Cultureshock! a survival guide to customs and etiquette /

Oettli, Peter H., -1940

Cultureshock! a survival guide to customs and etiquette / Peter Oettli. - Singapore : Marshall Cavendish International (Asia), 2009 - xv, 264 p. : ill. (some col.), map 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-260) and index.

New Zealand considered as the Land of the Long White Cloud and one of the best countries to live and work in. Essentially, this book provides advices on how to avoid pitfalls when interacting with the locals that ensures a smooth transition from immigrant to resident. Find out also about the locals' Number-8-wire mentality or why you are often asked to "give it a go". Lastly, learn how to behave at the marae when invited for a hakari by the Maori people and what it means to ask someone over for tea.

9780761456636 (pbk.)


Culture shock--New Zealand.
Etiquette--New Zealand.

DU 418 / .Oe8 2009