Passport Germany

by Roland Flamini

This pocket guide to the business, culture, and etiquette customs of Germany is written for an international audience. Comprehensive, hard-to-find business culture information is provided in an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885073208
• ISBN13: 9781885073204
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: World Trade Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.3" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

With this Passport, a lot of doors in Germany will open

Passport Germany is a bright star among those few books explaining common values and beliefs in Germany. Though the book is intended to serve as a first introduction to foreign businessmen, it actually is a treasure for everybody coming to Germany and trying to understand the German way of living and thinking. Why are Germans that concerned about Ordnung (order)? You will understand why after reading this little book, as well as learning about the right way to shake hands in Germany. Brilliantly did the author describe the step-by-step approach of getting to know each other; this piece of information can avoid too high expectations when it comes to socializing with Germans. The chapter on behaviour at the workplace and in business meetings is covered in an adequate manner; though there are some details which are outdated or not correct, the overall value of this book can not be questioned. But nevertheless some chapters need a thorough looking through, e.g. the opening hours of stores have changed; we have got 176 women in German Parliament instead of 26; carnival in the Rhineland is not in october, but in february; and the most northern winyards of Germany are not in the Rhineland, but in the area of Unstrut/Saale (former GDR). The author recommends that business men should have their German language paper material crosschecked by a German. Perhaps he should stick to his own recommendation and have his Passport Germany crosschecked by a German, too. It certainly would change my rating to the higher end. (reviewed by:Markus Brinker)