The purpose of gift-giving
• Build and maintain personal or business relationships. • Promote goodwill & show respect. • Celebrate or congratulate.
Gift Givns
Behavior Appearance
No bareness(裸露)
No yellow
Be careful of use left hand & thumd.
Don't discuss the topic of women, and even asked his wife or daughter's health. Don't talk about Israel & national oil policy.
• Gifts are not opened when received.
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Dining Etiquette
Being invited to a Saudi's house • Dress conservatively (适当地) and remove your shoes.
• Try to arrive at the invited time.
No alcohol &pork.
Women are forbidded to drive.
Man with long hair is forbidded.
Etiquette and Customs in Saudi Arabia
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Greetings
Gift Giving Etiquette Dining Etiquette
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Taboos
Greetings
Men shake hands. Good friends may greet each other with a handshake and a kiss on cheek.
• If the meal is on the floor, sit cross-legged or kneel (跪下) on one knee. • Eat only with the right hand as the left is considered unclean. • Try a bit of everything that is served.
Right hands only.
Greetings
Women generally hug and kiss close friends. Men and women would not greet each other in public.
Gift Giving Etiquette
Six elements of gift-giving Who Why
How
What
Where
When
Gift Giving Etiquette
Gift Giving Etiquette in Saudi Arabia
• Bring something small as a thank you.
• Show respect for the elders by
greeting them first.
• Accept the offer of Arabian coffee and dates(枣子).
• Small talk before the meal.
Dining Etiquette
Table manners