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<\/p>\nBook: Wattley-Ames, Helen. Spain Is Different<\/i>. Yarmouth, Me.: Intercultural Press, 1999.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pages:133<\/b><\/p>\n
Point: Spain as a location, culture, and people is absolutely unique.<\/p>\n
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Path: The author leads the reader through a maze of cultural confrontations between the standard citizen of Spain and that of the United States. The concept of Spain as a country is considered in chapter 1. Chapter 2 deals with society structure and the individual. Relationships , communication, and work take up the next three chapters. The final chapter addresses the Spaniard and his diversion.<\/p>\n
The chapters include a spanish point of view and an \u201camerican\u201d point of view. Each chapter ends with a probable scenario of a confrontation between the two cultures and offers choices on how to handle it.<\/p>\n
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Sources: The author spent extensive time in Spain and then interviewed a variety of Spaniards and Americans.<\/p>\n
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Agreement: I appreciated the work of the author. Although describing a culture automatically includes generalizations, I felt that the author did a good job at expressing both cultures. I think that reading this book will give me a better understanding of the Spaniard and his\/her culture.<\/p>\n
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Personal App: Am I willing to adjust my personal culture as I see how others live and think? Perhaps my way isn\u2019t the best.<\/p>\n
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Favorite Quote: \u201cSpain\u2019s worth resides in what it is<\/i>, much less than in what it produces by the labor of its people.\u201d Fernando de la Torre (121).<\/p>\n
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Stars: 4 out of 5<\/p>\n
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It would be worth another read and I would recommend it.<\/p>\n
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