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Portugal Iceberg

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Lewis model

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  Overall, according to the Lewis Model, Portugal's culture is characterized by warmth, emotional expressiveness, and a focus on building relationships and connections The differences between Colombia and portugal, in this model, may be in the emotional expressiveness and in the variability of their  work ethic.

What comes to your mind when I mention Colombia and when I mention Portugal?

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Being honest,  You could have thought about things like cocaine, Pablo Escobar, a happy place, beautiful women, prostitutes or other thing when I say Colombia.  And  things like football, unpunctual and lazy people or other thing when I say Portugal. You might be a little bit fussed about the last two questions but it has a purpose, Although Colombia and Portugal looks different in the beginning, their cultures have a lot of things in common , don’t you believe me? Ok I’m going to show you.  Have you ever thought that both countries might have a similar sense of national identity and pride? According to the Hofstede model they both have low scores in the long-term orientation that means they are short oriented and what does it mean?   That means they are normative countries thus they are more traditionalist, concept strongly related patriotism, and more focused on the immediate and not in the future. In Portugal the short-term oriented is evident as in the socia...