Product Description

We are all different and no country fits everyone living in it. Many people who travel or live abroad are surprised to discover countries that fit them better than their own country. Discover if your personality type differs from your culture's type. Determine your personality type and learn about it through descriptions of culture types. Find out which culture fits your type when traveling, studying, working or living abroad. The popularity of personality type theory is spreading throughout Europe, Asia and the rest of the world. Every year, millions of people take personality tests like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). These people seek to understand themselves and others through the tool of personality type. "Where in the World Do I Belong??" describes 115 cultures from around the world using Myers-Briggs personality type concepts. Insightful quotes and personal experiences of people from around the globe make "Where in the World Do I Belong??" come alive. Cartoons by TRIGG illuminate and humorously depict various culture types. Reviews: Brent Massey, wrote the Hawaii book in the well-known Culture Shock series and he adopts a similar colloquial, anecdotal approach here and it is an easy read. There is a good overview of the theory and practice of the MBTI. - Dialogin website. It's like suddenly putting on a pair of glasses and seeing clearly at last, when you didn't even realise you were shortsighted. - Amazon review. Visit: WWW.BRENTMASSEY.COM or WWW.CULTURETYPE.COM

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #300810 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 248 pages

From the Publisher
Get ready for a paradigm shift in the way cultures are understood! Approach cross-cultural communication by using the personality type theories of Myers Briggs and Jung. What country's culture fits your Myers Briggs personality type?

Customer Reviews

Great concept but needs for research
The theory of a culture reflecting qualities found in the various personality types as laid out by the Myers Briggs Personality indicator is intriguing and holds much validity, in my opinion. Also, I appreciate the author's eagerness to present the idea and to pose the question of whether each personality type could actually find a culture that is best fitting. But, I think that in order for the subject to be thoroughly explored, solid facts and research more concrete than what was contained in this book are a necessary foundation. Although I enjoyed the writer's style and appreciated the explanations of the Myers Briggs Personality Indicator at the beginning of the book, I found that the title of the book did not match the level of content found within. In my humble opinion, the subject could be better fleshed out if it is based on years of combined work between an anthropologists, historians and psychologists.

One of those "Aha!" moments
This was a great read. I first became interested in the MBTI (personality type indicator) a few years back. Once I discovered my own type and how accurate it was in explaining my friends', families' as well as my own preferences, I delved deeper into my research.

"Where in the World Do I Belong" is the first I've seen of it's kind. Overall, I've always felt really awkward and have always had a hard time integrating into the society in which I live, so it really struck a chord when I found out this country is the exact opposite of my own type. Deep down I've always known this, but with this new knowledge, I don't feel as "alien."

I was also pleasantly surprised to find that the cultures (including food, entertainment, etc) I'm most interested in match my type preferences more closely.

It's true that this book isn't perfect in its research, But do you know how much it would cost do large-scale qualitative study on every country in the world? With the resources available, and keen intuition (a strong skill of the author's type), Brent Massey has produced a great and fun-to-read resource.

Part autobiography, part analysis, all NF
"Where in the World do I Belong" is an interesting take on Personality Type applied to culture - while every other book on Personality Type takes the straight academic path of crunching numbers, counting surveys, and researching the research of researchers, Mr. Massey takes a very different tack. Rather than compile past research and give an analytical evaluation of each culture, he takes what can only be termed a more "humanistic approach" - he talks to people from each culture, as well as draws from his own experience. The first 1/4 of the books is a fascinating examination and explanation of personality type - however, what sets it apart is the author's style. He admits up front that he is an INFP, and his writing style shows this - screams it, in fact. The author's use of his own personal experiences, anecdotes, and quotes from friends, colleagues, and professors reads somewhat like an autobiography, and offers up an image of "how an INFP sees the world", and makes what tends to be an analytical and academic topic accessible. The rest of the book deals with the "types" of various cultures, based on how people from each culture see it - whether this method is less valid than an analytical and historical survey is up for debate, but what can't be debated is that this book, written by an NF, gives a completely different view of, and feel to, personality type.