Questions:
Grenada country which located in Caribbean country comprising a main island also called Grenada.
1. What are typical foods served in the culture?
Staples such as bread, rice and peas, fruits, and vegetables figure prominently in the diet. Fish is plentiful and affordable, as is chicken. Beef is scarce. Pork is reserved for special occasions such as Christmas, while goat and lamb are eaten commonly. Dishes are seasoned heavily with local spices.
2. Are there any typical styles of dress?
There is no particular type of dress but people often wear light colors made out of breathe able fabrics like cotton and linen, to help keep cool.
3. What do people do for recreation?
Grenada is a wonderfully green and serene place, a tranquil oasis that has thankfully avoided the over-development that has blighted so much of the Caribbean. For recreation most people go to the beach, explore and hike through the rainforest, spend time with family and enjoy festive fetes.
4. Do buildings have identifiable features?
Most buildings have a very old colonial look.
5. How is public space used? For example, do people tend to "hang out" on the street, or are they in public because they are going from one place to the next?
Grenadians are very sociable people. They love to hang out or "lime" by the roadside and have a drink by one of the many "rum shops," to catch up on the current affair of the country.
6. What is the weather like in your country?
The weather is tropical. Average temperatures range from 75 degrees F to 85 degrees F (24 degrees C to 30 degrees C), with a cool breeze. We have two seasons. The dry season is between January and May and the rainy season is from June to December.
Recognized Behaviors
1. How do people greet one another? Most people greet each other with a handshake or a hug.
2. Describe how a holiday is celebrated. Holidays are always celebrated with lost of food, music and rum, never forget the rum.
3. How would a visitor be welcomed to someone's home? Visitors are always welcomed into our homes in Grenada, we always put the best out for our visitor's.
4. What are the norms around weddings? Births? Deaths? Food, music and rum, never forget the rum.
Explicit Beliefs
1. How are gender roles perceived?
While women work in politics and professional trades, men are still socially dominant. Typically, after a husband and wife have finished work, the man unwinds at the local rum shop with his friends while the woman attends to household duties.
2. What personal activities are seen as public? What activities are seen as private?
Salutations are an important part of daily etiquette even among strangers. Public displays of affection are common among schoolchildren, particularly those of the same sex. It is not uncommon to see girls holding hands on the street and boys walking with their arms draped around each other's shoulders. However adult public displays of affection are seen as private.
5. What are the cultural attitudes toward aging and the elderly?
The Elderly is well respected and well cared for.
Deeply Embedded Beliefs
1. How is space used (e.g., how close should two people who are social acquaintances stand next to one another when they are having a conversation?)
It is the norm for social acquaintances to be within close proximity of each even opposite sexes when interacting.
2. How is time understood and measured? (e.g., how late can you be to a business appointment before you are considered rude?)
Island time is a very real thing. Usually a half hour grace period is acceptable.
3. Is change considered positive or negative?
Change is considered both negative and positive, it really depends on what is going to be changed.
4. What are the criteria for individual success?
It is believed in Grenada that education is the key to an individual's success.
5. What is the relationship between humans and nature? (e.g., do humans dominate nature? does nature dominate humans? do the two live in harmony?)
There is harmony in Grenada between inhabitants and nature. The removal of corals from the sea, wildlife from forest and rivers and debarking of trees is strictly prohibited.
6. How is divine power viewed in relation to human effort?
Grenada is predominantly Roman Catholic (53 percent), with Protestants accounting for 33 percent of the population. Among Christians, a substantial number believe to some extent in obeah, or white magic. When good things happen it is believed that God has sent blessings.
7. Is the culture a high-context or low-context one?
The culture is high-context.
8. What is humorous?
Grenadian love a good joke and to laugh, anything can become humourous.
10. How do individuals "know" things? (e.g., are people encouraged to question things? are they encouraged to master accepted wisdom?) Most people keep informed through the local media. People are always encouraged to seek information on their own.
11. Are people encouraged to be more action-oriented or to be more contemplative?
A combination of both.