CultureShock! Borneo gives you a fun-filled and thorough crash course on how to live and work in this slice of the East. Packed with useful and insightful tips.
- Insights into the people and their culture and traditions.
- Advise on adapting into the local environment.
- Essential information on the coutnry's history, traditions, beliefs, etiquette, cusine and leisure activities.
- Suggestions on how to get the most out of the travel experience.
- Linguistic help and hints on how to learn the language and do business.
- A useful list of foreign words and phrases and a conprehensive resource guide.
- A glossary books for further reading and a list of interesting websites for additonal reference.
- Lively and humorous illustrations that capture the essence of the text.
- A sectionof full colour images that give a flavour of the destination.
CultureShock! Borneo gives you a fun-filled and thorough crash course on how to live and work in this slice of the East. Packed with useful and insightful tips, this book will guide you on how to deal with cultural barriers, relate with the various racial groups and fit into the intricate society. Learn how weddings, births and funerals are observed by the different ethnic groups and how you can participate meaningfully in them. Understand the strong family bonds in most Borneo families and how they affect all areas of life, starting with extremely complicated name system and forms of address. This book also covers practical matters such as finding a suitable home and understanding the work
