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CultureShock! Philippines : A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Singapore : Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (353 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789814634908
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: CultureShock! PhilippinesDDC classification:
  • 915.99042;915.990452
LOC classification:
  • M83 2005eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- DEDICATION -- MAP OF THE PHILIPPINES -- FIRST IMPRESSIONS -- OVER VIEW AND HISTORY -- PEOPLE -- SOCIALISING -- Colour Photo -- SETTLING IN -- EATING ANDENTERTAINING -- CULTURE AND TRAVEL -- MIND YOUR LANGUAGE -- DOING BUSINESSIN THE PHILIPPINES -- FAST FACTS ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES -- Colour Photo -- CULTURE QUIZ -- DO'S AND DON'TS -- GLOSSARY -- RESOURCE GUIDE -- FURTHER READING -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX.
Summary: CultureShock! Philippines is a survival guide for anyone living, working or wanting to discover life in the Philippines. Settling into a foreign land is never easy, but with this book you will learn to understand the importance of "amor-propio", appreciate the Filipino ways and learn about the history and culture of this diverse country. Find out the importance of family to the Filipinos, how to communicate with the locals and learn the appropriate business etiquette. Packed with a resource guide, glossary, contact numbers, website addresses and useful advice, CultureShock! Philippines is essential for anyone wanting to fit in and enjoy life in the Philippines.
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Cover -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- DEDICATION -- MAP OF THE PHILIPPINES -- FIRST IMPRESSIONS -- OVER VIEW AND HISTORY -- PEOPLE -- SOCIALISING -- Colour Photo -- SETTLING IN -- EATING ANDENTERTAINING -- CULTURE AND TRAVEL -- MIND YOUR LANGUAGE -- DOING BUSINESSIN THE PHILIPPINES -- FAST FACTS ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES -- Colour Photo -- CULTURE QUIZ -- DO'S AND DON'TS -- GLOSSARY -- RESOURCE GUIDE -- FURTHER READING -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX.

CultureShock! Philippines is a survival guide for anyone living, working or wanting to discover life in the Philippines. Settling into a foreign land is never easy, but with this book you will learn to understand the importance of "amor-propio", appreciate the Filipino ways and learn about the history and culture of this diverse country. Find out the importance of family to the Filipinos, how to communicate with the locals and learn the appropriate business etiquette. Packed with a resource guide, glossary, contact numbers, website addresses and useful advice, CultureShock! Philippines is essential for anyone wanting to fit in and enjoy life in the Philippines.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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