13. You are on business overseas for two days and have the evening to yourself. How might you best spend your evening?A. Writing up your notes from your meetings while everything is fresh on your mind and preparing in detail for tomorrow's meetings.B. Taking a walk around town and having dinner in a restaurant frequented by locals and with no translated menus.C. Checking out a local expatriate network social event.Tips: Being curious and stepping out of one's comfort zone is a great way of learning about a new culture.14. You are running a training session to a group of Japanese employees at your office and you notice that most of the group have their eyes closed while you are explaining a technical process. How do you interpret this?A. They are listening and concentrating hard.B. They are suffering from jet lag and are struggling to stay awake.C. They have disengaged from your session.Tips: Japanese people tend to close their eyes to block out any visual stimuli when they need to listen intently. The other answers may also be correct but don't make assumptions!15. You are spending a week visiting clients around Latin America where you understand there is a more relaxed attitude towards time. When do you aim to arrive at your meetings?A. A few minutes ahead of the scheduled time just as you would at home.B. Within five to ten minutes after the scheduled time.C. Anywhere up to half an hour late as that is what you have experienced when these clients visited you at home.Tips: People may sometimes be late in this part of the world but you should always arrive on time.16. How do you understand "ethnocentrism"?A. Operating in an environment where everyone is from the same culture.B. Judging people from another culture only by the values and standards of your culture.C. Experience your culture and other cultures as relative to the context.Tips: Ethnocentrism is the way one sees one's culture as central to reality and one judges other cultures as being inferior or abnormal.

13. You are on business overseas for two days and have the evening to yourself. How might you best spend your evening? A. Writing up your notes from your meetings while everything is fresh on your mind and preparing in detail for tomorrow's meetings. B. Taking a walk around town and having dinner in a restaurant frequented by locals and with no translated menus. C. Checking out a local expatriate network social event. Tips: Being curious and stepping out of one's comfort zone is a great way of learning about a new culture. 14. You are running a training session to a group of Japanese employees at your office and you notice that most of the group have their eyes closed while you are explaining a technical process. How do you interpret this? A. They are listening and concentrating hard. B. They are suffering from jet lag and are struggling to stay awake. C. They have disengaged from your session. Tips: Japanese people tend to close their eyes to block out any visual stimuli when they need to listen intently. The other answers may also be correct but don't make assumptions! 15. You are spending a week visiting clients around Latin America where you understand there is a more relaxed attitude towards time. When do you aim to arrive at your meetings? A. A few minutes ahead of the scheduled time just as you would at home. B. Within five to ten minutes after the scheduled time. C. Anywhere up to half an hour late as that is what you have experienced when these clients visited you at home. Tips: People may sometimes be late in this part of the world but you should always arrive on time. 16. How do you understand "ethnocentrism"? A. Operating in an environment where everyone is from the same culture. B. Judging people from another culture only by the values and standards of your culture. C. Experience your culture and other cultures as relative to the context. Tips: Ethnocentrism is the way one sees one's culture as central to reality and one judges other cultures as being inferior or abnormal.