Communication technology in Brighton

Everywhere you go I thought of the best way to describe the wireless network situation in Brighton and the slogan, “Everywhere you go” used by a telecommunications provider in Nigeria came to mind. WiFi was literally every place we visited; in the mall, restaurant, bookshop, café, hotel, bus, you name it! However, not all the…

Communicating across cultures, so nothing is lost in translation

“Exactly how many characters are in the Chinese language?” Ming Lee laughed and replied, “Over 50,000. But, only 3,500 characters are used in the everyday Chinese language. So, things can get lost in translation if one doesn’t listen.” This is one of the many fascinating cultural communication lessons I learned in a one-on-one conversation with…