I am going to study abroad in Barcelona for three months with two of my best friends and I am excited to explore different parts of the world. I have only traveled to Canada and Mexico, I am excited to travel elsewhere. I have been doing my research culturally because I am living over there and I know that there are those differences.
Given that I don’t know anything about doing business or living in a different country. People in Spain are more emotional and nicer than Americans honestly. They also have a more laid back attitude and less worried than the rest of Europe. One article I read said that Spain, “lives life to the fullest.” They love to eat, drink, dancing and music, which is part of understanding their culture. It is important to understand this and not go into a meeting or anything with too aggressive of an attitude. This is good for me to know because I usually go into things with a strong and loud attitude, but after research this may seem to harm me in the long run in Spain at least.
It was very interesting to read this and do research, I think that living in Spain for three months will be even more research. What better way to learn a culture and how people live than to imerse myself in their culture.
Sources:
Spain. Business Culture. (2019, November 27). Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://businessculture.org/southern-europe/business-culture-in-spain/.