According to the New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition, “culture can be defined as the sum of attitudes, customs, and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another. It could be transmitted through language, material objects, ritual, institutions, and art, from one generation to the next.”
However, in a society or country there have to be culture, because it is the way of life of people. Every society has to have its own cultural values despite to its population and location. Culture can also be seen as a relationship that brings different people together. Culture is of different types which include religion, socio-culture, dressing, language and greetings. The essay will be based on mainly the religion, language …show more content…
This is because the workers in the business are the most important in a business. Due to the cultural behaviours, try not to embarrass a Brazilian citizen and criticizing a person makes the person loose attention in a meeting. Everyone has rights to his or her own opinion in a business meeting but decision makings are taken by the person in charge. And face to face communication is more preferred rather than text communication because Brazilians are very comfortable doing their business with people they know. Business cards are offered during an introduction of any new member of a business and it is advised that a business card has to be translated into Portuguese language. Any business appointments have to be made about two to three weeks earlier than expected. They have to use lawyers and accountants for any form of negotiations. In the aspect of dressing, the way you dress tells people the kind of person you are and where you come from. Every ethnic group in Brazil has their own mode of dressing for every event. The residents from the urban areas of Brazil do wear the Western dresses and also their traditional attires. The men have their own attires as well as the female. Brazilians derive pleasure of their mode of dressing. The appropriate dressing for men in business is preferred to be a dark colour suits and women wear suits or any dresses that are suitable …show more content…
Personal visits before or after the large social occasions are very meaningful. There are so many ways in which language can be used in Nigeria. Not just speaking but also by actions. For instance, it is very wrong and abusive if you give something with your left hand to an elderly person. It shows disrespect and lack of home training. Its either you give things with your right hand or both left and right. With this proper way of giving out, the person you are giving out this item to will always love you and appreciate your manners and they will bless you. Though people feel when they shake hands with the next person, they would contact a disease; this is your own personal hygiene. You shake the person and later excuse yourself for a second if you are in a gathering and wash your hands in the washroom.
Due to the importance of culture, you can hardly see a society without culture. Nigeria is seen as a rich cultural heritage with about 250 different ethnic groups. Nigeria is seen as a country which stills maintains their cultural values because of the respect they show about their way of life of their