This week: The Religious Significance of Hair – some of the ways in which hairstyles and the possession or absence of hair make a difference to how holy you’re perceived to be in various belief systems.
This week: Tattoos – taboo in some cultures, an integral part of others, they’ve made a big comeback in the West
“It is important to understand and recognise cultural differences in the use of non-verbal cues, so that the body language of customers, especially those from other cultural backgrounds than your own, is not the cause of costly misinterpretation.” Professor Manie Spoelstra of The Negotiation Academy with some useful advice about the challenges of negotiating with someone from a different culture.
This week: Edukashun – are the “best-ever exam results” every year all they seem?
This week: Still in Blighty – the experience of reverse culture shock!
This week: Living off the beaten track – the advantages of breaking out of the expat ghettoes.