Spanish In Equatorial Guinea

Eye contact is important in America and Europe, but it can be rude in most of Asian countries and in Africa. Closing your

It’s not only how we speak to people but it can also be reflected through our body language. We have to bear in mind that other people’s cultures may find some gestures offensive to them. Being respectful to their beliefs and cultures is important in maintaining positive relations. A raise of an eye brow or shrug of the shoulder can send the

It lead to suspicion in my eyes, but further investigation lead me to believe that it is just easy for them to communicate amongst one another. It is what comes naturally to them. This also occurs when I was studying the male student from Gambia. There was one point in my observations where he answered the phone and started speaking to the person in his native language. Both students were bilingual, which was very interesting when it comes to somebody who isn’t familiar with it. They tend to group themselves around people who speak or understand their language.

Living in a community filled with Portuguese people made me learn English and Portuguese. Aside from that, my grandparents required me to learn those languages too, especially Portuguese which is their main language in their main land. However, the primary language that I utilize in everyday conversation is English and the secondary language that I know is Portuguese. However, most of the time, I am comfortable with non-verbal forms of communication, especially doing hand gestures. I am more expressive with this form of communication because I think it can bring many messages to the people that I interact with. With a mere wave of a hand, it can show joy, respect, accommodation, or even comfort to those people you interact with.

We are all members of a social group and members of `society´ as a whole. People interact in many ways and communication is just about the most common and among the most important. Whatever is meaningful to a group, from their everyday life to their traditions constitutes their very own culture and is generally respected by all group members. Language is only one of such items. For ethnic minority groups that may have a language of their own, their language is a cornerstone in their culture.

Guatemala has more people than any other Central American country, with an estimated population of 11,980,000 it is home to many different cultures. The population can be divided into two groups; Indians and people of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry. But in Guatemala, being called an Indian or a non-Indian does not depend entirely on a person's ancestry. It is basically a matter of how people live and of how they categorize themselves. For example, a Guatemalan is considered an Indian if he or she speaks an Indian language, wears Indian clothing, and lives in a community where the people follow the Indian ways of life. The Indians think of themselves more as part of their community than of their country. They pay little attention

People from parts of India shake their head from side to side to show agreement instead of nodding like Americans do. In some Australian Aboriginal cultures, looking an elder or person of higher rank than you in the eye is considered disrespectful. It's important to research cultural differences in body language prior to visiting or interacting with someone of a different culture.

When communicating with others, it is important to consider the context in which we are working. For example, more formal language and behaviour would be used in a meeting and the school will have a range of types of planned communication with other adults – when dealing with other professionals, there will be meetings and discussions as well as more informal communication at different times. However, there are also the non-spoken forms of communication such as how quickly we respond to an email or phone message, how attentive we are when speaking to someone, how we dress. Different cultures will have their own norms of behaviour which will extend to gestures, body language and eye contact. In some cultures, for example, it is not polite

Cubans have many ways of showing communication. Conversation among Cuban people are portrayed by facial expressions, hand gestures, gesticulations and eye contact. Cuban people tend to speak loud and fast differentiating them from other Hispanic groups. Communication is a big factor when it comes to forming either personal or professional relationships. Cubans normally greet each other with a kiss on the cheek and a hug, it can be deemed disrespectful not to greet someone, especially the elderly. In Cuba the elderly is greeted as Señora or Señor. In the health care field, it is important to remember that the elderly should be addressed with respect such as Mrs. Or Mr. In regard to primary language spoken many younger generations of Cuban speak Spanglish, which is a mixture of the English and Spanish language. The older generations of Cubans speak their primary language, Spanish, although they may incorporate some English words into their everyday dialectal. Cubans are very affectionate, they will greet with a kiss on the cheek or hugs and that doesn’t change in the health care setting. Patients and family members may hug or kiss the provider to show how grateful they are for their care. (Purdue, 2013, P.200) It is common for Cubans to greet each other with a kiss on the cheek from young to elderly. Not greeting someone can be seen as disrespectful especially with older

I grew up here in the U.S.A and my parents from the U.S also. I live in an ethnically diverse community that the residents show a deeper understanding of their ancestry’s culture. The term of senses that I witness is sight and audio. Since on the daily basis I hear, people speak other languages such as Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, French, and Japanese. In the term of sight, I see who are from Asian background bow to each, African American nod at each other when walking pass, and people just slight smiling at each other. From my culture since I am African American we really do not that many of greeting each other. We would slight nod or smile and make eye contact or for the males who do a doing the handshake and shoulder bump maneuver.

People are free to get close to one another, touch each other while talking and hug each other without any reservations. A hug is typically given as a greeting for people you know, and a friendly smile for those you don’t. Eye contact, however, is normally reserved for during conversations only. If you stare at people outside of a conversation, it could be considered rude as they might think you are judging them. There are many special gestures in the Filipino culture. For example, Filipinos point with their lips instead of their fingers and it is common for them to say “psst” so get someone’s attention. When addressing someone there are many different names to use. A man who is older than you is addressed as “Kuya” and then the first name (ex. Kuya Robert). A woman who is older would be called “Ate” (ex. Ate Kim). You would use these words as names for your older brother or sister, or you could use them as a respectful name for someone who is not blood related. Also the syllable “po” is attached to the end of a name for anyone who is older than you as another sign of respect.

Growing up in Ethiopia and Ethiopian family have a being influence in me which I forever will hold on it. Greeting takes the form of multiple kisses on both cheeks and lots

The République de Côte d'Ivoire, also known as the Ivory Coast, is a country in West Africa bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The location now known as the Ivory Coast was made a protectorate of France during the era of imperialism by a treaty in the 1840's, and became a French colony in 1893. The country gained its independence in 1960, at which point it was led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny until 1993. During these years, the country was closely tied with its' West African neighbors economically and politically, but also maintained trade with the Western world, furthering the nations economic development.

Angola is one of the many African countries which suffered from the Portuguese colonisation in earlier years. The colonisation these African countries suffered from (specifically Angola), began in the mid eighteenth century (Santos, 2010), where European countries identified the many resources that these countries were rich in, and found an opportunity to possess them through migrating to these countries and taking over the governance in these countries, changing the system in a way that was best suitable for them.

The Philippines was very lucky because our country was rich in natural resources. And that is the reason why many foreign countries had colonized our country.