Culture
Traditional Food: homiga culona (ants), guinea pig, and fried intestines (chunchillos).
Gestures: Expressive with both hands and face while talking. It is very important to keep eye contact and stand close to whoever you are talking to, if you interrupt or back away from the person you are speaking to is seen to be rude. To point instead of using the index finger like we do, they pucker their lips in the specific direction.
Greetings: Introductions it is most appropriate for people to call others by their titles. Señor, Señora, Doctor Etc.
Buenos días = good morning
Buenas tardes = good afternoon
Buenas noches = good evening
¿Cómo está? = How are you?
Culture comparison: Some differences between the U.S and Colombia, is some certain holidays and how we celebrate them. For example Colombia celebrates San Pedro y San Pablo on June 29. Also Colombia's most popular sport is Soccer, but ours is Football. In our culture we use miles, inches, feet etc., but all around the world including Colombia use the metric system.
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