Old World/New World
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ISBN: 978-1-877864-86-5
Bridging Cultural Differences: Britain, France, Germany and the U.S.
Craig Storti
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In Old World/New World: Bridging Cultural Differences—Britain, France, Germany and the U.S., Craig Storti shows us how easy it is to go far afield in our attempts to understand, interact and work successfully with people different from ourselves, this time in three Western European nations: America, Great Britain, France and Germany.
Whether in business or social encounters, the Germans, French, British and Americans can understand each other better by understanding the differences between their cultures. In classic Storti style, the author provides fifty-one cross-cultural dialogues and accompanying discussions that guide readers beneath the surface to understand who it is they are interacting with and how best to communicate with them. Reading Old World/New World is sure to afford you a rich assortment of lessons about how to be more successful travelers and communicators abroad.
"Long ago, when I was still wet behind the ears from washing up onto these European shores, I could have really used a book like this one."
—James R. Chamberlain, director of the Language Center at the Bonn-Rhein-Seig University for www.dialogin.com
"Craig Storti assembles fifty-one cross-cultural dialogues and analyses on the differences in ways of life for people in America, Britain, France and Germany. A bibliography and index of key concepts proves helpful in using Old World/New World for reference, but it makes most fascinating reading in [its] own right even for armchair travelers who never leave their home country. Old World/New World is very highly recommended for anyone interested in comparing and contrasting the different ways of thinking in different nations."
—Wisconsin Bookwatch
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: Americans and the British
1 Bad News
2 Upgrade
3 New Director
4 Rewrite
5 Dropping By
6 Moving Up
7 All the Stops
8 Calling a Cab
9 Office Mates
10 Well Done
11 Buying Blind
12 Vacancy
13 Sweet Time
14 Business Major
15 Looking Good
16 Low Key
17 Taking Advantage
Part 2: Americans and the French
18 Knowing Your Stuff
19 Bothering the Chief
20 Working Late
21 Time to Redesign
22 Withholding
23 Religion and Politics
24 Le Clos Is Late
25 Call me Later
26 At the Window
27 Lunch with Gallimard
28 The Thinker
29 Mistakes
30 Running Late
31 Sales Figures
32 Madame X
33 Dinner on Friday
34 Meeting Jeanette
Part 3: Americans and the Germans
35 Shortcut
36 Moving to Anhalt
37 Weekend Workers
38 Dirty Sink
39 Quality
40 Love Life
41 Feedback
42 Surprise
43 Thinking on Your Feet
44 Rude
45 Closing Costs
46 Team Leader
47 Misleading
48 Slow Going
49 A Hunch
50 Hello Christian
51 Lunch at the Rathskeller
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index of Key Concepts
About the Author
Craig Storti is founder and director of Communicating Across Cultures, a Washington, DC-based intercultural communication training and consulting firm. He is the author of several best-selling books, including The Art of Coming Home, The Art of Crossing Cultures, and Figuring Foreigners Out. Storti can be reached at craig@craigstorti.com or visit his website at www.craigstorti.com
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