Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1. The New Rules of Communication.

Body Language.

Child-Rearing Practices.

Classroom Behavior.

Clothing and Jewelry.

Colors.

Foodways.

Gifts.

Health Practices.

Holidays.

Luck and Supernatural Forces.

Male/Female Relations and Gender Issues.

Miscellany.

Prejudice.

Time.

Verbal Expressions.

2. Clearing Cultural Confusions.

A Quick Reference Guide.

Map.

Africans.

Asians.

South Asians.

Southeast Asians.

The Balkans.

Independent Members of the Former USSR.

Middle Easterners.

Bibliography.

Index.

About the Author

NORINE DRESSER is a professional consultant, speaker, folklorist, and educator. From 1993 to 2001, she wrote the award-winning “Multicultural Manners” column for the Los Angeles Times. Dresser has been interviewed on the Voice of America and numerous other radio and TV shows.