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Namibia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
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
* dos, 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
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
* dos, 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
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170 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 7, 2008
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June 17, 2013
That I completed this book says very little about the book and very much about how boring my meeting has been today.
three takeaways:
1 - Always bring your Kindle to the field so you don't have to read bad books.
2 - (This is literally the whole paragraph on meeting tips)
"Come to business meetings prepared and ready to discuss details, as well as general concepts. Follow the lead of the host, who may engage in general chit chat before the general meeting. Be ready to answer questions"
3 - I'm at a loss for a third. This book is not good.
three takeaways:
1 - Always bring your Kindle to the field so you don't have to read bad books.
2 - (This is literally the whole paragraph on meeting tips)
"Come to business meetings prepared and ready to discuss details, as well as general concepts. Follow the lead of the host, who may engage in general chit chat before the general meeting. Be ready to answer questions"
3 - I'm at a loss for a third. This book is not good.
February 22, 2018
This is a cute book about the people of Namibia and their culture. It is a small book, but talks about the culture in a way that is entertaining while at the same time providing valuable guidance to the would-be traveler about this little known African nation. I will take it with me when I visit!
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