The Global Etiquette Guide to Asia: Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success

by Dean Allen Foster

Book Overview

Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success

The Global Etiquette Guide to Asia
* Country to country protocols and customs
* International business musts and faux pas
* Dining, hosting, gift giving, and more
* Cross-cultural exploration


The Global Etiquette Series Did you know:
* In Indonesia, you should always present your business card with both hands?
* You might offend your Japanese...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471369497
• ISBN13: 9780471369493
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A quick reference guide

A great reference guide for anyone traveling to asia for the first time. The book is broken up by countries which helps in understand a little bit of the history, culture, do's and don'ts.

Open the door to another culture

I teach at a language school in Fort Lauderdale. We receive students from Asia and Europe who visit for 3 weeks to 6 months to improve their written and spoken English. What I often spend a lot of time doing, espeically with students from countries that are foreign to me, is deceiphering their customs and automatic responses to new situations. For example, a guy from Egypt walked with me to his apartment to give him a book. I was perspiring so when we reached his bedroom, he pulled out a red box and sprayed cologne on my shirt's armpits, in front of my shirt and on my left and right ear. "Now you will feel fresh." Well, I'm waiting for Dean Allen Foster's book on North Africa or the Middle East, because his book about customs in Asia is stellar. I highly recommend its ability to give near-instant insight into the mores and traditions of foreign cultures. To meet a guy from Japan or China without knowing the stuff in this book is like entering a supermarket without a map of the store and expecting to find toilet paper quickly. This book is like an aisle guide to the store and it might even point out that toilet paper is sold in a different container than you expect. the book helped me overcome some misconceptions (and fears) that I had developed about China and I am grateful for that. Write to me if you have other insights. stevemccrea@usa.com