Understand and respect different cultures (you don't need to like them)
I have lived in four different countries: Born and raised in Sweden, spent a year in Australia, called Canada home for eleven years and arrived in Israel 2010. These four countries are very, very different regarding what way it's socially accepted to behave, eat, drink, talk, doing business just to mention a few things.
If you do business with these countries, going to study, work or just visit I can help you how to behave to fit in and not to insult and become insulted. It's about learning the specific country's customs and cultures. If you don't, a business deal could get cancelled because the other person/company doesn't like you. You might have insulted them without having a clue about what you did. We like to do business with people we like and definitely do repeated business with people we enjoy spending time with.
One example of two totally different cultures when it comes to drinking alcohol. An Israeli invites an Australian business associate to his home. He offers the Aussie a beer and goes out to the kitchen and gets a bottle (330ml / 12oz) and TWO glasses and pour about 3o% of the bottle into a glass and gives it to the Aussie. What's wrong with that? Plenty and nothing.
You have to know the different countries' cultures to get that. Israel and Australia have totally different drinking habits. The Aussie might think "are you kiddn' me mate, why are you so bloody cheap", he feels uncomfortable to ask for more. And while his sitting there longing for more beer he might starting to form negative thoughts about the Israeli and his company. The Israeli who doesn't drink more than a small glass of beer every week wouldn't think twice about it. He doesn't know that the Australian business man are used to drink two bottles before dinner and felt insulted to get a small glass of beer.
Another example is the Canadian who invites is Israeli business partner to a nice meat restaurant in Toronto. The Israeli starting to feel very uncomfortable because he eats only Kosher (doesn't mix meat with milk products at the same meal) This is quite common even if the Israeli doesn't show any signs of being religious, like having a Kip-a (yamuka).
This is only two examples of many what can go wrong when you don't know each others cultures. I will help you to learn the ropes, how to behave and equally important how NOT to behave when you talking and spending time with people from these four countries.
I'm looking forward to make YOUR interactions smoother, friendlier, and more profitable!
-Chris.
If you do business with these countries, going to study, work or just visit I can help you how to behave to fit in and not to insult and become insulted. It's about learning the specific country's customs and cultures. If you don't, a business deal could get cancelled because the other person/company doesn't like you. You might have insulted them without having a clue about what you did. We like to do business with people we like and definitely do repeated business with people we enjoy spending time with.
One example of two totally different cultures when it comes to drinking alcohol. An Israeli invites an Australian business associate to his home. He offers the Aussie a beer and goes out to the kitchen and gets a bottle (330ml / 12oz) and TWO glasses and pour about 3o% of the bottle into a glass and gives it to the Aussie. What's wrong with that? Plenty and nothing.
You have to know the different countries' cultures to get that. Israel and Australia have totally different drinking habits. The Aussie might think "are you kiddn' me mate, why are you so bloody cheap", he feels uncomfortable to ask for more. And while his sitting there longing for more beer he might starting to form negative thoughts about the Israeli and his company. The Israeli who doesn't drink more than a small glass of beer every week wouldn't think twice about it. He doesn't know that the Australian business man are used to drink two bottles before dinner and felt insulted to get a small glass of beer.
Another example is the Canadian who invites is Israeli business partner to a nice meat restaurant in Toronto. The Israeli starting to feel very uncomfortable because he eats only Kosher (doesn't mix meat with milk products at the same meal) This is quite common even if the Israeli doesn't show any signs of being religious, like having a Kip-a (yamuka).
This is only two examples of many what can go wrong when you don't know each others cultures. I will help you to learn the ropes, how to behave and equally important how NOT to behave when you talking and spending time with people from these four countries.
I'm looking forward to make YOUR interactions smoother, friendlier, and more profitable!
-Chris.