INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Assignment 1: Cultural Differences Country selected: Afghanistan GONG YUWEI (Sophia) • Physical or spatial distances ( during conversation) In Afghanistan, it is always wise and more acceptable that you keep a proper distance, which means be as close to the person as he or she can hear you and you can hear them. • Greeting protocol (method) In Afghanistan, the most common form is handshake on greeting. Afghans also place their hands over their hearts and
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Touch Screen Restaurant Menus Increase Dining Experience Ordering food in a restaurant via iPad is so 2010. Think beyond the iPad. Imagine a future without waiters, without anyone asking you if you want sparkling or still. Without the condescending glance of a server who thinks they know so much. Imagine sitting down to dinner at a table lit by an overhead projector and interacting with the projections on the table in front of us. Our order? Placed by the swipe of a finger. This is the future of
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Today people seem to be obsessed with their diets. Food is a high priority item on the lifestyle agenda with a marked focus on healthy eating. "You are what you eat," says Ayurveda, the ancient Indian science of life. Food is a basic human need. We always need to know what we eat because food affects practically all aspects of our life. Nowadays, in the manufacturing age, our society still faces the food problem. This is a problem of quality, not volume. Our producing system is capable of producing
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economic and cultural changes. The process of producing and eating meat is a very wasteful process and it is a big factor that contributes to the global food crisis. Many tonnes of grain are grown specifically for feed fo animals. For every 13 pounds of grain you get back only 1 pound of beef. More calories can be aquired per acre by eating the vegetables grown instead of using the vegetables or grain to feed an animal and then eating part of the same animal. China has had increased demand for meat
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western North America which crossed to Alaska from eastern Russia 100,000 years ago. In 1815, the grizzly formally got his name due to the color of its grizzled grey fur. Biologist John Muir once said that these bears “eat everything but granite.” The eating habits of these bears are pretty extreme and are known to be quite the scavengers. Food sources vary in availability from year to year, and from season to season. Grizzlies move throughout their habitat looking for foods available at that time of
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If I won $1 billion, I would… Money is an important aspect of everyday life, as the world is controlled by money. Whenever I ask my parents for something regarding money, they always shout, “No!” My parents always force me to work for anything I want, unless it is a need. If I won $1 billion, I would fulfill my mom’s dream, help the less fortunate, and open a restaurant. My mom’s dream is to buy a new house, and she describes her dream home to be: big, pretty, and comfortable
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Experience of Cooking American Dish Food not only distinguishes and represents a culture, but can also reflect one's personality, lifestyle, and socio-economic status. America is made up of every kind of culture, nationality, and custom. I being Indian, my family have always eaten Indian food since we moved here couple of years back. But living here in US, I do like a lot of American dishes and have also made them. Some of my favorites are Mac and Cheese, Grill Cheese, different kinds of sandwiches
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side of the roads. These stalls are all over the cities, as well as in villages. There are stalls that roam around the cities and possibility of seeing one of these stalls passing by your house is very high. If you are one of those people who avoids eating out as much as possible,making puris is a very tricky and time consuming work. There are shops that make the puris and sell them. They are not very expensive, so most people can afford to buy them. All the other ingredients only take about an hour
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How often do you eat in a Restaurant? How often do you eat in a Restaurant? Once a weekTwice a weekOnce a month | Other (please specify) | . When going to a Restaurant which criteria are important for you (1-6, 1 being most important) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Restaurant Concept | | | | | | | Dinning Environment | | | | | | | Food Quality | | | | | | | Service | | | | | | | Price | | | | | | | Convenience | | | | | | | Other (please specify)
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First of all, in the fact that mankind doesn’t have tried to eat GMOs injected a gene from another species, GMOs will not be ensured food security unlike proven organic foods which has been eaten for human history. In despite of the dangerousness, the foods have still been on our table without verification. No one can guarantee that how GMOs’ side effects will be long-term and continuous and proving safety is beyond the capabilities of current technology. Supporters of genetic engineering argue that
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