One of the things I experienced as the biggest culture difference in Spain is the hospitality and how outgoing Spaniards are. Particularly how people talk to strangers, a good example is at metro. In Norway people are more withdrawn and do not talk to strangers.
Neutral versus emotional culture criterion shows that Norway is among the countries with a neutral culture. A neutral culture means that Norway is a culture which do not show their feelings and their suffering of difficulties. Some extent of restraint is usually a sign of attentiveness on the matter instead of the lack of interest. Where in Spain if you don´t answer or don’t take a big part in the conversation when someone is telling you something it will be considered rude. The Spanish culture is considered to have a high emotionality expressed in voice and gestures, while Norway representatives are more discreet. This is also related to that Norway is an individualistic culture while Spain is a collectivistic culture.
In Norway they tend to protect their privacy. While the representatives of the Spanish culture give access and insight to the private life of a person. I would also say that because of this Spaniard don’t take themselves so seriously and therefore have more fun. You would for example never see a Norwegian dance sober like you see in Feria. Of course, there are a lot of people who are not sober at Feria.
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