Culture Shock! San Francisco

Culture Shock! San Francisco
Author: Frances Gendlin
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2010-08-13
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9814484814

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CultureShock! San Francisco provides first-hand advice that will quickly help you feel at home in The City by the Bay. You will come to know the city’s eclectic and tenacious spirit, and you will understand its overpowering charm. The breathtaking Golden Gate Bridge suspended over the bay, the cable cars that conquer steep hills, the sun-basking sea lions and the painted ladies of San Francisco—all will move from imagination to reality, here. Yet practicality rules! Let this guide show you the neighbourhoods, the restaurants, and opportunities for cultural enrichment. Let it help you through the challenges any newcomer encounters, from finding an affordable home to selecting a school for your kids. And most importantly, let it advise you how to fit in with that diverse assortment of locals who together make San Francisco truly unique

Culture Shock!

Culture Shock!
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2007
Genre: Etiquette
ISBN:

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CultureShock!

CultureShock!
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Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: San Francisco (Calif.)
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CultureShock! San Francisco

CultureShock! San Francisco
Author: Frances Gendlin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2010
Genre:
ISBN:

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CultureShock! San Francisco provides first-hand advice that will quickly help you feel at home in The City by the Bay. You will come to know the city's eclectic and tenacious spirit, and you will understand its overpowering charm. The breathtaking Golden Gate Bridge suspended over the bay, the cable cars that conquer steep hills, the sun-basking sea lions and the painted ladies of San Francisco-all will move from imagination to reality, here. Yet practicality rules! Let this guide show you the neighbourhoods, the restaurants, and opportunities for cultural enrichment. Let it help you through the challenges any newcomer encounters, from finding an affordable home to selecting a school for your kids. And most importantly, let it advise you how to fit in with that diverse assortment of locals who together make San Francisco truly unique.

Lessening the Culture Shock

Lessening the Culture Shock
Author: James D. Houston
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1980
Genre: Americanization
ISBN:

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San Francisco at Your Door

San Francisco at Your Door
Author: Frances Gendlin
Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN:

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Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. "Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. "Culture Shock!" practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler. "Culture Shock!" at your Door guides equip you for daily life in some of the world's most cosmopolitan cities. And "Culture Shock!" Success Secrets guides offer relevant, practical information with the real-life insights and cultural know-how that can make the difference between business success and failure. Each "Culture Shock!" title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and each book is packed with practical, accurate, and enjoyable information to help you find your way and feel at home.

Living and Working Abroad

Living and Working Abroad
Author: Frances Gendlin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2001
Genre: Life skills
ISBN: 9789812049650

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CultureShock! Bolivia

CultureShock! Bolivia
Author: Mark Cramer
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2009-11-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9814484350

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CultureShock! Bolivia provides readers with a thorough understanding of this South American country, a nation steeped in history, culture, and tradition. Containing pages of useful information, advice, tips and resources, this book will guide you through the social and psychic adjustment necessary when moving to Bolivia. Learn, first and foremost, how to deal with soroche (altitude sickness), then understand the importance to the Bolivians of Pachamama (Mother Earth) and how she influences festivals and joyous occasions. Discover how to interact with the many diverse cultures, from Kallawayas to Cholas and Cholos to Aymara and Quechua, to name a few. Adapt to the Bolivian concept of time, understand the Bolivian love affair with soccer, and adopt the light-hearted response needed with water balloons at fiestas. This guide will lead nature lovers through the paved trails used by Incas over 2,000 years ago.

CultureShock! Spain

CultureShock! Spain
Author: Marie Louise Graff
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2009
Genre: Etiquette
ISBN: 9814435945

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CultureShock! Spain is the definitive manual for adjusting to life in Spain. Not only does it translate local customs and culture and warn against making any social faux pas, but it also provides practical information to enable readers to live and work in Spain with ease. Understand the Spanish love of socialising and take part in the ritual evening paseo. Learn the concept behind the term mañana and how best to adapt your daily life to all that mañana entails. Discover the A-Z of Spanish food, the famous tapas culture and how best to fit in with Spaniards' late eating hours. On a practical level, check the documents needed for opening a Spanish bank account, the do's and don'ts in the workplace and how to address locals without giving offence. Written from an outsider's perspective, CultureShock! Spain is all you'll need for life in Spanish society.