Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on etiquette and communication will help you navigate unfamiliar situations and avoid faux pas.
Croatia - Culture Smart! : The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
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Table of Contents
Brief History Politics - Economic Life Traditions - Friendships & Family Relationships Bureaucracy Religion Humour - Local Holidays Taboos Invitations Gifts Dress - Business etiquette - Punctuality & Appointments - Team working Communication Negotiating - Women in Society Tips - Eating Out - Traditional Food - Dos and Don t - Making Friends
Author Description
After gaining an MA in philosophy and literature and spending some years as a researcher and writer of lexicon and encyclopaedia entries, I ran the international PR department of one of the largest travel agencies in Croatia.
Writing has and always will be a fascination, the thrill of the discipline is felt with my eyes and fingertips. Understanding culture as a phenomenon both tangible and intangible, I was keen on perceiving, investigating and analysing both material and immaterial culture. It pushed me on, furthering my fascination with destination management as a means of storytelling, and assisted my experience of cuisines and wine surely two of the best representatives of any culture.
Today, with over 15 years experience in PR and branding communications, I enjoy creating strategies and concepts for wineries and restaurants interested in offering high quality services as well as customer relationship projects. Commercially, the role is synonymous with customer acquisition, but for me it is an invitation to explore landscapes and cultural nuances in order to provide clients with premier experiences of their destinations, indulging them in the local heritage, history and mind-set. I always look to participate in and/or establish international projects, and have had the opportunity to become acquainted with wonderful people all over the world.