for the whole workday was against his right to privacy.

And the court agreed. Chetu now must pay the man about $73,000.

While using a webcam to check on employees may not be very common, computer programs that monitor employee activity have become popular.

A survey from 2021 found that 60% of US companies with remote workers were using employee monitoring software, and 81% of those companies found that their workers were more productive while being monitored.