Djibouti American Culture
The country of Djibouti, is a very interesting country that includes an entirely different culture than what Americans are probably used to. Djibouti has a low population of about 872,932 as of 2013 and contains 8,958 square miles of land. To give an example of size of Djibouti, it is about half of the size of Netherlands. The most dense city is Djibouti City containing 496,000; more than half of the population of the country. Life expectancy rates of men are around 53 years, 55 for woman, and the infant mortality rate is averaging 88 deaths per 1000 births. French and Arabic are the most commonly spoken languages in Djibouti with Somali and Afar the minor languages. The Islamic state has the biggest influence has a very large effect on the
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One of the main and most threatening countercultures, a culture with values and customs are very different from and usually opposed to those accepted by most of society, of Djibouti and surrounding nations are Somalian pirates. These pirates will raid and scavenge cargo ships traveling near the Horn of Africa while often charging taxes on the weaker villages. Traits of human activity acquired in social life and transmitted by communication, culture traits, within the society of this nation contain somewhat strange traits such as after a mother gives birth to their child, a party is thrown 40 days after the child has been alive to celebrate the birth of the child. Djiboutian society also likes to consume italian meals, spaghetti, and livestock such as lamb.
Cultural transmission, the way a group of people or animals within a society or culture tend to learn and pass on information, has passed down through Somalia and the French. The Djiboutian society is custom to songs, poetry, “bards of Africa,” and dancing at Afar weddings. Soccer, celebrating New Year's Day (Jan. 1st), and Labor Day (May 1st) are all cultural universals, elements, patterns, traits, or institution that is common to all human cultures. A specialty to this culture is unlike other cultures and societies where a party is thrown for
One of the main and most threatening countercultures, a culture with values and customs are very different from and usually opposed to those accepted by most of society, of Djibouti and surrounding nations are Somalian pirates. These pirates will raid and scavenge cargo ships traveling near the Horn of Africa while often charging taxes on the weaker villages. Traits of human activity acquired in social life and transmitted by communication, culture traits, within the society of this nation contain somewhat strange traits such as after a mother gives birth to their child, a party is thrown 40 days after the child has been alive to celebrate the birth of the child. Djiboutian society also likes to consume italian meals, spaghetti, and livestock such as lamb.
Cultural transmission, the way a group of people or animals within a society or culture tend to learn and pass on information, has passed down through Somalia and the French. The Djiboutian society is custom to songs, poetry, “bards of Africa,” and dancing at Afar weddings. Soccer, celebrating New Year's Day (Jan. 1st), and Labor Day (May 1st) are all cultural universals, elements, patterns, traits, or institution that is common to all human cultures. A specialty to this culture is unlike other cultures and societies where a party is thrown for