ESTONIAN BLOG

Power distance index (PDI)  Estonia's score is 40 points , which suggests that  Estonians don't readily obey and respect people in authoritarian positions based merely on their rank and status as power-holders. On the other hand , Colombia has high score (67), that is, Colombian society Believe that inequalities  are simply a fact of life. Individualism versus collectivism (IDV)  Estonia is an individualist country with a score of 60 , they think that everyone should be allowed to do his/her own thing, reach new heights or even dig their own graves. Colombia is a Collectivist country with a score of 13, Colombian society think that Relationships are more important than attending to the task at hand, and when a group of people holds an opinion on an issue, they will be joined by all who feel part of that group. Masculinity versus feminity (MAS) Estonia is a feminist country with a lower score (30) , Estonian society is driven by modesty and fairness. Although Estonians

All countries over time have witnessed stereotypes of gender roles. Many times they are caused by the media, such as television, film, music, and now by social networks. This is a very difficult aspect to change in society but daily struggles against it. Below, I will make a comparison between the gender stereotypes that are presented in both women and men from Colombia and Estonia. On the one hand, we have Colombians, where women are recognized by other cultures as very beautiful, with curvilinear bodies and beautiful faces, considered as housewives, cleaners and dramatic. Men are catalogued as businessmen, those who are heads of household and support the family, as well as party-goers, macho and extroverted. On the other hand, we have the Estonians, where the women of that culture are considered sexy bombs, good housewives, lovers of reading, and passive compared to men. Men are considered active and successful, enterprising, good leaders, with academic studies, interested in s

There are a lot of cultures in the world ,and yes, all of them are full of stereotypes. In the next draw I trying to demonstrate different stereotypes about Estonia. This country is located in North-europe  limited with Russia. Normally Estonians are confused with Russians because the physical features are similar , for example, population inboth of them have blonde hair , White skin, and blue eyes . Also , although in the past  was part of Soviet Union , currently is an independent country,  and no , Estonians are not Russians. The second stereotype is that people of another part of the world think that this country is cold all the time, and no, in this country there are  seasons. On the other hand, we have that Estonians are considered like shy an quite people,and this is a  wrong thinking  because all people is different, so we don't say that people of a culture is shy or extrovert.  By last , people of other countries think that Estonians are living in the stone age yet , Which

Hi. My name is Sheyla Charris and I'm from Colombia. Currently, I'm studing public Accounting at UniNorte , and I love dancing.