Culture Shock! Vancouver

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ISBN: 9780761458791 | 0761458794
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 3/1/2011

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The CultureShock! series is a dynamic and indispensable range of guides for those travellers who are looking to truly understand the countries they are visiting. Each title explains the customs, traditions, social and business etiquette in a lively and informative style.

Map of Vancouver	p. vi
First Impressions	p. 1
Best Place in the World	p. 2
Vancouver and Victoria	p. 3
View from the South	p. 4
Connections, Connections	p. 5
Elemental Vancouver	p. 6
Close-ups of Vancouver	p. 9
Lay of the Land	p. 10
The Warmest Part of Canada	p. 12
The Rough and Early Days	p. 15
Economic Engines that Drive the City	p. 17
The Powers that Be	p. 21
The Vancouver Mosiac	p. 24
Those Who were Here First	p. 25
Builders of the City	p. 26
Tensions Within	p. 36
Vancouver Vignettes	p. 39
The Native Issue	p. 43
Probing the Canadian Psyche	p. 45
Fitting In	p. 57
Look Who's Coming to Dinner	p. 58
Playing the Host	p. 62
When the Party is Over	p. 63
To Smoke or Not to Smoke	p. 65
The Entertaining Business	p. 66
The Club Scene	p. 69
The Rainbow Connection	p. 70
Passages of Life	p. 72
Setting In	p. 76
A Place to Call Your Own	p. 77
Your Own Little Patch	p. 80
The Neighbourhoods	p. 83
Let There be Light... Water and Heat	p. 93
Get Connected from Home	p. 97
Keeping It Moving	p. 98
On A Grid	p. 109
Health and Safety	p. 114
Beyond the Doctor	p. 120
Getting Newbies Started	p. 121
Crime in the City	p. 122
The Big One	p. 125
Smartening Up	p. 127
Forms and Facts	p. 145
Fusion Flavours	p. 149
Burgers and More	p. 150
Ethnic Adventures	p. 152
And the List Goes On	p. 156
Caffeine Culture	p. 159
Cheers!	p. 160
To Market, To Market	p. 161
Choices, Healthy or Otherwise	p. 168
Enjoying Vancouver	p. 170
Fun and (Mostly) Free	p. 171
Out in All Weathers	p. 175
Spectator Sports	p. 180
Ways to Part with Money	p. 182
Membership has its Privileges	p. 193
Here's the Picture	p. 200
Staging It	p. 202
In the Know About Where to Go	p. 205
Cinemascope	p. 209
Arts and Music Festivals	p. 210
Calendar of Festivals and Holidays	p. 213
Year-Round, Non-Stop Fun	p. 216
Learning the Language	p. 221
What is Canadian English?	p. 222
English as a Second Language	p. 225
Private Language Schools	p. 227
Working in Vancouver	p. 228
Coming to Grips... with Work	p. 229
Entering the Job Market	p. 230
Solidarity	p. 233
What to Expect at Work	p. 234
SIN and Other Aconyms at Work	p. 236
Alternatives to Stuffing Your Pillow	p. 237
Getting Credit	p. 240
Be a Volunteer	p. 242
Starting Small	p. 244
Coming to Grips... with Bureaucracy	p. 245
Benefits (The Good News)	p. 246
Taxes (The Bad News)	p. 247
Fast Facts About Vancouver	p. 250
Famous Vancouverites	p. 254
Acronyms	p. 255
Culture Quiz	p. 257
Do's and don'ts	p. 262
Glossary	p. 264
Resource Guide	p. 268
Further Reading	p. 276
About the Author	p. 277
Index	p. 278
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