Northamerica

Composed by Canada, United Stades of America, and Mexico. So many differences between them are neighbors and share a FTA named NAFTA that join them more in a economic way.

1. Canada

Was influence by European culture and traditions, reflected in their main languages English (british) and French. This country has a very accepted cultural diversity, respects the difference among people from other countries.
According to Hofstede, they are very individualistic, and have certain kind uncertainty avoidence, but for example about the masculinity they accept the role of the women in their culture but could be improved.

Birth rate







From about 221 countries, Canada is placed in the 189, showing that has a very low birth rate compared to others, and in fact this rate is diminishing. Canada is down United States in 38 places. This why the government of Canada is so concerned about bringing young people to their land.

2. United States

With the major source of population growth, and has a great diversity too. fighting with immigrants, is the country were more immigrants as permanent residents exist in any other country in the world.
Recognized personal characteristics, their individualism, is one of the higher if isn't the highest, are people more concerned about money and how to get it, focused in the entertainment sector, watching out the fashion and magazines because beauty don't lie. Human being is led in some way by one side, as much as you have money and can answer with proud what do yo do for living? in order to be accepted in some societies.
A culture that is used to eat in fast food restaurants and where time is money, everything passes in short time, and were freedom and justice are hoping been accomplished. Hope is the highest feeling of expectation that Americans have now days with their new president elected Barack Obama.

Affected with the actual crisis, is looking for ways to no spend that much, and so difficult is the moment for this country that even Hollywood productions have been suffered the economy alternatives looking for other places cheaper where they can film new movies.

3. Mexico

A country with so much culture, climates, landscapes, beaches, pyramids, and mysteries. The country were death has its own festival day, and skulls are for decoration and not for scaring.
Has so many weathers, that there are: an oasis in Baja California, snow in Chihuahua, desert in down California, different types of forest, islands and plain terrains.

This country is very relied in the EEUU scene, and 84% of their exports goes to this country, the same happens with the importations that are the 64% of all the importations comes from EEUU.

Mexico is known besides is culture and tourism sector, because its violence, corruption, high population, contamination and latest days because of the AH1N1 virus.


A region that contains so much diversity in customs, history and personalities. Canada as the calm, has no issues with anybody, with its high security and tolerance, EEUU as the bad, the imperialistic, the handsome actor or actress that look for an adoption in order to become human, and Mexico as the developing country who is trying to walk with huge steps by the rhythm of their northern neighbors so he won't mixture with the Central American low indexes of development.


References

• Barco, N & Garcia, L & Ekstrom, A & Nilsson, M. 2009. Presentation "North America" part of the subject Organizations and Cultures at the EAFIT University.
• Indexmundi. http://www.indexmundi.com/g/r.aspx?t=0&v=25&l=en
  

Images

• Brooklyn Bridge. Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsifrancis/3313610694/

• Snowbirds : Happy Canada Day!!. Flickr.http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=canada&w=all