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There is an old proverb Nepal:
"Very close to the land of the blind eyes, in the land of the lame man with a limp."
The equivalent English proverb says: If you are in Rome as Rome does.
This article was written for different groups of readers. Busy executives and officials with the limited time to prepare the visit of foreign countries. For tourists and students to help them better understand the customs and lifestyles of peopleAbroad. Thirdly, to support those who direct or indirect contact with other countries, including those for hosting foreign visitors, product design for export and is responsible for the marketing of products and services in foreign markets.
There are still many people that their good education is educated at home thinking to be understood universally. In our country we know the language, rules of conduct and social practices, but only once abroad, we are immediately confrontedwith unfamiliar situations. Even a foreign language to talk about a united country with much goodwill alone does not ensure a successful relationship.
People from other countries often have very different cultural background. Even ordinary shares such as voice mail and talk on the phone to accept an appointment, people, gestures, or standing nearby when a conversation can be misunderstood and people from other countries, both. Managers shouldaware that they may, for example, their leadership style inadequate in another country, as to excite not only a negative effect, but also inspiration to be taken into account.
In an interview, or meeting we can see that things are not good, that does not seem to understand our message and that there had been a misunderstanding, but we can not understand why. During a discussion that we believe that our assumptions are confirmed, or simply that we have received feedback that weanticipate. This could be due to cultural factors unknown to us. This is also the time to pause, as a style or a different approach may be required.
Gestures of friendship can be misunderstood. We can touch, if not touch. Even those that seem to us like a typical gesture, as our head nodded affirmatively show or shaking his head in a negative reaction that may be misinterpreted in other countries. We are able to communicate the offer of gifts and joy, butbe perceived by the receiver associated with mourning.
The contact other way to work, communicate, negotiate to come to eat drink choices, and make friendships and other countries are often very different from those with which we are familiar. Although our stay is short, so our actions and reactions, and vice versa, lead to mild embarrassment to one or both parties. It can also lead to failure of a mission, and losing business and even canceled contracts.
To be ablesuccessful communication with a person of another country or another culture, it is important to develop and in particular those antennae that detects the command of sound and image focus.
Some time ago, invited me to a university in a speech after dinner, which was discussed that could happen in a carefree, with the type of traps meeting leaders when visiting a foreign country. At that time I had visited some 80 countries, and I described my experience andone of many faux pas I had committed. I told them that during a lecture at an institute in a country in West Africa, I spoke about the nature of culture and suggested that be compared to an iceberg. I continued to say that most people only a small visible part of the culture. The visible part of which are almost always deliberately included – food, clothing, arts, literature, games, food, dance and folk music. The invisible part, most of whichPeople are not aware included – the behavior of the eyes, body language, roles on the status of age, gender and class, report templates superior / subordinate relationship to animals, and many, many others. I suggested that the type of culture is like an iceberg, only a tenth of the visible and more or 10:09 from view beneath the surface. I showed the photo of an iceberg. I then noticed that the message was to go and make mistakes. I had lost my audience.It was soon clear that the cause of the iceberg was for me. In West Africa, people are not aware of the iceberg. If you want to show That a very small part of something visible and invisible most cases, is to use a concept near and familiar, in this case – a hippopotamus. One of a hippopotamus in water shows that present only part of his skull, eyes, ears and nostrils are visible, while most of his body is submerged under water.
Since then I have a lot of traveling, reading travel guides andTextbooks in the field of intercultural relations and discussed my experiences with many colleagues and businessmen, officials and tourists, often waiting in airport lounges and on long haul flights. This exchange specified, although it has published a wealth of information, it is generally not available in a practical and easy to read format, and this led me to a book on this topic to write.
Although it is not easy and probably not practical to learn the languageeach country could attend one, never-the-less you can always learn to say "thanks" in other languages. The ability to simply say thank you "you" will always be, you are in good stead.
Experts suggest that travelers success factors intercultural relations tolerance, flexibility and cooperation. In this context, I sometimes asked if there is only one piece of advice, what can you do if you think you've donesecondary or even a monumental error. My suggestion is to smile, sweet, not to leave, but to develop this smile into a grin idiot. It may be a simple answer, but I took many a tight corner.
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