UAE - Culture Smart!
the essential guide to customs & culture
(Sprache: Englisch)
As more travelers from around the world visit the United Arab Emirates, understanding the nation's customs and culture is more pertinent than ever. This series offers a valuable tool ("Weekly Telegraph") for those visiting this exotic land.
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As more travelers from around the world visit the United Arab Emirates, understanding the nation's customs and culture is more pertinent than ever. This series offers a valuable tool ("Weekly Telegraph") for those visiting this exotic land.
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As seen in Sex and the the City 2!Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.
Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include:
customs, values, and traditions
historical, religious, and political background
life at home
leisure, social, and cultural life
eating and drinking
do's, don'ts, and taboos
business practices
communication, spoken and unspoken
"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel
"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel
"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer
"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine
"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „UAE - Culture Smart! “
Brief History - Politics - Economic Life - Traditions - Friendships & Family - Relationships - Bureaucracy - Religion - Humour - Local Holidays - Taboos - Invitations - Gifts - Dress - Business etiquette - Punctuality & Appointments - Team working - Communication - Negotiating - Women in Society - Tips - Eating Out - Traditional Food - Dos and Don't - Making Friends
Autoren-Porträt von John Walsh
JOHN WALSH is Assistant Professor in Marketing and Communication at Shinawatra University in Bangkok, Thailand. His doctorate, from the University of Oxford, was for research on international management. He has written extensively for learned journals, contributed to a number of encyclopedias, undertaken media and consultancy work, and also been widely published in non-academic fields. Having lived and worked in Sudan, Greece, South Korea, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates, he now lives in Bangkok with his wife and daughter.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: John Walsh
- 2008, 168 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Maße: 11,3 x 17 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Kuperard
- ISBN-10: 1857334515
- ISBN-13: 9781857334517
Sprache:
Englisch
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Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers, Sunday Times Travel - ...the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries, Global Travel - ...full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas, Observer - ...as useful as they are entertaining, Easy Jet Magazine - ...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world, New York Times.
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