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    Gestures and Cultures

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    Gestures and Cultures For regular people who travel at the first time to a foreign country‚ it would be difficult to communicate in gestures. You may say humans share the same gestures‚ so they can understand each other; however‚ they may understand gestures but unfortunately with the false meaning. They would misunderstand you since they have other meanings for gestures. Therefore‚ gestures are the same as languages. They are different from culture to another. First‚ to hold two fingers like

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    controlled-by culture. I will slightly disagree but not by much. More than half of Mexico’s population is Catholic with a deep respect for God and reliance on faith. This is important to know because religious values are reflected in their every day lives‚ both personal and business lives. The group used the example of paved roads as a reflection of Mexico becoming industrialized by converting into a nature -control culture. Although paved roads are becoming more popular in Mexico‚ it does not take

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    PERCEPTION OF GESTURES IN DIFFERENT CULTURES RESEARCH REPORT CLASS: Research techniques YEAR: 2011/2012 STUDENT: Ida Sotlar Hvalec‚ 506428 RESEARCH REPORT CLASS: Research techniques YEAR: 2011/2012 STUDENT: Ida Sotlar Hvalec‚ 506428 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………….………..2 2. HUMAN COMMUNICATION…………………………………………………….…………2 3. DEFINITION OF GESTURES…………………………………………………………………..4 4.1 MEANINGS OF THE SAME GESTURE AMONG DIFFERENT CULTURES……..5

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    The Meaning of Gestures in Other Culture Nonverbal communication‚ such as the use of gestures‚ helps to complement and reinforce meanings of verbal messages. However‚ when communicating with people from cultures that are different from your own‚ it is important to understand possible contradictions in the meanings of gestures such as finger signals and head movements. Finger signals in different countries have different meanings. Raising one hand with fingers extended upward‚ and palm facing outward

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    Mexican Political Culture As once put by Mexican Nobel laureate Octavio Paz‚ Mexico is a land of “super-imposed pasts” (McCormick‚ p.326). It continues to be and is seen as a melding pot of its European and Native American ideas about society‚ law and government. Its history has had a major influence on the political culture of Mexico‚ seen through years of revolution‚ violence and corruption. Mexico is a considered a new democracy‚ but there is a tension still seen between democracy and authoritarianism

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    Politics and Culture of Mexico SOC315: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Instructor Theodore July 2‚ 2012 While politics in Mexico may one day be good for the people of Mexico‚ the current state of the country is not so good. The poverty level of Mexico has always been high‚ the country is known to be run by drugs and horrible‚ inhumane working conditions are common because of outside business coming in and taking advantage of what people will do for little money in the country

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    ranch named Sayulapa. The population of Sayulapa is approximately 100 people or less. Where my father’s culture says “ incest is better than OK.” And example is my uncle married his cousin’s daughter. This is acceptable in my father’s culture because the population is very compact‚ so it is hard to not fall in love with someone who is part of you family. It is very difficult for my family in Mexico to navigate around without an automobile‚ especially when the city is at least two hours away from where

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    Drug Culture in Mexico

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    Geography 303 7 November 2009 How the Drug Culture in Mexico Has Corrupted Its Youth The topic I have chosen to address is the drug culture in Mexico. I will aim to answer the question: how has the drug culture in Mexico corrupted its youth? The geography of Mexico has contributed greatly to it becoming a drug trafficking hot spot. Mexico is located in the middle of the world’s largest consumer and producer of cocaine. The United States is the world’s largest consumer of cocaine

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    Mexico Host Culture

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    How are business relationships valued and treated compared to the host culture? There is a saying in Mexico that translate into time is not money‚ money is for enjoying life and “Americans live to work‚ but Mexicans work to live!” This is an example of how cultural differences involve more than just language and demographic existence. The development of business relations between Mexico and United States has long been established as very important. The necessity for individuals

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    BUSINESS CULTURE AND ETIQUETTE IN MEXICO BUSINESS ETIQUETTE IN MEXICO 1. Greetings 2. Names and Titles 3. Business Meetings 4. Conversation Topics 5. Negotiation 6. Business Entertaining 7. Gift giving 8. Practical Advice Business Culture & Etiquette Guides GREETINGS The usual form of greeting is shaking hands. A man should wait for a woman to hold out her hand first. Men‚ who already know each other‚ usually embrace each other. The usual form of an embrace is as follows: first

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