I need to ask some questions from someone from another culture

Shoot.

Ask away? But FYI, most members on this forum are from Canada, the US, and Australia. Not too much of a stretch for your assignment.

Thanks I need to get my questions together and I will post!

Okay. I'm from France by the way.

These questions are based on the 12 domains of culture.
1. What is the Economic and political conditions of your country currently?
2. What topographical elements affect your life every day?
3. What is the educational status life in your culture? Do many people go to college?
4. What are some common occupations for individuals in your culture?
5. Do you consider your family nuclear or extended?
6. How close are you to your extended family?
7. Is divorce considered a stigma in your culture?
8. How is status measured in your family or culture?
9. How important is it in your culture to be timely to work and scheduled appointments?
10. Does the organization you work for encourage more formal or informal communication?
11. Does your profession encourage autonomy in the workforce?
12. What are the most common illnesses and diseases in your family?
13. Are there any high-risk behaviors that the people of your culture engage in?
14. What are you cultures view about weight and health?
15. Does food in your culture have any significant meaning other than to satisfy hunger?
16. Do the people your culture believe in alternative medication? Western medication?
17. Do you have regular checkups with your health-care practioner?
18. What is your first line intervention when you are having pain?
19. What role does the man, women, and child play in your culture?
20. Are there any birth or death rituals that take place in your culture?
21. How is pregnancy viewed in your culture?
22. How is death viewed in your culture?

For that use google. Those are not personal questions about the impression one might have from culture to culture...those are laziness in doing some research !

1. What is the Economic and political conditions of your country currently?
Bad.

2. What topographical elements affect your life every day?
The Aventine Hill.

3. What is the educational status life in your culture? Do many people go to college?
Something like 80% go to college.

4. What are some common occupations for individuals in your culture?
Work, complain, eat, complain, watch TV, complain, have sex, complain...

5. Do you consider your family nuclear or extended?
Nuclear.

6. How close are you to your extended family?
Not as close as I would want, but closer than I can bear.

7. Is divorce considered a stigma in your culture?
No.

8. How is status measured in your family or culture?
To measure status tends to be frown upon in my culture. We're supposed to be equal in status, and while eveybody knows that's an illusion, it's considered inappropriate to boast about one's status or put other people down.

9. How important is it in your culture to be timely to work and scheduled appointments?
It is somewhat important.

10. Does the organization you work for encourage more formal or informal communication?
Both.

11. Does your profession encourage autonomy in the workforce?
Yes.

12. What are the most common illnesses and diseases in your family?
The flue.

13. Are there any high-risk behaviors that the people of your culture engage in?
Yes, much. Many of us are addicted to a number of dangerous things, from extreme sports to cigarettes.

14. What are you cultures view about weight and health?
Excessive weight is frown upon, including for health reasons.

15. Does food in your culture have any significant meaning other than to satisfy hunger?
It is a marker of cultural identity; an occassion to socialise; an art; a national past time; and last but not least, a pleasure.

16. Do the people your culture believe in alternative medication? Western medication?
Some do, like homeopathy.

17. Do you have regular checkups with your health-care practioner?
Not really.

18. What is your first line intervention when you are having pain?
Suffer it.

19. What role does the man, women, and child play in your culture?
Too vague a question.

20. Are there any birth or death rituals that take place in your culture?
Of course, like in any culture. E.g. sharing of a birth notice printed on some fancy cardboard, publication of orbituaries in newspapers, burial, etc.

21. How is pregnancy viewed in your culture?
Very positively.

22. How is death viewed in your culture?
Most of times it is ignored, unfortunately.

Thanks so much!

Hi, I'd be happy to answer your questions. I live in the U.S. on the east coast, not far from NYC. Would you mind, at a later date, answering a few questions from me about life in your country? I'm terribly curious about everyday life in countries outside the U.S. I want to travel extensively when my finances will allow it.