Colleagues pay much attention to eye contact during meetings of Egyptian companies, while colleagues in other countries, such as the United States, pay more attention to dialogue communication.
Could you give an example to any differences and Similarities between Egyptian Culture and any other Cultures?
1.In Egypt,the individual is subordinate to the family or collective.Loyalty and family pride take precedence over all social relationships.
2.There are three social classes :upper,middle,and lower.In Egypt there is an enormous gap between the very wealthy and the very poor.The culture encourages deference of the weak,poor,or subaltern to the rich and powerful.
3.Fatalism: destiny is believed to be in the hands of God,closely linked to Islam.This notion generates a feeling of acceptance and an unconcered acknowledgement of the status quo.
Different: The Egyptians are not very punctual. They rarely appear at the appointed time, and sometimes the five minutes they say may actually be thirty minutes. The Chinese are very punctual. If employees are late for work, he will generally be punished.
Similarity: Both Chinese and Egyptians attach great importance to family relations. Generally speaking, older people have higher family status.
Similarities: 1. Both China and Egypt have a long history. 2. Value family, think individual subject to family and collective
differences: 1. Unlike China, the Egyptians did not recognize punctuality. 2. Egyptian business hours will change according to the time of the year 3. The Egyptians think the left hand is not clean, the Chinese do not have this idea
Egyptians like to eat sweets. The last course of a formal banquet or a rich family dinner is sweets. Egyptians (Muslims all believe that "the right is better than the left". The right is auspicious. We should start from the right hand and the right foot to do things. We must use the right hand to shake hands, eat and deliver things. We should wear the right sleeve first, and the right foot first when wearing shoes. We should step on the right foot first when entering the house and mosque. 3. 5, 7 and 9 are the numbers people like, taboo 13, think it is negative.
The old and established the custom of giving a small gift in a business meeting may still be practiced in many Egyptian businesses today. It's important not to select a business gift that is too expensive. As this may cause embarrassment. In China, perhaps the more expensive the gift you give, the more likely you will be to succeed.
The economic development is mainly based on Agriculture: the ancient Egyptian civilization and the Chinese civilization all rely on the irrigation agriculture formed by the river irrigation ;The characteristics of civilization are different: Egyptian civilization is the model of western ancient civilization, and ancient Chinese civilization is the representative of Eastern civilization
Compared with China’s culture
Similarities:Both China and Egypt has a long history.The people of both countries are honest and enthusiastic.
Differences:Most of them are Muslim and they believe that destiny is in God's hands.What's more,Egyptian women cover their body because of the religion,even in summer. But,Chinese don't have these habits.
1. Unlike the Chinese, who see punctuality as a sign of respect, the egyptians rarely act on the appointed time, often verbally saying "please wait five minutes." What the egyptians call five minutes can be 30 minutes without seeing anyone.
2. Egyptians are mostly Muslims and a little.Christians.Chinese are mostly non believers.Most people in European countries are Christians.People in India and Thailand are more likely to believe in Buddhism.
3. China and European countries use more meat as their daily food, while the Egyptian use vegetables for their main diet.
Egypt is predominally Muslim, with which accounting for about 90% of the population. However, in China fewer people are religious and the virieties of relagions are more. In Egypt there is an enormous gap between the very whealthy and the very poor, which is similar in India, but it's pretty different from the situation in China because the nation works very hard to narrow the gap.
Islam plays an very important role in Emerati and in Egyptian.It is the state religion in Egyptian,and is the official and major religion in Emerati.Both in these two countries,Islam is integrated into people's daily life.
1.China and European countries use more meat as their daily food, while the Egyptian use vegetables for their main diet.
2.Egyptians are mostly Muslims and a little.Christians.Chinese are mostly non believers.Most people in European countries are Christians.People in India and Thailand are more likely to believe in Buddhism.
Both cultures attach great importance to individualism. People from both cultures tend to follow their will. They all attach great importance to the independent education of children. Germans attach great importance to order, especially in the public environment. Americans like to enjoy freedom and hate being trapped.
Similarities: Compared with China, Egypt also has a long history. And both Chinese and Egyptians think highly of their family.
Differences: Many Egyptians have religions, and most of them are Muslim. But in China, people who believe in religions are minority, and they mainly believe in Buddhism.
Like China, Egypt has a long history. Egyptians are honest and passionate, and they face the harsh realities of life with a sense of humor. Islam is the state religion of Egypt. Muslims pray many times a day.Egypt is predominantly Muslim about 90% of its population,and almost all of its Muslims are Sunni.The most of Chinese are non-believers.Most people in European countries are Christians.
he old and established the custom of giving a small gift in a business meeting may still be practiced in many Egyptian businesses today. It's important not to select a business gift that is too expensive. As this may cause embarrassment. In China, perhaps the more expensive the gift you give, the more likely you will be to succeed.
Like UAE, Egypt's mai religion is Islam. And for differences, Egypt has its unique religious culture, and the pyramid is a proof of its culture.
About the Fatalism, which is closely linked to Islam. It has religious, fate is unpredictable and people's destiny in our own hands, only struggling, judging correctly the choice to grasp the fate of life.In ancient China, there was a saying that "life and death have destiny" and "riches and honor lie in heaven". In ancient Greece and Rome, there was also the idea of "obeying fate".