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Can you imagine what it’d be like to travel around the world?
If you have ever fantasized about traveling around the world in one go, take a look at this blog by Andy Stoll, a self-described filmmaker, writer, social entrepreneur and independent traveler who set out in August 2006 on his two-year trip. … Continue reading
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Presenting to an International Audience
MattMacL shares some great tips on his Working Abroad blog on how to present to audiences whose first language is not English. These include adapting your language to the audience and cutting out idioms. He also highlights the pitfalls that … Continue reading
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Tipping Around the World
It is a subject we have explored in the past: in which countries does one tip and how much. On a recent trip to Costa Rica, I asked how much a tour guide would earn in tips if leading a … Continue reading
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Take a look at your emoticons
Americans and Japanese read faces differently according to this article in LiveScience. For instance, in Japan, people tend to look to the eyes for emotional cues, whereas Americans tend to look to the mouth … The article follows the study … Continue reading
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Avoid a Faux Pas when Doing Business Overseas
USA Today provides a great cheat sheet of foreign etiquette tips around the world. For example in Japan, never write on a business card or shove the card into your back pocket when you are with the giver; while in … Continue reading
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Training Key to Hospitality Beyond Borders
It is interesting from both a training and cross-cultural perspective that hospitality professionals from Brazil are being sought to ease staffing shortages in Oman, Jordan, Qatar, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. According to this article from ArabianBusiness.com, a big draw for … Continue reading
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Cultural Sensitivity When Traveling Overseas
The cross-cultural faux pas on the part of Cameron Diaz on her recent trip to Peru has made headlines internationally. According to USA Today, the actress apologized yesterday for carrying a bag with the famous political slogan of Chinese Communist … Continue reading
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