Peter Gieler - Austria - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

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Cover image: Detail of the organic, undulating faade of Hundertwasser House, one of Viennas most visited buildings.Shutterstock

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About the Author

PETER GIELER was born in Britain to Austrian parents. After gaining a degree in European Studies from the University of Sussex and a Diploma in Educational Technology, he embarked on a long career in educational training for several London authorities, and was Deputy Head Teacher in an Inner London comprehensive school. After retiring, he became General Secretary of the Anglo-Austrian Society. He has published several articles on culture and travel, and is the editor of Felix Austria, a quarterly journal about Austria published in the United Kingdom.

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The publishers would like to thank CultureSmart!Consulting for its help in researching and developing the concept for this series.

CultureSmart!Consulting creates tailor-made seminars and consultancy programs to meet a wide range of corporate, public-sector, and individual needs. Whether delivering courses on multicultural team building in the USA, preparing Chinese engineers for a posting in Europe, training call-center staff in India, or raising the awareness of police forces to the needs of diverse ethnic communities, it provides essential, practical, and powerful skills worldwide to an increasingly international workforce.

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CultureSmart!Consulting and CultureSmart!guides have both contributed to and featured regularly in the weekly travel program Fast Track on BBC World TV.