Colombian culture is ethnic groups, such as Afro-American, Middle-eastern, Amerindians and Europeans. Languages and Accents in Colombia, there are so many accents in Colombia, and that because of the Colombian history. So many ethnics groups were growing throughout the generations and now it is widespread inside Colombia. It is a huge culture compare to other cultures. I found my self interested in Colombia. Also, I want to know better about its culture and understand more because I usually interface with people from Colombia a lot. What got my attention is they are happy culture. And I think because the simplicity they have lived in. Also, the culture practices make everyone linked together. However, some cultures loss the value of customs and tradition of the culture they have lived in. There are three components in Colombian culture that I will use for this paper, history and some culture practices. Also, significant issues like smuggling drugs. In addition, the energetic life there in Colombian culture. …show more content…
Colombian culture has some thing unique about it, they help each others like for example, one of my friends got a job in the same company that her uncle work for, he employed her at his company because they see it as a beneficial point to them selves. Turned out to be same as my collectivism culture. It is really important to them to plan a head for everything. For example, for the spring break they did plan for it before a month from now. Colombians has high rate that reached eighty percent on “Geert Hofstede study”. Most of Colombians are in the middle class. In addition, most of the high class people living in the south of Colombia because of the economy growth there. Also, there is a low class like each country in the world, and the low class living in small places and narrow like the ghettos. It is so important to know that Colombia is a divers culture. Colombians are happy and outgoing people. They like gathering around with friend, but when it comes to family gathering, it takes the priority. Make sure when you set with Colombian, have your hand visible that he/she can sees them.do not hide them, Because it is not respectful in their culture. Also, when someone extended the invitation that means he will stay and pay for the meal.
As known the media had show Colombia like a country for drug dealer to settle there.
As they are making them selves like at home. Smuggling drugs to Colombia was so easy. Nowadays, they have been strict about smuggling. Recent news in Colombia as it is according to the article “Wildlife for sale: More than 5,000 traffickers arrested this year in Colombia”. Colombia has a beautiful nature and great value and resources. The animals will be endanger and the nature as well, If they did not catch them. Some Colombians see smuggling is kind of easy to do it and that because of the weak public policy they have there in Colombia. According to the article “Most of the people arrested for the crime of wildlife trafficking are set free”. It seemed in Colombian culture they do not have the value of wildlife traffic, and it is not high. I want to hopefully find more about Colombian country unique demographic trends. The question I have for you is, how am I
doing?.