Little Things That Explain Japan
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#Different Minds with Anna Guseva · June 24 · 19:00 MSK · Zoom
Sandra
Host
Guest speaker
Anna
#DifferentMindsTalk
We invite a guest who lives or has lived inside a culture — and knows it from the inside. Not from a guidebook. From everyday life.
The small things explain the big picture
Why do Japanese people never stick chopsticks upright into rice? Why soup for breakfast? And how does a matryoshka doll connect to Zen Buddhism?
Join us for a fascinating walk through Japanese culture — where high tech lives next to the Middle Ages.
Host Sandra – a photographer, a hiker, and an English language lover
We'll explore:
- Cleanliness culture — toilets, baths, and why it matters
- No central heating? What Japanese people do in winter?
- Summer heat of +46°C — how do they survive?
- Constant renewal in architecture — a unique tradition
- Left-side driving — the surprising reason
- Ask Anna your own questions — live, in English, with someone who has lived the culture for 5+ years
Meet Anna
She's coming to English Talks Club to explain the small, everyday things that quietly hold Japanese culture together and that most outsiders never think to ask about.
- Anna GusevaAnna Guseva is an art historian and a historian of architecture and urban planning. She holds a PhD in architecture from the University of Tokyo, specializes in Japanese art and contemporary architecture, and lectures at HSE University. She has lived in Japan for more than 5 years and teaches art history courses in English.
Who is this for
Entrepreneurs, executives, consultants, and specialists who want to keep their English sharp — and spend an evening with people worth talking to. B1+ means everyone in the room speaks English — from confident intermediate to fluent. No slow explanations, no basic vocabulary. Just a conversation.
June 24 at 19:00 (msk time)
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