Country Guide

Visitors from Russia

Visitors From Russia

https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/russia-visitors-from-russia-1.m4v You should receive your Russian business partners with the utmost hospitality. Your guests will expect their stay to be well organised, taking it for granted that they will be looked after intensively. Arrival This support applies from their arrival

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Meetings and presentations in Russia

Meetings And Presentations In Russia

https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/russia-meetings-and-presentations-1.m4v Under no circumstances should you travel alone to important meetings in Russia. It is best to take a whole horde of consultants with you. This not only demonstrates your esteem, it indicates your great interest in the successful outcome

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Communication in Russia

Communication In Russia

https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/russia-communication-1.m4v Russians focus on relationships when communicating. A personal rapport with their counterpart will always take precedence over whatever factual information is to be provided. Therefore, they adopt a diplomatic, cautious tone. Criticism in particular will only be expressed in

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business meeting in Russia

First Business Meeting In Russia

https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/russia-first-business-meeting-1.m4v Let us begin with a Russian quotation, which sums up what makes for successful business in Russia in a nutshell: “Our dealings with each other will be guided entirely by the quality of our personal relationships.” Interpersonal trust is

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Dubai expat life

Expat life in Dubai – Part 3

https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dubai-expat-life-part-3-1.m4v Making friends In Dubai, you will have lots of international neighbors and acquaintances. Besides, expats can make new friends by joining one of the local branches of many international networks, e.g. Internations.org or Meetup.com. They are very useful to

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expat in Dubai

Expat Life In Dubai – Part 2

https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dubai-expat-life-part-2-1.m4v Religious rules Dubai is an Islamic state, but has a rather tolerant approach to religious observance. There are around 1,400 mosques in the city and prayer rooms in every building. Muslims will pray five times a day. However, other

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Expat life in Dubai

Expat Life In Dubai – Part 1

https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dubai-expat-life-part-1-1.m4v Dubai is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, one of seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the largest city of the UAE and is seen as the global business, trade and transport

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Visitors from the USA

Visitors From The USA

https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/usa-visitors-1.m4v US-Americans often have little knowledge of the guest country and its inhabitants. They have a tendency to be not particularly good in dealing with foreign ways of behaviour, and they expect to have everywhere the standards they are used

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Business meals and after work in the USA

Business Meals And After Work In The USA

https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/usa-business-meals-and-after-work-1.m4v In the USA business meals and after work activities are a good social lubricant and are viewed as a standard part of a business deal. Although US-Americans are open and friendly at group common meals and activities, they do

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Negotiations in the USA

Negotiations In The USA

https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/usa-negotiations-1.m4v US-Americans follow the same basic rule in negotiation that applies to all business communication in the USA: Say what you mean, and mean what you say. Experienced negotiators will clearly express the terms they expect for certain goods or

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