Chilean Culture Research Paper

From being the longest country in the world and one of the skinniest, Chile is the place to be. From there exciting culture to the way they speak. I would like to explain the culture of communication in Chile, then I will explain some of the similarities that we have between our cultures and then finally the differences between them. I was honored and had the great opportunity to interview one of my good friends. His name is Franco Umana and he currently lives in Chile in the city of Chiguayante. As I interviewed him over skype he told and explained some of the ways that Chileans communicate and how their public speaking is for them. He told me that Chileans are the type of people that love to have conversations at a very close distance. They often will make physical contact with you generally they will place their hand on your shoulder or leg. …show more content…
Which means that they are showing that they care and are willing to listen. Franco explained to me that for Chileans there is no such thing as personal space. Which I lived in Chile and I can really testify of this. Maintaining eye contact is very necessary. Chileans speak in a loud tone of voice and with a lot of gestures Chileans enjoy lively and dramatic conversations. They use a variety of tones of speech with variation. The communication style of Chileans is usually relaxed and fairly informal. They use special words that really only Chileans use and they speak in their own version of Spanish. Franco explained that the type of gestures that they use is very important and you have to be careful with what you do with your hands. Snapping is very offensive to the people of Chile, So snapping is not very common to