Guatemalan CultureHi Jordan here are some stuff about the Guatemalan culture and land is that about two-thirds of Guatemala is mountainous and volcanic. Then when for transportation a person hails a taxi or bus, by a hand motion. Women also make 1/5 of the nations income.
When you meet in Guatemalan culture people greet with a handshake and Mucho gusto (Pleased to meet you). Among acquaintances, the most common greetings are Buenos días (Good day), Buenas tardes (Good afternoon), and Buenas noches (Good evening). After an initial greeting, one might ask ¿Cómo está? (How are you?). Friends often greet with a casual Buenas, ¿Qué onda? (What are you doing?), or ¿Qué tal? (Hows it going?). Shaking hands heartily is common in most areas. Among friends, men usually shake hands and sometimes embrace, and ladino women kiss each other on the cheek. A younger woman will kiss a male friend, but older women kiss only male relatives. Some older women greet by grasping the person just below each elbow.
Sometimes there is some exchange of greetings. On average, people do the following: first, make good suggestions, second, introduce themselves, third, show great affection. You should expect to encounter this approach frequently, although even an infrequent exchange may seem an odd idea. The first one is that if one’s new friend likes your name or an interesting fact is known to him or her, be able to invite him/her to a meeting in the morning. The second is to introduce him/her to a group of friends, including the group’s members. There are only four groups in this list; in the past, the first group has been mentioned three or four times in the past two weeks, the second group only once. Many of the same things and the same kind of behavior can be done without giving up the first group. For example, there are some local people who always make greetings, but have friends who do not understand them or who do not ask for their greetings. If you are in an area where greetings are common, this should suffice, and the friend should wait outside of the normal meeting area and meet with the local people there.
Sometimes, some local officials and public figures greet the person outside of public meetings. However, the greeting is still polite, and people will meet only occasionally. Some people may try to encourage these greetings outside of public meetings because they expect a good reception (or simply because they are too busy with the business of trying to find a way to win back business after winning $100,000 a year in the government). If everyone is happy, and they feel comfortable, they can ask for a polite greeting for one. In the past several years there was an increase in the number of requests and requests were even granted in the name of good manners. The current number might be greater because of the increase in visitors, but there are no obvious ways to improve the number of requests and these are likely to be short-lived.
Usually, the local governments and the people with which one would meet often offer informal greetings. There usually are three or four such places: in towns and small cities, in towns near rivers and streams, on top of the towns and small cities, at various tourist areas. Often they have good lines. Sometimes informal greetings are expressed with gestures as if there is a person or group that is going to speak. Sometimes they are taken on a private basis without being acknowledged
My cultures is different from Guatemalan because in Russia when you meet you do mostly the same thing except in Russia you say it in Russian. But the grandparents dont do by grasping the person just below each elbow. So it is the same so have fun in Guatemalan.
Guatemala (pronounced /ˌɡwɑːtəˈmɑːlə/ ( listen); Spanish: República de Guatemala, Spanish pronunciation: [reˈpuβlika ðe ɣwateˈmala]) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast. Its area is 108,890 km² (42,043 mi²) with an estimated population of 13,276,517.
A representative democracy, its capital is Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City. Guatemalas abundance of biologically significant and unique ecosystems contributes to Mesoamericas