Quizzes

The U.S. is one of only three countries still using the Imperial system of measurement instead of the international metric system.

In the U.S., English is the official national language.

There are three U.S. territories: American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. There are two U.S. commonwealths: Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Individualism impacts business relationships, decision-making and negotiating in the U.S.

In U.S. business, ‘Mrs.’ is an inappropriate courtesy title.

The U.S. is an achievement-oriented culture as opposed to an ascription-oriented culture.

The U.S. has six time zones.

In the U.S., wardrobe varies by industry and geography; business-casual and professional attire are both common.

U.S. has the 10^th fastest internet connection speed in the world.

The U.S. is a rules-based society, as opposed to a relationship-based society.

Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter are popular with Chinese citizens.

In China, brands signify your rank and status in the hierarchy.

China is one of only five remaining Communist regimes.

Chinese family and society-oriented values take higher priority than those of the individual.

According to the IMF, adjusted for purchasing power, China’s economy overtook the U.S. in 2014 (it will be some time before China surpasses the U.S. in raw terms).

The concept of Guanxi originated in China and refers to networks of trust and relationships with reciprocal obligations.

In China, decisions are made during negotiations because on-site participants have the authority to do so.

Handshakes in China are not as firm as in the West; expect a softer and briefer handshake.

The People’s Republic of China includes more than 6,500 islands.

In China, an executed contract may be modified later because it’s only a set of specifications.