My mother is one of those people who likes to chat on airplanes. I am not, so those of you who sit down next to me on a long-haul flight are likely to be disappointed.
In any event, my mother has spoken with all sorts of people on airplanes, from Joey Bishop to the manager […]
Germany is on track to keep the top spot as the country with the most exports. German sales abroad are expected to rise 5 percent and exceed Euro 1 trillion (or $1.6 trillion). China is number two on the exporters list.
Source: BGA exporters lobby.
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Holidays like Valentine’s Day last week make excellent case studies about international business. Some creative (often American) marketeer came up with a way to increase flower and chocolate sales and in the meantime it has spread around the world like a pandemic.
Valentine’s Day is not a big deal in Germany where I live. School children […]
It’s always interesting to see the impact of domestic laws on people from other countries. I’ve experienced some of those laws myself, in Germany and the Czech Republic. I’ve also experienced them through my clients in my work doing employment-based immigration.
Notwithstanding all of that, it’s still kind of surreal to see it intrude upon your […]
Having just touted the merits of not being LinkedIn, and having received no feedback on my plaintive cry for help, I’ve decided to go ahead and work with LinkedIn for a while and see what happens. So last night, in front of the TV, I moused and buttoned my way across the LinkedIn universe and […]
In a previous post, Jean used the phrase “If you work for [a company] involved in any kind of international business,” which reminds me of a client visit I made last week. As I got out of my car I saw a van for Thyssen-Krupp pulling aware, who had obviously been there to repair the […]
If you ever had one or two years of Spanish, French or German in high school, you may recall that these languages have two ways to say “you” - one formal way for people you do not know well and one informal way for friends, family and children. While speaking English in Europe you may […]
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