some cultural differences
that have been a little challenging for me while living in colombia:
keep in mind there is no
right or wrong way to live. these are challenges i have faced, but
this does not mean that my way (USA) is better than the cultural
norms in colombia.
one of the biggest
challenges has been colombian time. now that i have lived here for
over a year i will never leave my house until my colombian friends
have actually arrived to where we are supposed to meet, because too
many times i have arrived too early or my colombian friends simply
don't show up to meet me.
another challenge has been
gossip. in new jersey the people are very direct and brutally honest.
in villavo, colombia there is a lot of gossip. here the people are
super nice, but sometimes the people like to talk about you behind
your back. it's normal here. while where I'm from this is a very bad
thing to do, you say something to someone's face. ironically is bad
to call someone chismoso (gossipy) in colombia.
in usa is much more
unusual to ask someone to loan you money. so when i first arrived to
colombia i felt very uncomfortable when people would ask me for
money. now i pretty much never loan out money to my friends here.
also when i meet a new
person here they always ask me very personal questions like: where do
you live, do you have any children...ect, while in usa you only ask
these questions after you get to know someone.
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