Indonesia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
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Rating | : | 4.87 (786 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1857333438 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-08-11 |
Language | : | English |
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"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." —Sunday Times Travel
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. 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. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. 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, spo
Maestra Mariposa said Helpful little guide. This is a short but quite helpful guide for anyone traveling to Indonesia. I'm really glad I purchased it. It's small, so it fits easily into my carry-on and I reviewed it on the plane on the way there!. Traveler"Useful Quick Reference" according to Traveler2015. A good reference overall that packs a lot of information in a small volume. While history is an important factor in understanding culture, too many pages were spent on it, and in some cases, seemed repetitive. It is a good primer reference, a handy travel ready reference, or good refresher. I recommend it for business travelers.. 015 said Useful Quick Reference. A good reference overall that packs a lot of information in a small volume. While history is an important factor in understanding culture, too many pages were spent on it, and in some cases, seemed repetitive. It is a good primer reference, a handy travel ready reference, or good refresher. I recommend it for business travelers.. "Staple Travel Reading" according to Aranesan. The culture smart! series has become a standard reading item for me for places I go to visit. I try to read it while on holiday during the slack times, such as travel time in planes/cabs/busses, it helps peel back a layer or two on social conditions.