Culture of Poland

United States. There have been many great influences on American culture, especially in cuisine area. Many of them brought skills of bread baking, dairy farming, meat processing, and beer brewing to the U.S. They inspire others to assimilate their ethnic specialties, for a much greater purpose. The countries of central Europe are Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Poland. I learned incredible fact that Christmas trees and Easter…

As a self-proclaimed outsider, I have always been deeply fascinated with others who were raised in a culture other than the nation of their birth. I believe my status as a Nigerian born immigrant who has spent majority of life in the U.S. makes me a third culture kid (individuals raised in cultures other than his or her parents or the nation of birth), and I have struggled with coming to terms with this status for some time. While struggling with my own identity, I often wonder how others who…

but loosely translated, globalisation is the process by which people, their cultures, money, goods and information can be transferred between countries with few or no barriers . With the world’s economies merging into each other, a global culture has formed and many people now recognise the importance of globalisation in shaping their current lifestyles. In the past, one country would have been dominated by its own culture and traditional lifestyle, but in the modern era with globalisation…

important than language proficiency since it will be the main drive for a leader to learn about the new working environment and be more willing to adapt to the culture. Therefore, strong communication skill and high cultural interests have been the first screening criteria of…

work and disparity. Hofstede’s model also shows Poland is a very high uncertainty avoidance country. Poles tend to be more rational, this may explain why seniority and age is considered a trait for being a manager. With age comes experience and Poles view seniority as criteria for promotions. While viewing the 7d model, Poles scored higher than U.S. under the neutral dimension, illustration the Pole’s level of formality. The more neutral the culture the more controlled people tend to act;…

migration from Poland to Canada she describes as a literal split in her life. Going form old too new. Familiar too unknown. In the book she describes this in quite a good way. She rides on a train as a young girl that takes her to Canada and as she is being taken to her new life she says, “From now on, my life will be divided into two parts, with the line drawn by that train.” The train acts as a literal metaphor for her life being split into two sections. One the place and culture that raised…

account during the process of translation. The American and Polish cultures are different in many ways. One of these differences, more specifically, involves the units of length. On one hand, the United States of America use the U.S. customary units which include inch, foot, yard and mile as the measurements of length. These four find application in personal and social use as well as in commercial activities. On the other hand, in Poland length is measured in accordance with the metric system…

I have been fortunate enough to travel across the world from a young age. Traveling has exposed me to various places and cultures as well as experiences that would have never been possible had I been raised differently. Both my parents are Polish and moved to America as young adults. They came here without prior knowledge of the language or social environment; however, their goals were accomplished through perseverance and dedication. I have approached my schooling career and life in general…

Eva Hoffman’s memoir Lost in Translation recounts the struggles she faced upon leaving Poland and emigrating to Canada with her family. It can be reasonably inferred that from the moment Eva stepped foot in Canada, she felt isolated and ostracized by society. The reader learns in the section entitled “Exile”, that Eva feels lost between two countries, two languages, and two identities. Hoffman struggles to let go of the past and is apprehensive at looking towards the future. She…

emphasis do work, study and family life have in your country or in your culture? Which of the 3 is most important in your country or in your culture? This is a very varied question as I live in a very culturally diverse area. I feel my culture is ever changing and developing as my family grows, taking parts from my families past and adding my personal values to pass along to my children. From my life’s perspective, my culture started developing when I began to mature and create ideas and…