In terms of stereotyping the inhabitants of an entire nation, I can’t think of people who are more subject to be boxed in than Americans. I will leave the classic clichés aside as they do not provide any meaningful insight or are simply not true. However, I think it...
This article tries to shed some light, from a cultural point of view on what is integration. What integration problems can you expect when moving from one country to the other. And how to deal with culture shock. What is Integration? Cultural integration is the...
One of the most popular posts on the Culture Matters website is one I wrote about Uncertainty Avoidance (titled: What is Uncertainty Avoidance? you can find it here). There are a lot of comments on this post, and one, in particular, got me to write this one. The...
In this article on how to do business in the USA, I want to focus on the specifics of the cultural makeup of the United States. Doing business in any country requires a good understanding of not only the local etiquette but certainly of the local culture. But there is...
In this article I want to talk specifically about: [4-mins read] Dutch culture vs American culture American culture in more specifics Cultural diversity in the United States; what does that mean? The inspiration for this article came from a reader who asked me the...
2012 Elections It’s an election year in the US. The first primaries have been held in Iowa for the bid of the republican candidate who will contest President Obama in November this year. The winner there: is Mitt Romney. For now. Another Republican contestant,...
