Culture Shock!: Barcelona at Your Door

by Cramer, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781558685376
• ISBN10: 1558685375
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. "Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. "Culture Shock!" practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler. "Culture Shock!" at your Door guides equip you for daily life in some of the world's most cosmopolitan cities. And "Culture Shock!" Success Secrets guides offer relevant, practical information with the real-life insights and cultural know-how that can make the difference between business success and failure. Each "Culture Shock!" title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and each book is packed with practical, accurate, and enjoyable information to help you find your way and feel at home.

Table of Contents

Note to the Reader	4	(1)
Acknowledgments	4	(2)
Map of Barcelona	6	(1)
Introduction: Glitz and Grit	7	(4)
Setting: Identity and Public Space	11	(32)
People: The Gurb Method and Other Ways to Fit In	43	(19)
Getting Around: A Moving Experience	62	(13)
Finding a Place to Stay: The Gleaming Tower of Pisos	75	(11)
Making a Living: Bread from Stones	86	(18)
Eating: Salsa's Not Just a Dance	104	(14)
Shopping: Will Success Spoil Barcelona?	118	(10)
Bureaucracy: 183 Days	128	(10)
Entertainment: Attractions and Counterattractions	138	(39)
Calendar: The Year of Living Excessively	177	(12)
Bibliography	189	(3)
The Author	192	(1)
Index	193