Why the Belgians Hate the Dutch So Much

There are many countries and regions that share a border and a language. Here are a few: Germany & Austria Canada & the United States The State of West Bengal & Bangladesh South America The Arab-speaking countries And probably more… And then there...

Where is Culture? A Focus Point

During our Cultural Awareness Training, we focus on Where Culture Is. In other words, can we isolate culture and distinguish it from Personality and what is Common to All ManKind? The answer is yes. Culture has a place amongst the other two (Personality and What is...

Cultural Awareness Definition

You’re on the website Culture Matters now. But what could be a cultural awareness definition? Or better, in which context is it used on this website? When you look up “Culture” on Wikipedia, there are 8 chapters of information and dozens of pages....

Humor in Culture

Let’s Talk About Humor in Culture Consider this phrase: “If you ain’t Dutch, you ain’t much…” Please, don’t switch off, but please read on. Now ask yourself: is this funny or not? Chances are that it was, or it was not. In...