Cross-Cultural Communication

 

WOW BOOM ....it's that chemistry thing ...your eyes lock.....your hands start to sweat and your heart goes baBOOMbaBOOM....its LOVE at first sight....you start to move towards each other across the crowded dance floor ...CONTACT...you speak: Wanna Dance? ........Gomen nee, eigo zen zen hanashi nai. Anata wa totemo kawaii desu!!! Nihongo wakarimasu ka? HUH.....Eigo?...was that something about a waffle???????

So now what? You have met the love of your life and you can`t even get past HELLO!! Need a few helpful hints to win over your sweetheart from a land afar? Learn how to meet, greet and speak with people from every corner of the world. Cross-cultural communication is all about learning how to understand one another. All you need to begin is an open mind...

Interesting tidbits about doing business in Asia

In China, Kentucky Fried Chicken finger looking good is translated as eat your fingers off...want to read more cool little cross cultural woops slogans, check out Cross-cultural misunderstandings in the Business World at http://www.world culture.com/resource.html. .


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