Over the course of the year that journalist Sten Mahov has lived in Montréal, he’s faced certain challenges in getting set up. For example, finding work and a place to live. However, he has also observed that Canada is a fruitful place for the cultures of the world to interact.As we continue to explore the celebration of the Cultural Diversity Year in Estonia in this episode, hear Sten’s perspective on:🇨🇦language learning as a pathway to understanding and appreciating cultural diversity🇪🇪the way living in Canada allowed him to connect with part of his family history🇨🇦some key cultural similarities between Québec and Estonia🇪🇪and much more!Content, concepts, and people mentioned in this episode include:-The 2024 Cultural Diversity Year in Estonia: https://integratsioon.ee/en/2024-cultural-diversity-year -Minu aasta Kanadas column: https://eestielu.ca/minu-aasta-kanadas/ -Differences between the French language from Québec and French language from France: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=977P97RgCvc -More about the 1944 Suur põgenemine (Great Escape) as described by the Estonian Archives in Australia: https://archives.eesti.org.au/exhibitions/the-great-escape-1944/ -The approach to personal space as practised in Nordic countries like Finland and Estonia: https://en.biginfinland.com/personal-space-finland-countries/ -More about the use of credit scores in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/credit-reports-score/credit-report-score-basics.html -How birch tapping works, for birch juice/water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHA1Z3qRIPk -More about Québec language policy: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec-language-policy -Reactions to the “bonjour/hi” greeting in Québec: https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/saq-reminds-employees-not-to-greet-customers-with-bonjour-hi -The Montréal Estonian Society: https://www.facebook.com/montrealestoniansociety/ -Benny (Benny the Irish Polyglot) Lewis’ language learning blog: https://www.fluentin3months.com/ Socials: ➡️ @estonianmusicweek https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca ➡️ @eestielu.ca https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events➡️ @vemu.emc https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca
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