Photo Expose from the ABS's of Culture of Western Europe's Culture
Austria - Arts
Austria is home to many art forms including from paintings made in the 19th to the 21st century to express emotion, to symbolize something and to portray a story like it can be seen in the image above. Art is really important in Austria’s culture because it lies in the heart of art-inspired Europe and shows what their culture stands for, in this case it is classical art.
Austria - Buildings
The image above shows the St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria. In Austria’s culture, the buildings that symbolizes their culture includes art museums, cathedrals, opera buildings, and large multi-story buildings that house numbers of people because it represents their love for art, music, and religion.
Austria – Communication and Transportation
The image above shows people waiting at the bus stop waiting for the bus, a use of public transportation in Austria. People in Austria communicates using their own highly developed and efficient telephone system and the use of public transportation is very popular because it is safe and inexpensive.
Belgium - Dress
Dress typical of Belgium for both men and women are significantly influenced by the traditional dress of the French. The typical men’s costume includes a smock and beret and is brightly colored, and has a large white collar and wooden shoes and the typical costume for women is a special gown with Celtic trimming and colorful beads that is worn over a white chemise.
Belgium - Economy
The images above shows the currency of Belgium. Belgium's economy is reliant on services, public, transportation, trade, and industry and has a free-enterprise economy with the majority of its GDP is generated by jobs in the service sector.
Belgium - Family
This image is a picture of a typical family in Belgium. In Belgium, gender equality laws were passed allowing women to do the same work and get paid at least 91% of what a man does. The marital power of husbands is now illegal.
France - Government
The image above is the picture of the president of France, François Hollande. In Frnace, François Hollande has the most power within the country with the Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, has power under him and the citizens have the right to vote on the election of a president and prime minister.
France - History
The image above is an image representing the French Revolution. Some of the major events that has shaped the culture of France includes The French Revolution, First Empire, Restoration, etc..
France - Icon
This image above is an image that represents the French Revolution. An image of The French Revolution is the one thing that can causes an immediate response from the people of France because it was a major fail in the history of France.
Germany - Jobs
The image above shows a factory where cars are made in Germany. Many people in Germany work in factories such as making cars or working in places that attract tourist such as hotels, restaurants, etc..
Germany - Knowledge
The image above represents how people in Germany share their knowledge. In Germany, knowledge is transferred through generation to the next by the method of storytelling.
Germany - Language
The image above is an image showing the percentages of languages in Germany. The official language of Germany is German, but minority languages include Sorbian, North Frisian, Danish, Romani, Turkish, and Kurdish.
Liechtenstein - Movement and Migration
The image above is an image of migration in Europe. Not a lot of people really moves in and out of Liechtenstein because the nearest airport is in Switzerland and Liechtenstein is such a small country and the only people that goes to Liechtenstein are tourists.
Liechtenstein – National Pride
The image above is an image of Liechtenstein’s flag. The flag sparks a great amount of pride to the people of Liechtenstein because it represents the country’s independence and they are proud of their country.
Liechtenstein - Organizations
The image above shows the Centenary of the International Red Cross. There are many organizations such as the Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Historical Society of the Principality of Liechtenstein, charitable institutions such as the Liechtenstein Caritas Society (founded in 1924) and the Liechtenstein Red Cross Society (1945), and also many youth organizations such as the Scouts and Guides of Liechtenstein.
Luxembourg - Population
The image above is a pie graph showing all of the ethnic groups in Luxembourg. In Luxembourg, there are native-born residents of Celtic, French, Belgian, or German ancestry, the citizens speak Luxembourgian, or Letzeburgesch, the original dialect of the country and the country is historically Roman Catholic.
Luxembourg - Quality of Life
The image above is an image of Luxembourg’s GDP. With Luxembourg’s GDP, the people of Luxembourg are happy and financially stable and everyone is paid equally and treated fairly.
Luxembourg - Religion
The image above shows people dancing during a festivals get together. Luxembourg's religion, Roman Catholic, has a strong influence on the national holidays that includes The Hopping Procession of Echternach, Schueberfouer (funfair in Luxembourg City), Buergbrennen (Bonfire Festival), Liichtmëssdag (Candlemas Day), Fuesend (Carnival), Bretzelsonndeg (Pretzel Sunday), and the Oktav a Mäertchen (Octav pilgrimage).
Monaco - Status
The image above is an image of Monaco’s president. In Monaco, no one has higher status in Monaco except the president of Monaco, Albert II, Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi and everyone is treated equally.
Monaco - Taboos
The image above shows someone walking barefoot in public. In Monaco, the people are very strict on attire, which means wandering around bare-chested or with a bikini on anywhere other than the beach is strictly prohibited and also being bare-footed in public.
Monaco - Urban or Rural
The image above is a pie chart showing the percentage of urban vs rural in Monaco. 100% of people in Monaco live in the city and not the country.
Netherlands - Vacation and Recreation
The image above is of a family in Toverland, an amusement park in the Netherlands. Typically for fun in the Netherlands, people visits the countryside, the Dutch villages, go to a theme park, or visits art museums.
Netherlands - Ways of Everyday Life
The image above is an image of a typical washing machine in the Netherland. In the Netherlands, the washing machines are very different from American machines, even ones with the same brand name, have a slightly smaller load size and the wash cycles run longer due to heating water internally rather than pulling hot water from the heating tank.
Netherlands - X Marks the Spot
The image above is an image of a lake in the Netherlands. With the many fresh water landforms and bodies of water in The Netherlands, there is a lot of fishing, making it a big part of their culture.
Switzerland - Yum
The image above is an image of cheese fondue. In Switzerland, since cheese is such a big part of their culture, cheese fondue is one of the dishes that they are most famous for.
Switzerland - Ztuff
The image above is an image of chocolate. Cheese and Chocolate are things typically associated with Switzerland.
Switzerland - Art
The image above is a drawing drawn by Alberto Giacometti. He is one of the many famous painters in Switzerland along with Thomas Mann, Hermann Hesse, Le Corbusier, and Ferdinand Hodler.