Understanding cultural metaphors -- Authority ranking cultures: the Thai kingdom ; The Japanese garden ; India: the dance of shiva ; Bedouin jewelry and Saudi Arabia ; The Turkish coffeehouse ; The Brazilian Samba ; The Polish village church ; Kimchi and Korea -- Equality matching cultures: the German symphony ; The Swedish stuga ; Irish conversations -- Market pricing cultures: American football ; The traditional British house -- Cleft national cultures: The Malaysian Balik Kampung ; The Nigerian marketplace ; The Israeli Kibbutzim and Moshavim ; The Italian opera ; Belgian lace -- Torn national cultures: The Mexican fiesta ; The Russian ballet -- Same metaphor, different meanings: The Spanish bullfight ; The Portuguese bullfight -- Beyond national borders: The Chinese family altar

1. Cross cultural studies
2. Cross cultural orientation
3. National characteristics