CultureShock! India

By Lynelle Seow

About the BookCultureShock! India helps you understand this country that has more than 4,000 separate communities and where over 300 different languages are spoken. Learn to maneuver through the structure and varieties of Indian society, and appreciate the traditions and values that bind the people together despite their differences. Peppered with personal anecdotes, this book gives practical advice to avoid cultural misunderstandings as well as tips to facilitate your move to the country, including information on how to find a suitable home, how to get around, what schools and facilities are available for your family and what to expect from the work environment. Complete with delightful chapters on food, entertaining, leisure activities and festivals. About the SeriesCultureShock! is a comprehensive, dynamic and indispensable guide for travelers looking to truly understand the countries they are visiting, as well as expatriates settling into a new assignment in a foreign land. Each title explains the customs, traditions, social and business etiquette in a lively and informative style. CultureShock! Authors, all of whom have experienced the joys and pitfalls of cultural adaptation, provide warm and informative advice to those who seek to integrate seamlessly into diverse cultures. The books have a friendly and honest writing style and are full of personal experiences, practical advise and useful information

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9814561479
• ISBN13: 9789814561471
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia)
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

The best way to experience a country is to go there yourself

Before I came to live and work in Bangalore, I thought that this book would be a great primer to read before coming. One thing to keep in mind is this that India has greatly changed in the approx. 10 years that the book was published until now. Also, India is an extremely large place with over 1 billion people. To categorize all that diversity is a near impossible task. Of course there will be a lot of diversity in what you can find inside. The book goes into great detail about all the things you can find inside. Yet, the India I experienced was much different than the one this book portrays. India, even though it still hasn't caught up yet, is learning to quickly modernize. One thing that I thought the book got right was the great details about the different foods one could find here. I have yet to be disappointed with the book's list. As a fun exercise, I showed this book to a few of my coworkers (who all come from all over India) so we could compare what the book got right and wrong. Unsurprisingly, the book definitely missed the mark by a long shot. Their opinion was that the book was too blunt and too skeptical. My belief is that the best way to experience a country is to go there yourself. If you are a first-time traveler, I would definitely recommend a more recently published book.