European Customs and Manners

by Nancy L. Braganti and Elizabeth Devine

This up-to-date, easy-to-use guide to customs and manners in 24 countries can help you avoid such breaches of etiquette and confidently make friends and do business in Europe. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671760300
• ISBN13: 9780671760304
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Meadowbrook Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Practical and concise

I took my first trip to Europe on business (with free time) and thought that this book was very helpful especially for Poland and the Czech Republic. The tips on public transportation and basic language phrases in each country I found to be particularly valuable. Being able to say please and thank you in Dutch or Polish, for example, go along ways in any country in order to get around or to make a new friend.

Good information, somewhat outdated

I found this book at a friends and had a hard time putting it down. It is well-organized, by country, and provides a lot of useful (if somewhat outdated) information. As an American living in Germany, I was particular interested in the Germany section as well as those countries I know something more about. I found the German business information very close to the mark. Some of the other customs were outdated, but it also depends on where you are in the country, the age group of the people you are meeting, and your relationship to them. A very fascinating look at Europeans and their customs and manners; excellent introduction for Americans thinking of traveling to or living in Europe.