Culturally literacy is the ability to understand and appreciate the similarities and differences in the customs, values, and beliefs of one’s own culture as well as the cultures of others. Cultural literacy implies being familiar with the varied aspects of a country, such as language, history, traditions, and art. Therefore, there is a collective knowledge about the habits and behaviors that are considered appropriate in social interactions in different situations like work, family and friends.
Identify some of the rules of etiquette for visitors to Venezuela
and briefly discuss a couple of cultural changes that
have taken place in our country.
6 comments:
i`m not sure about "rules etiquette for visitors to venezuela" the rules good be complicated for some people, i prefer says: know someone "step by step" i mean if the visitors knows something about us and if we knows something about them our meet will be better.
i`m thinking about cultural changes in venezuela: in the past, this think were diferent: inpolite behavior and woman dress style. many times the venezuelan people don`t be careful when makes opinions about delicate subject especially personal information, moreover the woman dress style god be a little offensive, for explain for people who have conservative tradicions, like muslim people.
Efrain
Efrain, I had to move your comment to this forum space because you had initially posted it in the instructions entry.
I agree with you in that some of our etiquette rules can be complicated, nevertheless, we should be able to name a few :)
It is a fact that a lot of people are so impolite these days, and it is sad that in return, we become impolite ourselves too.
I think for the visitor the rules of tag in Venezuela are focused on elementary standards of education because from my point of view we are very receptive and we always try to make visitors feel good.
At the time the customs in our country have changed for example the way it treated children and parents, when I was a child and even adult respect for older people was a rule now that young people lack the habit.
Caolis
the etiquette rules in venezuela have been used for the higth sociaty. However, the medle class in the sociaty trie include good behavior in their children. For me is important for my daugther because she will entrace easier, with this rules, for her in the school, in the university, in anywhere places.
I have tried follow with this customs.
In venezuelan exist diferents customary, it depends the place, for example in Mérida the day christmas to hide Jesus child and people has to look in other houses and when appear people are inviting celebrated it.
People are in Venezuelan has rules of etiquette,when any persons is eating to costume says "buen provecho" for polite good behavior.
Hi everyone:
Thanks to all of those who participated and shared their opinion.
It's a pitty, however, that you didn't really address the questions of this forum. Etiquette and cultural changes are very interesting topics that make us reflect on our own values and about what we ultimately consider good or bad. We cannot be critical of ourselves if we don't take the time to understand us as a nation.
May I recommend that next time you do not wait till the last minute, and do your work ahead of time so that you can look up the vocabulary on your dictionaries before you post it here. That will prevent you from having too many spelling mistakes and the use of "Spanglish".
This forum is now closed.
See you in class!
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