Visit
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Tip
In European countries, when you take a taxi or in restaurants, hotels, beauty hair or consumption, except the fare, meals, accommodation,you should pay some tips. The proportion of the tip of the bill is 10-15%. People usually give taxi driver, barber beautician, hotel porter tips. But in restaurants and hotels, if the tip is in the bill, usually don't have topay. Tipping is the way to respect each other’s labor manners.
Tip
Etiquette
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Etiquette
When you are invited by Americans you might feel confused, and don't know how to do in an American family. Actually it’s very simple, most Americans want you in a performance of natural, you need not too stiff. Generally speaking, American friends visit with optional attitude. They want you to feel relaxed and comfortable, just like in your home. Of course, in other's house some things you cannot do withoutthe frige and get the coke or stir the materials on the table isnot polite. American countries introduce strangers to each others has the habit of order: first, introduce the families to the host,the young to the old.
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Visit
In Britain and other countries, if you are invited to someone's house, unless some important festivals or wedding, birthday or some special occasions. You usually just take a small gift or a bunch of flowers. If you are invited by your good friends, no gifts can be ok.If not,it’s not necessary to buy something expensive, gifts can be a bottle of wine, and a piece of chocolate, a meaningful postcard, etc. After you get the present you will soon open the gifts and said some appreciation, and gift giving people sincerely say "Thank you very much" is indispensable.
Refuse
Bargain
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Bargain
"How much are these things?" In every country it is a common and important problem. But in using them there are some differences between
bargaining. Except the price of goods, people usually still need to pay extra 5% ~ 8.5% of
commodity prices.
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Chapter 1 communication and culture
List:
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• Individual privacy • Visit • Tip
• Etiquette • Refuse
• Bargain
Individual privacy
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Individual privacy
British and American people pay special attention to individual privacy, they think that their privacy is unnecessary to known by others or more reluctant to let others know, when a stranger asked how old are you? How much money you have earned? Are you married? Such as age, income, marital status, religious belief and other problems, is considered impolite. Thus, for the American people, it should be avoided when asked about privacy problem.
countries. Most of the countries in Asia,it’s natural to ask the prices and bargain in small shops. But in the United States and other western countries, even store, every kind of commodity packaging has the price tag. You do not need to ask price, just to pay according to the label, people rarely
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Refuse
When you received what you don't want to accept, how do you refuse? In English, there are many refuse phrase. Some of them are more tactful, tone toughly. It’s more polite and acceptable to refuse others in a soft manner. For example: "execuse me, I was busy on Saturday." instead of "no, I don't want to go." For instance, you can say: "I like to play tennis, but I have other things to do." But avoid saying: "I don't want to play tennis with you."