2020

4.0 skills for industry 4.0: What skills will be Increasing in demand?

The World Economic Forum has predicted that by 2025 to 2030, economies and businesses around the world will not escape the impact of the 4th  industrial revolution.  Many workers will be left jobless and need reskilling. Many will thrive in new jobs. Many will continue in jobs they are familiar with and that can’t be […]

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Uncle Roger’s Chinese accent – Ridicule or Empowerment? Accent as identity

I am laughing at his blow by blow commentary, … and his accent …. that stereotyped Cantonese Chinese accent…. Yet I feel a bit uneasy. Should I really be laughing at his accent? And that accent … he must be putting it on, right? Hmmm, but is that ok that he is playing up the

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Uncle Roger’s Rice-Gate goes viral: The comedy of cultural mis-appropriation

People all around the world make rice. It is a staple in many people’s diets. But do you know how to cook it? Chances are, if you are outside of East Asia, you are doing it wrong. At least according to Uncle Roger, who has made it his comedic quest to confront British cooking celebrities.

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