On working in China and/or with Chinese and leveraging cultural difference.
Avertissement (1/2) : ceux qui espèrent une attaque contre la Chine dans ce qui suit en seront pour leurs frais. Quand j’écris “le chinois…” je fais référence à une littérature colonialiste des siècles passés où l’autre est considéré de manière stéréotypée, catégorique et est forcément inférieur. À vous de détecter[…]
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I thought luxury was not my thing. I have not had a watch for decades. They scratch my portable computer wrist pad. And the ones I had before were neither flashy nor expensive. But now I do work with the luxury industry. I like it. There is a building in Shanghai[…]
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Forget about the cultural codes
The main message is simple. Forget about the codes, there are very few codes you really need to learn. This is not Japan and you do not need to be familiar with the angle of bending when saluting. Even in Japan, they know you are not Japanese.
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