It’s perhaps a little bit encouraging to learn that even in the age of the internet and mass media, we can still go through some significant culture shock. For better or worse, that’s what travel is all about, seeing new things and having some of your preconceptions disrupted. Someone asked “What was the most major … Read more
Usually, criticizing your employer while you’re still working for them is a bad idea. Whether internally, grabbing a coffee with colleagues, or externally, turning to social media, taking jabs at your low salary or bad boss can damage your future opportunities. Even if the complaints are legitimate. However, once you’re out and have secured a … Read more
We’ve all been there—we’ve just said or done something incredibly embarrassing, we’re blushing redder than a stop sign, and we wish we could just disappear. Failure and embarrassment are natural parts of being a human being, and how we behave when we make a (very public) mistake says a lot about who we are. But … Read more
Ignorance is bliss, whether we are talking about the heat-death of the universe or the amount of worm-like creatures happily living in your eyebrows, some things are better left alone. But like staring at a car crash or a house on fire, we do have a strange, somewhat morbid fascination with things that don’t seem … Read more
Humanity has been trying to come to terms with the unique existential despair and cultural idiosyncrasies of working in an office for about as long as offices have existed. One of the latest and greatest coping mechanisms is this chaotic Facebook group where roughly 200,000 people pretend to be colleagues in a completely dysfunctional office. … Read more
“Psycho Suzanne” comics are known for their unique brand of humor that leaves readers on their toes, and this time the artist is back on We with a new installment of these quirky comics (check out the first and second parts here, and here). These usually 4-panel comics are often coated with an eerie sense … Read more
Bonnie Pang turned her quirky relationship with her IT guy into a hit comic series, “IT Guy & Art Girl.” After finishing her previous webcomic, Bonnie wanted to capture the funny and sweet moments she shares with her husband, who’s a software engineer. Her comics are a hit with over 270K Instagram fans, who love … Read more
We’ve often heard people say that men don’t understand women and the other way around. But sometimes, it can be difficult to relate to people of the same gender as well. For instance, a Reddit thread explored the topic: things gay men don’t understand about straight men. It all started when a user sparked a … Read more
Regret — we all experience it at one point or another, and nothing stirs up remorse quite like a bad tattoo. An estimated 32% of people in the United States have a tattoo, and about one-quarter of them may end up regretting their funny tattoos or wanting them removed. Before getting a tattoo, most of … Read more
“I’m a child!” shouted an 18-year-old teenager as he was arrested for throwing bricks at officers after a violent riot erupted in the town of Darlington, England, this Monday (August 5). The boy, identified as Cole Stewart, is among dozens of protesters facing justice in court this week for destructive behavior that includes burning areas, … Read more