Sentences with phrase «cultural affinity»

Not only do the peoples of India, China, Turkey and other countries have a strong cultural affinity to gold — an obsession that will only intensify as incomes rise — but the metal still plays a vital role as a portfolio diversifier in times of economic and political uncertainty.

The conventional wisdom, then, has it backwards: cultural affinities constitute the long - term basis of electoral alignments, introducing fundamental values into politics and structuring the debate over them, while economic forces generate temporary disruptions of these culturally defined alignments.

If cultural affinity is the sole factor for Goretzka to determine which team to join, then we have a chance.

Built more on shared cultural affinity than interpretations of the Torah — it features a gossipy Kibitz Corner — JDate jokingly advertises how cheap the service is.

As a sign, it is a carrier of ancient cultural affinities and aesthetics.

The dynamics of cultural cognition are most convincingly explained, I believe, as specific manifestations of the general contribution that cultural affinity makes to the reliable, every - day exercise of the ability of individuals to discern what is collectively known.

In the United States, for example, where towns and cities are generally speaking further apart, where transit options are more limited, and where there's a stronger cultural affinity to the motor car and the road trip — the idea of a shorter range electric car might have limited appeal.

The report notes that while the United States and Europe remain priority markets because of size, language, cultural affinities and strong copyright regimes, China and India are important emerging markets.

You usually won't catch them calling themselves moderates, and what makes them distinctive does not map especially well onto the left - right axis, but the new Republican establishment has its distinctive priorities, cultural affinities, and blind spots.

Members share way more than simply a cultural affinity: the best matches also share the same goals, education and income levels.

A cultural affinity for digital technologies in Iceland — spurred largely by a historical need to overcome geographic isolation — has filtered down to the schools in the North Atlantic island nation.

Situated in Aroostook County on the St. Johns River that forms part of the U.S. - Canadian border, Madawaska's residents are deeply proud of their Acadian roots (French is the first language for many), which gives this small town a cultural affinity with its neighbors to the north.

While Morley's paintings invite the viewer to reflect upon the conflicts that have shaped humanity since time immemorial, they also echo the artist's personal experiences as a child during the Second World War, his cultural affinity with both England and America, and his lifelong fascination with models, from the plastic Air - fix kits of his youth to the paper cut - out varieties.

Begin with an introspective look at your own experience, interests, or cultural affinities; the unique attributes of your market and which countries / cultures they would be most attractive to; and clients / contacts you've already made in other countries.