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An edition of Going Dutch in Beijing (2007)

Going Dutch in Beijing

how to behave properly when far away from home

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This lighthearted and informative guide offers everything from first meeting to last rites. Subjects covered include the opening contact between strangers; greetings, gestures, handshakes, and getting names right; as well as more complex traditions and how to behave if you decide to stick around for good.--[Publisher description].

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H. Holt
Language
English
Pages
208

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Subjects
Travel etiquette, Etiquette, Manners and customs

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Going Dutch in Beijing: the international guide to doing the right thing
2008, Profile
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Going Dutch in Beijing: How to Behave Properly When Far Away from Home
April 1, 2008, Henry Holt and Co.
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Going Dutch in Beijing: how to behave properly when far away from home
2008, H. Holt
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Going Dutch in Beijing: the international guide to doing the right thing
2007, Profile
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Table of Contents

Ha Na?: greetings
Sit on this!: gestures
Mr. Man: names
Conversation stoppers: what not to say
White socks and chrysanthemums: clothes and gifts
Oogy Wawa!: toasts and drinks
Sea cucumber and reindeer tongue: the meal
Holding hands in the temple: out and about
Jeitinho and nyekulturny: customs and attitudes
TGI Wednesday: the business trip
No kompromiss: the meeting and its aftermath
When with Romeo ... : relating to the opposite sex
And the bride wore ... : the big day and its consequences
Sangomas to samsara: illness, death, and beyond
Good-bye, meat: festivals and holidays
Kill the saudades: when you stay too long
Do svdaniya, darling: saying good-bye.

Edition Notes

"Published in Great Britain in 2007 by Profile Books"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-200) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
395.09
Library of Congress
BJ2137 .M33 2008

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Pagination
xii, 208 p. :
Number of pages
208

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24741280M
Internet Archive
goingdutchinbeij00mccr
ISBN 10
0805086765
ISBN 13
9780805086768
LCCN
2007037500
OCLC/WorldCat
173135867

Work Description

Why shouldn't you offer to pay for your share of the meal in China? Or say 'chin chin' as you raise your glass in Japan? This work aims to help its readers avoid minor international incidents by offering a look at everything from first greetings to last rites, covering key minefields of misunderstanding along the way.

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