Foreign Customs
Happy (Iranian) New Year!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 31, 2008 -
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Category: Holidays, Video, Foreign Customs, Dance, Middle East
Navrang
Two nights ago I watched the Bollywood spectacular titled NAVRANG. It's full of absolutely insanely over-the-top song-and-dance numbers, of which the following will serve as example.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 29, 2008 -
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Category: Music, Foreign Customs, 1950s, Dance, India
Finnish Railways Ad
I think this might be an advertisement for improvements in Finland's Railway System.On the other hand, it could be the trailer for a new Tolkien-style fantasy involving petrified swamp cherubs, the skinnier younger brother of Colonel Sanders, stone giants that become the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and the Joker's Mother.
Finnish Railways - New age of trains from Misko Iho on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 26, 2008 -
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Category: PSA’s, Foreign Customs, Fantasy, Transportation, Europe
Merry (Weird) Christmas!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 25, 2008 -
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Category: Holidays, Religion, Royalty, Children, Foreign Customs, 1970s
Iranian Rap by Gholi
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 18, 2008 -
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Category: Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, Foreign Customs, Middle East
Cartoon from Dubai
You probably won't want to watch all seventeen minutes of this cartoon, an episode of FREJ, a Dubai cartoon for adults, especially since there's no English translation. But the opening credits are awesome, and the whole thing provides a glimpse into a mysterious other world.I love how women's veils have been depicted as these weird hockey-player faceguards.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 15, 2008 -
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Category: Foreign Customs, Cartoons, Middle East
Cow Festival in Switzerland
Each year the cows of Switzerland get to wear pretty hats.Read all about the tradition here, then watch a few seconds of video.
Cow Festival in Mels from jillnachtman on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 14, 2008 -
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Category: Fashion, Holidays, Parades and Festivals, Foreign Customs, Cows, Europe
Feruza Jumaniyozova
Fire-breathing, snakes, bongos and beautiful women. It just doesn't get any better than in this video of Uzbekistan singer Feruza Jumaniyozova.NOTE: if you click on her link, her music begins playing loudly automatically, perhaps not in line with a work environment.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 11, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Sex Symbols, Foreign Customs, Dance, Asia, Europe
The Comedian Harmonists
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 09, 2008 -
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Category: Music, Foreign Customs, 1920s, 1930s, Europe
Schnappi
I feel bad that my Follies post today was somewhat lame. Therefore, I am making it up to our readers the only way I know how: with some juvenile German "humor."For more about Schanppi, visit his Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 08, 2008 -
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Category: Music, Television, Surrealism, Children, Foreign Customs, Asia, Europe, Fictional Monsters
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