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Quiz: are you a culture vulture?

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Are you a walking guide to cultural well-being or completely out of your depth on our multi-cultural planet? Find out by taking Zoe Williams' quiz here

Dining in Istanbul, you see a dish on the menu which has been translated as Fried Brian. Do you
Your friend is getting married and, in keeping with the custom of both she and her fiancé, you have been asked to pin money to her gown in lieu of a present. Your custom, however, has you deeply embarrassed by the mention of money, let alone the sight of it. Do you
Travelling in the foothills of the Himalayas, you take ill, luckily in the vicinity of an Ayurvedic clinic. How ill do you have to get before you’ll say “I believe in Ayurvedic medicine, but can I also have some anti-biotics, please?”
A recipe for cauliflower calls for a spice that you own, but when you pop it open, it smells overwhelmingly like feet. Do you
In your secular-Jewish household, your 13-year-old son says that, instead of a Bar Mitzvah, he would rather go to Glastonbury, which is a well-known coming-of-age ceremony in secular Britain. Do you
You have a meeting with an Imam, and don’t know how to address him. Do you…

7 Responses to “Quiz: are you a culture vulture?”

  1. RP says:

    Result:
    You are perfect for the Counterpoint experience, alive to the possibilities of cultural exchange, not yet so insufferably live-and-let-live that the internet is the only person who will speak to you

    My result:
    I thought so too :)

  2. Patrick says:

    It would be interesting to see the combined results of this – how far on or off the mean we are!

  3. David says:

    Heard the 5 Live interview this morning. Where are the intern posts advertised?

  4. Ben Allen says:

    I would rather be a cultured vulture

  5. Nick Wadham-Smith, Counterpoint says:

    Hi David!
    Just refining the text. Check back Monday latest on the About Us page. We were just about to advertise when I got the chance to do the programme and the announcement went out. Sorry about the delay and thanks for your interest.

    Nick Wadham-Smith
    Counterpoint

  6. R.M. says:

    Result:
    “You are the Counterpoint ideal: flexible, easy-going, humble in your manner, adventurous in your tastes, broad in your interests, generous in your doubts”.

    I prefer my Brian poached or scrambled; however, a fried Brian is a tasty Brian – that’s what I always say!

  7. Sana kaukab says:

    The questions which i read reminded me of the culture box which i’d gone through when i was studying busines communication :thill and bovee: communication dilemma that is. Thanks anyhow for tellig me that i am perfect when it comes to counterpoint.. Was a good learning experience. Cheers!

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