Do you know what I am doing? (thumbs up to the side – Hitch hiking). When I do this‚ most of you would think it means “good job”. But in the middle east‚ for example in Iran‚ it’s an insult similar to “the middle finger”. Good evening Madam Toastmaster‚ fellow toastmasters and guests‚ tonight let’s look at body language in different cultures. Do you agree that gestures can communicate as effectively as words? I agree. Some might argue‚ it maybe even more than words. However we must be aware different
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program to Costa Rica. I embarked on a cultural journey that forever changed my life. I was able to experience and embrace in a new and different culture than my own. I lived in Costa Rica for four months. While living there‚ I had opportunity to also travel to two other countries in Central America‚ Nicaragua and Panama. After living in another country for four months‚ I believed that I was culturally diverse; I believed that I knew what it was like to being cultural‚ little did I know that there was
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Greek and Roman architecture gave us remarkable images in history. Romans continued and developed the heritage of the architects of the Greek civilization‚ and the Romans had all respect for their traditions and the established architectural orders‚ especially the Corinthian order‚ this was proved as it was seen in many of their huge buildings. Both of these groups showed how their own structural creations to define their perfections. The Greeks biased to the post and lintel construction‚ while the
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My way of defining culture is something that makes up your background or something that shapes you. The times of my life have been good and sometimes bad‚ so that’s how my cultural identity is made up. I have multiple things that makes up my cultural identity‚ but here’s a few I’ll tell you about. My cultural identity mainly revolves around Food‚Clothing & Music. Boy boy boy don’t I like getting new clothes and trying on new things well shopping is another thing that makes up the way I am I enjoy
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The teenager might start out as a trouble maker‚ like in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off or Big Fat Liar and the will struggle against the principal of their school‚ or their parents for freedom and in the end they will prevail over the adults‚ making them look foolish and themselves look smart and triumphant. Another way they may make the teenager
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I honestly can say that I was excited to write this paper. The past couple of months‚ I have been dealing with what my identity is or what defines me. I have been interested in what I let define me‚ or what things in my life make me‚ me. This cultural background paper is about the values‚ experiences‚ worldviews‚ and different identities that have shaped me throughout the years. It makes you think hard about the things you let into your life‚ or even the values you developed through your family or
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Chinese and American Cultural Differences There are many differences in eastern and western culture. Eastern and western cultures have different views on the way an individual views him or herself. The types of friendships and relationships individuals have with others. Family life including how many children each culture has. How each culture views oneself and differ will be examined. Americans are taught from a young age to be individualists. American individuals are often
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Most ancient Greek clothing could be described as gender neutral. There are architectural differences and differences in how these garments were worn by the differing genders. According to Daily Life and Customs in the Ancient World‚ chitons‚ peplos‚ and togas are clothing that used draping. All of these garments except for the peplos were worn by males and females in this era. Peplos were only worn by females‚ and it was very similar to the chiton.Females’ garments had a closer fit on their bodies
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Cultural Differences: Spain & Slovakia Country and Culture Research Assignment October 8‚ 2008 Adding sparkling lemonade or coke to red wine in Spain during lunch time is usual habit‚ while in Slovakia‚ people often drink‚ with their lunch‚ still‚ sparkling and gently sparkling mineral water or‚ of course beer of Slovak or Czech production. Even small details make these two countries different. Although there are some similarities among Slovak and Spanish population‚ mainly between the
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things. For instance‚ their language; growing up in California I learned a lot of Mexican Spanish‚ but since moving here and meeting Latinos from El Salvador I hear a difference in speech. An example of this would be the phrase ‘I know‚’ in Mexican Spanish is ‘Lo Se‚’ But in El Salvador it is just ‘Se.’ Though it is not a big difference in this exact circumstance‚ other words are changed to be pronounced differently
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