El gweilo consiguió tan en un vuelo de China del aire.
Se parece que era la única persona no-China en el plano.
El choque de la cultura comenzó allí. El aire China del vuelo no es como el vuelo Air Canada. Tomamos nuestras comodidades occidentales para concedido y realmente no apreciamos lo que tenemos hasta que ha quitado. Esto era una primera introducción buena, gradual de la fase para mí. Tome todos lo que nos utilizan a aquí y golpéelos abajo de tres muescas. Espacio, servicio, calidad si servicios, asiento, o alimento. No sufrí, sino realicé que era como un individuo de la ciudad que iba a visitar a primos del país en la granja. Iba de una sociedad desarrollada a una sociedad que se convertía. Intentaban coger para arriba con nosotros, y hacían un gran trabajo, pero…

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Por Ernie Tadla

El gweilo consiguió tan en un vuelo de China del aire. Se parece que era la única persona no-China en el plano. El choque de la cultura comenzó allí. El aire China del vuelo no es como el vuelo Air Canada. Tomamos nuestras comodidades occidentales para concedido y realmente no apreciamos lo que tenemos hasta que ha quitado. Esto era una primera introducción buena, gradual de la fase para mí. Take all we are used to here and knock it down three notches. Space, service, quality whether washrooms, seating, or food. I did not suffer, but realized that I was like a city guy going to visit country cousins on the farm. I was going from a developed society to a developing society. They were trying to catch up with us, and doing a great job, but were not there yet.
 
Alone with my thoughts, I wondered and worried. What was I getting myself into? The pangs of being alone were deep. It would be four months before Lovy would join me. Without her at my side, I was at the mercy of others and my own mental meanderings. Would Dan and his partners, Wu Bing and Peter, accept me? Would the Chinese staff accept me? How would I order things since I didn’t know the language? Would I succeed? How would I begin? What would I do?

Then the “what ifs” started. What if they don’t accept me? What if I don’t succeed? What if? What if?

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Conquering the Chinese market is not easy. Fortunately there are many organizations that have the knowledge and experience to guide you in making your first steps on strange soil as successful as possible. One of these organizations is the Benelux Chamber of Commerce. China Success Stories trotted to the office of this Chamber of Commerce to speak with the General Manager, Helmy Koolen.

The Benelux Chamber of Commerce (or BenCham, as they call themselves) arose out of a merger between the Dutch Business Association and the Belgian Luxembourg Business Association in China. “In 2001 the Benelux Chamber of Commerce started a chapter in Shanghai and in November 2004 we opened a chapter in Beijing. At this moment we have over 550 members. We therefore are strong representatives of the Benelux community in Beijing and Shanghai. The BenCham offers three sorts of activities: Read the rest of “China jump-start” or post a comment