Out of Office
Brazil Has Invented the Greatest Party on Earth. The UK Has Invented Queuing Outside a Closed Garden Centre.
🇧🇷 Brazil vs 🇬🇧 UK | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Office
Jul 2, 20269 min
Out of Office
Life outside the desk — travel, culture, and everything that makes you a more interesting colleague on Monday
Germany Treats the Park as a Constitutional Right. Japan Treats It as a Seasonal Religion.
🇩🇪 Germany vs 🇯🇵 Japan | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Office
Jul 2, 20268 min
In France They Pretend Not to Understand You. In Japan They Apologise for Your Confusion.
🇫🇷 France vs 🇯🇵 Japan | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Office
Jul 2, 20268 min
South Korea Delivers Everything in an Hour. Brazil Makes Shopping a Social Event You Didn't Know You Needed.
🇰🇷 South Korea vs 🇧🇷 Brazil | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Office
Jul 2, 20268 min
A Bed Is Never Just a Bed: What Your Hotel Room Says About the Country You're In
🇲🇦 Morocco vs 🇯🇵 Japan | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Office
Jun 29, 20267 min
Everybody Knows Your Name, or Nobody Needs To
🇮🇹 Italy vs 🇨🇦 Canada | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Office
Jun 29, 20268 min
On Time, Every Time, Unless It Is Colombia, in Which Case Relax
🇩🇪 Germany vs 🇨🇴 Colombia | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Office
Jun 29, 20268 min
The Price Tag Is a Lie, and One Country Knows It
🇺🇸 USA vs 🇮🇳 India | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Office
Jun 29, 20268 min
One Country Treats Dinner Like a Sacred Ritual. The Other Treats It Like One. They Are Not Talking About the Same Religion.
🇯🇵 Japan · 🇲🇽 Mexico
Jun 28, 20266 min
America Treats the Gym Like a Church. Italy Treats the Church Like a Gym. Neither Is Entirely Wrong.
🇺🇸 USA · 🇮🇹 Italy
Jun 28, 20269 min
Canada Has Mountains the Size of Countries. Sweden Has a Law That Gives You All of It for Free.
🇨🇦 Canada · 🇸🇪 Sweden
Jun 28, 202611 min
Every Foreigner Is Either Charmed or Humbled — Usually Both
🇮🇹 Italy vs 🇰🇷 South Korea | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Africa
Jun 28, 20267 min
Fresh Crab from a Vending Machine vs. Beef That's Been Pre-Argued Over
🇨🇳 China vs 🇦🇷 Argentina | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Office
Jun 28, 20267 min
Getting From A to B Has Never Been More Existentially Different
🇹🇷 Turkey vs 🇯🇵 Japan | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Office
Jun 28, 20268 min
In France, Buying Cheese Is a Moral Act. In Singapore, It Is a Logistical Decision Made at Speed.
🇫🇷 France · 🇸🇬 Singapore
Jun 28, 20269 min
Knowing Your Neighbours vs. Knowing Your Neighbours
🇬🇷 Greece vs 🇺🇸 USA | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Office
Jun 28, 20268 min
Making It in Love, or at Least at the Pre-Drinks
🇿🇦 South Africa vs 🇫🇷 France | By Suki Nakamura, Out of Office
Jun 28, 20267 min
Mexico Has Twenty Climate Zones and Talks About Them All. Germany Has Two Seasons: Not Quite Summer and Definitely Not.
🇲🇽 Mexico · 🇩🇪 Germany
Jun 28, 202610 min
One Country Has Socialised Medicine and a Waiting List. The Other Has Private Hospitals That Look Like Hotels and Cost Accordingly.
🇮🇳 India · 🇬🇧 UK
Jun 28, 202610 min