Word: businessman
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...talk to a Chinese businessman (the most plentiful business type in Southeast Asia) with hands on hips; he will take it for a sign of anger...
...Thais, and some other Southeast Asians, do not like to be touched. When a businessman wants to draw a Thai's attention or emphasize a point, he must never nudge or tap the fellow...
...Despite the heat, a coat and tie should be brought along to almost every business transaction. If the others are not wearing any, the businessman can discard his, but the rest will be disapproving if he guesses wrong and is the only one present without coat...
...that won a higher rating. Mail-Order Magnate Joseph Neckermann rushed to Stuttgart to complain about DM's criticism of a spin drier sold by his firm; in DM's test lab Neckermann watched the machine fail again, and canceled his contract with the manufacturer. Says one businessman: "DM's greatest merit is that it has created a permanent feeling of unease among German producers. Schweitzer has made the necessary rumpus to get things talked about...
Despite all the handouts, the importuning telephone calls of press-agents, and the impressive amount of statistics around, business, too, can be an area of secrecy. Howard Hughes is indisputably the most elusive and invisible U.S. businessman, but two men in this week's business news are not far behind...