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Global Etiquette Guide to Europe
Ideal for Everyone from Global Executives to Globe-HoppingTourists
Did you
* In Switzerland, a kiss on the cheek can be either expected-ordeeply offensive?
* If you don't want to share in after-dinner drinks in Hungary,you'd better have a good excuse-like doctor's orders?
In today's high-stakes, highly charged international businessworld, you simply can't afford a misunderstood gesture, anill-placed word, or a misinformed judgment. The Global EtiquetteGuide to Europe shows both business and leisure travelers how tounderstand, appreciate, and manage-as well as maximize the benefitsof-the myriad cultural differences that can exist between you andyour European business hosts. This fact-filled cultural guidebookprovides detailed advice
* Dining * Drinking * Speaking * Eye contact * Hailing a taxi
* Dress * Negotiating * Gift giving * Conducting a meeting
* Tipping * Holidays * Dealing with authorities
Just as customs vary greatly between Europe and the United States,so do they vary among the diverse nations of Europe. What is properand expected in France, for example, may be a deal-breaker inSweden. The Global Etiquette Guide to Europe will familiarize youwith the customs, habits, tastes, and mores of every key Europeannation-nearly forty in all-and help you guarantee the mutualrespect and acceptance that are vital for keeping everyinternational business relationship agreeable, effective, andsuccessful.
Did you
* In Switzerland, a kiss on the cheek can be either expected-ordeeply offensive?
* If you don't want to share in after-dinner drinks in Hungary,you'd better have a good excuse-like doctor's orders?
In today's high-stakes, highly charged international businessworld, you simply can't afford a misunderstood gesture, anill-placed word, or a misinformed judgment. The Global EtiquetteGuide to Europe shows both business and leisure travelers how tounderstand, appreciate, and manage-as well as maximize the benefitsof-the myriad cultural differences that can exist between you andyour European business hosts. This fact-filled cultural guidebookprovides detailed advice
* Dining * Drinking * Speaking * Eye contact * Hailing a taxi
* Dress * Negotiating * Gift giving * Conducting a meeting
* Tipping * Holidays * Dealing with authorities
Just as customs vary greatly between Europe and the United States,so do they vary among the diverse nations of Europe. What is properand expected in France, for example, may be a deal-breaker inSweden. The Global Etiquette Guide to Europe will familiarize youwith the customs, habits, tastes, and mores of every key Europeannation-nearly forty in all-and help you guarantee the mutualrespect and acceptance that are vital for keeping everyinternational business relationship agreeable, effective, andsuccessful.
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400 pages, Paperback
First published April 7, 2000
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Päris palju eksimusi keelte osas. Näiteks norra keelega on igas sõnas eksimus. Tavasid pole eriti üldse kirjeldatud. Grupeeritud riigid pole tihti omavahel sarnasedki. Eestit, Lätit ja Leedut peab autor aastal 2000 ikka veel Nõukogude Liidu osaks.
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