Cultural Awareness: On Individualism & Collectivism
Cultural Awareness and the Second Primary Dimension of Culture Let's start with a definition of Cultural Awareness: "Someone's cultural awareness is their understanding of the differences between themselves and people from other countries or other backgrounds,...
Power Distance. Professor Geert Hofstede explains
Power Distance explained by the words of Professor Geert Hofstede. Power Distance is one of the easiest dimensions to understand in when it comes to understanding cultural differences from Professor Geert Hofstede's 4 primary dimensions of culture is....
Parking in New York City, and changing World Culture
Parking in New York "You don't change a country's culture from the outside" - Lawrence Harrison "Why do diplomats at the UN from countries like Quawait, Egypt, Tchad, Sudan, Mocambique, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Syria collect hundreds of parking tickets in New York...
Evolution in Culture
Evolution in Culture Hungary has been a free country since 1989 (after the end of communism). But at this moment the country is living its "longest and darkest night", according to the Hungarian president Mr. Gyurcsany.Thousands of people were protesting, dozens got...
Cultural Differences and Wealth. Diamonds are for the Chinese!
Cultural Differences and Wealth Amsterdam (NL) has been known as the Diamond capital of the world. Well, at least it used to be an important trading center for diamonds. Until a couple of years back. The market slumped: fewer and fewer people bought. Until recently....
Cultural Muscle-Flexing & BUSH in BEIJING Political Rhetoric
Cultural Muscle-Flexing Along the way to Beijing to attend the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony this past week, President Bush made a stop in Bangkok. His purpose was to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the alliance between Thailand (Siam when the alliance was...
Cultural Differences in Tibet; Trouble in Tibet
Cultural Differences in Tibet There is trouble in Tibet. Or rather, there was trouble in Tibet. The protesters have surrendered as of this writing date. The Chinese authorities, once again, used force to crush this opposition. Why is the Western world so concerned...
Culture in Cuba; Life after Castro will not change in Cuba
Culture in Cuba He turned 80 recently. And however much an icon he is for Cubans, he is also mortal, meaning Fidel Castro will not live forever. An article about Culture in Cuba. Being the longest reigning 'benevolent' dictator (since 1959) in the world, being in the...
Gun control in the USA
It happens ever so often. A shooting by one individual in a public area. Schools have been in the news that way. Recently it happened at an Amish School in Pennsylvania.6 people are dead. So why is there no better/stricter/tighter Gun Control in the USA? It is mostly...
