Talking Point #15: Brain vs Heart
▶️ We can’t always do what we feel like doing but should we switch off our heart? It often seems that we can’t be both happy in our personal lives and successful in society. Hence, many of us have a hard time choosing priorities. How about you?
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Know Your World #90: What’s it like in 🇰🇵North Korea?
▶️ North Korea is probably the world’s most obscure (=dark, mysterious) country and one that is usually closed to visitors. Watch this BBC video to get a first impression.
🔤 Subtitles provided.
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Movie Time #90: Rush Hour 3 (2007)
▶️ Here’s the third and last movie of the Rush Hour trilogy, Jackie Chan’s action comedy masterpiece. Watch how he and his charming Afro-American colleague save the world once more from an ever so evil Chinese mafia.
Watch Rush Hour 1
Watch Rush Hour 2
🔤 Subtitles provided.
👉@afandi_english👈 #movie #action #comedy #american_films #international_films
Travelogue 🇹🇷Turkey #9: Turkey in trouble
▶️ There are reasons to be worried about Turkey, and Turks themselves are quite pessimistic. So better go there while it's still somehow good. What are those reasons?
The President
He did well in the early days of his presidency but didn't know when to go. He has mixed politics with religion and made Turkey less democratic. People believe there will be chaos after the next elections in 2027 which he cannot win.
The Economy
The Turkish Lira has been going down for years now, and the government keeps printing money. Inflation of 50% and more is common and life has become terribly expensive.
The Brain Drain
Educated Turks are leaving their country in large numbers. That's not only for the money but also for freedom and stability which they no longer find in Turkey.
The Next Earthquake
... might be just around the corner (=very near). A local friend told me that Istanbul gets hit about every 250 years, and that is now.
👉Hoffmann's Travelogue👈 #travel