My First-Ever Dutch Speech in My 10th Year Living in the Netherlands (While on a Business Trip to Japan)
The other day in Tokyo, I had the opportunity to give a speech, in Dutch (!), to a visiting delegation from the Netherlands. I was nervous, but I gathered my courage, and it seems that at least some of what I wanted to say got through.
In my message to the delegation, I emphasized the importance of being able to communicate on equal footing with the Japanese headquarters and explained some uniquely Japanese aspects of business culture, such as distinctive decision-making criteria and frequent personnel rotations, which differ significantly from European practices.
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