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When visiting another country, I show my appreciation for ‹foreign› people and their culture by trying to thank, greet, and...
In India, ‹Dhanyawaad› is the word closest to the German word ‹Danke›. It means ‹I feel deep gratitude›. Accordingly, it...
When writing in Chinese, one uses ‹感(gǎn)谢(xiè)› or colloquially ‹谢(xiè)谢› to express gratitude. ‹感(gǎn)› means ‹feel› and its subpart ‹心› is an image of the heart. Thus, in Chinese culture, one first expresses gratitude through feeling or from the heart. When speaking, one uses a double ‹谢(xiè)›, which soothes and...
The teacher should look at the students medically, and the doctor should look at his patients pedagogically. In our complex...
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Humanity is today crossing the threshold. This is a mysterious event, and it is connected also with the ‹Second Coming...
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In Arabic, ‹shukran› stands for the German word ‹danke›. However, ‹shukran› is not sufficient to express every form of gratitude in Arabic. This is illustrated by a question that many native Arabic speakers ask sooner or later while in the process of learning German. A question that points to discomfort...
When asked to comment on the word ‹thank you› in my native language, Russian, I was quickly torn between two...
If you are looking to express gratitude in English, a superficial ‹thanks› quickly comes to mind. If you are being...
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After Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, Finland now wants to join NATO quickly. How could the climate change so quickly? Hans Hasler By the way, this also applies externally. Even the seasons change very quickly. Today (May 14), the birch trees in front of our summer cottage got the...
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