Cubans tend to be direct and loud communicators. They openly display emotions and affection. Family is very important in Cuban culture, with multiple generations often living together and sharing responsibilities. Traditional Cuban food and drinks include Cuban bread, arroz con pollo, Cuban sandwiches, and Cuba Libres made with rum, lime, and cola. The educational system has primary, middle, secondary, vocational, and tertiary levels of education.

1. Daria Smolkina, Polina Merzlyakova, Pavel Myshov

2. Cuban Life Video

3. Main cultures

4. Communication Style
Cubans tend to be direct and somewhat louder than what the
norm is in North America

5. Greetings
Man greeting Man
Woman greeting Woman
Man greeting Woman

6. Emotions
 Cubans always show their emotions in an open manner, even in
public. Displays of affection are very common and extensively
accepted; people often expect that you show your love or
friendliness to those you care about.

7. Non-Verbal Communication
Cubans generally maintain a distance
when speaking with strangers or
supervisors in the professional
environment. In conversations with
friends, coworkers or relatives the
distance is really short and very
frequently there is physical contact
with the hands to make emphasis. The
use of gestures and facial expressions is
very common, for illustration or
emphasis. Many speak with a loud
voice

8. The standard Dress Code is
casual, cotton and linen clothing.
Nightlife Dress Code in
Havana
In most restaurants shorts or
beach wear is not allowed.
In some better nightclubs
and Disco's you may be
refused entrance when
wearing short and sandals.
DRESS CODE

9. Traditional Cuban Dress - Cuban Costumes
The traditional dress in Cuba has many Spanish influences
and is nowadays only a tourist attraction shown in the
tourist areas of the Old City.
Schoolchildren in Cuba
wear a uniform and in some
Public Services and hotel
shops the employees wear a
uniform

10. Taboos
!Avoid spitting and
blowing your nose in
public
!Avoid taking
pictures of people
without asking their
permission
!Avoid littering. It is
against the law

11. Stereotypes
• Many other Spanish speaking
countries also believe that Cubans
ruin the Spanish language.
• People think that they are
always smoking Havana cigars.

12. Stereotypes Family Guy

13. Cuban family
New laws and policies resulted in
women being
educated, employed, and also
increased their civil/human rights
The Family code of 1975, called for
women and men to take equal
responsibility for domestic labor and
childcare.
Marriages, divorce, children's
rights, adoption, and marital
property were addressed in this new
law, as were the division of family
responsibilities, equal rights for
marriage partners, and the sharing of
household tasks.

14. Importance
of Family
Family is a very important
part of Cuban life; several
generations of a family
often live in the same
house. Grandparents and
parents are an integral
part of raising the
youngsters. Members of
the family normally take
care and responsibility of
raising problem or
orphaned children

15. Cuban Educational System
 Primary Education (6 years)
 Middle Education (3 years)
 Secondary Education (3 years)
 Vocational Education
 Tertiary Education

16. Food
Cuban bread
Arroz con pollo
Cuban sandwich
Ropa vieja
Moros y Cristianos

17. Cocktail "Cuba Libre" (Spanish: Cuba Libre, «free Cuba" or
"Freedom of Cuba!") - A cocktail containing Bacardi, lime
and cola, one of the most popular in the world.

18. RUM
Cuba libre
•1-1/2 oz. dark or white rum
•Juice of half a lime
•Ice
•Cola
Preparation
fill a highball glass
with ice. Add the
ingredients. Stir and
garnish with lime
wedge
Daiquiris
•1-1/2 ounces light rum
•3/4 ounce lime juice
•1/4 ounce simple syrup
Preparation
Pour the light
rum, lime juice
and sugar syrup
into a cocktail
shaker with ice
cubes.

19. CARS

20. CARS

21. Relationship-building
 Personal relationships in a
workplace are important
 It is more difficult for local people
to develop a close relationship
with foreign visitors
 Invite a colleague or client to visit
your own office or even your
country

22. Negotiations & gifts
Make your guest feel
comfortable with your presence
and the conversation
• No expensive gifts - could not be accepted
• Importance of small details
• Invite a person for lunch

23. Decision making
 Decisions are usually
handed from the top
down, as are ideas.
• Employee are not very
concerned about
decisions, recognition or
professional development

24. Formality/Punctuality
 Colleagues and supervisors are
normally addressed by the first
name, but using "usted" instead of
"tú"
 No practice to pay overtime
 Punctuality and reliability are
both demanded by supervisors
 Are not always present among all
Cuban employees

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