Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries

Additional Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries Information

The listing for each country includes complete information on:
Country Background
Brief History
Type of Government
Language
Religion
Demographics
Cultural Orientation
Value Systems
Sources of Anxiety Reduction
Issues of Equality/Inequality
Business Practices
Appointments
Negotiating
Business Entertaining
Time
Greeting Protocol
Titles/Forms of Address
Gestures
Dress
Gifts

What Customers Say About Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries:

Gestures, conversational tips, hand shaking, clothes that you are wearing. It also teaches you what to expect as to how they treat and think about us. This book was absolutely interesting. In one country they will put down what you are wearing -- in jest.Even if you are not working with foreign clients, it is an interesting book and you can learn so much about other peoples and their customs. Some did not like dealing with a female real estate associate, so I would have to work through a male associate -- and of course share my profits.Fascinating read. Since I had been in the real estate business and we had many foreign buyers interested in real estate in this area, you need to know the proper etiquette when working with them to find a house or commercial building. This book has it all.A copy should be sent to the President since he doesn't seem to know how and when to book, or it should be sent to the WH protocol office.Something as simple as a "thumbs up" which means okay to us, means something else to many foreign people.

My advice - save your money for the trip. I love to travel internationally and had looked forward to reading this book for a long time - but what a profound disappointment. Then, keep an open mind, learn from the people you encounter, and enjoy the adventure. Learn the basic social taboos and a few key phrases from the Web or other sources before you go. There is a strong political filter that runs throughout the text that taints what could be a great reference for those of us with heavy-use passports. There are also descriptions of ethnic groups which can only help in propagating damaging stereotypes that are simply not the norm that one encounters in these countries.

Since then I read up on the respective culture well before any mishap can happen. The book lists over 60 countries and provides background and basic ideas about what to expect in dealing with people from other cultures. It has helped me understand why some of my previous encounters were at times a little awkward.

This is not only good for people who travel internationally, but for people who have never left the continent. I read the publisher's review and thought this would be an interesting book, but what it has turned out to be is a fabulous workbook. It provides a concise overview, about 5 pages per country - tabbed by country, which is very handy, with current and relevant cultural do's and dont's.

Specially if you are going to a new country to develop a business. An interesting book for those in the international business field.