Scotland - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

Scotney, John; Culture Smart!

ISBN 10: 1857334922 / ISBN 13: 9781857334920

Published by Kuperard, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scotland - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
• Publisher: Kuperard
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857334922
• ISBN 13: 9781857334920
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

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. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. 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. Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. 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, spoken and unspoken 

Review

"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." —Sunday Times Travel