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Cross-Cultural Dialogues: 74 Brief Encounters With Cultural Difference
by Craig Storti
from Intercultural Press
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Cross-Cultural Resource 
The author is truly clever in the layout of this book. It is thoroughly enjoyable, as well as enlightening. This is not a book of cultural rules, but of cultural surprises.
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As we see ourselves... 
It may seem that Mr. Storti's book shows other world cultures - Asian, Latin, European - through an American magnifying lens. It may be so if you are an American reader. If you're not, it gives you the chance to look at your own culture through foreign eyes. This can be a rather informative and actually liberating experience. I strongly recommend it.
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Transforming the way we interact with foreigners
When dealing with people overseas, the blind assumption among many Americans is that individuals from other societies possess the same value system, process information in the same way, and express themselves in the same manner as we do. This attitude, however, is almost bound to lead to hurt feelings, sour business deals, or worse. In an effort to reduce these cultural misunderstandings, Craig Storti aims to educate readers on the perils of not only inadvertantly insulting your foreign counterpart in a... more info
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excellent
This was a riveting read. very insightful and helpful in understanding cultural differences. I read it to learn more about american culture and found it helpful. I also learnt about many other cultures too.
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