The Travelers' Guide to Latin American Customs and Manners | 
 enlarge | Authors: Elizabeth Devine, Nancy L. Braganti
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 311859
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0312264011
Dewey Decimal Number: 918.0438
EAN: 9780312264017
ASIN: 0312264011
Publication Date: November 22, 2000
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In Latin America, travelers may encounter such diverse settings as laid-back coastal resorts and traditional mountain villages, while elsewhere, the cultural expectations of these countries can be worlds away. For instance:
-In Mexico, crooking the index finger to say "come here" and the American "okay" sign are considered obscene.
-Photographing military installations in Mexico, Cuba, or Paraguay could land you in jail---or at least lead to your forfeiting your film to the police.
-If you wear the clothing of the indigenous people in Peru, they will think you're making fun of them.
-State-run "official" restaurants aren't your best bet in Cuba---seek out paladares, small restaurants set up in private homes.
-You shouldn't be surprised if you don't get silverware in the Belize countryside. Tortillas are often used in place of spoons.
-Bikinis are not acceptable on Ecuadorean beaches.
-Giving a Chilean yellow roses signifies scorn or contempt.
Fully updated and expanded, The Travelers' Guide to Latin American Customs and Manners includes advice and information on daily life in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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 Not as helpful as I'd wished May 12, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
It's good for what it DOES--business and social manners in the countries that it covers. But the two countries I had wished to investigate--the Dominican Republic and Honduras--are not covered at all. Quite a disappointment. I suppose because these are the two most impoverished countries in the hemisphere, one might think that Americans aren't that interested in traveling there. Quite the contrary. Many American churches send mission groups there, and we need desperately to be aware and sensitive to the customs and manners of the other Christians we desire to fellowship with and serve. It would have been very nice to have a resource that included these two countries. I guess we'll have to look elsewhere.
 Review of "The Travelers' Guide to Latin American Customs and Manners" January 4, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really liked this book. I learned a lot about what I shouldn't do in Latin America, so I don't accidently offend the people there. There are quite a few things that Americans do everyday that could offend people in other cultures.
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