Culture Shock! Czech Republic: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Culture Shock! Guides)Culture Shock! Czech Republic: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Culture Shock! Guides)
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With over three million copies in print, CultureShock! is a bestselling series of culture and etiquette guides covering countless destinations around the world. For anyone at risk of culture shock, whether a tourist or a long-term resident, CultureShock! provides a sympathetic and fun-filled crash course on the do's and don'ts in foreign cultures. Fully updated and sporting a fresh new look, the revised editions of these books enlighten and inform through such topics as language, food and entertaining, social customs, festivals, relationships, and business tips. CultureShock! books are packed with useful details on transportation, taxes, finances, accommodation, health, food and drink, clothes, shopping, festivals, and much, much more.
- Paperback: 10 pages
- Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corporation; 2008-08
- Label: Marshall Cavendish Corporation
- Studio: Marshall Cavendish Corporation
- ISBN: 0761454780
- Sales Rank in Books: #798013
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:  For more than a quick visit, Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Culture Shock! Czech Republic: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Culture Shock! Guides) (Paperback) I felt compelled to write a review for this book as it not only served me well but is itself not served by its only other review.
The other review concerns a previous edition, so I'll grant that my edition is likely better in some respects. Having stayed in Prague for a relatively longer time (a still-short four months), though, it's worth pointing out that this is neither a vacation guide nor a list of "just getting by" phrases. It's a fairly in depth look at what to expect from a stay in the Czech Republic - the people, customs, and language in which you will hopefully immerse yourself. It's been a while since I was in Prague so I can't honestly remember each bit of the book. I do remember, though, that it 1) Helped me manage my expectations. Most of the students in my program were frequently met with disappointment when the Czechs they met were so "unfriendly." Many retreated to the dorms almost full-time, swinging from unrealistic optimism to...Read more |
