Culture Smart! Japan will guide you through modern Japan's shifting social and cultural maze. It provides invaluable insights into people's attitudes and behavior, and practical tips to help make your visit to this complex, rich, and dynamic society a mutually rewarding experience. Ever since the time of Marco Polo, the island-nation of Japan has exerted a powerful fascination on the Western imagination. Closed off from the outside world for long...

Culture Smart! China puts the latest dramatic changes into a historical context, explains deep-seated cultural attitudes, and guides the visitor through a maze of unfamiliar social situations. It will enable you to discover for yourself the warmth, intelligence, humor, and humanity of this extraordinary people. For thousands of years, the Chinese believed that they had created a perfect social system. Dynasties came and went, but the essence of being...

Mention Denmark and some people will think of marauding Vikings with horned helmets or one of Denmark's more famous exports -- Carlsberg beer -- or the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. But of the Danes themselves they may know very little. The Danes tend to be more relaxed and less formal than their fellow Scandinavians -- and more independently minded. In fact, Denmark used to be referred to by its puritanical northern neighbors as "the loose...

"The French are "different." You'll often hear this in conversations among the "Anglo-Saxons," as the French like to call English-speakers. "Different" means charming, challenging, questioning, stylish, and doing things in their own way and to their own advantage. By looking at the attitudes and values of the French, and explaining how French life and business works, Culture Smart! France shows you how to fit in as a foreigner. It gives practical...

Culture Smart! New Zealand is an illuminating and practical guide to New Zealand's culture and society. It will help turn your visit--whether it's for business or for pleasure--into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include: Local customs and traditions; the impact of history, religion, and politics; the New Zealanders at home, work, and play; eating and drinking, New Zealand style; dos, don'ts, and taboos; business practices; communication,...