Going Dutch in Beijing
Subtitle: how to behave properly when far away from home
By: Mark McCrum
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: H. Holt
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780805086768
Subjects: Travel etiquette
Description: 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].
Notes: "Published in Great Britain in 2007 by Profile Books"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-200) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ha Na?: greetings; title: Sit on this!: gestures; title: Mr. Man: names; title: Conversation stoppers: what not to say; title: White socks and chrysanthemums: clothes and gifts; title: Oogy Wawa!: toasts and drinks; title: Sea cucumber and reindeer tongue: the meal; title: Holding hands in the temple: out and about; title: Jeitinho and nyekulturny: customs and attitudes; title: TGI Wednesday: the business trip; title: No kompromiss: the meeting and its aftermath; title: When with Romeo ... : relating to the opposite sex; title: And the bride wore ... : the big day and its consequences; title: Sangomas to samsara: illness, death, and beyond; title: Good-bye, meat: festivals and holidays; title: Kill the saudades: when you stay too long; title: Do svdaniya, darling: saying good-bye.