Do's and Taboos Around The World

by Axtell, Roger E.

• ISBN13: 9780471595281
• ISBN10: 0471595284
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-08-30
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This comprehensive travel planner/guide makes it faster and easier than ever to plan your trip abroad. It anticipates every question you're likely to have and offers detailed, step-by-step guidance on absolutely everything you need to consider before stepping off your native soil, including: Planning your itinerary and making travel arrangements, obtaining passports and visas, and booking accommodations Tips, insights, and shortcuts for learning the culture Staying safe and healthy on the road Traveling with kids, senior citizens, or people with special physical needs Packing luggage, renting a car, and exchanging money Valuable resource names, addresses, and phone numbers (including ones for information) This incomparable guide tells you everything you need to know to guarantee that your trip abroad is economical, safe, enjoyable, and productive.

Author Biography

ROGER E. AXTELL, retired Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for the Parker Pen Company, spent 30 years living and traveling abroad. He is now a professional after-dinner speaker and seminar leader whose audiences laugh while they learn about embarrassing anecdotes, goofs, gaffes, and behavior on five continents.

Table of Contents

Preface to Third Edition	v
Preface to First Edition	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Protocol, Customs, and Etiquette	1	(38)
Hand Gestures and Body Language	39	(74)
Special Section A Quick Guide to the Ways of the World	51	(62)
Gift Giving and Receiving	113	(34)
American Jargon and Baffling Idioms	147	(32)
Turning the Tide Tips for Incoming Visitors to the U.S.	173	(6)
Postscript	179	(2)
Appendix Sources of Help	181	(10)
Index	191