Researchers have applied Hofstede’s categorization of national cultural traits not only in studies of ‘average’ employee samples, from which the categorization was originally ob.

[A quick primer of his cultural dimension theory] (https://geerthofstede.com/culture-geert-hofstede-gert-jan-hofstede/6d-model-of-national-culture/)

You don't need to be exact. Feel free to use terms like low, high, or off the charts.

IF you're like me, you find it easy to think of specific items of cultural heritage for fictional regions (stuff like rituals and traditions, titles of rulers or religious leaders, style of music, naming conventions, etc) but hard to put these things together in a way that makes sense. You want characters that share a cultural heritage to behave in somewhat consistent ways.

Enter Geert-Hofstede dimensions, five categories created by a famous sociologist that allow one to analyze a culture and possibly make assumptions about how an individual from that culture will behave. Of course, one's heritage does not define their entire personality but it undeniably impacts it. On to the dimensions, which for the record are measured on a scale from 0-120.

1. Power Distance Index

The degree to which individuals in a society accept inequality in wealth and power. The higher the rating, the more a person accepts and respects those higher than them in a hierarchy. High/low PDI regions: Japan, the middle east/Austria, New Zealand

2. Individualism

In a highly individualistic society, people are expected to look after themselves and possibly their immediate family. In the opposite, a collective society, it's generally thought that large networks with close ties are necessary to enjoy life and to endure hardship - if you lose your job or some other fate befalls you, your friends, family, possibly people you don't even know will all pitch in to support you financially and otherwise, and help you recover. High/low individualistic regions: USA, the UK/Indonesia, Ecuador

3. Masculinity

While it's somewhat controversial to describe behaviour according to gender stereotypes, it helps convey the point. A masculine society values assertiveness, accumulation of material possessions, having social power/status, and so on. A feminine society believes that a person should be measured by their capacity to care for others, selflessness, and devotion to personal relationships. High/low masculinity regions: Germany, USA/Sweden, Costa Rica

4. Uncertainty Avoidance Index

How much does a society tolerate or encourage ambiguity or adventure, and how much does it seek to precisely define and predict future events? A high UAI culture usually adopts strict rules, both in terms of laws and social conduct. Additionally it's thought that high UAI regions are more devoted to religion, especially if their religion claims to be the only true one. High/low UAI regions: Greec

Dakle po Geertu Hofstedeu koji je napravio Dimensions of national culture Hrvati:

• Smatraju da nejednaka raspodjela dobara, bogatstva i moći u društvu ne treba promjene i da svatko ima svoje mjesto u njemu koje ne treba daljnje ispitivati. Dakle ako si beskućnik, beskućnik si, no further debate.

• Smatraju da i očekuju da im društvo/grupa pomogne i da pazi na njih u zamjenu za neupitnu odanost.

• Ovde niti prde niti smrde, ali većinom cijene i preferiraju suradnju, skromnost i brigu za one kojima treba pomoć.

• Većinom se drže nekakvih čvrstih vjerovanja i netolerantni su prema neortodoksnim idejama i ponašanjima.

• I ovde niti prde niti smrde, ali većinom potiču ulaganja u edukaciju da bi bili bolje pripremljeni za budućnost, te se ne drže tradicija toliko jako.

• Imaju stroge društvene norme, te guše i reguliraju zadovoljavanje porteba vezanih za uživanje u životu i zabavu(pušenje trave).

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Am citit recent un articol despre metoda Hofstede de clasificare a unei culturi (cea americană, în particular), și mi s-a părut interesant să caut unde este România pe cele șase axe măsurate în metoda asta (scorul în paranteze):

• (90) Distanța față de Putere (Power Distance Index - PDI). Distanța față de putere (mare sau mică) reflectă gradul în care oamenii din cultura respectivă percep inegalitatea socială.
• (30) Individualism vs. Colectivism. Individualismul – colectivismul (IDV) se referă la măsura în care o cultură încurajează independența și libertatea individului față de grupul căruia îi aparține.
• (42) Masculinitate vs. Feminitate. Masculinitatea – feminitatea (MAS) reflectă importanța faptului de a te fi născut femeie sau bărbat; preferința pentru competitivitate și promovare în detrimentul cooperării și armoniei sau invers. Indexul de Evitare a Incertitudinii (Uncertainty Avoidance Index - UAI).
• (90) Evitarea incertitudinii este legată de ușurința cu care cultura face față la nou și își asumă riscuri; gradul de anxietate al națiunii respective.
• (52) Orientare pe Termen Lung (Long Term Orientation - LTO). Orientarea pe termen lung este legată de perioada de timp pentru care oamenii își fac planuri și așteaptă rezultate și măsura în care au tendința de a sacrifica gratificația de astăzi pentru un rezultat viitor.
• (20) Indulgență versus Restrângere (Indulgence versus Restraint – IVR). Indulgența caracterizează societățile ce permit recunoașterea / gratificarea stimulilor de bază, naturali umani legați de bucuria de a trăi (joie de vivre). Restrângerea caraterizează societățile ce reprimă aceste recunoașteri / gratificări ale nevoilor umane și le reglementează prin norme sociale stricte.

Săpând un pic mai mult, am găsit și un interviu al lui Mihnea Stoica cu Geert Hofstede, autorul metodei; la sfârșit el prezintă și interpretarea scorurilor în context. Sunt curios ce impresie vă face vouă această evaluare a culturii românești.

Kiedyś Geert Hofstede zauważył, że odpowiedzi pracowników IBM na pytania o wartości, co uważają za ważne, są bardziej zbliżone dla pracowników z danego kraju, niż według zajmowanego stanowiska. Później wymyślił, żeby te odpowiedzi przełożyć na kilka skal 0-100, a właściwie wymiarów. Policzyłem odległości do Polski dla 64 krajów i regionów w 6 wymiarowej przestrzeni i mi wyszło:

Spain 32, Turkey 38, Italy 39, Morocco 39, Czech Rep 40, Greece 40, France 40, Arab countries 40, Malta 43, Croatia 44, Brazil 44, Hungary 45,
Argentina 45 , Romania 46, Serbia 47,

Portugal 49, Bulgaria 52, Iran 53, Peru 54, Belgium 55, Bangladesh 56, India 57, Africa East 59, Slovenia 60, Thailand 60, Russia 62, Pakistan 63,
Japan 63, Germany 64, Philippines 64, Chile 66, Finland 68, Canada 70

Switzerland 72, Estonia 72, Indonesia 72, Lithuania 75, U.S.A. 75, Australia 75, Austria 75, Latvia 76, Colombia 77, Hong Kong 78, Mexico 78, El Salvador 79, Taiwan 79, Korea South 80, New Zealand 81, Ireland 81, Vietnam 81, Malaysia 82, Slovak Rep 82, Africa West 82, Great Britain 84, Trinidad and Tobago 84, Norway 84, Netherlands 88, China 90, Venezuela 92

Singapore 103, Denmark 108, Sweden 108
ale jest 16 krajów bardziej odległych od Szwecji, najbardziej Słowacja 142 punkty

Pytanie, ile to jest dużo albo mało. Dla kilku krajów, które policzyłem to mediana maksymalnej odległości to 118 punktów. Dzieląc to na 5 równych przedziałów (kwint) wychodzi 23,6 więc tak podzieliłem kraje w akapity.

W porównaniu z innymi krajami Polska jest najwyższej kwincie krajów o największym unikaniu niepewności, w wysokich kwintach dystansu władzy, indywidualizmu, męskości, w niskich, ale nie najniższych orientacji długoterminowej i dogadzaniu sobie. Co to oznacza jest opisane, czasami mętnie, w https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/poland/

Oczywiście to tylko porównanie średnich, przełożonych z sondaży, i im większy kraj tym bardziej zróżnicowany.

Mapy świata tych wymiarów z mało czytelnymi skalami: https://geerthofstede.com/culture-geert-hofstede-gert-jan-hofstede/6d-model-of-national-culture/

Dane https://geerthofstede.com/research-and-vsm/dimension-data-matrix/

O tych pomiarach dowiedziałem

With the release of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything for D&D 5th Edition, we’ve got some official rules that break characters away from race-based abilities and let us customize based on the society the character grew up in and the skills they acquired during life before adventuring. So no matter what race you've chosen, the culture you're a part of is giving you that ability score increase or that weapon proficiency; that language or that religion. What does this mean for your character’s outlook on life, their values, their favorite foods, or style of dress? All this is culture, an expression of this society's joys, struggles, creativity, and hopes. Rather than just creating analogues to existing cultures though, how do you create a unique culture for your world?

The template provided here abstracts four main factors that define a culture: climate and resources, religion and values, family and social structure, and the arts. (Two example cultures are provided below are also available in the template as defaults).

1. Climate and Resources

Clothing, food, and homes: the climate and terrain your culture exists in establishes a lot. Clothing will be appropriate to the temperature and weather. The fabrics, leathers, or furs available will be determined by what plants and animals are in the area, with other materials having to be brought in by trade. The food the people eat will likewise be determined by what they can grow. Is seafood available? Spices? What’s the staple grain in this area? And similarly for architecture: what’s available to build with? Are the buildings designed for keeping cool, or handling monsoon seasons?

2. Religion and Values

The major thing to keep in mind in this section is that each culture will bring its own traditions and expressions into the local religion. This may result in different sects or denominations of a more broadly followed faith. There will be some common constants in the culture, the main tenets of the faith itself, but also present will be a unique set of social norms and values. To establish our unique social norms, we can steal some categories from Dutch social psychologist Geert Hofstede. Now, we don’t want to use exactly what he said because his metrics are colonialist and problematic in several ways, so I'll change some of them into descriptors instead of judgements. This gives us the following set o

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB

Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"

I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual

So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes

r/unclejokes for dirty jokes

r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC

r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes

Punchline !

Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub

Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat

Do your worst!

How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?

Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.

But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.

They were cooked in Greece.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.

Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"

Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"

Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

And now I’m cannelloni

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

But that’s comparing apples to oranges

And boy are my arms legs.

Heard they've been doing some shady business.

but then I remembered it was ground this morning.

Edit: Thank you guys for the awards, they're much nicer than the cardboard sleeve I've been using and reassures me that my jokes aren't stale

Edit 2: I have already been made aware that Men In Black 3 has told a version of this joke before. If the joke is not new to you, please enjoy any of the single origin puns in the comments

BamBOO!

They’re on standbi

A play on words.

My daughter, Chewbecca, not so much.

Calcium, nickel, neon

Pilot on me!!

Put it on my bill

Christopher Walken

Researchers have applied Hofstede’s categorization of national cultural traits not only in studies of ‘average’ employee samples, from which the categorization was originally ob.

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8394. Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual: Elaine N. Marieb & Lori A. Smith

8395. Principles of Molecular Virology, 6th Edition: Alan J. Cann

8396. The Wiley Handbook of Global Educational Reform, 1st Edition: Kenneth J. Saltman & Alexander J. Means

8397. Prescott's Microbiology, 10th Edition: Joanne Willey & Linda Sherwood & Christopher J. Woolverton

8398. Systems Analysis and Design, 6th Edition: Alan Dennis & Barbara Haley Wixom & Roberta M. Roth

8399. Love and Intimacy in Online Cross-Cultural Relationships: The Power of Imagination, 1st Edition: Wilasinee Pananakhonsab

8400. The Human Organism: Explorations in Biological Anthropology, 1st Edition: Elizabeth Weiss

8401. Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice, 4th Edition: Marlaine Smith & Marilyn Parker

8402. Statistics for Nursing: A Practical Approach, 3rd Edition: Elizabeth Heavey

8403. Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Systems: Closing the Ethical Loophole of Social Sustainability, English Edition: Nicholas Sakellariou

8404. A Practical Guide to Welding Solutions: Overcoming Technical and Material-Specific Issues: Robert W. Messler

8405. Programming the World Wide Web, 8th Edition: Robert W. Sebesta

8406. Maternal and Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family, 8th Edition: JoAnne Silbert-Flagg & Adele Pillitteri

8407. Cengage Advantage Books: Culture Counts: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, 4th Edition: Serena Nanda & Richard L. Warms

8408. International Management Behavior: Global and Sustainable Leadership, 7th Edition: Henry W. Lane & Martha L. Maznevski

8409. Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion, 2nd Edition: Miguel A.