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The Global Etiquette Guide to Europe: Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success (Global Etiquette Guides)
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Manufacturer: Wiley
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 395.094
EAN: 9780471318668
ISBN: 0471318663
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2000-04-07
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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Ideal for Everyone from Global Executives to Globe-Hopping Tourists
Did you know:
* In Switzerland, a kiss on the cheek can be either expected-or deeply 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 business world, you simply can't afford a misunderstood gesture, an ill-placed word, or a misinformed judgment. The Global Etiquette Guide to Europe shows both business and leisure travelers how to understand, appreciate, and manage-as well as maximize the benefits of-the myriad cultural differences that can exist between you and your European business hosts. This fact-filled cultural guidebook provides detailed advice on:
* 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 proper and expected in France, for example, may be a deal-breaker in Sweden. The Global Etiquette Guide to Europe will familiarize you with the customs, habits, tastes, and mores of every key European nation-nearly forty in all-and help you guarantee the mutual respect and acceptance that are vital for keeping every international business relationship agreeable, effective, and successful.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Needs a good copy editor...
Comment: It's hard to take advice seriously from a book as packed with grammatical errors as this volume!
Customer Rating:
Summary: try again !
Comment: This books portrays an arrogant American view of Europe. Don't believe the advice you read ! Most words and phrases are misspelled and the advice is way too stereotypical.
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Summary: Bad research
Comment: Another reviewer mentioned how many of the words and Czech and Slovak (I think those were the two mentioned languages mentioned) were spelled wrong. It is really, really bad in the Danish department. The Danish have three extra letters in their alphabet: Æ, Ø and Å. However, all the letters O and A have been changed into Ø or Å, when a word with the letter Æ appears, it has been changed into Åe. Some V's have been exchanged with U's, and so forth. A lot of words are just plainly spelled wrong. Don't expect to be understood by a native Dane when quoting this book. It's a good thing most of them understand English, then.
(Now I just hope the Danish letters will appear correctly on your computer, otherwise this review might look weird)
Customer Rating:
Summary: great for cultural appropriateness but needs a proof reader!
Comment: This book has insightful and accurate reviews of culture and cultural appropriateness; however if you buy the book don't trust the foreign language words or phrases 100%. In the case of the Czech and Slovak section, most of the words are spelled wrong and in some cases just wrong. I wonder who did the research? They should have consulted with a native speaker before the book went to print.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best if you plan to visit many countries
Comment: Good insight, but each country is only covered to a certain extent. It's a lot of money to spend for just the information in a single country's chapter, but if you are going to tour Europe (vacation or business), then go for this book!
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