official greeting of the people of Thailand. In America‚ in a business setting we usually greet one another with a handshake‚ but here it is done completely different. The wai also shows a sign of respect to someone of seniority or of a certain social class. The proper way to conduct a wai is to raise both hands with palms touching as if clasping hands together for prayer‚ very gently touching the body between the chest and forehead. The height at which the hands are placed and how low the head
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Abstract Introduction What is Netiquette? Or what do we mean by netiquette? To state it as simple as possible It is the network etiquette or internet etiquette‚ certain rules which a user is required to follow on the cyberspace in order to sustain a well online social environment or better to say social life. To state the matter differently‚ Netiquette is a set of rules for behaving properly online. Human cultures are different and each ethnic has its own values and customs which are different
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Teen Depression ------------------------------------------------- A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS | Teenage depression isn’t just bad moods and occasional melancholy. Depression is a serious problem that impacts every aspect of a teen’s life. Left untreated‚ teen depression can lead to problems at home and school‚ drug abuse‚ self-loathing—even irreversible tragedy such as homicidal violence or suicide. Fortunately‚ teenage depression can be treated‚ and as a concerned parent‚ teacher‚
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PREPARING TO GO FROM COLLEGE LIFE TO PROFESSIONAL LIFE INTRODUCTION Well graduation is fast approaching and now is the time to begin preparing yourself for the job search. When you decided on your individual curriculum you took the first step on your professional journey. While recreating yourself as a nurse‚ teacher or whatever field your degree is in‚ you were gathering information about your various practices and career environments. Now is the time to make the transition from college
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Cross Cultural Communication: Far East Asian Countries This paper gives a short overview of the observed behavioral pattern across some of the far east Asian countries. Understanding these behavioral patterns is important for doing effective communication with people/people group from these countries. The effective communication holds one of the key of establishing business and personal relationship in these countries. This paper also looks into some of concepts and theories in intercultural and
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The Book of the Courtier Summary The Book of the Courtier by Baldassar Castiglione was the book of proper etiquette for men and women from 1528 to the end of the 18th century. This book was found in French‚ Latin‚ Spanish‚ Dutch‚ English‚ German‚ and Polish. This book was written in a dialogue well‚ four different dialogues‚ with each dialogue pushing and explaining different “rules” that needed to be fallowed if a person was considered to be high class; these rules were basically held as law
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able to explain the interest to Indian employees proved to be an example of culture shock. And the American’s disregard for the cow showed a lack of understanding of Indian culture. Relationships—Uncertainty Avoidance In the Chinese Business Etiquette video we learn relationships are a necessity in Chinese business (Unknown‚ 2007). They are the primary force in company negotiations when entering business dealings. This may be due to China’s relatively low uncertainty avoidance score‚ as found
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and sending commercial email unsolicited to private organizations or people. This was one etiquette I found very useful. On Albury.net it states that for interactive services to first listen to a channel first‚ to get the feel of what is and is not acceptable and also if you find yourself in a channel that becomes offensive to you‚ leave it; these were two relatively new concepts to me about internet etiquette. I am familiar with the CRC Honor Code which engages the concepts of honesty‚ fairness‚ respect
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gap between the old and young people has been slowly growing‚ thus beginning to cause a drastic shift in this modern age. Cultural changes are apparent from generation to generation through the evolution of appearance‚ relationships and mannerism. Social trends‚ media and culture have been a constant influence in the behavior and views of people. For that reason‚ the importance of appearance has been a strong unchanging element in one’s lifestyle. Before in the older days‚ people had dressed conservatively
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considered an art. The French have been and are today world leaders in fashion‚ food‚ wine‚ art and architecture. They embrace novelty‚ new ideas and manners with enthusiasm as long as they are elegant. Meeting and Greeting * At a business or social meeting‚ shake hands with everyone present when arriving and leaving. A handshake may be quick with a light grip. * Men may initiate handshakes with women. * When family and close friends greet one another‚ they often kiss both cheeks. Names
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