Comments on: Cultural Differences In Email [Business] http://howtosplitanatom.com/tips/cultural-differences-in-email-business/ Exploring The Intersections Of Technology and Society Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:27:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sbspalding http://howtosplitanatom.com/tips/cultural-differences-in-email-business/comment-page-1/#comment-23863 sbspalding Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:37:21 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/?p=1349#comment-23863 Little things like 150 degree temperature shifts do tend to keep people out of the service. Little things like 150 degree temperature shifts do tend to keep people out of the service.

]]> By: Christian http://howtosplitanatom.com/tips/cultural-differences-in-email-business/comment-page-1/#comment-23862 Christian Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:25:43 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/?p=1349#comment-23862 I think most international businessmen/women would not go amiss doing a stint in Peace Corps / VSO / AYAD, or whatever their country does, in their target country.<br><br>The language training alone, not to mention the culture-specific sensitivity, and the oh-so-enormous network of contacts you get in the host country make it totally worth the two years living for free on the Federal Dime.<br><br>Of course, that's if the businessman/woman in question can handle, in the Mongolian case, living in a felt tent, using an outhouse, and a 150-degree temperature range (seriously, -40F for months in the winter and +90F for the summer) for two years without going insane. I think most international businessmen/women would not go amiss doing a stint in Peace Corps / VSO / AYAD, or whatever their country does, in their target country.

The language training alone, not to mention the culture-specific sensitivity, and the oh-so-enormous network of contacts you get in the host country make it totally worth the two years living for free on the Federal Dime.

Of course, that's if the businessman/woman in question can handle, in the Mongolian case, living in a felt tent, using an outhouse, and a 150-degree temperature range (seriously, -40F for months in the winter and +90F for the summer) for two years without going insane.

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