by Chris Smit | Apr 3, 2014 | Business, USA
In this article on how to do business in the USA, I want to focus on the specifics of the cultural makeup of the United States. Doing business in any country requires a good understanding of not only the local etiquette but certainly of the local culture. But there is... by Chris Smit | May 6, 2013 | Business, Masculinity & Femininity, USA
In this article, I want to talk specifically about Dutch Culture vs American Culture: [4-mins read] Dutch culture vs American culture American culture in more specifics Cultural diversity in the United States; what does that mean? The inspiration for this article came...
by Chris Smit | Jan 8, 2012 | Democracy, Government, Leaders, USA
2012 Elections It’s an election year in the US. The first primaries have been held in Iowa for the bid of the republican candidate who will contest President Obama in November this year. The winner there: is Mitt Romney. For now. Another Republican contestant,...
by Chris Smit | Aug 24, 2011 | General
Parking in New York “You don’t change a country’s culture from the outside” – Lawrence Harrison “Why do diplomats at the UN from countries like Quawait, Egypt, Tchad, Sudan, Mocambique, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Syria collect hundreds...
by Chris Smit | Apr 24, 2009 | China, USA
Cultural Muscle-Flexing Along the way to Beijing to attend the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony this past week, President Bush made a stop in Bangkok. His purpose was to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the alliance between Thailand (Siam when the alliance was...
