DI FF ER E N CE BET W E E N T H E

UNITED ST A T ES A N D
COLOMBIA
PAOLA MONTES
• COLOMBIA AND THE UNITED STATES ARE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THERE ARE MANY
SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES.
DIFFERENCES IN MEALS
• IN COLOMBIA, THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD OF THE DAY IS LUNCH. PEOPLE IN COLOMBIA TRY TO HAVE A
HEARTY LUNCH AT NOON ON ONE PLATE WITH SOUP AND ON THE OTHER HAVE RICE MEAT OR A FISH OR
CHICKEN BREAST WITH SALAD OR LIKE THEM THEY CALL DRY ACCOMPANIED BY SOME TROPICAL GAME

• IN THE EE.UU THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL IS DINNER AND IN THE US AT LUNCHTIME THEY EAT A SALAD
OR A SANDWICH OR A HAMBURGER ACCOMPANIED BY A JUICE OR WATER OR A COKE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS

• IN COLOMBIA PEOPLE HAVE MORE PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH PEOPLE, THEY CAN TELL THEIR PERSONAL
THINGS OR LET OFF STEAM WITH ANYONE

• IN THE USA PEOPLE ONLY SAY HELLO OR HOW ARE YOU VERY LITTLE PHYSICAL CONTACT UNLESS A
RELATIVE IN THE USA DOES NOT TELL THEIR PERSONAL THINGS TO ANYONE ONLY THEIR PARENTS
BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN NOT HURT
DIFFERENCES TO THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND THE
SENSE OF DEPENDENCE

• IN COLOMBIA THEY HAVE A VERY CLOSE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE THE PHYSICAL CONTACT IS
VERY IMPORTANT THEY ARE VERY DEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT THERE IS A
SENSE OF UNITY AND APPRECIATION FOR OTHERS IN COLOMBIA TO LET OTHER PEOPLE TAKE CARE OF
YOUR AFFAIRS. WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU

• IN THE USA, PEOPLE GROW IN THE SENSE OF DIFFERENT DEPENDENCE, EACH PERSON TAKES CARE OF
THEIR OWN AND THEY TRY NOT TO MIX THEIR LIVES WITH OTHERS', BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT TRYING
TO BE VERY CLOSE CAN BE ANNOYING FOR OTHERS.
DIFFERENCES OF PARENTS
• THE US PARENTS ARE MORE INDEPENDENT AND THE CHILDREN SPEND LESS TIME WITH THEIR PARENTS,
SO THE REBELLION BREAKS OUT, BUT THE PARENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR CORRECTION.

• IN COLOMBIA, PARENTS ARE NOT SPENDING MORE TIME WITH THEIR PARENTS AND IT IS COMMON FOR
THE MOTHER TO BE AT HOME IN COLOMBIA, THE PARENTS PLUS THE MOTHERS ARE THOSE WHO ARE
WAITING FOR THEIR CHILDREN
THANKS