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Philippines - Culture Smart! by: Graham & Yvonne Colin-Jones List Price: £6.95 City Travel Guides Price: £5.56 You Save: £1.39 (20%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 915 EAN: 9781857333176 ISBN: 1857333179 Label: Kuperard Manufacturer: Kuperard Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 600 Publication Date: April 29, 2004 Publisher: Kuperard Studio: Kuperard Sales Rank: 296225 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Global Travel Magazine, May/June 2003, Vol 6 issue 4: The perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries. Book Description: CULTURE SMART! guides provide essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behaviour 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. Each CULTURE SMART! guide explains key country values and attitudes, social and home life and how to avoid cultural mishaps when out and about. Giving the historical, political and cultural background, they reveal how to read body language and be aware of potential pitfalls in communication. This will help the reader develop trust, friendship and successful business relationships. Synopsis: "Culture Smart! Philippines" explains how to avoid cultural gaffes when out and about in the country. Giving the historical, political and cultural background, the guide reveals how to read body language and be aware of potential pitfalls in communication, and at the same time provide the cultural essentials business travellers need to successfully develop working relations in Philippines. "Culture Smart! Philippines" enables the reader to get the most out of trip, whether on business, or pleasure. Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - Ok up to a point, some omissions.Informative, but seemingly written from the point of view of a rich Westerner with many references such as, how many maids it would be appropriate to have, and what to expect of your driver, rather than someone who has come to admire and respect the natives. Omisions include references to some of the more exotic fruit e.g. Jack fruit, the possibility of being offered dog-meat at a barbeque, and good advice such as using the local dentists whilst on holiday. Trikes (in the form of motorcyle and sidecar) were not mentioned in the travel section, however in parts of Laguna and elsewhere they form the backbone of the transport system. Foreigners with spouses should be warned of the hazzards involved in purchasing land, especially agricultural ... Read More: |
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