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THE 5-MINUTE MYTH: HOW 'COMING SOON' BECAME A NATIONAL MOOD

WHY DO WE WHISPER WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH?

HOW LOUD ARE WE ON SILENT MODE? OBSERVING PHONE USE IN SACRED SPACES

LEANING ON WALLS BUT NOT ON PEOPLE: THE DANCE BETWEEN PHYSICAL COMFORT AND EMOTIONAL VULNERABILITY

THE WAY WE CARRY OURSELVES ON THE WAY BACK HOME: FROM PUBLIC POSTURE TO PRIVATE SELF

THE SILENT RETREAT OF FEET: HOW WE TRY NOT TO DISTURB IN CROWDED ROOMS

MICROAGGRESSIONS IN EVERYDAY NEPALI CONVERSATIONS: A LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL STUDY

THE SHARED NOD: HOW STRANGERS ACKNOWLEDGE EACH OTHER WITHOUT SPEAKING

THE WAY WE REARRANGE OURSELVES WHEN A GUEST ARRIVES

HOW TO FOLD A SARI (AND UNFOLD A MEMORY): A NEPALI INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE

THE WAY WE STAY AT THE DOOR AFTER SAYING GOODBYE

THE PERFORMATIVE “KHAYO?”: ASKING IF YOU ATE EVEN WHEN WE KNOW THE ANSWER

THE ART OF PRETENDING NOT TO HEAR: AVOIDANCE ETIQUETTE IN NEPALI CULTURE

THE EXPECTATION TO LAUGH WHEN ELDERS JOKE—EVEN WHEN IT’S NOT FUNNY

WHY WE LOWER OUR VOICE WHEN SPEAKING ENGLISH IN PUBLIC

WHY WE CHECK OUR PHONE EVEN WHEN THERE’S NO NOTIFICATION: AVOIDING PRESENCE, MANAGING DISCOMFORT

HOW PEOPLE REHEARSE THEIR VOICE BEFORE MAKING A PHONE CALL

THE QUIET PANIC OF NOT KNOWING SOMEONE’S NAME AFTER TOO LONG

WHY WE DON’T TALK WHILE EATING WITH STRANGERS

DRESSING FOR THE LANE, NOT THE MIRROR: FASHION AS NEIGHBORHOOD PERFORMANCE

THE SECOND BEFORE SOMEONE ENTERS THE ROOM: WHAT WE HIDE, WHAT WE KEEP

LEANING ON WALLS BUT NOT ON PEOPLE: THE DANCE BETWEEN PHYSICAL COMFORT AND EMOTIONAL VULNERABILITY

STANDING ON THE EDGE OF A GROUP: THE STRUGGLE TO BELONG

WHY WE TOUCH OUR HEAD AFTER BUMPING INTO SOMEONE: A GESTURE OF RESET?