Monday, November 3, 2014

CULTURAL VALUES : what are the most important cultural values in the Tunisian culture?


by Wafa , Mabrouka and Narjess





CULTURAL VALUES : what are the most important cultural values in the Tunisian culture?




Hospitalilty : the most common known thing that Tunisians are generous especially when it comes to care about common or individual social issues. They usally stand for each other for example : « during the arab spring revolution , Tunisia has recieved thounsands of people from Libye and Syria and even though the tough economic situation of the state , the government and the people were not surprisingly kind and open to this idea . moreover they gave them food , clothes and even they sheltered them » .


Respect : respect and ethical values is a necessity for people to intermingle and to be open to others . The act of understanding of being respectful and respected is spread all over Tunisia’ states even though the geographic boundaries or traditions or beliefs « there is no difference between each and every one in Tunisia ». Tunisian people are a very strong believers in this value we can see it from there daily life : « men respect women , children respect elders … etc , also Tunisia’s small populations of jews and christians have generally been free to practice their faiths. »


Freedom : right of free expression is the first thing across our minds when we talk about values in Tunisia . people nowadays can share their opinions without any pressure from govermnement. For example « academic freedom which was seriously limited before the revolution , has been significantly expanded . Besides Tunisians can choose their own lifestyle. »


Equality and justice : in Tunisia woman enjoys her rights and can get a job as man do . 


Originality : tunisians known as a discreet and  cautious people . they always stick by their own traditions and beliefs whatever the situation they remain faithfull to their own original identity.

 by  Dorsaf ,Fatma, Siwar and Itab

CULTURAL VALUES : what are the most important cultural values in the Tunisian culture?

Raising the cultural values awareness

Throughout this work we would like to raise your awareness about these shared values in Tunisia

by Issam and Maha

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Hospitality in Tunisia

by the white group

Hospitality in Tunisia

by the gold group

Hospitality in Tunisia

by the black group

Hospitality in Tunisia

by the plum group

Hospitality in Tunisia

bu the purple group

Hospitality in Tunisia

by the brown group

Hospitality in Tunisia

by the black group

Hospitality in Tunisia

by the silver group

Hospitality in Tunisia


by the pink group

Hospitality in Tunisia


by the diamond group

Hospitality in Tunisia

by the green and olive groups

Hospitality in Tunisia

by the aqua group

Hospitality in Tunisia

by the orange group

Monday, December 9, 2013

CULTURAL VALUES : what are the most important cultural values in the Tunisian culture?

Throughout this paragraph we would like to highlight four important values in Tunisia :



1- Charity : Tunisian peoples are contibuting to help others such as the case of the Libyan refugees who find in tunisia a "suitabal home" .



2- Honor and respect : are also very significant for ewample if a person loses his honor and dignity he is ruined in the eyes of his family and community . This cultural value dictates why tunisian peoples have always raise the slogan of honor and dignity as a principal right in the revolution .



3- Privacy: Tunisian rarely talk about anything that is personal .it's considered to be rude to ask too many personal questions although asking about somebody's family is generally considered to be good manners

4- Hospitality :  Tunisian people supports each others , there are many organizations which  take cares after orphans and homeless children in Tunisia .

__ by the Gold Group ___

GREETING: how do people greet each other in Tunisia?

Greeting is something that is said or done to show people that you are happy to meet or see them

  It is a message that expresses good wishes to someone .
In Tunisia people have specific decorum according greeting , which deals with many aspects :

* Strangers mostly just shake their hands .
* For formal relationships ( between colleagues or businessman ... ), shaking hands is considered as the official greeting .
* Relatives and friends  tend to show their intimacy through kissing on the  cheek and expressing nostalgia through hugs .
* Old women are an exception as they kiss each other many times on one side.

by the Gold Group



Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Greeting faux pas

Here is the link to the article I mentioned last week in class:

- Americans Abroad: When Goodwill Turns Into Gaffe

And here is also the video showing President Obama's faux pas in Burma.


GREETING: how do people greet each other in Tunisia?



Greeting in Tunisia



Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other to suggest a type of relation ship and to suggest social status between individuals or group of people coming in contact with each other.Every country  has each own way of greeting for example in tunisia people used many way of greeting .                                      
Greeting depend on many field . First of all, greeting depend on social status sush  as some tunisian people especially the poor start greeting high classes by shaking hands to show  respect .Second,  according to the relation ship the evrey day greeting for friends is a hand shake for both men and women, and sometimes kiss on the cheek for both:(two times or more than that).  Another way of greeting used by friends which is  a hug or a pat on  the back.    Third, greeting also related to the age for example young people greet each other  by high-five or they shake hands .But adults kiss on the cheek and also use a hug for close friends and family and sometimes young people start the first to greet old people in order to show respect . Finally, according to gender, women and men greet both male and female by shake hands and kisses on the cheek especially for the close friends or family .Sometimes men pat each other on the back.

                   by the plum group