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interactions and cultural communities
culture
food
kabsa, lots of spices and herbs,
dates and turkish coffee
pork meat is prohibited
unhalal meat is prohibited
clothes
appearance ( e.g. tidiness)
traditional clothes that suit the hot weather
ankle-length shirt as thawb for men and abaya and veil for women
holidays
religious days (e.g. holy days)
national days ( e.g. Jinadriah)
traditions
beliefs
family (e.g. family oriented)
religious faith ( Muslim Sunna)
humanity
values
respect elders
responsibility
trust/ honesty
gratitude
respect parents and elders
close to God
faithful
customs
men spends the afternoon till midnight in the "Khayma" with friends
women are not allowed to enter the " khayma".
dates and coffee are ways of hospitality
attitudes
authority
masulinity, femininity
such as
no freedom to choose marriage partner
Saudi law has no minimum marriage age.
women's rights to divorce is more restricted than for men
to travel aboard, the women need the approval of her guardian and a male relative to accompany them
show strength, show obedient ( men vs women)
behavior
individuality, collectivism ( e.g. men can considered the head of the family)
assertiveness ( e.g.respect others)
ambition
courage ( e.g. men holds responsibility of family businesses and family)
habits
to shake hands, the right hand id always used as the left is considerd unclean.
the soles of the shoes or feet should never be shown as it is considered as insulting to the host and highly offensive
the feet should stay be kept flat on the floor, crossing feet is considered offensive
language
verbal communication
polite discourse ( e.g. respect others in a conversation)
implied meaning( e.g. double meaning words)
directness- indirectness
idioms (e.g. poems )
voice tone ( e.g. high tone)
words( e.g. arabic, Badiya)
nonverbal communication
facial expressions ( e.g. smile)
gestures ( e.g. waving hand)
body language ( e.g.legs uncrossed)
eye contact ( e.g. look onto the ground while talking with others)
non verbal greetings
touching noses
nodding
silence ( pauses through the conversation)
use of space ( e.g. no rules related to private space)
sounds ( e,g, laughing)
way of talking( e.g. pauses, stress on words)
posture
head movements ( e.g. nodding)
closeness; proxemics( e.g. invading someone's space, close contact with others)
hand movements( e.g. waving)
religion
religious practices
month of Ramadan
Al-fitr
Al Haj
Al-Adha
religious acts
the workers leaves at prayer times to Mosques to pray
work closure on fridays
religious rituals( men and women dresses that match the Muslim rules)
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