Hygiene, Handshakes, and Holding Back: Rules for a Western Etiquette Guide

Eden Collinsworth talks about the profound transformation she’s seen in China, how she came to write a Western etiquette guide for Chinese businessmen and prompted a branch of China's Ministry of Education to suggest that she create a curriculum for the school system. In I Stand Corrected: How Teaching Western Manners in China Became Its Own Unforgettable Lesson, Collinsworth shares stories of her time living in China while writing an etiquette book featuring advice on personal hygiene, the rules of the handshake, and making sense of foreigners.