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Going Dutch in Beijing: How to Behave Properly When Far Away From Home
By Mark McCrum
Holt, 208 pages, $22
Why deal with the declining dollar and the hassles of international air travel, when one can grab this book and zoom anywhere? Smartly organized and cleverly written, this little book is full of entertaining tidbits, from a first greeting to farewells and last rites. Beware of the innocent gesture (a thumbs up can mean “Sit on this!” in Iran) or movement. Step on someone’s foot by mistake in Mongolia, and one must shake hands and offer one’s own foot in response.