Index

A back-of-book index of key concepts, terms, places, and people, mapped to the chapters where they are discussed. Numbers refer to chapters. Bold numbers mark the primary treatment. For definitions, see the Glossary; for frameworks, Appendix A.

A

  • adaptation vs. assimilation, 1, 40
  • age hierarchy (Korea), 6, 29
  • "Asian values" debate, 37
  • analytic vs. holistic thought, 5, 38
  • apology culture, 12, 28
  • arranged marriage, 23
  • Arabic coffee ceremony, 21, 34

B

  • baijiu / ganbei, 9, 21, 27
  • bargaining, 26, 33
  • bowing, 8, 28, 29
  • bribery vs. gifts, 10, 20
  • Buddhism, 11, 32, 33
  • business cards (meishi), 15, 28
  • biraderi, 31

C

  • caste / jati, 6, 30, 31
  • chaebol, 29
  • China, 2, 3, 14, 27
  • chopstick etiquette, 9, 21, App. D
  • collectivism, 1, 2, 7
  • Confucianism, 6, 11, 27, 28, 29
  • contracts, 14, 16
  • coffee ceremony (Arabic), 21, 34
  • compliance (FCPA, UK Bribery Act), 20
  • cultural humility, 1, 40
  • cultural intelligence (CQ), 1, 40
  • culture as operating system, 1, 2

D

  • dharma / dharma, 11, 30
  • dating norms, 23
  • decoding indirect speech, 4, 16, App. H
  • Diwali, 11, 25, App. C

E

  • education / exam culture, 24, 29
  • Eid al-Fitr / al-Adha, 11, 25
  • entertaining (business), 21
  • eye contact, 8, 6

F

  • face (mianzi, lianzi, chaemyeon, mentsu, izzat), 2, 3, 12, 17, 27
  • family, 2, 7, 23
  • festivals, 11, 25, App. C
  • filial piety, 6, 7, 11
  • friendship, 22
  • flying-geese model, 37

G

  • gaokao / suneung / exam hell, 24
  • gestures, 8, 30, App. F
  • gift-giving, 10, 20, App. E
  • guanxi, 14, 20, 27
  • gender norms, 23, 34, (varies; see Ch 34, 35)

H

  • halal, 9, 11
  • harmony (wa), 12, 28
  • "Hell Joseon," 24, 29
  • hierarchy, 6, 17, 29
  • high-context communication, 4, 28
  • Hinduism, 11, 30
  • Hofstede's dimensions, 5, App. A
  • holidays, 25, App. C
  • honne / tatemae, 4, 28
  • hospitality imperative, 9, 22, 34
  • head (as sacred), 13, App. E
  • head-wobble (India), 8, 30

I

  • India, 8, 30, 31
  • individualism (as cultural, not default), 1, 2
  • Indonesia, 33
  • intermediaries (in conflict), 12, 15
  • Iran (Persia), 35
  • Islam, 11, 34, 35
  • izzat, 3, 30, 31

J

  • Japan, 4, 28
  • jam karet, 33
  • jeong, 29
  • jugaad, 14, 30

K

  • karma, 11, 30
  • Korea, 6, 29
  • kreng jai, 32

L

  • left hand (taboo), 13, App. E
  • long-term orientation, 5, 37
  • Lunar New Year / Spring Festival, 25, App. C
  • lèse-majesté (Thailand), 32

M

  • majlis, 15, 34
  • Malaysia, 33
  • meetings, 4, 15
  • mianzi / lianzi, 3, 27
  • Middle East (Arab world), 34, 35
  • model-minority myth, 38
  • monochronic / polychronic time, 5

N

  • namaste, 8, 30
  • negotiation, 4, 15, 16
  • nemawashi, 15, 28
  • Nepal, 31
  • nunchi, 29

O

  • omotenashi, 21, 28
  • Orientalism, 38

P

  • Pakistan, 31
  • patterns vs. stereotypes, 1, 38, 39
  • Philippines, 33
  • pouring etiquette, 9, 21, 29
  • ppalli-ppalli, 29
  • prayer times (Islam), 11, 34

R

  • Ramadan, 11, 25, 34
  • reciprocity, 10, 14, 22
  • relationship before transaction, 14, 16
  • religion, 11
  • reverse culture shock, 1

S

  • saving face, 3, 12
  • Shinto, 11, 28
  • silence (as communication), 4, 8, 28
  • Singapore, 33
  • soju etiquette, 9, 21, 29
  • Southeast Asia (mainland), 32
  • Southeast Asia (maritime), 33
  • Sri Lanka, 31
  • stereotypes, 1, 38

T

  • ta'arof, 35
  • taboos, 13, App. E
  • Taiwan (sensitivity), 13, 27
  • Taoism, 11
  • tea culture, 9, 35
  • Thailand, 32
  • third-culture generation, 36
  • time (cultural concepts of), 5
  • tipping / who pays, 21
  • toasting, 9, 21
  • Turkey, 35

V

  • Vesak, 25
  • Vietnam, 32
  • visiting (as a guest), 26

W

  • wa, 12, 28
  • wai, 8, 32
  • wasta, 14, 20, 34
  • WEIRD, 1, 38
  • WeChat, 27

Y

  • "yes" (meanings of), 4, 16, 17