Russia - Culture Smart!: A Quick Guide to Customs and Etiquette - Softcover

Habibis, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857333136 ISBN 13: 9781857333138

Publisher: Kuperard, 2003

Synopsis

Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior 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. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.

Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include


* customs, values, and traditions
* historical, religious, and political background
* life at home
* leisure, social, and cultural life
* eating and drinking
* do's, don'ts, and taboos
* business practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken


"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel

"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel

"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer

"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine

"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times

About this title

Review

The perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries. -- Global Travel Magazine, May/June 2003, Vol 6 issue 4

This new range of indispensable guides is devoted entirely to gaining a better understanding of the people, customs and traditions. -- Odyssey Travel Magazine, Spring/Summer 2003

From the Publisher

This series represents a completely new kind of travel publishing. In answering the needs of travellers in a changing world, it leads the way in building bridges between cultures and fostering mutual understanding and respect.

It provides vital information, not only to tourists, but also to the ever-growing number of travelling businessmen and women. As business traffic increases around the globe, so the need for greater cross-cultural understanding, in order to achieve a successful outcome, becomes more pressing.

These handy digests contain essential cultural information that enables you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, to be a responsible and sympathetic visitor, and to derive the maximum benefit from your stay.

Written by the expert consultants at CultureShock!Consulting, the information provided is accurate, up-to-date, and based on hands-on experience.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kuperard
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857333136
• ISBN 13: 9781857333138
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168