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Hungarian Culture / Communication

... Verbal Communication Style: Hungarians often express themselves with emotion and passion. They will usually use stories, anecdotes and jokes to prove their points in the conversation. They may also raise their voice when conversing with others since there ...

American Culture / Etiquette

... Basic Etiquette Americans place great importance on time management and punctuality. Delays and lateness often reflect poorly on people and may be interpreted as disrespectful or rude. However, lateness can be acceptable in some contexts (for example, when ...

French Culture / Core Concepts

... Intellectualism Formality Courtesy Artistry Privacy Pride Laїcité (Secularism) Individualism For hundreds of years, the world has come in contact with French culture through the export of French ideas, cuisine, fashion, literature, art and film. As the lar ...

Filipino Culture / References

... The primary author of this profile was Chara Scroope (2017), with the Naming section authored by Nina Evason (2021). Acosta, P. (2013, July 1). No Philippine law obligates married woman to drop her maiden name. The Manila Times. https://www.manilatimes.net ...

Cambodian Culture / Religion

... The vast majority of the Cambodian population identified as Buddhist (96.9%) in recent surveys. Buddhism is the official religion of the country and public signs of reverence for the religion are evident throughout Cambodia. Of the remaining population, 1. ...

Lao Culture / Communication

... Verbal Indirect Communication: Lao people generally communicate indirectly. This is mostly due to the concept of ‘face' and the need to preserve ‘face' among all present in a conversation. In turn, Lao people tend to be non-confrontational ...

Serbian Culture / Naming

... The traditional Serbian naming convention follows the 'Eastern name order', whereby the family name comes before the first name (e.g. KAČIĆ Ivan). However, some may use the 'Western name order' (first name followed by family

Zimbabwean Culture / Naming

... Most Zimbabweans have a first name followed by a surname with no middle name, e.g. Mutamwa MATAKA (male), Bright MUJURU (male), Joyce CHITEPO (female). Many Zimbabweans may have an English personal name and a traditional family name. This ...

Greek Culture / Naming

... Under Greek naming conventions, people have a first name followed by a patronymic name and family name, e.g. Nikos Georgiou KYPIANOS. The patronymic name is derived from the father’s personal name, usually with the suffix ‘-ou

Australian Culture / Core Concepts

... The Indigenous people and nations of Australia are the traditional custodians of the land, having inhabited it for an estimated 60,000 years. In the late 18th century, British settlers claimed possession of the land as a new territory of the British Crown ...

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