Culture of Curacao
Assignment 1:
For our assignment we wanted to define the culture of the inhabitants from Curacao. We chose this culture because it was until recently a colony of the Netherlands and we wanted to know if the influences of the Dutch culture are still visible. We also chose this culture because a lot of people who work and live in the Netherlands are from Curacaoan decent and Curacao is a popular holiday destination for Dutch people.
We studied this culture via different ways. We interviewed people from Curacaoan decent, studied the culture of Curacao via movies, books and music and we did research about Curacao in on the internet and books.
General information:
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast.
Curaçao is the largest and most populous of the three ABC islands (for Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) it has a land area of 444 square kilometers and a population of 141,766 (January 2009)
Fashion and dress codes
The locals of Curacao dress fashionably, particularly for indoor events in the evening. Unlike evening parties the dress code for outdoor festivals is casual. Because of the strong trade winds that the island has makes the wearing of skirts a problem.
In some of the Curacaoan restaurants the wearing of shorts or sandals is prohibited and some of the casinos require formal wear to enter the building, like gowns for women and jackets for men.
Clothes that are a revealing a lot of skin and the wearing of bathing suits are not appropriate in public areas other than the beach of the island. If you want to go hiking in the countryside, you should bring hiking shoes and long pants for protection from the cactuses that grow there.
Psychical and personal space
The Netherlands Antilles have a density of 198.000 people on 800 kilometers of land. It is on the 53rd place of the density list of countries and dependencies. We learn that Curacao is a high density country but because Curacao is also known for its
For our assignment we wanted to define the culture of the inhabitants from Curacao. We chose this culture because it was until recently a colony of the Netherlands and we wanted to know if the influences of the Dutch culture are still visible. We also chose this culture because a lot of people who work and live in the Netherlands are from Curacaoan decent and Curacao is a popular holiday destination for Dutch people.
We studied this culture via different ways. We interviewed people from Curacaoan decent, studied the culture of Curacao via movies, books and music and we did research about Curacao in on the internet and books.
General information:
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast.
Curaçao is the largest and most populous of the three ABC islands (for Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) it has a land area of 444 square kilometers and a population of 141,766 (January 2009)
Fashion and dress codes
The locals of Curacao dress fashionably, particularly for indoor events in the evening. Unlike evening parties the dress code for outdoor festivals is casual. Because of the strong trade winds that the island has makes the wearing of skirts a problem.
In some of the Curacaoan restaurants the wearing of shorts or sandals is prohibited and some of the casinos require formal wear to enter the building, like gowns for women and jackets for men.
Clothes that are a revealing a lot of skin and the wearing of bathing suits are not appropriate in public areas other than the beach of the island. If you want to go hiking in the countryside, you should bring hiking shoes and long pants for protection from the cactuses that grow there.
Psychical and personal space
The Netherlands Antilles have a density of 198.000 people on 800 kilometers of land. It is on the 53rd place of the density list of countries and dependencies. We learn that Curacao is a high density country but because Curacao is also known for its