A group of US study abroad students bought 100 mattresses for several families in a Delhi slum. Within 2 days, the mattresses were infested with lice and fleas and the rats found them irresistible. A conversation with a local could…
Read MoreI’ve done my share of bartering throughout my years of globetrotting. Often it takes place when I’m trying to negotiate with an international client or affiliate. But just as often it’s wrangling over a taxi fare or persuading a hawker…
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Read MoreYesterday I observed the powerful role communication plays in earning trust in a particular sub-culture. Our university has a new provost. In a gathering of our university faculty, he introduced himself by saying, “I’m an academic.” In most of the…
Read MoreBiographies, memoirs and novels are one of the most powerful ways to enhance cultural intelligence. Even if the culture in the book is very different from one you encounter regularly, the very act of stepping into another world as we’re…
Read More[To my friends and colleagues outside the U.S., my apologies for posting something primarily intended for my fellow U.S. citizens. But I can’t hold back any longer.] Sick of being called an “ugly American?” All the hard work you’ve done…
Read MoreI'm a big fan of reading novels and memoirs to gain insights into various cultures. I have a decent repertoire of things I recommend for Latin America, Asia, and Africa (though I'm always up for other recommendations!). A colleague just…
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Read MoreI'm a HUGE fan of eating local wherever I go, including grasshoppers in Mexico, snake in China, and pasties in Northern Michigan. But economists often use the cost of a McDonalds Big Mac to compare the cost of living from…
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