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

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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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  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Kuperard
  4. Publication date
    September 5, 2006
  5. Dimensions
    4.45 x 0.5 x 6.7 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9781857333183
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1857333183
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"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." —Sunday Times Travel

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ANGELA MILLIGAN specializes in preparing individuals and families from Europe and North America for expatriate life, an important aspect of which is cultural awareness training. She has lived and worked in many parts of East Asia, as well as in Australia, Belgium, and the Argentine, and has briefed several major international companies on Singapore. Her publications include How to Survive in Style, a practical reference guide for newly arrived expatriates to Britain, and the Simple Guide to Australia. Angela is a graduate in history from the University of East Anglia and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1857333187
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kuperard; Reprinted edition (September 5, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781857333183
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1857333183
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.45 x 0.5 x 6.7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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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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Tony Isabella
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly useful travel guide.
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2023
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I purchased several books on Singapore to prepare for a trip there. This was far and away the most useful and the one I'll be re-reading on the long flight there.
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Nancy Beiman
4.0 out of 5 stars No help for the woman business traveler, otherwise very good.
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2007
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I gave this four stars instead of five since the section on business custom does not describe how business women should dress and behave in Singapore. There's the passing remark that women should only initiate handshakes when one is introduced to a (presumably male) colleague; otherwise, there is nothing about how to dress or behave when working in Singapore. Can we wear pants? or must we wear skirts?
The chapter about dining etiquette and entertaining was fascinating. I'll keep this around for my upcoming trip but only wish that it was a bit more helpful on the distaff side.
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rosetjn
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021
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This tiny book is packed with fantastic information! It is a wealth of information and it keeps you entertained! I would highly recommend it.
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M. G. Mikell
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book and we've put it to use in Singapore
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2017
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Good book and we've put it to use in Singapore. Be sure to check the Edition number and year published. The map within may need to be updated for the bus/train (MRT) systems which add new stops or stations every year. That would be my only criticism.
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Singa Expat
3.0 out of 5 stars Singapore: Culture Smart was ok
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2009
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I didn't find this book particularly useful - the information was pretty straightforward and very general. Wouldn't recommend - you can get all this cultural info online with a bit of research.
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Michael Stowell
5.0 out of 5 stars Super book for reference and getting to know Singapore.
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2014
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A must for anyone visiting Singapore....Very informative and a worthwhile book to keep on your bookshelf.
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Sandra
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2015
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Smart, quick read that touches on all the highlights.
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Kilby A Watson
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022
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We're excited to take a trip in this book was just what we needed to highlight some of the things to consider as we plan for our trip.
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Rajesh Kumar
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast reader
Reviewed in India on March 12, 2016
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Good read
Not deep enough re people management in teams at work
Would have liked more content on boss subordinate relationship
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DebbieR
5.0 out of 5 stars Great summary
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2013
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I was really impressed with this book and have learned a lot from it. The way the content is laid out is helpful as you can chose to read it all or dip into the bits you want to know. The chapter contents are well thought out and contain just the right level of information. It is easy to read with lots of content that is written in a way that is easy to read.

Overall very enjoyable and I formative - wish there was one of these for every country!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2019
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Interesting book gives a great insight into the cultural mix of Singapore
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J.Ahmed
5.0 out of 5 stars Great travel book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2020
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Awesome book and very insightful. Perfect for travelling.
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Wilma
4.0 out of 5 stars Singapore book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 28, 2013
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Interesting little book to read to prepare us for our visit - also bought a copy for my daughter before she went to live there for a year and she has found it very useful.
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