Where can you find lions? If you live in one of the larger metro areas, the quickest way would be to visit your local zoo. European zoos originated in the middle ages. Wealthy nobles collected exotic animals for display in what eventually became known as menageries. The practice began in… Read more“Map Monday, Where can you find Lions?”
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Map Monday, Mandarin and the languages of China
While many non-Chinese know that Mandarin isn’t the only language in China, few understand the true diversity of language there. With roughly 1.4 billion people, China is home to ~18% of the world’s population. Put another way, nearly one in five humans alive call China home. In addition to its… Read more“Map Monday, Mandarin and the languages of China”
Map Monday, What’s the deal with tipping?
What’s the deal with tipping? It seems that every country has a different understanding and implementation of when and how much to tip. With more and more of us traveling, these cultural differences have the potential to create serious misunderstandings between servers and customers. This is particularly true in countries… Read more“Map Monday, What’s the deal with tipping?”