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jueves, 3 de noviembre de 2011

Values in South Africa

South Africa is a multicultural country because of the colonialism and immigration.
There is a difference between population, for example, white farmers often think very narrow but value human decency over materialism.
The outlook for the ones who live the fast life is affected such as the people from Johannesburg which consider themselves as urban but are more interested in what you own that what you are.
Many black communities are still attached to their heritage and they combine their roots with the urban environment and international influences around them.
This makes a richer but complicated society but still marks the values of the South African people. http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/south-africa-country-profile.html 

domingo, 23 de octubre de 2011

Values In Brazil


Family is the base of the social structure and stability for most people.
For the Brazilian people, families tend to be large, with many members and the extended family is quite close (aunts, grandparents, cousins,etc).
Nepotism is considered a positive thing, since it implies that employing people one knows and trusts is of primary importance which in other countries the belief is better to think of the needs of everyone else before yours to grow as a better person.
But when it comes to meeting other people, men usually shake hands, women too but they kiss both cheeks and if a woman wants to shake hands with a man, she has to extend her hand first.