Norway, as a Nordic country, is a linear-active culture, so they are very organized, have schedules, and plan everything what they have to do. Also, to them punctuality is quite important, so they will never arrive late. On the other hand, Colombia, as a Hispanic country, is a multi-active culture, that is, we (I’m Colombian😜) are very flexible, loquacious, multi-task (do many things at once) and spontaneous. Besides, Barranquilla, is one of the most cheerful places in this country, and it is assumed, punctuality is not so important to us (me not 🙄), so we are the most representive example of a muti-active culture.
Due to the different types of culture, a Norwegian could have some troubles here, especially for punctuality. Perhaps, like my English teacher Paul (who also comes from a lienar-active culture), he or she will have some drawbacks to understand how works this culture and adapt to it, because a lack of well-defined schedules or fulfillment of it.
What do I recommend to a Norwegian student who comes to Barranquilla? Well, I’m not a expert, but I think that he or she should investigate or look for what are the features of this culture, and what he or she could do to adapt to it and so avoid a strong cultural shock. As punctuality could be the greatest challenge, I would advice to try to be patient.
A walk through Norway 