Doing Business in ...

Farewell vacation, hello work as of next Monday.

While reading the Economist, I found this audio series on doing business in various cities. Check out the "Doing Business in" series here. The first one I listened to is London. It's quite interesting. I wish there were a script. I totally agree with the narrator's comment that she would miss the BBC if she did not live there.

Doing Business in Frankfurt:
- Agree with the narrator's comment of avoiding Frankfurt during trade fairs.
- Agree with the comment that you should get to the point during business meetings.
- I didn't know you could go into the Commerzbank's cafeteria just for lunch, even if you don't work there.
- Agree that Frankfurt is a safe city. I feel safer there than in SF unfortunately.
- The narrator recommends the hill towns outside of Frankfurt such as Kronberg.

Doing Business in San Francisco:
- Agree that SFO is a nice airport
- Agree that SF is not a taxi city like NYC
- Be prepared for all types of weather in SF
- Agree that Americans are workaholics (unfortunately)
- Agree that business meetings will often happen in Silicon Valley
- Agree that Palo Alto is the best place to stay at when down in Silicon Valley based on what I've heard
- Agree about the tipping culture. It's a good idea to have a bunch of $1 bills handy.