by Charlotte Courtois | Nov 18, 2025 | Blog, Cross-cultural surprises, Uncategorized
The Surprises Interculturelles podcast is now available in English The English version of the Surprises Interculturelles podcast is now available! Since its launch in French in 2023, this podcast has been sharing stories of surprises...
by Charlotte Courtois | June 30, 2025 | Cross-cultural surprises
Mexico - The time I ate a 30,000-year-old dish Cross-cultural surprises 🇲🇽 In this final episode of season 2, I take you to Mexico, where a simple story about a meat dish cooked in a hole in the ground got me thinking about what...
by Charlotte Courtois | June 10, 2025 | Cross-cultural surprises
India - The time I learned to eat with my hands Cross-cultural surprises 🇮🇳 In India, I learned that I ate... any way I could. 😅 Yes, despite my mom's upbringing and my years of careful knife and fork placement, I soon realized that...
by Charlotte Courtois | May 27, 2025 | Cross-cultural surprises
Spain - The time I discovered regional differences Cross-cultural surprises 🇪🇸 When I discovered that speaking Spanish didn't necessarily mean understanding all Spaniards... In my latest podcast episode, I tell you about a...
by Charlotte Courtois | May 13, 2025 | Cross-cultural surprises
Cambodia - The time I felt like saying "You want my picture"? Cross-cultural surprises 🇰🇭 Today, I'm taking you to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to tell you about a subject I wasn't expecting at all: the gaze.An anecdote from an...
by Charlotte Courtois | June 25, 2024 | Cross-cultural surprises
Episode 22 | The time I learned that carbos weren't carbos Intercultural Surprises 🇮🇹 In this episode of "Intercultural Surprises", I take you to Italy for a gastronomic exploration that defies our expectations! Did you know...