Jean M. De Lafayette
Published: 1990-07-01
Total Pages: 886
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The book studies various aspects & facets of life & social systems, styles, & characteristics of people worldwide. Great emphasis is placed upon general conception about distinctive characteriology of each society & nationality. How people around the globe think, act, do business, dream, fight, marry, date, promote themselves, deal with other people, & conduct their daily affairs. Is it a myth or a fact that the French are refined but arrogant? Italians are great seducers? Greeks do not take life seriously? British are polite but have a cold nature? Arabs are extremely generous but unreliable? Germans are disciplined & lack sensitivity? Jews are business tycoons & overly aggressive? Japanese are reverently mannered but culturally biased? Koreans are hard workers, pleasant, but introverted? Americans are easy going, but critically suspicious about foreigners & their leaders? Who are the real friends & enemies of American people? What are the true feelings, hidden wishes & unrevealed attitudes of foreigners towards Americans at home & abroad? The author questions, wonders, studies & answers these questions through international & national surveys, questionnaires, & interviews with over 10,000 individuals around the globe. Special section: Etiquette - international rules about do's & dont's in 150 countries, success & power.