Word: exoticism
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Many argue that one shouldn’t compare Asian stereotypes with those of Hispanics, blacks or any other minority. But many of the allegedly “positive stereotypes” of Asian Americans, such as being “clever,” “good at...
TIME: Was Bali ever paradise? James: Bali has changed less than journalists are saying. People forget that there were bad things happening before. It may not be a bombing, but a flood or a riot. We tend to romanticize when we look back on any place and time. People forget...
But proving what he knew and when he knew it won't be easy. "Skilling used words like 'Get this structure to work' when he knew the only solution was to break the rules. But he never said, 'Do it,'" says a former employee. Pretending it was all a game...
Hikers in western Germany's hilly Eifel region should be careful where they walk - that creeping weed underfoot could be a sought-after (and very expensive) delicacy. German epicures are developing an appetite for native herbs and long-forgotten indigenous vegetables. This hunger is triggered by "the appeal of turning...
At markets in Germany, the demand for exotic vegetables has sent prices soaring. One kg of ramsons costs j20, twice as much as ordinary garlic. But ramsons are worth it, says Olaf Schnelle, co-founder of the Grimmen-based mail and Internet order firm Essbare Landschaften (Edible Landscapes), which sells...