Da Dan Harris

Punte per sviluppare e controllare una rete di Guanxi

Il senso migliore rinforzare una rete di guanxi è al soggiorno collegato.
Trasmetta i piccoli regali o chieda affinchè i piccoli favori mantengano un rapporto attivo.
Ospiti una riunione occasionale.
Ricordi delle feste cinesi principali e trasmetta i saluti.
Ottenga conoscere interessi della parte esterna dei vostri colleghe' e trovare i sensi sostenerli, come ottenere i biglietti ad un evento o ad un concerto di sport.

Da “Coltura cambiante ed Etiquette della Cina„

Qualunque.

Amo guardare la TV mostrare, Nessun prenotazioni. L'esposizione coinvolge Anthony Bourdain (di Cucina confidenziale fama) che fa un giro di un paese e che prova i relativi ristoranti ed alimenti. Malgrado (all'inizio e ad ogni annuncio pubblicitario) gli avvertimenti costanti del soddisfare dell'adulto (ci è solitamente giurare voluminoso, bere e fumare), lo guardo sempre con la mia figlia di dieci anni perché so del senso no migliore o più interessante imparare circa le colture straniere. Ogni esposizione la conduce chiedere un torrente delle domande, con nessun sul giurare, sul bere o sul fumare.

Bourdain definisce bon vivant (veda il consumo, giurare, bere e fumare sopra). This is a guy who clearly loves to travel, loves meeting people of other cultures, and loves eating exotic foods. I have always divided Americans into those who think going to London constitutes stretching themselves and those who want to go somewhere where almost nothing is at all familiar. Bourdain neatly fits into the second category. Most importantly, he is a likeable guy whose likability and bon vivantness (I was a French major so I know I am making up this word) crosses cultural divides.

His recent episode in Laos was amazing and led me to proclaim that one can learn more about how to act in China (or anywhere else) from that one hour episode than from anything else. Watch it. The key takeaway from Bourdain is that if you truly seek to enjoy and respect the people (and food) around you, truly want to learn more, truly seek to participate in the culture and food and customs of a people, and do so with spirit, you will be fine. The word truly is important because people everywhere appreciate sincerity and effort and can institinctively sense phoniness.

For more on how to get along in China, check out the following:

– “To Succeed In China, Know The Now”
– “China’s Culture Wars (Continued)”
– “Chinese Culture Wars — Truce Declared”
– “China — Culture Matters”

So watch No Reservations and the next time you find yourself in a lesson on Chinese etiquette/culture designed to make you acceptable to “the Chinese,” ask yourself who you think most likely to have a real network (note how I did NOT use the word guanxi here) in China, your instructor or Bourdain.

Dan Harris is a founding member of Harris & Moure, an international boutique law firm.  He is also co-editor of China Law Blog.