Multicultural Manners Essential Rules of Etiquette for the 21st Century

Name: Multicultural Manners Essential Rules of Etiquette for the 21st Century
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ISBN: 9780471684282

ISBN-10: 0471684287

ISBN-13: 9780471684282

Edition: 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Norine Dresser

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Your friend2s mother-in-law is visiting from Korea. When greeting her, do you bow, shake hands, or kiss her on both cheeks? The meeting with his international customers is going well for the corporate president-until he gives the thumbs-up sign. Why? You welcome your new neighbors with a bouquet of your prizewinning daffodils. Yet your beautiful yellow blossoms are met with looks of shock and horror. Why? Discover the answers in this incisive, award-winning guide to etiquette, now thoroughly revised to reflect today2s truly multicultural society. Both highly informative and entertaining, Multicultural Manners gives you the understanding you need, the perfect words to say, and the correct…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/12/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The New Rules of Communication


Body Language


Heads Up, Down, or Sideways?


High Five


Giving Change


Physical Contact


Sign of the Cross


Hands off the Head


Greetings


Signs of Affection


Thumbs-Up


Crooked Finger


Smiling


Eye Contact


Lining Up


One at a Time


Smell


Child-Rearing Practices


Lazy New Mom


Sharing the Bed


Breast Milk


Independence


Chaperone


Coining


Classroom Behavior


Testing


Enrichment Activities


Special Education


Fear of Authority


Student Participation


"Stupid!"


Left-handed


Corporal Punishment


Cheating


Respect for Teachers


Teacher Knows Best


Absenteeism


Clothing and Jewelry


Hats Off-Not!


Camouflage


Six-Pointed Stars


Swastika


Shoes


Boutique Boo-boos


Unsoulful Soles


Donkey Beads


Glass-Bead Necklaces


Modesty


Kirpan


Dress for Respect


Colors


Green Hats


Red Ink as Death Sign


Light Blue


White Bonnets


Wedding Guests Wearing White


Black at a Chinese Wedding


Yellow Tags


Foodways


Cracked Eggs


Refusing Food


Changing Food Habits


Offering Food


Milk Intolerance


Potluck


What Makes a Meal?


Food Taboos


Utensils


Making Eating Noises


Cleaning Your Plate


Boxes of Food


Food and Politics


Fast-Food Bags


Food as Medicine


Hot/Cold


Gifts


Yellow Flowers


White Flowers


Funeral Flowers


Bribery


Gift Taboos


White Envelopes


Refusing a Gift


Birthday Cake


Health Practices


AIDS


Misunderstanding the Doctor's Orders


Heart Transplants and Licorice


Hospital Accommodations


Ignoring the Baby


Alternative Healers


Sacrificing a Rooster


Physical Examinations


Birth Attendants


Prayer Position


Birth Control


No Heroic Measures?


Holidays


Ramadan


Thanksgiving


Halloween


Jumping over Fires


New Year's Offerings


First Foot


Sweeping Away the Luck


Luck and Supernatural Forces


Gris-Gris


Ashes


Permanent Wave


Hot Rocks


The Voodoo Squad


Eclipse


Feng Shui


Moving and the Almanac


Numbers


Numbers in Photos


Odd or Even?


Black Magic


Red Envelopes


Baby Furniture Delivery


Evil Eye


Rocks


Male/Female Relations and Gender Issues


Gender Expectations


Lesbian Bridesmaid


AIDS Education


Spousal Abuse


Romantic Implications


Hospital Roommates


Chastity


Inequality


Child Custody


Home Alone Together


Miscellany


Traffic Violations


Points of View


The Qur'an (Koran)


Generosity


Temples


Japanese Business Cards


Temporary Nuns


Business Practices


Sealing a Deal


Welcoming Home Ceremonies


Birthday Dates


Friendship


Hospitality


Political Differences


Shoveling Dirt on the Coffin


Menstruation


Prejudice


Post-September 11


Race Manners


Green Card


Mosque Phobia


Bridge Builders of Anchorage


Math Skills


False Assumptions


Time


Urgency


Being on Time


Dropping In


Taboo Times


Verbal Expressions


Complimenting a Baby


Beating around the Bush


"Hello!"


Giving Praise


Too Friendly


Accent


Forms of Address


Naming Traditions


Idioms


"No Molesta"


Compliments about Appearance


Yes or No?


Can't Say No


Bargaining


Believing What They Say



Clearing Cultural Confusions


A Quick Reference Guide


Map


Africans


Algerians


Egyptians


Eritreans


Ethiopians


Ghanaians


Kenyans


Liberians


Libyans


Malians


Moroccans


Nigerians


Rwandans


Somalis


Sudanese


Tunisians


Ugandans


Asians


Bhutanese


Chinese


Japanese


Koreans, North


Koreans, South


Taiwanese


South Asians


Afghans


Bangladeshis


Indians


Myanmar/Burmese


Nepalese


Pakistanis


Sri Lankans


Southeast Asians


Cambodians


East Timorese


Filipinos


Indonesians


Lao


Malaysians


Singaporeans


Thai


Vietnamese


The Balkans


Albanians


Bosnians and Herzegovinans


Croats


Macedonians


Serbians and Montenegrans


Slovenians/Slovenes


Independent Members of the Former USSR


Armenians


Azerbaijanis


Belarusians


Estonians


Georgians


Kazakhs


Kyrgyz


Latvians


Lithuanians


Moldovans


Russians


Tajiks


Turkmens


Ukrainians


Uzbeks


Middle Easterners


Iranians


Iraqis


Israelis


Jordanians


Kuwaitis


Lebanese


Saudis


Syrians


Turks


United Arab Emirates


Yemenis


Bibliography


Index