No doubt about it, cultural differences can lead to some amusing moments (well ... in hindsight they're amusing ... at the time I suppose they can be just plain embarrassing).

Greetings almost always begin with 'buenos días' (good day) or 'buenas tardes' (good afternoon) or simply 'buenas.' Buenos días is used until exactly noon at which time you switch to buenas tardes.

Everything I thought I knew ... about the Queen of England is wrong. ... America and the United Kingdom seem similar culturally, but oh-my-word they could not be more different governmentally.

My group, the Mighty Misfits, and I had decided to interview two women from Europe in an effort to disclose information regarding the cultural differences that may exist.

; In Chinese, surnames come first and then the given names. It's common to use ... There are around 100 commonly used surnames, Chinese people can choose any of the 50,000 characters for their given name.

In greetings, men will always shake hands, even if it has only been an hour since you were apart. If you are a woman, men will hesitate to let you initiate ... See also Management Cultural Comparisons

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Ok, she is missing some cognitive intelligence, but she sure made up for it in social and cultural intelligence -- ... Greetings from Trento. The snow is great and it is also wonderful to enjoy the

But one of the things that helps me a lot is remembering that ministry, ... When I am building personal relationships with the people around me, I experience and see ... Then it is easier to become tired,