Cultural Surprise

About this episode

Steve Adams shares his experiences and cultural surprises during his first international trip to Germany.

"Cultural Surprise" by Steve Adams On my first international trip, I was assigned a support role for a machine our company sold to a firm in Recklinghausen, Germany. I was loving the experience, the Autobahn, the food, the traffic light sequencing and even the challenge of communicating with the plant personnel. Everything was a new adventure. That first evening, I got to the hotel, excited, jet-lagged and weary from a full day of work. I called our engineering manager to gi...

People in this episode

Hosts: George Caylor, Diane Gruber, Steve Putney

Guest: Steve Adams

Topics covered

• international travel
• cultural experiences
• communication challenges
• work abroad
• German culture

Keywords

• international trip
• Recklinghausen
• Germany
• cultural surprise
• communication
• Autobahn
• food

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Recklinghausen, Germany

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