The Global Map of Business Communication

From which place (village, city, region) and which country are you? - Willemstad, Curaçao. What is your current job title or position? - Director of the National Library / Business owner / Entrepreneur How many years of work experience do you have in your own country? - 17 years What language(s) are foreign business people expected to know when doing business with and in your country? - English / Spanish What foreign languages do business people in your country typically know? - English, Spanish and Dutch What are foreign languages people in your country typically struggle with? - Dutch If the language is English, how difficult is it for foreigners and locals to settle issues of dialects or regional accents, so that they can understand each other?  - Not that difficult. Most professionals are proficient in English. Do some foreign business people learn the local language Papiamento, and if so, how do people react? - Some foreigners do their best to learn the local language. Papia

 Hi, my name is Gerhard Ohrband. I am  a psychologist, communication coach, author and polyglot from Hamburg/Germany. This blog helps you hone your international communication skills by local insider information from virtually every region of the world. Even if you do not intend to do business in and with most of the countries featured here, you will become sensitive for the plurality of perspective people have. This will certainly be helpful also for communicating with people from your own country, as every human being is different. On the other hands, it will allow to see certain commonalities, certain patterns, that appear among various countries and individuals. Enjoy! Gerhard P.S. If you want to be featured on this blog, or you know of someone whom I should feature, please contact me at: gerhard.j.ohrband@gmail.com