B)
What cultural elements called your attention? What is similar to and
what is different from our Chilean culture? (200-250 words)
The cultural elements that were called to my attention were many but the
ones that I noticed the most were based around the people. They are very
respectful and trust one and each other greatly. This is because nobody steals
or mistreats others, which makes it easier for them to coexist and builds upon
the trust that they all ready have with each other. This is very different from
Chile.
In general, Chile and New Zealand are very similar countries with very
similar cultures. In the central north island and the south island, the climate
is very similar to Chile which promotes the same cultural experiences and
values. For example its main exports are similar to ours (fishing, mining,
wood, etc) and the Maori culture (a pacific culture) are very similar to the
culture of the Easter Island natives. Because the New Zealand culture has been
influenced by others, the views that New Zealanders have are very similar to
the Chilean views which makes it easy to relate to them.
Finally, I can say New Zealand is a very beautiful country because
everything has a deep relationship with nature, which is something that we
don´t see in Chile. Seeing how nature influenced the people was something I
have never seen. It helped make my exchange more pleasurable and completed the experience
of a lifetime. I will sorely miss everyone there.
