Essay Archive - Cultural Differences Between Americans and Spaniards
Cultural Differences Between Americans and Spaniards
As a U.S. Navy veteran, I have seen countless differences between the
American culture and other countries’ cultural differences while being
deployed overseas. By far one of the most interesting to me was revealed
during a seven month deployment to Spain. The term Siesta would probably
mean nothing to many of us; in Websters Dictionary it means “rest after
the mid-day meal” which in Spain means take the afternoon off. Whether this
seems like a gross dereliction of time and pay, or a blessed daily event
is a matter of discussion. I however, foun....
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