Chapter 14

It seems like every semester I learn about international business in one of my classes. I always really liked the parts about people going to foriegn lands and saying something silly or not correctly translating a slogan. My favorite international business story is the one about the couple on business in Korea. They had thier dog with them at the restruant and none of the employees spoke English. The dog was hungry, so they motioned to the dog and the waiters nodded their heads and took the dog to the back, apparently to feed it. After the couple ate dinner they inquired about the dog, who had been gone for some time now, and realized they had been served their french poodle.

The chapter talks about Rossman's system of studying culture by paying close attention to attitudes about time, attitudes about formality, attitudes about individualism, attitudes about rank and hierarchy, attitudes about religion, attitudes about taste and diet, attitudes about colors, numbers, and symbols and attitudes about assimilation and acculturation. I liked the section about symbols and how powerfull they can be.

Also, I never knew that people always say the swiss are always on time.