Once again, we had to hold our 9th meeting online, where talked about different foods of each country. First, in the case of Switzerland, Switzerland has developed its own food in each region due to various climates and topography. Swiss people like potatoes, cheese, wine, milk, eggs, butter, onions, jam, sausages, brad, cream sauce, etc. Fondue, raclette, and Rösti are the most famous meals which people identify with as original Swiss food. Secondly, characteristics of Croatian food are largely divided into coastal and inland regions. Seafood dishes have been developed in the coastal region, and the inland area is famous for its meat dishes. Crni rizoto, Kobasica are representative food in Croatia. Third, Germans usually eat meat-based meals. They eat pork, bread, sausages, potatoes, and so on as a staple food. Beer and sausages are famous. Lastly, Korea is suitable for rice farming due to its geographical and climatic characteristics, so rice is the main food and various foods have developed in each region. Also, it is famous for stored food. Representative foods are Kimchi and Soy Bean Paste Stew.
There were differences in accepting
disagreement depending on cultures in our group as well. First, South Koreans
are 'avoids confrontation' and 'emotionally unexpressive' culture as graph
shows. The culture of avoids confrontation is common in business. For example,
it is okay to disagree with boss’s opinion on 1-on-1 meeting. However, it is
impolite thing to express opposite opinions in a formal occasion. South Koreans
have been used to a vertical education system and culture since they were children, thus they could not experience many debates in childhood. Hence, this
cultural factor formed the basis of the general avoiding confrontation culture in South Korea.
Moreover, the vertical culture is one of the artefacts of the 'emotionally
unexpressive' culture of South Korea. There is a social recognition that excessive
expression of emotion would be a weakness in social life. Croatia is very similar on this matter with South Korea.
In Croatia, management decisions are taken by employees in a group, characterizing a collectivist culture. Moreover employees lean moreso towards compromise rather than confrontation, making them very agreeable. Also, people tend to not express their emotions, in the workplace as well as in daily life. Especially for men, to express their feelings it is considered to be a sign of inferior masculinity and weakness. Women tend to express their feelings in daily life however not so much in the workplace. These avoiding confrontation and emotional unexpressiveness cultures mostly have to do with the values of the country, Croatia being a highly practicing catholic country, in turn making it patriarchal.
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