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New Zealand Culture / Core Concepts

... Māori have been the tangata whenua (indigenous people) of Aotearoa (New Zealand) for a millennia. Their ancestors migrated from the Polynesian region of Hawaiki over 1,000 years ago. Briti ...

Zimbabwean Culture / Core Concepts

... Politeness Obedience Warmth Ancestry Respect Education Tsika Zimbabwe (formerly known as Rhodesia and southern Rhodesia) ...

Spanish Culture / Core Concepts

... Regionalism Language Francoism Uncertainty Avoidance Pride Sociability Late-Night Culture Spain is a southwestern European country located between France and Portugal. It ...

Tongan Culture / Core Concepts

... Modesty Respect (Faka’apa’apa) Collectivism The Tongan ‘Way’ (Anga Fakatonga) Humility (Loto to) Hospitality Tonga, officially known as the Kingdom of Ton ...

Somali Culture / Communication

... Verbal Direct Communication: Somalis generally communicate quite openly and directly. They tend to speak straight-to-the-point and are very hones ...

Cambodian Culture / Greetings

... Traditionally, Cambodians will address each other according to relationship – for example, ‘ta’ (grandfather), ‘po’ (uncle) or ‘bang’ (brother) and to an older woman as ‘yeay’ (grandmother ...

Colombian Culture / Business Culture

... Meetings It is important to arrive on time. Colombians are generally punctual when it comes to business engagements. Punctuality conveys ...

Macedonian Culture / Etiquette

... Basic Etiquette It is expected that people behave more formally and respectfully around their elders. For example, one would refrain from swearing or telling rude joke

Judaism / Considerations

... There is no consensus on whether the terms ‘Jew’ or ‘Jewish’ refer to an ethnic, cultural or religious category, or an all-encompassing identity. Tho

Japanese Culture / Do's and Don'ts

... Do's A good conversation topic is the hometown or prefecture (local area) of your Japanese counterpart. Many take pride in the region they are from and feel a deep sense o ...

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