Thailand Business Practices
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Thailand Business Practices

Thai business culture bears some of the characteristics of the work etiquette of other countries in Southeast Asia. However, as Thailand was never colonised, the business culture has been influenced to a lesser extent by Western culture.

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The Difference Between American and British Humour
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The Difference Between American and British Humour

It’s often dangerous to generalize, but under threat, I would say that Americans are more “down the line.” They don’t hide their hopes and fears. They applaud ambition and openly reward success. Brits are more comfortable with life’s losers. We embrace the underdog until it’s no longer the underdog. We like to bring authority down a peg or two. Just for the hell of it.

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France gives employers the power to ban alcohol in the office. Santé!
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France gives employers the power to ban alcohol in the office. Santé!

Certain occasions call for a celebratory drink in the workplace – a colleague departing, a deal gone well or perhaps the end of a hard week. Yet from now on employees in France might have to rethink the way they mark such events. On 3 July, the Journal Officiel published a Decree stating that it will authorise employers in France to prohibit or restrict the consumption of alcohol on the premises.

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