by Chris Smit | Aug 29, 2022 | Business
It’s Culture Stupid [4-mins read] In an earlier article called Nine Signs, You’re Not Getting it, I wrote about 9 signs showing that people who work internationally don’t always realize that they should pay attention to cultural differences. Not...
by Chris Smit | Jul 28, 2022 | Business, Countries
Nordic Culture, Scandinavian Culture, and Swedish Culture [6-mins] Is this One Region? Americans crossing the Atlantic often say they’re going to “Europe”, thinking in terms of a region. But of course, Europe is a continent and not one country....
by Chris Smit | Jul 21, 2022 | Business, Countries
How to Shake Hands in Other Cultures; To Kiss Bow or Shake Hands [3-mins] How often do you kiss if that’s the way you greet each other? In Belgium, it is once. In the Netherlands, it is three times. In the USA you air-kiss (kissing when only the cheeks touch if...
by Chris Smit | Jun 1, 2022 | Business
The Most Common Cultural Diversity Mistakes [3-mins] These are the most common cultural diversity mistakes we’ll cover in this article: The lumberjack syndrome You Think We’re All the Same They Don’t Get It (but you do) I Just Don’t Understand...
by Chris Smit | Apr 29, 2022 | Business, Countries
Democracy and Cultural Diversity [4-min read] This writing is an attempt to explain, from a cultural point of view, why Democracy is not a World Universal “thing”. Democratic elections in Pakistan, Russia, Afghanistan, and Burma? The list is far from...
by Chris Smit | Apr 5, 2022 | Business
In a previous post on Humor in Different Countries (2012), I tried to make a point about humor not being culturally neutral. (Click here to read it). I don’t think there are many people who will disagree with the above point. In order to illustrate the...
