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Egyptian Culture / Core Concepts

... Honour Loyalty Communitarian Education Modesty Pride Egypt is an Arab nation in North Africa, bordered by Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and Israel and the Gaza Strip to the northeast. It is the 15th most populous country globally and has a promine ...

Japanese Culture / Core Concepts

... Regional Character (Kenminsei) Formality Face (Menboku) Politeness Pragmatism Pacifism Artistry Japan is an island country located in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Since the 1950s, the country has emerged as one of the most economically and technologically ...

New Zealand Culture / Etiquette

... Basic Etiquette New Zealanders generally refrain from directly criticising a person in social settings. For example, it would be considered rude to comment on or point out someone’s mistakes or behaviour in the presence of others. It is considered inapprop ...

North Sudanese Culture / Etiquette

... Basic Etiquette Use your right hand or both hands together to gesture or offer anything. The left hand is used for cleaning and hygiene purposes and should not be used to gesture or touch things (e.g. food/people). See more under Non-Verbal

Maltese Culture / Core Concepts

... Hospitality Generosity Homogeneity Warmth Modesty Pika The nation state of Malta consists of three inhabited islands and several uninhabited ones located in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea, with Sicily to the north and Tunisia to the south. Malta has a ...

South African Culture / References

... The primary author of this profile was the Cultural Atlas Editors, originally published in 2015. Religion was authored by Chara Scroope in 2019. Nina Evason authored Etiquette in 2019 and Naming in 2024. Alexander, M. C. (2018, July 9). South Africa’s po ...

South African Culture / Naming

... Naming practices and traditions differ across the various ethnic, tribal, and linguistic groups in South Africa. White Afrikaans and English speakers typically follow Dutch and British English naming conventions, respectively. Indian and Asian South Africa ...

Nepalese Culture / Core Concepts

... Loyalty Companionship Interdependence Faith Tradition Patience Tolerance Dependability Nepal is a landlocked, mountainous country located between India and Tibet. It is well known for the impressive Himalayan range and deep valleys that shape the landscape ...

Turkish Culture / Core Concepts

... Generosity Hospitality Community Networks Nationalism Honour Kemalism Loyalty Turkey (officially the Republic of Turkey) is a large country situated on the crossroads between Europe and Asia. Its geographic position between these continents has expo ...

Spanish Culture / Naming

... Spaniards have a personal name(s) followed by two surnames – the father’s paternal family name and then the mother’s paternal family name. For example: Hector Marίa GONZALEZ LÓPEZ. People may have two personal names (e.g. ...

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