In some cultures, both overseas and in some minority groups in North America, listeners are considered disrespectful if they look directly at the speaker.
Walmart's profits have mostly come from overseas expansion and cost-cutting, not the kind of sales growth on home turf that retail investors like to see.
With overseas projects in particular, I get quite exhausted just from the effort involved in coordinating the views of the different teams and unifying them into one.
He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company's plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad.
As global economic prospects worsened and financial markets went into shock, some of Swiss citizens' overseas wealth likely found its way back home - and will continue to do so.