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'''Dressing up is extremely important in Senegal.''' | |||
Dressing up is extremely important in Senegal. | |||
The way you dress can be considered a reflection of personnalities (hippy, conservative, fraternity-sorority type etc.). | The way you dress can be considered a reflection of personnalities (hippy, conservative, fraternity-sorority type etc.). | ||
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Nonetheless, people are really tolerant because they know, you come from a different culture with a different dress code. | Nonetheless, people are really tolerant because they know, you come from a different culture with a different dress code. | ||
<span link>Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson:</span> [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Politeness-and-Respect|Wolof Culture Politeness and Respect]], [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Art-and-Music|Wolof Culture: History and Traditions of Art and Music]], [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Bargaining-in-transportation|Bargaining in transportation]] & [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Dining-Etiquette|Dining Etiquette]]. | |||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf | http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Taajabòon|Taajabòon]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Origin-of-the-Word-Wolof|Origin of the Word Wolof]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/What-are-you-expected-to-do|What are you expected to do]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/How-to-deal-with-caste|How to deal with caste]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Family|Family]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Social-stratification-or-caste|Social stratification or caste]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Ndéwènal|Ndéwènal]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Weddings|Weddings]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Setting-time|Setting time]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 27 March 2023
Dressing up is extremely important in Senegal.
The way you dress can be considered a reflection of personnalities (hippy, conservative, fraternity-sorority type etc.).
In Senegal, the way we dress is usually considered an indication of the respect we have for others around us.
Observe and use local work partners as models for how to dress because it mainly depends on your environment and the people you are interacting with.
However, make some pretty traditional clothes for special occasions in your site, people we feel really happy and it’s a sign of integration. N
Nonetheless, people are really tolerant because they know, you come from a different culture with a different dress code.
Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson: Wolof Culture Politeness and Respect, Wolof Culture: History and Traditions of Art and Music, Bargaining in transportation & Dining Etiquette.
Source[edit | edit source]
http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Taajabòon
- Origin of the Word Wolof
- What are you expected to do
- How to deal with caste
- Family
- Social stratification or caste
- Ndéwènal
- Weddings
- Setting time