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They're Sending You Where?

Some 81% of companies here and abroad said in February that they expect to send 
an increasing number of people overseas through 2000. That means more folks 
confounded by foreign cultures and customs. What's key: preparation. The 10 
countries presenting the greatest assignment challenges are:


                   1995
COUNTRY/RANKING   RANKING        EXPATRIATE TALES OF WOE

1. CHINA             2           At his welcome banquet, an
                                 exec was served duck tongue
                                 and pigeon head

2. BRAZIL           Not          Cell phones are vital because
                   ranked        home phones don't work

3. INDIA             6           The pervasiveness of poverty
                                 and street children can be over-
                                 whelming

4. INDONESIA         8           Landlords typically demand rent
                                 two to three years in advance

5. JAPAN             1           While medical care is excellent,
                                 doctors reveal little to their
                                 patients

Also challenging: 6. Russia, 7. Mexico, 8. Saudi Arabia, 9. South Korea, 10. 
France

To read a correction/clarification about this table, click here.


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