Despite the emergence of the global marketplace and global Americanization, there is much about Asian cultures that an unprepared Westerner can find baffling, frustrating, or even dangerous.

 

This indispensable guide fills business and leisure travelers in on what they really need to know about the habits, customs, and protocols found in all of the major countries of the Pacific Rim, Central Asia, Eurasia, Southwest Asia, and the Asian Arab world.

Did you know, for example, that in Indonesia you should always present your business card with both hands? Did you know you might offend your Japanese hosts by refilling your own tea cup at dinner - or forgetting to refill their cup?

 

Includes country to country protocols and customs; cross-cultural exploration; international business musts and faux pas; dining, hosting, gift giving, and more. 2000.

 

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