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Started by David Rahfeldt
Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:43
International travel
Author: David Rahfeldt
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:43
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:43
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Gee, I had never noticed that as a problem there! I found that such obligations to be a major source of mis-understanding in Japan but had no such problems in Singapore or Hong Kong... or in mainland China... I wonder if gift giving and "face" is more of a cultural remanent or continuance in Taiwan than China itself...??? In Singapore they never offered unless they ment it... In Hong Kong...pretty much the same... except for British style courtesy... smile... but that is close enough to easily diagnose... Humor I have found goes a long way to unload stresses of such situations and make for open discussion of intent... Most Chinese seemed to have taken well to mild humor...but then again.. even within the same culture.. one has to be careful of indivdual variations between people.... Not everyone in any culture sees humor in the same things... Eddie Murphey might be considered simply crude or obscene in Taiwan but is a lark here for middle aged folks... Hummmm Are you intending to stay there for work and career and family or return stateside after the contract there is over? David -- uucp: uunet!m2xenix!puddle!29!David.Rahfeldt Internet: David.Rahfeldt@f29.n105.z1.fidonet.org
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