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Ukraine (Culture Shock! A Survival Guide to Customs & Etiquette) Paperback – June 1, 2001
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Each "Culture Shock!" title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and each book is packed with practical, accurate, and enjoyable information to help you find your way and feel at home.
- Print length240 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherGraphic Arts Center Publishing Company
- Publication dateJune 1, 2001
- Dimensions5.86 x 0.68 x 7.82 inches
- ISBN-101558686320
- ISBN-13978-1558686328
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- Publisher : Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company (June 1, 2001)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1558686320
- ISBN-13 : 978-1558686328
- Item Weight : 12 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.86 x 0.68 x 7.82 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,906,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #174 in General Belarus & Ukraine Travel Guides
- #6,794 in Russian History (Books)
- #48,217 in European History (Books)
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Ukraine is a very different country from the U.S., and things that Westerners would see as corruption and inefficiency are normal matters there. Dalton is very frank about how to deal with Ukrainian bureaucracy, how to maintain patience, and how to refrain from comparing everything to life back home. While she emphasizes to the reader that Ukraine may be a difficult and sometimes infuriating country for outsiders, she is always respectful of the Ukrainian culture and way of life. This is one of the few books in the Culture Shock series that are so admirably dedicated to preventing culture shock.
Meredith Dalton also tackles the delicate issue of ethnicity in Ukraine, and explains how, for some people, the country is polarised into a Ukrainian-speaking half and a Russian-speaking half. However, she also shows how the country is in most respects a united culture in spite of language differences.
I felt the section on Ukrainian cuisine could have been a bit more in-depth. Also, the book is geared towards future residents of Kyiv or Lviv, the two cities to which foreigners are most likely to move. As a result, Ukrainian village life is hardly mentioned. However, the meagreness of these topics left Dalton ample room for discussion of Ukrainian custom, etiquette, and superstition.
All in all, CULTURE SHOCK: UKRAINE is an essential resource for anyone vacationing in Ukraine or moving there. One of the best Culture Shock guides.
