Quotes from Geert Hofstede

People going from Southern Italy to the North say that they feel cold not only for the different climate, but for the less "warm" approach in relationships.

Culture is more often a source of conflict than of synergy. Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster.

Studying culture without experiencing culture shock is like practicing swimming without experiencing water.

which animal the ruler should impersonate depends strongly on what animals the followers are.

We are; therefore, we evolve.

Every person's mental programming is partly unique, partly shared with others.

in the unique case of a country's geographic position, it is difficult to consider this factor as anything other than a cause, unless we assume that in prehistoric times peoples migrated to climates that fit their concepts of power distance, which is rather far-fetched.