Cross-Cultural Understanding

Final Test Country

Romania

3 C’s categories dances- Chain, Cretan, Couples

Romania

Hora is the national dance

Romania

Girls go to school then encouraged to drop out of classes

Romania

12-14 classes each day

Romania

65% women illiterate from ages 16-24

Romania

last country to be free from communism

Romania

Baptism of horses ends the Christmas season

Greece

Not everyone wears toga- men in fields

Greece

Architecture was to reflect the Sun

Greece

Philotimo-not one English word- family group- core value

Greece

5th Country in Europe for tourism

Greece

1/5 of workforce is from tourism

Greece

Limestone on the house prevents sickness

Japan

Highest life expectancy- 81 for men, 87 for women

Japan

100,000 festivals- “Matsuri”

Japan

Sumo wrestling

Japan

Karaoke originated- meaning empty orchestra

Japan

Fugu- pufferfish- popular dish

Japan

Earthquake prone buildings

China

Lives in close proximity to each other on the east coast

China

Mostly fishing/ over fishing

China

“Mandate of Heaven”- Chinese emperor when starting to ruling

China

GaoKao test is like the ACT test

China

Authoritative vs Authoritarian for parenting

China

90% of their workers are farmers in 1950

20% of their workers are famers now

China

Taking over multiple dynasties

Germany

Oktoberfest- biggest holiday

Germany

Church tax- 9% of total income tax

Germany

2 days of Christmas

Germany

8 million liter of beer drunk during Oktoberfest

Germany

Additional 4 letters of alphabet (30 total)

Germany

Rinderkennzeichnungsfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz

New Zealand

1st country with the right to vote for women

New Zealand

Haka= Maori War Dance

New Zealand

6th largest island country- north island and south island- connected by cook strait.

New Zealand

Non-verbal Maori greeting= hongi

New Zealand

GOP comes from agriculture and fishing

Spain

Bull fighting

Spain

Tomatina most famous Festival

Spain

Flamenco dance/music/dresses

Spain

Children live with parents longer

Spain

Music for social awareness

Spain

Tapas Bar fellowshipping

Guatemala

Blue Corn Tortilla

Guatemala

Quema del Diablo- burning the devil

Guatemala

50% of people in poverty

Guatemala

“Place of many trees”

Guatemala

Heavenly influenced by Mayans

Guatemala

Marimba= national instrument

Guatemala

Know where people are from based on what they wear

Guatemala

Based on region, one may hear Maya, Reggae, or Tejano

Brazil

Children’s Day more popular than Christmas

Brazil

Women’s beauty the more revealing clothing was

Brazil

Independent country in 1822

Brazil

98% speak Portuguese; 5% speak German

Brazil

Walkman, Hot air balloon invented

Brazil

Fejoada= National dish

Brazil

5 Economic Classes (A,B,C,D,E)

Brazil

Longer their hair the more pretty they are!

Hosts

have positive and negative implications

Host can respond in 3 ways

retreat, resist, embrace

Characteristics of Tourist/ Host Encounters

contact is limited, short-term and transitory, commercialized, unbalanced

Communication Challenges within tourism

search for authenticity, social norms and expectations, culture shock, language

Role of social media in tourism contexts

gather pre-departure information, tourism marketing, use to document the experience