GREECE

Richard Goodlaxson

 The Capital City is Athens

Primary Language and

Religion
The primary language is Greek
The primiary religion is the Greek Orthodox
Church

Tourist Attraction 1
The Parthenon
The Parthenon is a former temple on the
Athenian Acropolis that was once used as a
place of worship.

Tourist Attraction 2
The Temple of Olympian Zeus.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus is an ancient
ruined temple in the center of the Greek capital
of Athens

National Cuisine
Avgolemono (Egg-Lemon Soup)
Moussaka (Lamb-Eggplant Casserole)

Arni Souvlakia (Lamb on Skewers)

Lambropsoma (Greek Easter Bread)

Melopitta (Honey Pie)
Kourabiethes (Butter Cookies)

American Stereotypes that

the Greek have
That Americans are Boastful
That Americans are Ignorant

Greek Superstitions
. Bat Bones For some bat bones are considered
lucky in Greece.
. Cactus Some say that no home in Greece is
complete without a cactus near the front door.

Hand Gestures
The outward hand is seen as an insulting
confrontation

Open arms is seen as an invitational welcoming

greeting

Etiquette and Body

language
Conversations for business are had face to face
In America business conversations are often had
through teleconferences

Relationship building
Building strong long term business relationships
is important to Greeks, there fore they make
sure they trust and understand the other
business worker or representative before making
a final decision.

Americans handle relationship building in much

the same way

Communication Styles in
Business
Greeks prefer to over all talk business face to
face with each other

While Americans use E-mails and

teleconferences

Power Structures in
Decision Making
As most businesses in Greece are Government
or family owned the power structure is either
Government down to the business or family
elders down to the younger family members.

In the US the power structure flows Government,

Business owner, to employees.

Internet Penetration Rate

and Social Media
The internet penetration rate in Greece is 64.8%

The most popular social media page is Twitter

Individualism vs.
Collectivism
Greece is a more collective society.
Were America is more of an Individualist society.

Large or Small Power

Distance
Greece has a generally fairly small power
distance from the Government to the people
being a collectivist country.

America has a large power distance between

Government and citizens being an individualist
country

Strong or Weak
Uncertainty Avoidance
Greece has a generally very weak sense of
uncertainty avoidance.

America has a kind of middling sense of

uncertainty avoidance

Masculinity Vs. Femininity

Greece is a much more Masculine culture given
their large military and by examining ancient
Greek mythology you can tell that the masculine
culture has a lead on the feminine.

America is also a very masculine culture given

its powerful military and the fact the
government is mostly lead by men.

Current events in Greece

in the past month
https
://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/16/benneedham-search-police-finish-excavating-greek
-holiday-home

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/10/
eurogroup-eurozone-ministers-greece-loans

Citations
Greece | World news | The Guardian. (n.d.).
Retrieved October 21, 2016, from
https://www.theguardian.com/world/greece

Google. (n.d.). Retrieved October 21, 2016, from

http://www.google.com/

Greece - Geert Hofstede. (n.d.). Retrieved

October 21, 2016, from
https://geert-hofstede.com/greece.html

http://realcorfu.com/greek-superstitions-customs
-and-traditions
/