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This is already the last post that I’ll write. I wrote 40 posts about my life here in Finland, the cultural differences and other...
This is already the last post that I’ll write. I wrote 40 posts about my life here in Finland, the cultural differences and other...
You expect capital/big cities to be crowded, right? You expect to see people walk everywhere you can see, and there are a lot of people...
Today it’s 1 December, just one month and the year 2020 starts. 2019 was a year to remember, I’ll tell you more about it in this post. At...
In this post, I’m going to write everything down that I learned from other countries that I didn’t know before. You’ll discover yourself...
Finns aren’t that stupid. Actually, they have some really good ideas! For example, to implement a drying rack in their kitchen cupboard....
Dutch food. When I think with the Dutchies who are here about typically Dutch food, we don’t really come up with something. We thought...
The Lewis Model of Cross-Cultural Communication was developed by Richard D. Lewis. The core of the model classifies cultural norms into...
Let me tell you something about the way Dutch people celebrate Christmas! Actually, Christmas is not a really fancy celebration in the...
‘Hi, how are you?’ This is the question Dutch people will ask to almost everyone they will start speaking to. It’s just a polite question...
Christmas is coming! And that means that people are looking forward to have a good time with family and friends. Also, people are looking...
'Friendly' is a word that I would describe neither Fins, nor Dutch people with. Before reading, keep in mind that this is a really...
Like I told in the last post, Saint Nicolas is a big event in the Netherlands. Most of the families don’t give presents with Christmas,...
It’s really weird to be in Finland in November and to not see the Saint Nicolas stuff. They just sell Christmas stuff in here from...
Now the theoretical part of cultures will be highlighted. The first theory that will be highlighted is the theory of Hofstede. Hofstede...
The Netherlands is known of her bikes. The numbers say that we even have more bikes in our country than people. That can be true, because...
Assertiveness means taking into account the interests of yourself and the interest of others. By working towards an agreement between...