Do you really see what you think you see?

People see what they want to see. If you look long enough, it’s likely you will see it. Do your eyes play tricks on you or does your brain?...

Taking into account the times we forgot

Research shows that the average number of hours the British spend on their phones is around three and a half hours a day. This number could be right on...

Common sense is uncommon in real life

A chef and owner of a restaurant in France has changed the rules of his establishment. Fed up of customers not honouring their bookings, the chef’s new rule is...

Mispronunciations that can get on your nerves

Sometimes some people really get on my wig. Just to let you know, I don’t wear a wig but I purposely said it to make a point. What I...

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Don’t name your child Fish and Chips

In some countries, including in Europe, if you try to register your newborn baby’s name, did you know that it might be rejected? To be fair to the registrars...

How to be polite in difficult situations

Everyone in life should try and avoid confrontations and altercations. These can be both physical and verbal and both can lead to a breakdown in relationships at home and...

Many don’t want to talk about the past

In my opinion there are two types of people in the world. Those who reminisce about their past and those who focus on the present and look forward to...

A decades-long quest to quell inflammation

I struggled with a sensitive stomach decades before reducing inflammation became the buzzy way to improve one’s health. I believed I was simply prone to gastrointestinal upset. It got...

Never play hide and seek with your dog

I’m not a cat person or a dog person. I think they’re cute when you see them on social media chasing balls and doing other cute things but, to...