cross-culture cafe

There is quite an ongoing debate on whether you still need to be so formal when communicating via email. Some think it is best to just...

“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is a saying we are all too familiar with as most parents probably raise their children with this...

Business etiquette, international business etiquette, travel etiquette or social etiquette – depending on the situation and circumstance,...

Why is it that some people seem to succeed in all they do? What is the difference between the colleague who gets promoted into higher...

I will never forget one of the dilemmas I ran into when I went on my first trip to the Philippines. My husband introduced me to one of...

90% of all misunderstandings are not due to what was said, but due to tone. How much more when it comes to misunderstandings between...

Is it your first time to meet Japanese business clients? How should you greet them or exchange business cards? Have you ever wondered how...

I was very surprised and maybe somewhat shocked recently when I was told I should not be offended by something that was said to my...

Did you know that there are over 300 kinds of bread in Germany? That there is a barbie doll modelled on Germany's chancellor Angela...

What exactly do we mean when we talk about culture? Is communication just about talking and getting your point across? Just as culture is...

Why is cross-cultural communication important? Why is it so necessary needing the skill of communicating cross-culturally? Communication...