Synopses & Reviews
The ultimate guide to international behavior
now completely updated and expanded! Dos and Taboos Around the World 3rd Edition "Roger Axtell is an international Emily Post." The New Yorker "Can help you make friends [and] avoid travel trouble." BusinessWeek "Helpful
fun to read
" Steve Birnbaum The first two editions of Dos and Taboos Around the World helped thousands of high-powered executives and tourists avoid the missteps and misunderstandings that plague the world traveler. This updated and expanded Third Edition provides even more facts, tips, and cautionary talesgleaned from the experiences of more than five hundred international business travelersas well as:
- Information on protocol, customs, and etiquette; hand gestures and body language; tipping; American jargon; and the international communications crisis
- Up-to-date advice on dealing with the monumental changes in Russia, Germany, Eastern Europe, the Peoples Republic of China, and other locales
- A new chapter on business gift-giving and gift-receiving customs, with country-by-country gift suggestions and precautions
- A special quick reference guide to customs and mores in 96 countries, including revisions and updates from foreign embassies and consulates
Synopsis
When does a nod mean ``no? In what countries is a handshake an insult? Where is the gift of a clock or watch considered the ``kiss of death? In a lively blend of tips, facts, and cautionary tales, this fascinating guide tells travellers how to dress, exchange gifts, deal with unusual food, pronounce names, and interpret body language in 96 countries. Revised and updated, the Second Edition of this informative and fun-to-read guide remains the standard reference to good etiquette around the world.
Table of Contents
Protocol, Customs, and Etiquette.
Hand Gestures and Body Language.
A Quick Guide to the Ways of the World.
Gift Giving and Receiving.
American Jargon and Baffling Idioms.
Tips for Incoming Visitors to the U.S.
Postscript.
Appendix.
Index.