8 Tips to Improve Your Email Etiquette
There is quite an ongoing debate on whether you still need to be so formal when communicating via email. Some think it is best to just...
Business Etiquette – How to Make Great First Impressions when Doing Business in the West
“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is a saying we are all too familiar with as most parents probably raise their children with this...
Dining Etiquette: Asia vs. Europe
Most people in the West are usually raised with some basic understanding of what is acceptable at the table and how to eat certain foods....
How to Succeed in International Business - Cultural Etiquette in Business
Business etiquette, international business etiquette, travel etiquette or social etiquette – depending on the situation and circumstance,...
Why Others Succeed and You Don’t – The Importance of Etiquette
Why is it that some people seem to succeed in all they do? What is the difference between the colleague who gets promoted into higher...
I thought he was checking me out… Misinterpreting non-verbal communication across cultures
I will never forget one of the dilemmas I ran into when I went on my first trip to the Philippines. My husband introduced me to one of...
4 Myths of Living Abroad
For many, the concept of living abroad has to do with being rich, being a student or knowing the right people who can place you in a...
How to Combat Culture Shock when Living Abroad
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” Robert Louis Stevenson. Going on a big trip, preparing to move or...
How Living Abroad Makes You Appreciate the Small Things in Life
Materialism receives a new definition when living abroad. Yes, you will be enticed to buying all those souvenirs while traveling and send...
Being the "Odd One Out" in a Foreign Country
When you are in your “own” country where you grew up, you kind of take your nationality and how you do things for granted. It is only...
