Exploring Hofstede's 6 Cultural Dimensions and the differences in Indulgence and Restraint in Morocco, Ireland, Denmark, and America

We will go through the sixth of the six Gaert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions which is Indulgence for Denmark, Ireland, Morocco and the United States of America. This tool helps give you insight into the 6 dimensions of culture from countries from around the world and is helpful to cross cultural couples in learning about their partner's culture and their own. This tool can help you business and personal relationships but is especially helpful for intercultural couples in gaining insight and comparing their culture with their partner's culture. Indulgence and restraint is the extent to which individuals in a culture try to control their desires and impulses. Relatively weak control is called “Indulgence” and this is where Denmark, Ireland, and the United States scored and relatively strong control is called “Restraint”. Cultures can, therefore, be described restrained which is what Morocco is classified as. This can come up in parenting and a society's preference for instant gratification. In relationships, coming from different cultural contexts can come up in parenting, investing, savings, and more. Listen to see how it can impact your relationships.