Greetings

Did you know that in France when friends meet they kiss on the cheek. How many times they kiss depends on the region they come from, it's twice in the north of France, three in the South-East and four in Paris. Although even some French people have trouble agreeing on the "rules"!

Telephoning

"Mr Brown speaking". This may seem a strange way to start a telephone conversation but that's what often happens in the UK. When asking for a person on the phone, the reply might even be "Speaking", which means you've reached the right person.

Intercultural Services...

Connecting Cultures specialises in intercultural consulting and training.

In international business dealings companies are becoming increasingly aware of the need to understand the culture of their business partners. They realise that this entails more than just being able to communicate in a foreign language and that problems in communication are not just related to the language barrier but more importantly to cultural differences.

That is why Connecting Cultures offers customised training and consulting to help companies improve their intercultural communication.

► Connecting Cultures can provide the following intercultural training services.
- ► Connecting Cultures can provide the following intercultural consulting services.