<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ON EQUAL FOOTING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cultivating Cross-Cultural Connections Together]]></description><link>https://www.on-equal-footing.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:52:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.on-equal-footing.com/nl/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The lastest fashion from Paris: kindness?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, Paris carried a reputation that was as famous as the Eiffel Tower and as infamous as the city’s traffic: Parisians were perceived as cold, arrogant, impatient, and reluctant to speak anything but French. Visitors often returned home with stories of curt waiters, dismissive shopkeepers, and the sense that outsiders were tolerated rather  than welcomed. How radically things have changed. Over the past fifty years, many regular visitors to Paris — myself included — have observed an...]]></description><link>https://www.on-equal-footing.com/post/latest-fashion-from-paris-kindness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dd04d2602a28f53089924e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:43:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d085d7_9f14fd097125425c817aa7f61e559e7c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mauritius Wijffels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do something about interculturality now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is getting off on the right foot is so important?]]></description><link>https://www.on-equal-footing.com/post/interculturality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6987521b40d7c5baf3abc67b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:54:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d085d7_a7d7bded9934404d9d3ab5f0fd4646f5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_500,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mauritius Wijffels</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did Canada just become the 'hottest' place on Earth? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is Canada hot nowadays? ]]></description><link>https://www.on-equal-footing.com/post/canada-markcarney</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6987521b64a6f19eb5521e14</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:54:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_8f882a9634ee4a18acd35e1db73df829~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sabine Mueller-Heijmans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How efficient is punctuality? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn to walk a mile in someone else's shoes first! ]]></description><link>https://www.on-equal-footing.com/post/intercultural-cooperation-lessons-from-real-life-stories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69875218b39e505046c3de53</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:54:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b4db97_1a43b525237d4871b938032b737a7cc1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mauritius Wijffels</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>