The Marriott hotel group, for example, sends its sales representatives to China for a crash course in local culture, USA Today reports.
He is often depicted in the media as a neoconservative zealot, but on the road he is unfailingly polite, demonstrating a scholarly interest in local culture.
Ettenberg said she believes in respecting local culture and norms as much as possible, but still there are some places she cannot envision visiting because of how she might be perceived by locals.
But we also immersed ourselves in local activities and culture.
Community radio has revolutionized the manner in which local communities express their culture, receive entertainment and news, and engage in dialogue and development.
They said there would be an increase in traffic and growing maize for power the plant would lead to a mono-culture in the local environment.
The trial revealed a local culture in which a town and school pledged its undying fealty to a football coach whose program was the one shining beacon of success in an otherwise decaying city.
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Projects carried out by UNESCO in Haiti, for example, have found that the vibrant local culture plays an important part in rebuilding a sense of community after disasters and is a key asset during the difficult process of rebuilding.
In our increasingly buy-local culture, there is a distinct and growing segment of the population that favors independents over chains.
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Part of the underlying problem stemmed, in retrospect, from an oversensitivity to local culture.
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Located in the eponymous seaside town in Zhejiang Province, the building, completed in 2008, houses 330, 000 square feet of exhibition space given over to local history and culture: regional woodworking, wax figures in life-size dioramas.
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Perhaps asking Asians to keep up with culture in neighboring countries is too much, given that finding and supporting good local culture is difficult enough.
But when you go into a local store, you're participating in a culture of learning and that's something that you can never get on Amazon.
The different programmes are specifically created for the local communities in which they are located, in thematic fields such as "forest", "culture and environment", "local community and environment", "tourism and environment", "biodiversity", "soil" etc.
The movement aims to promote local goods and enhance uniqueness, particularly in heritage and culture.
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In every market they have the advantage of understanding the local culture.
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Many in the working-class New Orleans neighborhoods closely tied to local culture feel priced out.
Secondly there is deep mistrust from local residents who feel cut off from Bangkok both in culture and economically.
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The Communities, Equality and Local Government and Culture Committee were listening to evidence in their inquiry into the Welsh Premier League (WPL), on 25 April 2012.
The copycat era of look-alike western sites in China will fade and more original ideas tailored to the local culture will flourish as the Chinese market develops and grows more sophisticated.
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Ahuja knew that his success would depend on understanding not only the local Indian context but also the Midwest American culture in which Target was founded and the unique corporate culture of the company itself.
Assuming that they will all become avid netheads in due course, what effect will that have on the local business culture?
And here in Philadelphia, where carrying an illegal handgun is part of the local culture, you often get patted down to enter a night club or an Eagles game.
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In yet another twist on our culture's fascination with all things local, the fashion world is glorifying merchandise crafted close to home.
When setting up an agency in any new place as a foreigner you try to learn about the local culture and nuances as quickly as possible, primarily to avoid offending anyone.
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Bangor and Mold were named on a list of sites for local TV announced by the Department for Culture Media and Sport in 2011, but they were not included in the first round of licences to be advertised.
Also today, the Assembly designated 30 July as the International Day of Friendship and invited all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, and other international and regional organizations, as well as civil society, to observe it in an appropriate manner, in accordance with the culture and other appropriate circumstances or customs of their local, national and regional communities.
Continuing with the theme of merging technology with local New Orleans culture, CrawFinder helps people locate crawfish boils in and around New Orleans.
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They promote capacity building programmes and other initiatives for the safeguard of culture (including natural heritage) and its integration in national and local development strategies.
Lamu, a tiny island located off Kenya's north coast, is the second home for many tycoons, attracting local and international investors who flock in to get a unique combination of sun and culture.
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