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Loading... Wicked Japanese For The Business Traveler (edition 1991)by Howard Tomb (Author)
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Belongs to SeriesWicked Travel (Japanese)
From the sneakily successful travel series with over 1,000,000 copies in print, here is the pocket-sized guide that combines verbal self-defense with cultural insight. Specifically focused on getting in, getting around, and getting the deal done, Wicked Japanese prepares the gaijin (that's you) for a world so alien that just wearing the wrong necktie can spell certain death to the bargain you flew 18 hours to seal. Impress your host with your politeness--and recite the correct apology for grazing a stranger with your sleeve: Buchoho de makoto ni moshiwake gozaimasen ("Sorry to have injured you with my stupid clumsiness"). And if planning to work for a Japanese company, show that you're a team player: Yumei na daigaisha no hitotsu no hagurama ni nalitai ("I wish to be a tiny cog in a huge and honorable machine"). 93,000 copies in print. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)495.6834210207Language Other languages Languages of east and southeast Asia Japanese Standard Japanese usage; applied linguistics; texts for learning the language Audio-lingual approach to expression; phrase books Audio-lingual approach to expression for people whose native language is different For speakers of English and Old English For English-speakersLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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It's a good laugh, and some of it is right, but unless you speak the language reasonably well already, I would not recommend this book. ( )