Cultures in the World

1. Different Cultures

2. Culture
Culture refers to the cumulative deposit of
knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, attitudes,
meanings, hierarchies, religion, notions of time,
roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe, and
material objects and possessions acquired by a group
of people in the course of generations through
individual and group striving.

3. A culture is a way of life of a group of people--
the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they
accept, generally without thinking about them, and
that are passed along by communication and
imitation from one generation to the next.

4. French Culture

5. Politeness
•To keep your hands under the table.
•If you are a man, to serve yourself before offering
the food to the woman sitting next to you.
•To pull a woman’s chair to help her to sit if you are
a man.
•To send flowers and a thank you note the day after
the dinner.

7. Greetings
•Bonjour! – Hello! (Also, Good Morning!)
•Salut! – Hi!
•Coucou! – Hey there!
•Je suis désolé(e), mais je dois y aller – I’m sorry,
but I have to go
•Au revoir! – Goodbye!

9. Love
•People say embrasser sur la bouche (to kiss on the
mouth)
•The ubiquitous kiss in France is la bise (kiss on the
cheek)
•You shake hands with men if you are a man, and
you make a bise if it is a woman

11. Philippine Culture

12. Politeness
•Use the words “po” and “opo”
•For elders, it is usually done by doing a “mano.”
•Hugging each other is also very common for friends
•If your money fell on the floor, don’t step on them.

14. Greetings
•Magandang umaga (po) - Good morning
•Paalam - Good bye
•Ingat ka! - Take care
•Maligayang Pasko - Merry Christmas

16. Love
•Panliligaw or ligawan are the Tagalog terms for
courtship
•The man visit the latter's family and introduce
himself formally to the parents of the girl
•Tuksuhan (teasing--and a girl's reaction to it) is a
means for 'feeling out' a woman's attitude about an
admirer or suitor
•Harana

18. American Culture

19. Politeness
•Eye Contact
•Greetings/Parting Company
•Table Manners & Restaurant Etiquette
•Avoid Violence

21. Greetings
• "Hey there"
• "What's going on?"
• "Hey! What's up?“
• "Good morning" or "good afternoon“
• "How are you doing today?"

23. Love
•Teenage dating among american
•Kissing
•Hugging each other
•Romance

25. Japanese Culture

26. Politeness
•Expressing Appreciation
•Take off your shoes when entering a Japanese home
or temple
•Bowing is a traditional greeting in Japan
•A handshake is also acceptable

28. Greetings
•Hajimemashite (how do you do)
•ohayoo gozaimasu (good morning)
•oyasumi nasai (good night)
•ja mata (bye)

30. Love
•Express interest in the person: genuinely want to
learn more about her.
•Before dating there is gokon. These are group blind
dates.
•Kokuhaku is the next step for people who are into
each other. This is the “dating” phase.

32. Arabian Culture

33. Politeness
•Islam is practiced by all Saudis and governs their
personal, political, economic and legal lives.
•among certain obligations for Muslims are to pray
five times a day
•Saudis take their responsibilities to their family
quite seriously.

35. Greetings
•ahlan (hello)
•marHaban (hello; greetings)
•ahlan wa sahlan (welcome)

37. Love
•AFFECTION / MAHABBA
•Allah loves the benevolent (muhsin)
•LOVE / MAWADDA
•COMPASSION AND MERCY