Tanzania - Culture Smart! (The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture)

It is said that once Africa is in your blood, you will always return there. No expression could be more aptly applied to Tanzania. The country’ s harsh realities, its poverty, and its struggles, belie the rich, deep layers of culture that make it one of the most spectacular, impressive, and fascinating countries on the continent. If Tanzania is an exotic tapestry of flavors, colors, and smells, then the Tanzanians are the canvas that holds them all together. Made up of some 120 tribes, most with their own language, the country is a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities. Collectively they have built a country where manners are valued, where handshakes are full of affection, and laughter is irrepressible. Warm, expressive, boisterous, engaging, peaceful, and, above all, friendly— there is no other people quite like them. This updated edition of Culture Smart! Tanzania explores the country’ s past to explain some of the complexities and contradictions of Tanzania today. It looks at how people relate to each other at home, at work, and at play, and offers advice on what to expect and how to behave in different contexts. Tanzanians are bighearted and optimistic. Make the effort to unders