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Delivery From Hell: Shipping – Screw 3
Does shopping online make your life more comfortable? That is a strange question, you might think. Why wouldn’t it? Its benefits are beyond doubts. Any important purchase, or grocery shopping can be...
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A Moment with Myself
“Where are the people?” resumed the little prince at last. “It’s a little lonely in the desert…” ”It is lonely when you’re among people, too,” said the snake. Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint Exupéry...
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In the Mood for Chocolate
Chocolate Festival at South Bank, London (08-10.12.2012) There is a growing tendency to organise different kinds of selling activities, such as fairs and open-air markets and call it a festival....
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Why Friendship is Served Cold
“I remembered the fox. One runs the risk of crying a bit if one allows oneself to be tamed.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince People regularly talk about the importance of first love, but...
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Why Russians Are Not Polar Bears
While I am shrugging from freezing wind outside the office, my colleagues are asking again, “How is it possible that you are cold? Aren’t you Russian?” The first time I stumbled upon this curious...
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Santa vs. Father Frost
It might come as a surprise, but people in Russia do not celebrate Christmas on the 25th. Why? Partially, because of the Orthodox Church that sticks Christ’s birth to the 7th of January, according to...
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What it Feels Like For a Girl – 5 Reasons Why Being a Woman is More Difficult...
Have you ever seriously considered changing your gender? Don’t get me wrong, I am proud to be a lady. But in every year there are crazy days when you wake up in despair, and just for a moment wish to...
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Shopping for Feelings: How a Bad Mirror Can Teach you Good Marketing
A funny thing happened to me last Spring. I was going shopping for a new coat, but I couldn’t find the one I truly liked. You know the drill? You are looking for something very particular, but it...
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Her Country Was a Poor Relation
When meeting new people my boyfriend and I are often asked where we’re from, and it always follows the same scenario. It goes like that: Stranger: Where are you from guys? Me: I’m from Latvia....
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When a stranger asks “Where are you from?”
When a stranger asks “Where are you from?” the question makes me tense and uncomfortable. I am not ashamed of my origin. I love my home country – Latvia – with its untamed wild nature, fragrant pine...
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