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Cultural Differences In Email [Business]

Started by sbspalding · 1 year ago

“American Motors tried to market its new car, the Matador, based on the image of courage and strength. However, in Puerto Rico the name means ‘killer’ and was not popular on the hazardous roads in the country..” –Cross Cultural Blunders

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  • I think most international businessmen/women would not go amiss doing a stint in Peace Corps / VSO / AYAD, or whatever their country does, in their target country.

    The language training alone, not to mention the culture-specific sensitivity, and the oh-so-enormous network of contacts you get in the host country make it totally worth the two years living for free on the Federal Dime.

    Of course, that's if the businessman/woman in question can handle, in the Mongolian case, living in a felt tent, using an outhouse, and a 150-degree temperature range (seriously, -40F for months in the winter and +90F for the summer) for two years without going insane.
  • Little things like 150 degree temperature shifts do tend to keep people out of the service.

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