Reference Note:
Class: Ten Subject: English Unit: 1 Learning Item: Reading
Topic: A world Guide to Good Manners: How not to behave badly abroad
Meanings:
Corners = sides Global = worldwide
Way = style Firmly = tightly
Reveal = show/expose Company = business
Reverse = opposite Close = shut down
Consider = think Colleagues = co-workers
Refuse = deny Printed = written/typed
Smack= press & open with noise Conversation = talk/interaction
Main Points:
Nepalese and Indian people do Namaste or Namaskar when they meet for the first time.
American and Canadian people shake hands firmly and look straight in the eyes.
Japanese people bow their heads. The deeper bowing indicates deeper respect.
Thai people press both hands together at the chest and bow head slightly.
Women don't reveal their body in Asian and Muslim culture and they put on long sleeved tops.
You should take off your shoes before entering a house or a restaurant in Japan, China, Korea, Thailand and Iran.
Britain = lunch + business
Lunch as biggest meal of the day in Italy, Spain and Latin America.
Mexico and Japan = no business while eating.
China = Business banquets
Business card is compulsory in Japan.
Common business hours: from 9 or 10 am to 5 or 6 pm.
Visiting restaurants, bars, nightclubs with colleagues is professional duty in Japan.
Smacking lips is acceptable in many Asian countries.
People shake all known people in a restaurant in France before sitting on a table.
Greeting, eating and drinking with left hand in India and Middle East is unacceptable.
Eating hamburger with both hands as quickly as possible is expected in America.
Questions:
a. How do Canadian people greet each other?
b. Why do Japanese people bow deeper when they greet?
c. In which countries is eye contact avoided at the time of greeting?
d. What sort of clothes should women wear in Muslim countries?
e. How should you place your shoes outside the house in Japan?
f. Why do Spanish people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner?
g. Mention the name of any three countries where people don't talk about business while eating.
h. In what way should you present your business card in Japan?
i. In France, when can you sit down in a café?
j. In China, what should you do to stop refilling your dish?
k. Who stand very close to the person they are talking to?
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