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Thailand - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture Paperback – September 5, 2006

by Roger Jones (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 92 ratings
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Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.

Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include


* customs, values, and traditions
* historical, religious, and political background
* life at home
* leisure, social, and cultural life
* eating and drinking
* do's, don'ts, and taboos
* business practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken


"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel

"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel

"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer

"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine

"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times
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  1. Print length
    168 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Kuperard
  4. Publication date
    September 5, 2006
  5. Dimensions
    4.46 x 0.5 x 6.72 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1857333144
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1857333145
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ROGER JONES is a lecturer and writer specializing in careers, living and working abroad, and classical music. After graduating from King’s College, London University, he worked in education for extended periods in many countries around the world, including several years in Thailand and Cambodia. He has written eight handbooks, including Teaching Abroad, Getting a Job Abroad, How to Master Languages, Retire Abroad, and How to Manage Your Career. He is a member of the Career Writers’ Association and the Society of Authors, and was formerly a member of the Chartered Institute of Management and the Institute of Administrative Management.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kuperard; Reprinted edition (September 5, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1857333144
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1857333145
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.46 x 0.5 x 6.72 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 92 ratings

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    Culture Smart! guides are written for people who want more than just the nuts and bolts of where to stay, what to see, and how to travel. Short, sharp and humorous, they deal with the richly rewarding human dimension of foreign travel by telling you about the beliefs and attitudes of the people you will meet and about situations you may encounter. They help you to understand what makes people tick, the values they live by, and the kind of behavior that will be reciprocated with goodwill and hospitality.

    Each guide includes concise chapters on the local customs, traditions and values of the country's inhabitants, and crucially, the key historical and cultural events that have shaped them. There are sections on social and business etiquette, tips on communication, both verbal and non-verbal, and advice on how to be a good guest.

    Our aim is to arm readers with a level of cultural fluency, so that whatever your reason for travelling, each situation may be approached with both confidence and sensitivity.

    Brief and thorough, our guides are designed so that they can be dipped into for quick reference as and when needed, or comfortably completed in a few sittings, affording you a comprehensive overview of what you're getting yourself into before you have even taken off!

    Written by long-term expats, journalists, professors and diplomats, Culture Smart! guides have been helping travelers be more than just tourists for over 20 years. With over 100 country guides to date, there are new titles and editions published every year.

    Marcel Proust once said, The true voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. We hope that Culture Smart! will help you arrive at your destination with your eyes open.

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Eric Guthrie
5.0 out of 5 stars Pocket size
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2010
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This book was great. Gave great up to date details of so many different things. I have been to Thailand many times. This book has tought me a small amount of a lot. It does not go to far in depth, more of small amount of a veriety of subjects. Perfect for someone who is going for vacation or needing a quich reference.

This book will fit in your pocket. So in a month on my next trip I plan on bringing it with me. In a lot of ways this book was made to be a pocket book. Giving and easy read or re-read at anytime you need it. If you are going to Thailand i recomend you get this book first. Read on the trip there and skim back through it if need be.
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Thaitom
4.0 out of 5 stars A world apart from mine
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2018
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The reading offered insight into several things I was hoping to learn prior to try to do business in the Thais corporate environment. Hopefully it will assist me in my objective to do business with several Thai companies.
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R. Birk
3.0 out of 5 stars Fine overview
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2015
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This book is a basic overview of Thai history and culture. It is not a travel guide with itinerary suggestions, and it seems accepting of and makes excuses for the seamier side of Thai life. People wanting a quick introduction to Thailand may like this book. Those looking for a travel guide or in-depth insight into Thai history should keep looking.
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Nicholas A. Bajurin
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2019
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Very informative short read on the culture and customs of Thailand. I have used it well in my travels to Thailand.
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belvle baird
4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth time and money
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2013
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Covered many parts of
Thai culture and customs . Very easy to read looked forward to picking it up to read what was next
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Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2011
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I had to present an introduction to Thailand to people at work going there, and chose this, after looking at many resources. Well written, short, concise, interesting. I learned a great deal myself, even after 6 trips to Thailand and having worked there for 9 months.
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WantaghSue
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Basic Info
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2007
This was a good intro book to Thailand and it's culture with a little Thai history thrown in too. It is a fast read. Our daughter is in Thailand for 6 months through a study abroad program with her college...and my husband and I are planning to go there for 2 weeks this summer. We felt this book gave info that some of the other 'tour' books left out....as the title suggests, it includes customs and etiquette of the Thai people. I'd definitely recommend this book to all traveling to Thailand. (The only draw back is that it was written in 2003 and could be updated a bit.)
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D. Dixon
3.0 out of 5 stars Recommended
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2015
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Very good and comprehensive guide if you're a traveler who would like to be culturally aware and culturally sensitive. I'm glad that I ordered it and read it in a day. Some points lead the reader to have additional questions.
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyed it
Reviewed in Canada on August 24, 2019
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I work as an IT team leader in Canada, though have of my team are based in Bangkok. I interact on a daily basis with my colleagues in Thailand, and this book helped me a lot to understand their reactions, to avoid cultural « faux pas » and to entertain a harmonious relation between both teams.
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Hataichanok Unphon
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2015
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As expected :)
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Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Well planned, detailed and accurate guide
Reviewed in Canada on January 14, 2019
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The author tackled the subject matter efficiently and currently. I would consider this essential reading for any trip to Thailand, long or short. Far better than the travel guides that give outdated information.
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