F*&%中國文化教訓。 給我安東尼Bourdain沒有保留
由丹・哈里斯
建立和處理Guanxi網絡的技巧
最佳的方式加強guanxi網絡是到連接的逗留。
送小禮物或請求小幫忙保持關係活躍。
主持偶爾的在一起。
記住主要中國假日并且送問候。
認識您的同事』業餘愛好和發現辦法支持他們，像得到到一個體育事件或音樂會的票。
我喜愛看電視顯示， 沒有保留. 展示介入 安東尼Bourdain ( 廚房機要 遊覽國家和抽樣它的餐館和食物的名望)。 儘管成人內容的恆定的(在開始和在每商務)警告(通常有巨型發誓，喝和抽煙)，我總觀看它與我10年的老女兒，因為我知道沒有更好或更加有趣的方式得知外國文化。 每個展示帶領她要求問題洪流，以無在發誓，喝或者抽煙。
Bourdain定義了 bon vivant (see the eating, swearing, drinking and smoking above). 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.
