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I had it on my recommendations list for a long time, but my impression was always like: "damn, I don't need a book on cultural differences; I've worked in many international enterprises, I have been trained, I have practical experience - it would be just a waste of time".

In the end, it wasn't (a waste of time).

I really appreciate that the book is something much more than a collection of bias and anecdotes. Meyer proposes her own classification of cultures that in fact is very reasonable and intuitively matches my experience. There are plenty of viable examples - some of them really stellar (my fav one: peach culture VS coconut culture).

I think that the biggest value out of this book is NOT about memorizing the differences between the actual cultures (actually, that brings biases). The real value is all about acknowledging that there ARE differences and one has to live with them. No single culture is superior, no single approach is the right one. You need to be flexible and understand the root causes of some behaviors to adapt and reap most of the particular situation.

Solid 4.5-4.7 stars. Prolly the best book on that topic I've read. Not affected by the virus of political correctness.