Dear Peru team, Everyone on this team has been hand picked to stay in Peru for a period of two years to integrate the newly acquired steel manufacturing firm into the culture of Miriam Fabrications. I know that the cultural environment in this new country is different from the culture of the United States. So, with that in mind, I am going to tell you all about a brief history of Peru, the differences between Peru and the U.S., and current events that may be relevant to your stay. It is important to know Peru’s history for two reasons. First, there might be sensitive topics that you may need to avoid in certain circumstances. Second, you get to know the people and culture that you will be surrounded by. Peru’s history dates from all the
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United States has many different languages because our country was founded by immigrant, but the most official business language is English. Peru’s language is primarily Spanish. The United States has freedom of religion, but Peru has for a long time been Catholic. Both, the United States and Peru’s political systems are democracy. However, the United States has from the start of our country been democracy; while Peru’s political systems has alternated between military rule and democracy in the last of the 20th century. Military rule is where the military holds the power; democracy is where the people hold the power. Peru’s political system, in recent years, has been democracy. Just like our country, they have for their legal system the three branches: the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judiciary branch. The U.S. and Peru’s money are totally different. The United States’ money is dollars. Peru’s currency is called Nuevo Sol, or for plural Nuevos Soles. Peru’s currency was changed in the 1990s. As of 2014, one Nuevo Sol was equivalent to about 36 cents in U.S. currency. You may encounter people who are less educated and are poor. This is because most of the regions in Peru are poor and not as advance as the richer regions. Because of being in poverty, most don’t go to school. There is an education system, but most can’t go to school because lack of money. This creates a class system. Peru’s social structure is mostly based on race and/or ethnicity. The highest on the social ladder are whites and the lower levels are people of color. The United States claims there is no set social structure, but there is an unanounced social classes based on how much money you have. This includes lower, middle, and upper class. These are just some of the differences in the United States and Peru’s
United States has many different languages because our country was founded by immigrant, but the most official business language is English. Peru’s language is primarily Spanish. The United States has freedom of religion, but Peru has for a long time been Catholic. Both, the United States and Peru’s political systems are democracy. However, the United States has from the start of our country been democracy; while Peru’s political systems has alternated between military rule and democracy in the last of the 20th century. Military rule is where the military holds the power; democracy is where the people hold the power. Peru’s political system, in recent years, has been democracy. Just like our country, they have for their legal system the three branches: the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judiciary branch. The U.S. and Peru’s money are totally different. The United States’ money is dollars. Peru’s currency is called Nuevo Sol, or for plural Nuevos Soles. Peru’s currency was changed in the 1990s. As of 2014, one Nuevo Sol was equivalent to about 36 cents in U.S. currency. You may encounter people who are less educated and are poor. This is because most of the regions in Peru are poor and not as advance as the richer regions. Because of being in poverty, most don’t go to school. There is an education system, but most can’t go to school because lack of money. This creates a class system. Peru’s social structure is mostly based on race and/or ethnicity. The highest on the social ladder are whites and the lower levels are people of color. The United States claims there is no set social structure, but there is an unanounced social classes based on how much money you have. This includes lower, middle, and upper class. These are just some of the differences in the United States and Peru’s