Do you know what I am doing? (thumbs up to the side – Hitch hiking). When I do this‚ most of you would think it means “good job”. But in the middle east‚ for example in Iran‚ it’s an insult similar to “the middle finger”. Good evening Madam Toastmaster‚ fellow toastmasters and guests‚ tonight let’s look at body language in different cultures. Do you agree that gestures can communicate as effectively as words? I agree. Some might argue‚ it maybe even more than words. However we must be aware different
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In November of 1943 a young German girl name Elizabeth moves to Northern Poland after her father is put in charge of a concentration camp. The first night in Poland a huge ball is held honoring him. It is at this party that her father introduces her to a young soldier nicknamed Spike. While Elizabeth and Spike are dancing he tell Elizabeth that just days ago he smashed a Jew baby head in with his boot. Elizabeth is repulsed and punches Spike in the face. Elizabeth father punishes her by making her
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Greek Refugees in Poland The 2011 census in Poland showed that only 0.15 % of the country’s 39 million people are foreigners; 1‚5% are representants of other nationalities but holding a Polish passport (www.stat.gov.pl). Polish people constituted 65% of the population of the country before World War II. This situation changed dramatically after WW II. Firstly‚ as a result of the war‚ Poland lost its Jewish population (before the war: 10%); under the terms of the Congress in Potsdam‚ 2.5 million
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Cross Cultural Management Glenn T. Cunningham Reading: How Daimler‚ Chrysler Merger Failed This reading looks to explore reasons why two major car makers wound up not having a successful merger. The merger can be simply equated to a marriage and what each brings to it. There are certain expectations to which a merger as well as a marriage is predicated upon and when those expectations are not met then divorce is in the cards for both merger and marriage alike. In the case of business
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Cultural influences on tourist buying behavior The aim of this article is to identify cultural differences in tourist buying behavior and decision process. OBJECTIVES After completing this article the reader should be able to: - Identify the influence of national culture on tourist personal and psychological characteristics - Understand the influence of national culture on need recognition‚ information search‚ product evaluation‚ purchase decision and post-purchase behavior - Explain the
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S.E. Hinton accurately portrays the culture of the 60’s in the novel “The outsiders”. Originally the outsiders took place in 1965. This was like the golden year for rock and roll and at its heights. This all influenced culture changes‚ style‚ and musically. Elvis Presley and the Beatles began it all. The first reason is Culture changes throughout the 60’s. The outsiders were the first story to introduce everything that happened back then. In the story‚ there were two types or groups or gangs
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Poland and the Role of Solidarity Marisa Saldana and Sofia Venegas Overview What is Solidarity? (August 14‚ 1980) ● Independent self-governing trading union ● It was a broad anti-communist social movement ● Used the methods of civil resistance to advance the causes of workers’ rights and create social change. ● Contributed to the fall of communism and sparked the later Revolutions of 1989 Critical figures Lech Walesa ● ● ● ● ● Most prominent leader of the Solidarity movement Persistent activism
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MASTER’S THESIS CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN TRUST PERCEPTIONS OF WEBSITES Name: -Shakti L Karavadra Student id: - M00286999 Module: - CMT 4141 Submission Date: - 24/ 09/2010 MSc Programme in Internet Application Development Supervised by: Dr Mark Springett ABSTRACT This paper investigates the issue of the cultural differences that are found in the trust perception of user because
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Advantage of U-Mobile U-Mobile Offers the Lowest prepaid BIS Plan Rate in Town with Market’s First Bi-Monthly Plan that was attract to the customer to used it that plan and the rate in that years are achieve with that target that many of the customer were change their plan into U-Mobile user. That is because the U-Mobile were offer the lowest prepaid BIS plan rate at RM34 every two months‚ users can enjoy unlimited BIS services with U-Mobile‚ including access to BlackBerry Messenger (BBM)‚ Facebook
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Do’s and taboos in Poland. Culture is an important part in people’s lives because it provides the messages that tend to shape their perceptions‚ judgments‚ attributions and various ideas of self and other. The cultures around the world are very different and very much the alike at the same time. The way people live around the world depends on the norms internalized by their societies. As I’m studying in Poland‚ I would like to tell about polish culture: its do’s and don’ts.
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