From its rich and varied cultural history and practices to its stunningly beautiful cities full of unique architecture, Saudi Arabia is a fascinating country. With its acknowledged status as the birthplace of Islam, Saudi Arabia is an important cultural and religious hub for many who come seeking spiritual enlightenment or simply a chance to experience the bustling cities and thriving commerce of the prosperous metropolises. With a population of over 28 million people, Saudi Arabia is a vital part of the Middle East, with some major influence on the Arab countries around it. In order to fully appreciate the unique customs and overall societal expectations of this or any other country, one must understand not only its geographical location and a few key facts about it, but how it functions both as a nation made up of many diverse minds, and as a singular driving force in the complicated dance between all the nations of the world. With this in mind, there are several factors to consider when studying a country such as Saudi Arabia, namely, the main language, the major religion, the culture and cultural norms, and the business etiquette. One of the most defining components of any nation is the diversity of language that is often utilized by a countries citizen. Language is immensely powerful, and the breadth of vocabulary and concepts a language can offer often provide an individual the tools needed to not only interact with persons of a similar nationality, but to interact
In our world of expanding technology and shrinking geography, people of different cultures have increasing frequency of contact and need for effective communication on a daily basis. Whether through travel, immigration, or international business, having the ability to communicate across many different cultures is an advantage in and of itself. Speaking a different language is an obvious obstacle to intercultural communication, but a greater and more difficult hurdle is to “speak” a different culture. To understand and comprehend and even apply these tiniest
This semester, as a class, we have peeled away the layers of what evangelicalism and fundamentalism means throughout history, especially in our Western culture. I am intrigued with them both and their very presence in many of our modern-day congregations, as well as the secular parts of our society. After visiting Grace Covenant Church of Austin, Texas, many of the attributes that have been emphasized in books such as Rediscovering an Evangelical Heritage by Donald Dayton and American Apocalypse by Matthew Sutton, I experienced while visiting Grace.
Language can be seen as a communication barrier for some. Sometimes it may be difficult to talk to a customer, distant relative, or just a person walking down the street asking for directions. Now imagine a world where every single human being spoke the same language; a place where your distant relative from another country suddenly speaks the same language as you and you can begin to appreciate or dislike them even more; where now you are connected to billions of people who you can easily communicate with; where one universal language can now progress humankind.
Culture is the characteristics and understanding of a specific group of individuals, defined by everything from religion, beliefs, and human thoughts of behaviors and interactions. There is a variety of different cultures which encourage different perspectives or ways of thinking. The Australian culture and Saudi -Arabia culture both encourage a range of different opinions and views in regards to religion and gender. Gender in the Australian culture and Saudi-Arabia culture plays a major role in the perspectives of equality and how both cultures perceive it. Thus, Religion in the Australian culture and sudi Arabia culture is based on beliefs, morals, ethics and customs and in general the perspectives of what are right and wrong. Culture perspectives
Mexico, along with other Spanish speaking countries they have many different traditions they celebrate yearly. One of the most important holidays in Mexico is known as Día de los Muertos otherwise known as Day of the Dead. This holiday is represented as the day of remembering the dead, but in a very different way. They celebrate the lives of the ones they lost during this day. For example, they go to their loved ones grave with food, music and other objects that represented the deceased life. The history of this holiday dates back three thousand years and is still evolving. This holiday involves a lot of culture and tradition that represents the people and their ways of life.
I think the situation is different between Australia and Saudi Arabia; Australia accepts the migrants to get permanent residence and being citizens at the end. However, Saudi Arabia gives a work permit and, which must be renewed annually.
The education in Saudi Arabia and Australia had started in length of time. The education system in both countries has some similarities in the options of choosing any type of schools and years of study. Also, the education goals were developed by technology tolls to be useful for the teacher gives the targets easily by different methods. However, there are some differences exist between the dresses and segregated in both countries, as well as the times of holidays in each country. As can be seen, both countries have a great history of highly qualified since started.
Language is used to communicate and convey meaning from one person to another. It is an arbitrary system of sounds and symbols in which it is contextualised and is used to express cultural identity and social relationships. Language can be seen by the way individuals communicate through gestures and facial and body expressions. Language can be heard through voice and attitude (Gee & Hayes, 2011). Language is diverse in the sense that different languages have different words for the same concept. However language allows communication of values and beliefs. Kilickaya (2009) highlights that, ‘English is the best option for people from different backgrounds’. Within Standard English different registers are used to assist communication,
I will talk about a topic in the social sciences and the theme that I have chosen from the curriculum goal is: “define the concept of culture and provide examples of how culture, gender roles and family relation varies from place to place and how it change over time". I will have Saudi Arabia and Canada as the focus.
In a desolate world ravaged by fire, a boy and his father trudge across the countryside. They encounter people in their most desperate times where their motives are unpredictable and noone can be trusted. The boy and his father try to maintain their morality while facing starvation and having to deal with unpredictable people they encounter on the road. Cormac McCarthy in his novel The Road, uses the theme of hope to demonstrate the human trait that purpose is essential to survival.
In the heart of the Middle East is a country known by many Westerners for its oil production and, often, extremist beliefs of groups within the country. The country is Saudi Arabia, and though it is thought of by many as a rather backward country, Saudi Arabia has a rich history and culture, and it is a country that revolves around Islam and the worship of Allah as the one true God.
For a first look, Saudi Arabia lacks the diversity in concern of languages that other countries have, such as the United States and Canada. However, this monolingual situation is deceivable. Hence, there is a language diversity that need to be addressed and discussed.
In bilingual/multilingual communities there are more than one language is used, which means people who live in this communities speak two ore more languages. There are several factors influence the choose of language used when interacting with others, such as : the participants, topic and location. According to Borrish (2004), the language chosen by bilingual/multilingual speaker is influenced by several factors, specifically : who he/she is talking to (participant), what he/she talking about (topic), where he/she is talking (place), and what he/she is talking for (purpose). It is important to know the appropriate time, participants, location, and topic in choosing a language to avoid misunderstanding/miscommunication and to achieve the purpose.
Generally, there is an extreme conservative business environment in Saudi Arabia and for cross-cultural management to succeed, there is need to practice and maintain a significant level of formality and treat everybody with respect. It is quite important to note that; people who are older or are in positions of leadership are deferred to and treated with respect. Patience in Saudi Arabia may be an important cross-cultural trait because things in the kingdom generally take a considerable amount of time than expected to be decided in the kingdom because of frequent interruption of meetings and also, Saudis take to acquaint with foreign managers. Punctuality is one of the management tenets in western world
Executive summary: With the globalization of world business, Saudi Arabia has become an appealing market for foreign investors. But there has long been belief that the market of Saudi Arabia is difficult to develop and the culture there is inconsistent with the world. The problem of cross-cultural management arises as the cooperation between Saudi Arabia and its world partners continue to increase at an unprecedented rate. This paper analyses commercial and cultural feature of Saudi Arabia, presenting an understanding on the general cultural differences between Saudi Arabia and Singapore by applying different cultural dimensions. And it explains the influence of Arabia commercial culture on