Culture Shock! Jakarta: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Culture Shock! Guides) - Softcover

Bacon, Derek; Collins, Terry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761454071 ISBN 13: 9780761454076

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corp, 2007

Synopsis

With over three million copies in print, CultureShock! is a bestselling series of culture and etiquette guides covering countless destinations around the world. For anyone at risk of culture shock, whether a tourist or a longterm resident, CultureShock! provides a sympathetic and fun-filled crash course on the do's and don'ts in foreign cultures. Fully updated and sporting a fresh new look, the revised editions of these books enlighten and inform through such topics as language, food and entertaining, social customs, festivals, relationships, and business tips. CultureShock! books are packed with useful details on transportation, taxes, finances, accommodation, health, food and drink, clothes, shopping, festivals, and much, much more.

About this title

About the Author

Marshall Cavendish is a Marshall Cavendish author.

Review

From the fact that over 3 million books in the Culture Shock! series have been sold it is obvious that these guides are well known so I was happy to be asked to review the long-awaited update of CultureShock! Jakarta.

One important point to make about this series of publications, which now covers almost 80 locations, is that they are not intended as guide books for tourists although tourists will also find them very useful. They give good information on local culture and traditions, together with some very helpful guides to the language. Essentially, they assist travelers in adapting to their new environment and obtaining the most benefit from their experience.

The authors of Culture Shock! Jakarta, Derek Bacon and Terry Collins, are both highly qualified to advise newcomers to this hot, lively and often rather sleazy city; having spent many years living here.

They certainly aren't set out to sell Jakarta to the visitor as they are vociferous in their criticisms. Their very dry British sense of humor comes across in various ways but despite what could be construed as cynicism, irony and sarcasm, this is an extremely informative book. ...

The contents of this very reasonably priced book are far too numerous to mention in a short review but subjects covered include weather, a good outline of the history, geography and politics of the city, a substantial section on how to adapt to living with Jakartans and how to settle in, plus some very good advice on culture and travel. How to do business in Jakarta is also dealt with and, most importantly, there are some excellent tips on the language.

Once you have read all the advice and information, there is a light-hearted quiz for you to check on whether or not you have learned anything.

For a new arrival in Jakarta, this book is essential reading but it will appeal also to veteran residents who will recognize all the stages through which they have already passed and probably have a good laugh in the process. --The Jakarta Post, December 31, 2007

This 2007 re-write of the original book authored by Derek Bacon is an essential guide to living in Indonesia! Author Terry Collins covers a wide range of subjects, giving advice to newcomers on: First Impressions, Fitting into Society, Settling In, Food and Entertaining, Culture and Travel, Communicating, Doing Business, and of course a bit of Indonesian History and Government to round out this very informative guide! On sale in Kinokuniya stores in Jakarta (Sogo Plaza Senayan, Sogo Plaza Indonesia, Pondok Indah Mall , Grand Indonesia) and Periplus as well as online through Amazon. --Living in Indonesia, A Website for Expatriates

Edition details

• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corp
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761454071
• ISBN 13: 9780761454076
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 356