Culture Smart! Denmark: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture - Couverture souple

Salmon, Mark H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1857338847 ISBN 13 : 9781857338843

Editeur : Kuperard, 2019

Synopsis

Culture Smart! Denmark introduces you to the Danish people and the values they hold dear. Mention Denmark and some people will think of marauding Vikings with horned helmets, looting and pillaging their way across Europe. Others may think of one of Denmark s more famous exports Carlsberg beer, or the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. But of the Danes themselves they may know very little. 
The Danes tend to be more relaxed and less formal than their fellow  Scandinavians, and more independently minded. In fact, Denmark used to be referred to by its puritanical northern neighbours as the loose woman to the  south. This book gives an insider s perspective on Danish home, work, and  social life, and on the Jantelov the principles underpinning the traditional Scandinavian virtues of modesty, equality, and social cohesion, but which also  warn against the dangers of individualism. There are many practical tips on how  to conduct yourself in Denmark and what to expect in social situations. 
The effort you put into getting to know the Danes will be amply rewarded. Armed  with this guide, you will be able to avoid some of the social and cultural pitfalls  that foreign visitors are bound to encounter. And you will discover that, beneath  their quiet northern reserve, the Danish people are friendly, fair-minded, civilized, and warm.

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À propos de l?auteur

Mark Salmon grew up in Ireland and is a jurist and educator. A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, he practiced company and commercial law for 10 years before resuming his studies at the National University of Ireland and gaining an M.A. in English Literature. He immigrated to Denmark in 1998, where he worked as a teacher specializing in Business English and as a translator and cultural consultant. He is now Senior Legal Counsel for the Danish international business conglomerate Maersk.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kuperard
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1857338847
• ISBN 13: 9781857338843
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible