RE: Article: "EXCLUSIVE: Help Wanted -- 'Arrogant Americans' NeedNotApply" AND THIS IS FOR A TECHWRITER

["Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>]

As an American expat in Israel, preparing for a job in the U.S., I
participated in a seminar about American culture for Israelis. I was
shocked to discover how much I'd forgotten in ten years abroad, not to
mention the stuff I'd never noticed.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Poshedly
> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 2:58 PM
> To: Gene Kim-Eng; TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: Article: "EXCLUSIVE: Help Wanted -- 'Arrogant 
> Americans' NeedNotApply" AND THIS IS FOR A TECHWRITER
> 
> ... my company had a two-day series of 
> presentations a few months ago on working with the other 
> culture. Because my company is Chinese, the first day was 
> all-day sessions for only the Chinese staff on "How to Work 
> with Americans". The next days was for all the rest of us 
> (Americans and a few Asian Indians) on "How to Work with the 
> Chinese". It was a real eye-opener to learn that some 
> everyday things we discuss casually can be regarded by the 
> Chinese as insulting, nosey or out-of-bounds...
> 


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