Dubai/UAE CultureGuide

Based on decades of cultural training experience, Dubai/UAE CultureGuide© offers practical and immediately usable tips for getting the most out of your trip to the Emirates.

Sections on business etiquette and conduct cover greetings, and the exchange of business cards; proper seating at business dinners; how to behave when invited to a private home; how and what to eat; the intricacies of gift giving; and much more.

The Words and Phrases section contains dozens of terms for use in greetings and conversations, days of the week and counting. All words and phrases can be saved to a favorites list for even faster reference.

All content lives on your device for fast retrieval and easy use of standard tools like Notes, Favorites, Copy and Paste to create your own reference list.

The CultureGuide© offers useful Web-accessed tools along with the extensive content: maps, up-to-the-minute weather reports and currency exchange rates in the Emirates.

Other travel guides can tell you where to go and what to see: your CultureGuide© will tell you how to get along.

CONTENTS
Country Overview: The People; Politics and Government; Religion and Beliefs; Cultural Values
Greetings: Getting Started with the Language; What Do You Call People? Being Introduced
Communication Styles
Behaving in Public
Dress
Dining, Drinking and Entertaining: Typical Meals and Foods; Dining Etiquette; Seating Plans; How to Be a Good Host or Guest
Staying Safe and Healthy; Travel Tips
Holidays and Celebrations
The Dos and Don’ts of Gift Giving
Minding Your Business: Team Management; Negotiation Styles; Decision-making; Making a Presentation or Running a Meeting; Effective E-mails; Effective Telecons