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Old 25-05-2008, 15:50   #8
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Re: Cultural Awareness Seminar.

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Originally Posted by West Ender View Post
I had to attend an Inland Revenue one a few years ago, it was just a one day thing in the conference suite in our office. There was a video followed by discussion about different cultures and customs. It wasn't particularly enlightening in that there was nothing new, it was just reinforcing messages like "don't offer a bacon sandwich to a Muslim or a Jew" and "don't tell a Rastafarian that Haile Sellasse was a funny little man from Ethiopia" (well not if you want to keep your teeth).

The coffee and biscuits were nice.
same message as me, but more diplomatic.
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