1. EAC 417- International Management and Business in Brazil 2004 Describe your culture as you think or feel that others see it Prof. Dr. Edson Luiz Riccio

2. COLOMBIA VIOLENCE-GUERRILLADELICIOUS AND DIVERSE FOOD DRUGS AND NARCOTRAFIC (PABLO ESCOBAR)EMIGRATION BEAUTIFUL WOMENHELPFUL PEOPLE COFFEE ENORMOUS NATURAL RESOURCES INDIANS-RAINFOREST (AMAZON)WELCOMING POVERTYDEDICATED TO FAMILY AND WORK TALKATIVEHAPPY PEOPLE CORRUPTIONFRIENDLY TO FOREIGNER GOOD DANCERSDANGEROUS COUNTRY UNCONSCIOUS ABOUT THE SOCIAL PROBLEMSUNPUNCTUAL

3. FRANCE PROUDEST FOR THE COUNTRYMATERIALISTIC CULTURAL POINTGASTRONOMY PROTECTION OF LANGUAGERICH CULTURE FRENCH CULTURAL EXCEPTIONHUMAN RIGHTS STRENGTH OF TRADITIONBAGUETTE OPTIMISTBÉRET BELIEVE IN EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTIONZINEDINE ZIDANE LOVER DIRTY AND UNPOLITE PEOPLE ENJOY LIFENON-SMILING PEOPLE PHILOSOPYFRENCH CIUSINE FRENCH ELEGANCEGREAT FOOTBALL PLAYERS

4. HOLLAND VERY LIBERAL, OPEN (OLD AND YOUNG PEOPLE)ORANGE COUNTRY OF CHEESE FOCUSED ON OTHER COUNTRIES TULIPSMULTI-LINGUAL WINDMILLSSMALL TOLERANTCROWDED LOTS OF DRUGS, PROSTITUTIONRELAXED DIRECT, NOT SUBTLE THEY THINK EVERYONE WALKS ON WOODENSHOES LOUDTALK TO EVERYBODY

5. CANADA COLD, IMPERSONAL, NOT VERY FRIENDLY POLITE TOLERANT RESPECTFUL MULTICULTURAL RICH ORDERED

6. GERMANY JUST WORTHY, ACCOUNTABLEARROGANT CLOSEDIGNORING OTHERS DISCIPLINEDDOMINAT DISTANCETERRIBLE LANGUAGE DRINK A LOT OF BEERBE ORGANIZED CANNOT LAUGH ABOUT THEMSELVES COUNTRY WITH THE BEST BEER STRESSED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGSLESS GENTIL, RIGID NOT VERY COMMUNICATIVELESS CRIMINALITY PUNCTUALITYBETTER LIFE YOUNG PEOPLE IS VERY LIBERAL

7. MARROCOS VERY TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS CULTURE PATERNALISTIC, SEXIST HOSPITALITY NOT A FREE AND LIBERAL SOCIETY VERY GOOD FOOD INEQUALITIES

8. Cultures We think our minds are free… But be careful to distinguish between appearance and reality And remember that every culture is viewed by the others through their own "cultural spectacles"

9. Conclusion Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster. “Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster. But if we really want to globalize, there is no way around them so we better take them for what they are.” Geert Hofstede Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster. “Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster. But if we really want to globalize, there is no way around them so we better take them for what they are.” Geert Hofstede