This semester I decided to study Dubai. If an Arab came to Barranquilla, he would probably be surprised at how loud, cheerful and communicative people are because in their culture, people tend to be very quiet and quiet. Also, if they came to visit the city they would be interested in knowing all the subcultures …
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Subcultures in Dubai
In recent decades, Dubai has attached great importance to existing subcultures, due to marketing which influences a large part of the population and their buying habits. Currently, Dubai enjoys the explosion of K-Pop, a musical genre originally from South Korea influenced by various musical genres of the West. This movement focuses on the k-pop idols …
Arabics vs. Colombians: Lewis cultural model
The behavior of individuals in different cultures is not something that should be taken lightly. It is necessary to take into account their form of interaction, their traditions, attitudes and beliefs. The people of Dubai, like the Colombians, are classified among the multi-active people in Lewis’s cultural model. They are characterized by being cheerful, talkative …
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Gender roles in Islamic culture
Currently, Islamic culture presents a crisis in its traditional masculinity due to social evolution and female emancipation. However, gender roles are still valid since older people are the ones who have power at all levels and therefore do not have permissive and egalitarian attitudes towards women. Most men are conservative and make use of religion …
Dubai: an international oasis
The culture in Dubai is totally different from the western world. For many visitors, is it therefore a bit of a culture shock when they arrive here. There are nationalities from all over the world, people walk in traditional clothes, you’ll find mosques from which prayers sound, you’ll smell the sisha’s sweet smell and you’ll …
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