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CROATIA/HRVATSKA
Verna Hämäläinen
Gudrun Hammer
Ilena Maslać
Lisa Pöschlmayer
General Info
Republic of Croatia/ Republika Hrvatska
Declaration of Independence: 8 October, 1991
Capital City: Zagreb Population: 4.4 million Official Language: Croatian President: Stjepan Mesić
Activity 1Goran IvaniševićIvano BalićJanica KostelićDavor Šuker
Activity 2Croatian Inventions?
Cultural Traits
Family attachments Nepotism Direct culture Gestures Concept of time Humour Catholic attitudes Antipathy towards Serbs/
Nationalism Regional differences
Family Attachments
strong family ties Croatians marry usually
quite young a big celebration with
lots of people invited
divorce rate is not high average of 1.5 children
per woman
Direct Culture
Level of relationship is important to consider
Exaggerations Very emotional and
high-tempered Nepotism
Business Etiquette
Do not rely too much on schedules
Small talk very important Never jump straight into
business Building relationship
initially more important than business
Gestures/ Body Language
Croatians use their hands and arms when talking
Love talking a lot and loud
Concept of time
Flexible and slower
concept of time “Relax, we
still have time“ Tend to
miss deadlines Punctuality is not
one of the Croatians’ strengths
Religion
90% Roman Catholic, 10 % others Croatians feel very catholic and the
vast majority of them practises the religion too
Herzegovinian Croatians and Dalmatians feel the most catholic of all Croatians - history
Communistic Yugoslavia and Tito's antipathy towards catholic church
Relations to Vatican
Humour
the south and the coastal areas irony, cynicism, or dark humour most jokes are sexist or about
Bosnians or regional mentality make fun of people’s mistakes,
lack of judgement or serious thoughts, reversal of fortune, regional mentality, frivolity, drunkenness, and lack of professionalism
Nationalism/Antipathy towards Serbs/Regional Differences
very proud and aware of their national identity
antipathy towards Serbs is due to the recent war
regional identity is important
difference south-north historical influence on the
regional mentality
Do’s / Don’ts
Praise and know about: Croatian cuisine: food, cooking and wine Croatian cuisine Croatian sports Their clean and beautiful environment
Do not Criticize Croatia’s role in the Croatian War
of Independence Make comparisons between Croats and
Serbians Criticize catholic church
Activity 3Try to read these Croatian sentences:
Laku noć. – Good night.
Dobar dan. – Good afternoon.
Ne govorim hrvatski. – I cannot speak Croatian.
Studiram engleski. I am studying English.