Comparacion Cultural Ap Spanish Examples

Question: food

Answer: La carne
Chimichurri
Aguacate
Frutas
Arroz con frijoles
Seafood
sancocho


-Meat is very important in the diet
-Both have vegetarians though


-fruit stands and food stands in DR
Seafood is often fake
Authentic DR food is often cheaper in the DR

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Question: school- calendar

Answer: -Divided in 4 stages (Inicial, básico, medio, superior).
-Free for both primary and secondary
- required in primary


-not required in secondary

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Question: school- daily activities

Answer: Teatro, robotics, cultural appreciation
Some sports teams

U.S. very sports based


Instrumental classes not as popular

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Question: holidays

Answer: - epiphany v. st. nick



-independence day (february 27th)
- epiphany day- day jesus was presented to wise men (jan 6)



-New years, christmas

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Question: social costumes

Answer: Besos
Catholic - the pope
Majority christians


Shaking hands v. kisses

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Question: national heroes

Answer: - sánchez, duarte, mella
-la trinitaria
-la trinitaria independence manifesto in 1844 vs. dec of independence
-Fought for independence



George washington and TJ
Fought from spain and England

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Question: (Mexican) artists

Answer: Rivero- frescoes
Kahlo- autorretrato
Warhol- arte pop
Pollock- expresionista abstractos
Many colors in all
US more modern
Mexico- more paintings of people

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Question: Environmental Challenges

Answer: Littering
Tourists not regulating rules
hurricanes

Hurracanes semi-common in US

US- sequías, tornados

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Question: Demographic Challenges

Answer: Haitian immigrants
Mexican immigrants



Dominicans are poor, but haitians still receive benefits

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Question: Economic challenges

Answer: education=bad
Many poor people
desempleo

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Question: Transportation

Answer: Metro, motorcycles, uber, cars
Use a lot of the same transportation.
-motorcycles cheaper and so more people in DR have them. In US more of a hobby
- metro is common bc highways are currently being built

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Question: Music/dance

Answer: Bachate
Merengue
Juan luis guerra
reggaton


Hip hop popular in the US

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Question: family

Answer: Very important

-children call good friends of parents tío or tía

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Question: fashion

Answer: -always dress up
-common to wear jeans in the summer
-same clothes all year
Oscar de la renta and sully bonnelly
Ralph lauren and marc jacobs
-usually wear the same brands and similar clothes
-Cincinnati does not dress up
- santo domingo vs. nyc

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Question: importance of beauty (include colombia)

Answer: -colombia 7th in plastic surgery and us 1st



Emphasis on beauty

Travelers in colombia
Curba vs. delgada

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Question: Access/ use of technology

Answer: There are programs to help people who dont have technology in DR and US.
Less used in rural poverty areas such as areas in puerto plata like the mountains near punta rusia.

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Question: Healthcare

Answer: Healthcare best in carribe
Helps hatians
Socialized for poor
Three tiered


Trying towards universal healthcare but not working

US- el sistema híbrido

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Question: Natural phenomena

Answer: Catarata (waterfalls)
Lagunas como hoyo azul
Mountains
Rocky mountains

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Question: weather

Answer: Not as many seasons

húmedo
cinci- seasons

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Question: tourism

Answer: Punta cana
Beaches



Attracts people from all over the world

Resorts v. hotels

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Question: Writers

Answer: Miguel de cervantes- don quixote
Howard Pyle- robin hood
Both wanted to help the poor against the bad
-both adapted for kids


-1605 vs. 1805
- persona vs zorro

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