Surmonter les Obstacles Culturels dans la Silicon Valley
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This is an older presentation for a SiliconFrench event in 2004, I think the fundamental ideas are still correct now in 2010.
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Surmonter les Obstacles Culturels dans la Silicon Valley
- 1. Bridging the Gap Surmonter les Obstacles Culturels dans la Silicon Valley Angelika Blendstrup, Ph.D. Blendstrup & Associates www.professional-business-communications.com
- 2. Oh la la or Oops? Problèmes Culturels des Français Installés dans la Silicon Valley www.professional-business-communicatons.com
Notas do Editor
- Titles: university, business position, nobility
- L’histoire d’un francais qui traverse la rue et il ya un feu rouge =il sait plus qu’une machine
- Language is one of the most important things in fitting into a culture. In my researching a book I want to write, people I interviewed put knowing English at the top of their list for successful business ventures and relationships.
- blood tonic from donkey parts (China)- Ass Glue Paper tissues (Japan)- Last Climax Pipi Orangeade ( Yugoslavia) Trousers in Japan-Trim pecker
- Idiomatic speech: Story of Jack Shit…… “ let’s get our ducks in a row, to catch 4o Winks”, a dweeb For example: the verb ‘put’-- you can put off a date, put on a front, put out with your date, you don’t put it past someone, and put up with trouble Sport:”I went to bat for him” ***This joke, while very corny is a case in point - you can never tell this outside of US: A doctor goes to a bar every night and orders a daiquiri with a pecan in it. This goes on for months until one day the bar tender runs out of pecans and decides to replace the pecan with a hickory nut. When the doctor walks into the bar for his regular daiquiri, he notices that his usual pecan isn’t in his drink. So he says to the bartender, “hey what’s up with my daiquiri? This isn’t a pecan.” So the bartender turns to him and says “this a hickory daiquiri Doc.” Allusion:to Mother Goose rhyme:, Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock…
- Francois had a great secretary who was friendly and helped him a lot. He often tapped her in the arm playfully when he passed her desk. On a Friday, to show his appreciation, he brought her some flowers and asked her to dinner. He was amazed that she a) refused b) went to the boss and complained of sexual harassment.
- On est dans la Silicon Valley!!!
- Ne pas sortir pour fumer
- Picture of HQ
- The Germans and the French waive their arms, and generally have a good time Withdraws more and more
- The American withdraws not only mentally but also physically.
- of expressing opinions so vocally
- Great exit line
- On .