Ireland - Culture Smart!

Ireland - Culture Smart!

by JohnScotney (Author)

Synopsis

Avoid being offended, or worse offending Ireland locals, instead familiarise yourself with local customs and cultures by reading Culture Smart! Ireland. This handy, pocket-sized book will help you to ease your way into a different culture and will assist you in making sure you don't develop incorrect stereotypes. Good preparation can go a long way in readying yourself for your journey. Whether you are setting off to Ireland in order to travel, learn, work or relocate, Culture Smart! will provide you with a wealth of information on everything from climate, population, doing business, nightlife and so much more. Culture Smart! Ireland offers an in-depth insight to the customs and cultures of Ireland, an area where many other guidebooks only scratch the surface. Culture Smart! provides rare insights, and practical guidance, into cultures. The values, behaviour and customs of peoples have been formed over centuries which is why the unique information in Culture Smart! guides do not date in the same way as ordinary travel guides. Culture Smart! enables you to step into a world untouched by other guidebooks.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 168
Edition: Rev
Publisher: Kuperard
Published: 27 Mar 2003

ISBN 10: 185733308X
ISBN 13: 9781857333084

Media Reviews
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, Easy Jet Magazine - ...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world, New York Times.
Author Bio
John Scotney is an Anglo-Irish writer, producer, teacher, and broadcaster. He was the BBC s Head of Drama in Ireland and later Head of BBCTV Drama Script Unit. He has written books and articles about literature and the media, and written and directed numerous programs for the BBC, many on Irish themes. He is a former Chair of the Writers Guild of Great Britain, Deputy Chair of the National Poetry Society, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.