Multicultural Manners cover

Multicultural Manners

by Norine Dresser

Discover the answers in this incisive guide to etiquette for today's multicultural society. This informative and entertaining book gives you the understanding you need, the perfect words to say, and the correct behavior to use in a wide range of cross-cultural situations: the do's and don'ts of successful business and social interaction with people from different cultures; appropriate etiquette involving body language, food, child rearing, clothing, word choices, colors, entertaining, romance, and gift giving; detailed tips on avoiding embarrassment at work, in the classroom, at meals, and at weddings and funerals; and important rules and traditions in Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant churches; in Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform synagogues; in Buddhist and Hindu temples; and more.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?