The study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University and Andrews University examined 500 adults aged 19-90, looking at health risks, media use and demographic factors. Respondents classified themselves as either “players” or “non-players,” and also provided “self-assessments of depression, personality, health status, physical and mental health, body mass index (BMI),…
Gamer Stereotypes (demonstrated in poem)
Gamers – what a bunch of fucking losers? That is what people always say. Gamers have always been depicted as antil social and weird creature sitting around the computers, pinching at the screen and tapping the keyboard. Here is a poem written by Victoria Picroski to describe the stereotype about gamers: The whole world is…
Intriguing benefits of playing games
Video gamers have been a large and growing part of our culture for a long time. Whether you are eagerly awaiting the next Call of Duty release or trying to beat the next level of Candy Crush on your lunch break, you are part of the gaming world. Over the years this world has had…
[Interview] “Why people look down on my job? It’s a well-paid and legal job !”
Hello everyone. Today in my post I will launch an interview with a nail technician. She is Linh (20 years old) from Sweden. She has been working in a nail shop in Matala city (Sweden) for 3 years. This will bring the insight of her while working abroad. Hi Linh. How long have you been…
4 preconceived ideas about nail technician VS my personal thoughts
My mom and some relatives have said “You can do whatever you want. Please don’t become a nail maker. It’s such a mutual work”. I seriously can’t get her point. For me, everyone who are striving for their dreams are admirable and they should be cherished no matter what. Then, I found out that not…
“Quit that barista job. Girls are not allowed to work at night!” (my Mom, 2018)
But on the way going back home after finishing the night shift from my coffee shop, thinking of her frequent warnings and how I have ignored it, I claim to myself that I did the right things after all, just to exceed the fear deep inside me. And how this decision affects me and my…
“Barista vs Bartender: They are the same, bro”
Hell no!!! They are not the same. Make sure you would not answer like this when someone asks you the difference between barista and bartender, even if you are not a person who works in a coffee shop. It is easy to understand why people have always been mistaken the barista for the bartender and…
The story of a barista girl
Dear the barista girl, Today is so blasting that the tiny sunshine could be reflected through the pads of mirror to send the most intense light upon our bar (where we make the drinks for our customers). It has been four months since you first joined the The Coffee House (the name of your coffee…
House of Barbaard – Haircut for the Gentlemen
Apart from interviewing with Hoang Son, we also went to House Of Barbaard (HOB) and spent some times there. At first glance, this place is clearly not for the short-on-money people like us Students. The minimum price you have to pay for a haircut hear fluctuate from 300-400 thousands Vnd (around $15-20). However, you are…
Asian parents stereotypes: How Vietnamese parents and education crush their children’s dreams and passion.
My dad have always remind me that: “In anyone’s life, there will always be 2 most important moment in their lives… the moment when they decide their career, and when they settle down for a family… because these are the two moments that would have enough impact to set our life on or off tracks.”
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