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â€Å"[Masculinity/ femininity] refers to the extent to which a culture values aggressiveness, competitiveness, looking out for yourself, and dominating others and nature versus gentleness, cooperation, and taking care of others and living in harmony with the natural world.† (Wood) Toula is pressured to marry a nice greek man, while her brother is expected to marry a greek virgin but does not receive the same pressure. Gus also has some expectations of Nick to partake in masculine activities unlike Toula where he is accepting of Toula wanting to take â€Å"pottery classes.† Evidence of this is when Nick is trying to show Gus his drawings for the menu and Gus completely disregards his efforts, always responding with, â€Å"Where did you get this?† And when Nick says that he drew it, Gus responds with a grunt. â€Å"Long term/ short term orientation refers to the extent to which members of a culture think about long term (history and future) vs short term (presen t).† (Wood) â€Å"Individualistic cultures generally rely on low-context communication style, which is direct, explicit, and detailed.† (Wood) â€Å"Collectivist cultures typically rely on a high-context communication style, which is indirect and indetailed and which conveys meaning more implicitly than explicitly.† (Wood) Gus is very oriented around the future and therefore follows along with the principles of long term orientation. 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