Wicked Japanese: For the Business Traveler
From the sneakily successful travel series with over 1,000,000 copies in print, here is the pocket-sized guide that combines verbal self-defense with cultural insight. Specifically focused on getting in, getting around, and getting the deal done, Wicked Japanese prepares the gaijin (that's you) for a world so alien that just wearing the wrong necktie can spell certain death to the bargain you flew 18 hours to seal. \ \ Impress your host with your politeness--and recite the correct apology for...
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From the sneakily successful travel series with over 1,000,000 copies in print, here is the pocket-sized guide that combines verbal self-defense with cultural insight. Specifically focused on getting in, getting around, and getting the deal done, Wicked Japanese prepares the gaijin (that's you) for a world so alien that just wearing the wrong necktie can spell certain death to the bargain you flew 18 hours to seal. Impress your host with your politeness--and recite the correct apology for grazing a stranger with your sleeve: Buchoho de makoto ni moshiwake gozaimasen ("Sorry to have injured you with my stupid clumsiness"). And if planning to work for a Japanese company, show that you're a team player: Yumei na daigaisha no hitotsu no hagurama ni nalitai ("I wish to be a tiny cog in a huge and honorable machine"). 93,000 copies in print.
CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONMystery and Mastery…5Instant Translation Guide…6CULTURE The Four Major Belief Systems: Shinto, Buddhism, LIFO, and FIFO…7Quote the Masters…10For Women Only…12Oh, Noh!…14The Sutra on the Eight Realizations for the 1990s…16GETTING AROUNDRoad Signs…17The Crowded Subway, Judo, and You…18Zen Cab: What is Final Destination of Motionless Taxi?…20 Emergencies…22ENTERTAINMENT AND OBSESSIONPlay-by-Play Sumo…23Baseball Cheers…24Golf as War…26Defensive Driving…28THE PRACTICAL GAIJINCeremony of the Bon Bon…29Straw Bed and Raw Breakfast…30Wise Loss of Face…32Rent-a-Coffin…33SOCIAL JAPANVisiting the Japanese Home…34 Dining Etiquette for Barbarians…35Honorable Tea…36Avoiding Ambulatory Food…38Fugu Roulette…40Slurp as Buddha…41 Impressing Your Geisha…42Getting Naked in Japan…44The Karaoke Bar…46Ale Bonding…47WORKING FOR THE JAPANESE "Life" in a Japanese Company…48Company Songs…50STALKING THE DEALBow to Conquer…52 Flight of the Crane and the Proper Introduction…53 Translating Attitudes…55 The First Business Meeting…56 Sumo-Style Sales Techniques…58 Interpreting Non-Verbal Signals…60 Never Just Say No…61 The Inevitable Thank-You Note…63
