Going Dutch in Beijing
Subtitle: the international guide to doing the right thing
By: Mark McCrum ; illustrations by Hannah Shaw
Publisher: Profile
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781861978622
Subjects: Travel etiquette
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A Note on Spelling -- -- 1.; title: Ha Na?: Greetings -- -- 2.; title: Sit on This!: Gestures -- -- 3.; title: Mr. Man: Names -- -- 4.; title: Conversation Stoppers: What Not to Say -- -- 5.; title: White Socks and Chrysanthemums: Clothes and Gifts -- -- 6.; title: Oogy Wawal: Toasts and Drinks -- -- 7.; title: Sea Cucumber and Reindeer Tongue: The Meal -- -- 8.; title: Holding Hands in the Temple: Out and About -- -- 9.; title: Jeitinho and Nyekulturny: Customs and Attitudes -- -- 10.; title: TGI Wednesday: The Business Trip -- -- 11.; title: No Kompromiss: The Meeting and Its Aftermath -- -- 12.; title: When with Romeo: Relating to the Opposite Sex -- -- 3.; title: And the Bride Wore: The Big Day and Its Consequences -- -- 14.; title: Sangomas to Samsara: Illness, Death, and Beyond -- -- 15.; title: Good-bye, Meat: Festivals and Holidays -- -- 16.; title: Kill the Saudades: When You Stay Too Long -- -- 17.; title: Do Svidaniyo, Darling: Saying Good-bye.