Western and Chinese Business-More Than 1 Way To Communicate

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Westerners must learn that there is more than one "right" way to communicate. The Western rule is, "get straight to the point," but Chinese use a different rule, "build the relationship first."

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Western and Chinese Business-More Than 1 Way To Communicate

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  • Thankyou, This is ...

    Thankyou, This is verry helpful.

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  • yes but its two way ...

    yes but its two way traffic. people who have too many rules of must-dos/don'ts must learn 2 drop/ease them when communicating with others who don't have similar. TOO MUCH TO EXPECT OTHERS TO TOTALLY SUBMIT TO YOUR WAY.

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  • The speaker just ...

    The speaker just understands us - the Chinese.

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  • Thanks to the above ...

    Thanks to the above~~~
    This guy is quite good at chinese culture. I love him~~

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  • Thats why they've ...

    Thats why they've always seemed so nice to me...

    I'm glad I've always returned the friendly words.

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