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... As in most collectivist cultures, extended families are seen as the basic unit of society – the first group a person becomes a member of at birth. Therefore, families are perceived as having a collective ‘face’. In this way, the act of an individual can im ...

... Naming Conventions Most Venezuelan names follow the Spanish naming convention. This is a personal name(s) followed by the father’s paternal family name and then the mother’s paternal family name, e.g. José Antonio DÍAZ LÓPEZ. It is tradi ...

... Australia has had close ties with South Africa since the earliest days of European settlement. The 1850s gold rush sparked the first significant migrations of British and European settlers from the southern regions of Africa to Australia. A small but stead ...

... The common greeting among strangers usually involves a firmly held handshake with direct eye contact. Take off your gloves to shake someone else’s hand. You should not greet across a threshold. This is seen as impolite, giving the impression that the per ...

... Catholicism has historically and culturally shaped Spain, and a majority of the population still identifies as Catholic. However, the role of reigion in Spaniards’ daily lives has significantly diminished over the four decades of secularism since Franco’s ...

... One's family is often considered to be the most important part of life for Argentines. While the nuclear family is the most common household unit, Argentines tend to maintain strong ties with their extended family. In Argentina, there is a general expectat ...

... Timor-Leste is one of the few countries in Asia where the majority of the population identify as Christian (99.6%), most of whom are Roman Catholic (97.6%, as of 2015).75 Approximately 2.0% identify with a Protestant tradition,76 such as t ...