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Israeli Culture / Do's and Don'ts

... Do's Common conversation topics among acquaintances range from impersonal matters (such as the weather or general news) to more personal topics (e.g. profession, family and marital status). Israelis are generally open to conversations about ethnic heritage ...

Mexican Culture / Communication

... Verbal Indirect Communication: Mexicans are generally indirect communicators. They rarely give direct refusals or deliver delicate information in a blunt way. This is considered impolite. Instead, they tend to take a long-winded, roundabou ...

Pakistani Culture / Communication

... Verbal Indirect Communication: The Pakistani communication style is generally indirect as they often seek to avoid confrontation or offence. Conversations are usually long and drawn out; people tend to speak in a roundabout way that reaches their point mor ...

Swedish Culture / Core Concepts

... Egalitarianism Privacy Lagom Modesty Mutual Care Hard working Consideration Sweden is a Nordic country located in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe. The country shares borders with Finland, Denmark and Norway. Sweden has been inhabited for nearly ...

Buddhism: Mahāyāna / Doctrines and Philosophy

... General Beliefs Dharma The term ‘dharma’ (‘dhamma’ in Pāli) is a core concept in Buddhism that has various meanings. Generally, the term refers to the natural order or universal law that underpins all existence at all times. Śākyamuni Buddha discovered ( ...

Russian Culture / Religion

... The exact statistics for religious affiliations in Russia are difficult to summarise since the official census does not record these numbers. However, estimates taken in 2012 indicate that 41% of Russians identify with the Russian Orthodox Church, 25% cons ...

Zimbabwean Culture / Do's and Don'ts

... Do’s Respect those who are older than you. Contradicting them, criticising them, disagreeing with them or ignoring them will give them a poor opinion of you. They are likely to think that you are not hunhu (well-mannered) and be dismissive ...

Buddhism: Theravāda / Social Structure and Institutions

... Organisational Structure Theravāda Buddhism’s organisational structure varies from region to region and sect to sect. The main organisational distinction is between the Saṅgha (community of monastics) and the laity. Saṅgha (Community of Monastics) The term ...

Lao Culture / Population Statistics

... Laos Population 11 Language 12 Lao (official) French English Various languages and dialects spoken by other respective ethnic groups Religion 13 Ethnicity 14 The Laos Government officially recognises 49 ethnic groups, but the total number ...

Malaysian Culture / Naming

... Naming practices in Malaysia generally differ between ethnicities. The various practices followed by Malays, Malaysian Chinese and Malaysian Indians are outlined below. Malay Naming Conventions Malay naming conventions structure names as follows: [Given na ...

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