Please look for information about these topics:
Culture
What cultural or regional differences should visitors know about?
What cultural or regional differences should visitors know about?
Which religions are important in this
country? Are there any conflicts?
People--Women, Friends, Foreigners
What is the role of women in business and
in society as a whole?
How and where do people meet and make friends?
How do people feel about foreigners?
Public & Private Lives
What sort of gifts are appropriate? Is bribery common?
What sort of gifts are appropriate? Is bribery common?
Are public, business and private lives
mixed or kept separate? When and Why?
Food & Drink
What sort of food and drink is typical? How
do people eat and drink? Is street food common?
Work & Free Time
What are working hours like? Do people work efficiently? Do they follow rules well? How do people
feel about doing overtime?
What do people like to do in their free
time?
Clothes & Body Language
What sort of clothing is suitable (for men and women)?
What sort of clothing is suitable (for men and women)?
Body language: what should visitors know
about?
Conversation & Negotiation
Which topics are safe for small talk? Which topics should be avoided?
How do people negotiate? Are contracts respected?
How do people negotiate? Are contracts respected?
Language
Which languages are commonly spoken?
How do you say a few common expressions
such as "Hello! Goodbye! Please..., Where is ..., Can you help me? Thank
you! I don't speak [...]"
Adapted from Communicating in Business, 2nd edition, page 12
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