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CULTURE (by Miriam Brandt, Kaan Caliskan, Elior Cohen, Markovits Ádám,…
CULTURE (by Miriam Brandt, Kaan Caliskan, Elior Cohen, Markovits Ádám, Balázs Király)
Language
Germany
German, students have to learn English and a second language in school (French, Russian, Spanish), the German language varies in different dialects, 16 different dialects
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France
French, at school it is mandatory to learn English and students have the choice between learning Spanish oder German as a second language, a new trend is to learn Chinese in university, different regions have different languages similar to French (Corse, Bretagne, Catalonia)
Hungary
Hungarian, the younger generation speaks English/German, the older generation tends to speak Russian, 10 dialects
Belgium
Dutch in Flanders, French in Wallonia, German only in a small part of Belgium (German community): you learn Dutch/French in school (depends on you region you live in), in Brussels they have the choice which language they want to learn, in Highschool: English and German, there is the possibility to learn Spanish as a fourth language; South (strong french dialect) North (strong dutch dialect)
Food
Hungary
Gulash soup, pálinka, fishermens soup, pork is often added, Langos, layered potatoes, kürtőskalács, stuffed cabbage
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Germany
Schnitzel, sausage 'Wurst', dumplings, red cabbage, beer, Pfannkuchen
France
Cheese, bread, wine, croissants, pain au chocolat, beef, tartiflette, macarons
Belgium
French fries, beer, chocolate, woffles, potatoes added in a lot of meals, only small breakfast, Belgian sprouts
Etiquette
Germany
take shoes off before visiting other people at their house, 'Please/Thank you' is common, shake hands if you want to greet a person you don't know, be rather quiet in restaurants, dress appropriate in the business context
Hungary
always take the shoes off before going in, greet women with two kisses, wait for everyone before starting to eat, look in the eyes when you say 'cheers', 10% tips
France
give kisses for greetings, in the south it could be more, shake the hand in professional situations, use greetings (Bonjour, Au revoir etc.),
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Belgium
give kisses for greetings, shake the hand in professional situations, use greetings (Bonjour, Au revoir etc.), very polite behaviour to people they don't know, no tips needed
Importance of space
Hungary
don't usually talk to strangers, space is important and keep the distance, when you know a person you can kiss her/him on the cheeks, hugging is very common, depends on the region, at the first sight they seem not talkative and want to keep distace
Germany
Strict notion of space, that means that everyone has to respect at least 1 m distance if you don't know each other, with friends and family you hug but in general Germans are not 'touchy' in comparison to other cultures, they like to keep their distance and be on their on (e.g. train, tram, etc.)
France
respect and keep the space, it's not common to talk to strangers, in the tram: prefer free spaces
Belgium
if you don't know the person you have to respect personal space, but you can make friends very quickly, not bothered by a small distance, give places to eldery
Importance of time
Belgium
Punctuality is important but a lot of people are late, you can be late (15 minutes will be accepted), in the work environment it is more important
Germany
Punctuality is very important, if someone is not on time it is consideres as rude, this 'rule' refers to every context, if someone is late, she/he has to inform the other person
Hungary
it is considered rude to be late, you have to inform the others when you are late, with friends it is more accepted to be late but at work/school being on time is required, strict rules in school (closed doors if you come late)
France
if you are on time with your family/friends: seems not normal, but in school/university/work you have to be on time, importance of punctuality depends on the situation and people
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