Philippines - Culture Smart!
Kuperard (Verlag)
978-1-85733-317-6 (ISBN)
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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
Graham Colin-Jones is British by birth, a linguist by training, and an international civil servant by profession. He is also the author of books on English grammar, business letter writing and report writing. He has lived and worked overseas for over 30 years, and has experienced the realities of living and working in Asian cultures, including 15 years in the Philippines. He is currently a consultant editor for the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Yvonne Colin-Jones is Singaporean by birth, a sociologist by training, and a cross-cultural trainer, facilitator and coach with a human resource background. She is also the author of the book We Remember: Cameos of Pioneer Life, a social history of Singapore, using oral history as a medium of documentation. She has lived in 3 continents and works with multicultural, globally mobile populations.
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
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.4.2004 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Culture Smart! |
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 110 x 169 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Asien ► Philippinen |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85733-317-9 / 1857333179 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85733-317-6 / 9781857333176 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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