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What is culture?
Culture is a set of shared values that a group of people holds.
These values affect how you think and act but also how you judge others
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Cultures are either sequential or synchronic
Some cultures think of time sequentially – as a linear commodity to “spend,” “save,” or “waste.” Other cultures view time synchronically – as a constant flow to be experienced in the moment, and as a force that cannot be contained or controlled.
Whether tim...
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Cultures are either affective or neutral
An affective culture is defined by the ability to readily show your emotions whereas a neutral culture keep their emotions in neutral and they do not show their feelings, but keep them carefully controlled and subdued.
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Cultures are either high-context or low-context
High-context cultures e.g. Mediterranean, Slav, Central European, are understood through context, nonverbal cues, and between-the-lines interpretation of what is actually said.
Here, the meanings are created often through what is not said e.g. in body language, silences and pauses,...
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