Culture Crossing
A community built reference for cross cultural etiquette and understanding. More than 150 countries, sixteen topics each, from greetings and gestures to negotiations and gift giving. Built and vetted over twenty years.
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Pick a topic to see how it reads in four different countries.
The information in each country guide was submitted by people who are natives or residents, or former residents, of the featured country. Over the years it was added to by community members who had lived, worked, studied or traveled there. All of it was vetted by a Culture Crossing staff member and checked for credibility by cross referencing with at least two other sources.
The purpose of offering this generalized and abridged version is to introduce people to some of the cultural tendencies of a place: a repository useful to travelers, businesses, students and anyone else who steps beyond their cultural borders.
The guides provide only generalized information. There are always exceptions to the rule.
This is a preserved archive. The guides are no longer updated, and are kept online and free because schools, universities and libraries still use them. More about this guide