Authored by one of the world's leading cross-cultural experts.

• Invaluable for both business and leisure travelers.

• Comprehensive and practical coverage.

FROM THE INSIDE FLAP

Country-by-country protocols and customs

• International business musts and faux pas

• Dining, hosting, gift giving, and more

• Cross-cultural explorations

Did you know:

• In Brazil, the U.S. thumb-to-forefinger gesture for okay is vulgar?

• In Mexico, you should not refer to people who live in the United States as Americans?

In today's high-stakes, highly charged international business world, you simply can't afford a misunderstood gesture, an ill-placed word, or a misinformed judgment. The Global Etiquette Guide to Mexico and Latin America shows both business and leisure travelers how to understand, appreciate, and manage-as well as maximize the benefits of-- the myriad cultural differences that can exist between you and your Latin American business hosts. This fact-filled cultural guidebook provides detailed advice on:

Dining Drinking Speaking Eye contact Hailing a Taxi Dress Negotiating Gift Giving Conducting a Meeting Tipping Holidays Dealing with Authorities

Just as customs vary greatly between Latin America and the United States, so do they vary among the diverse nations of Latin America. What is proper and expected in Argentina, for example, may be a deal-breaker in Venezuela. The Global Etiquette Guide to Mexico and Latin America will familiarize you with the customs, habits, tastes, and mores of every key Latin American nation-- over thirty in all-- and help you guarantee the mutual respect and acceptance that are vital for keeping every international business relationship agreeable, effective, and successful.

Wiley's Global Etiquette Series provides the practical information you need to travel and conduct business in foreign countries and cultures. Each easy-to-navigate reference book is filled with helpful hints, do's and don'ts, and other rules of the road for travelers of all types.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 047141851X

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley

Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 6, 2002

Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780471418511

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0471418511

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.02 x 0.81 x 9.63 inches

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

I'm a world culture trekker (100+ countries and counting), cross-cultural business expert, author, speaker, podcast host (oopscultureshow.blubrry.net), intercultural training consultant, and founder of DFA Intercultural Global Solutions (www.deanfosterglobal.com).

Living in the 21st century means experiencing cultural complexity every day, allowing it to transform our travel, our work, our holidays, our relationships—in short, our very being, if we are to become the global citizens we need to be.

I believe in the power of culture in all its magnificent, myriad and maddening complexities, and its magical opportunity to transform the world.