Culture Briefing Vietnam - Your guide to Vietnamese culture and customs


		Culture Briefing: Vietnam Your guide to Vietnamese culture and customs Available for immediate downloading to your computer Culture Briefing Vietnam gives you current, in-depth information to help you understand the culture, customs, values and beliefs of the Vietnamese people. Whether traveling to Vietnam, working on a class paper or doing business with the Vietnamese, you'll find Culture Briefing: Vietnam an invaluable resource. If you're traveling to the country, supplement your travel guide with Culture Briefing: Vietnam. It will give you the information you need to help you feel comfortable in what might otherwise be a strange environment. You’ll gain the wisdom necessary to talk intelligently with the Vietnamese, discussing the life they live, deciphering and interpreting how they think and behave. No longer will you run the risk of embarrassment when in conversation with a Vietnamese because you brought up a taboo subject, couldn’t comment on an aspect of local life or knew nothing of the Vietnamese form of government. With Culture Briefing: Vietnam you’ll discover the character, values, beliefs and customs of the Vietnamese. You’ll learn of their artistic endeavors and political ways. You’ll find out about their home, family and religious life as well as how they make a living, educate their children and spend their leisure time. Plus, you'll get tips on doing business with the Vietnamese. You’ll also discover the problems the Vietnamese people face and see how they handle them. Here's what one reviewer of Culture Briefing: Vietnam said: “Culture Briefing: Vietnam is one of those jewels that you run into by chance and then wonder how you have gotten so far without it....It is an easy read as well as a great tool for travelers, journalists and business people alike.” In today’s increasingly smaller world, understanding the ways of the earth’s other peoples is an essential skill. And Culture Briefing: Vietnam can aid you in gaining that expertise. Special features improve usefulness Culture Briefing: Vietnam contains special features that increase its usefulness: A complete table of contents lets you find information quickly. A “Do's and Don’ts” list helps keep you on the right foot. A “Fast Facts” box provides quick reference to the names of Vietnam’s current heads of state and government as well as quality-of-life statistics Two maps show: 1) Vietnam’s position in Europe, 2) Vietnam’s major features, areas, rivers and cities. How to order Culture Briefing: Vietnam is published on 8.5” x 11” pages in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (pdf). This allows your e-book to retain its original formatting whether you read it on your computer or print out a copy. To read or print Culture Briefing: Vietnam, you'll need Adobe’s Acrobat Reader. If not already on your computer, you can download it FREE at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html To make your purchase, click on the “Buy & Get Now” link below. You will be taken to the Clickbank secure payment Web site to enter your payment information. ClickBank accepts checks online (USA only), Paypal and the following credit and debit cards: American Express, Bravo, Discover, EuroCard, JCB, MasterCard, MasterCard Debit, Novus, Visa and Visa Debit. Clickbank will then return you to a page containing a link that will let you immediately download Culture Briefing: Vietnam. Place your order now. Then you’ll be fully briefed, so you can explore and discover as only an informed traveler can. US$11.95 — 103 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-937281-28-X Buy and Get Now Top

Contents of
Culture Briefing: Vietnam

INTRODUCTION
Fast Facts

HISTORY

THE VIETNAMESE PEOPLE
Customs and Ways
Do's and Don'ts
Conducting Business
Subcultures
Class Distinctions
Language

HOME AND FAMILY
Marriage
Family Size
The Role of Women
Funerals
Names
Health and Welfare
Dress
Food and Dining

EDUCATING THE CHILDREN

RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

MAKING A LIVING

PASSING LEISURE TIME
Festivals
Sports

THE ARTS
Theater
Music
Literature
Handicrafts
Block Prints

POLITICAL WAYS

USEFUL CONTACTS

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