Thomas Kim

Capital city of Kosovo is Pristina, which is the

capital and largest city in Kosovo.
The primary languages the people speak are
mostly Albanian and Serbian
Religions practiced are Muslim, Serbian,
Orthodox, and Roman Catholic.
The Mirusha waterfalls is located in Kosovo
that create canyons and caves from the
waterfalls, which is famous across Kosovo
Great place to go during the summer for
swimming and to look at the site
Museum that was built by Austrians for the
Turkish army in 1898
Used to have a rich collection of prehistoric
objects uncovered in Kosovo
Cevapcici (charcoal
grilled mince meat?







Flija (layered pie with
yogurt filling)
Many East Asians in Kosovo would be taunted,
teased, and use racial slurs towards them
Racial slurs such as pulling skin around their
eyes back, mimicking Asian sounds, or saying
Ching Chong.

Taboos, legends, folklores, and proverbs
Religion was based mostly on superstition
before the time.
Prayed to god to give them wisdom and favor
to missions
Showing excellence or ok gesture



The I love you sign hand gesture



Body language: locals shake their heads to
mean yes and nod by jerking their head
backwards emitting a bold cluck to mean no.
Business etiquette: meetings are usually
commenced and finalized by handshakes
Meetings are usually held in offices,
restaurants, and caf'
Began building relationships with both Serbs
and the Albanians
Participated in exciting projects of rebuilding
relationships
OM team started to rebuild relationships with
the women through local government funded
shelters
Direct communication is favored in Kosovo
Smoking in Kosovo is ingrained in their culture
so offering a cigarette to a new acquaintance is
commonplace
Social website, Facebook, has created positive
effects to businesses and how they
communicate with each other socially
Dominated by men
Constitution determines the fundamental
principles policies, structures, procedures,
power, and responsibility of the government
Governing power of the Republic of Kosovo
stems from the Constitution
Method of work and decision making
procedures of the government are regulated by
law and regulations
Similarities
Both nod their heads
to say yes
Hand shaking one
another before a
meeting



Differences
U.S body language
include rolling eyes,
the middle finger,
and tapping
Kosovos jerk their
head backwards to
say no
Similarities
Both use Facebook to
communicate socially
and business related
Both use computers
to communicate
Body language and
nonverbal language

Differences
U.S. uses email, text
messaging, upgraded
technology, calling,
and voice chat
U.S has more
varieties to
communicate
Similarities
Both structures use
the constitution to
maintain order,
power, and
responsibility
Government


Differences
Military strength in
the U.S. is stronger
and better
Kosovo doesnt focus
on military as much
as the U.S
Internet penetration rate on users is 76.6% and
households 84.8%
Facebook, the worlds largest social network,
has moved to Kosovo
The move affected 200,000 Facebook users in
Kosovo
Facebook had positive effects on Kosovo
businesses
Raised public awareness of the importance to
the economy
This dimension refers to the degree to which
gender roles are differentiated and valued
Masculine cultures are attached to more
important roles associated with males such as
assertiveness and independence
Feminine cultures are distinguished among
gender roles to a lesser degree and attached
more to females
Relates to my country because the men
dominate the power structure while the
women have a smaller role
This dimension refers to the degree to which
cultures emphasize the importance of
individuals as opposed groups such as family
or organizations
Individualism reinforces peoples reliance on
self
Collectivism reinforces a greater reliance on the
group

This dimension refers to the degree to which
ambiguity and uncertainty are tolerable, and
absolute truths are avoided
Strong uncertainty avoidance is risk/
uncertainty are avoided and absolute truths are
embraced
Weak uncertainty avoidance tend to avoid
absolute truths and dont feel nearly as
threatened by behavior/opinions.
Long term orientation place more emphasis on
the future and attach importance to values such
as persistence and saving
Short term orientation direct peoples efforts
towards the present and past, and value
tradition/ achievements for immediate results
Refers to the degree to which gender roles are
differentiated and valued
Different in the U.S. because all females and
males roles are equal
All genders have equal rights and is created
equal in the U.S.
Kosovo, the men dominate the women and are
valued more.
Degree to which cultures emphasize the
importance of individuals as to opposed
groups
United States and Kosovo are highly
individualist country since they both reinforce
peoples reliance on self


The United States and Kosovo are strong
uncertainty avoidance because absolute truths
are embraced
Both Kosovo and U.S. are long term orientation
because they place more emphasis on the
future and attach importance to values by
persistence and saving
First female president to be elected and
youngest president, Atifete Jahjaga, in 2011
Violence erupted along the Kosovo northern
border with Serbia in July 2011
Mile stone agreement to normalize relations
was reached with Kosovo and Serbia in April
2013
Kosovo police arrest at least 40 people in major
operation to round up suspects accused of
fighting alongside extremists
Haney, Elissa. "Kosovo Factsheet." Fact Monster.
20002006 Pearson Education, publishing as Fact Monster.
12 Oct. 2014 http://www.factmonster.com/spot/kosovo1.html.

Bucher, Richard D. Diversity Consciousness: Opening Our Minds
to People, Cultures, and Opportunities. Fourth ed. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000. Print.

"Constitution." N.p., n.d. Web. <https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rks-
gov.net%2Fen-US%2FRepublika%2FPages%2FKushtetuta.aspx>.
Kosovos news
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesan
dterritories/serbia/kosovo/index.html
Kosovo connectivity at global standards on internet usage
http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=2,4,1944