Ticia wrote:
>
> Nick Arnett wrote:
> >
> > On the other hand, I can report from experience that, much like Japan,
> > visiting on business is a real treat from the standpoint of socializing.
> > You folks really take care of your visitors. Very much as in Japan, it's
> > the foreign residents who tend to feel isolated. I wonder if the Dutch who
> > visit here are as frustrated as the Japanese by the fact that here in the
> > states, we don't ensure that our business visitors are sufficiently
> > entertained each evening.
>
> The few people I've met who have been on business trips to the States or
> Canada tended to fly all over the place in a few days time (cheap and
> efficient) add the jetlag, and no entertainment necessary. ;) But they did
> report being taken out for dinner, etc. So maybe it depends on the company...
It does. The companies run by people who have been to Japan on business
and see how the Japanese treat their visitors tend to treat their
visitors in the same way. At least, that's what I gather from a very
limited set of data points. :)
Julia
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