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fiogf49gjkf0d SOCIAL HINTS ------------ SOCIAL LIFE IS INFORMAL. COLUMBIANS ENJOY TO CHAT ABOUT SPORT AND THE COUNTRYSIDE. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORTS IN COLOMBIA IS BULLFIGHTING. NORMAL COURTESIES SHOULD BE OBSERVED. IT IS CUSTOMARY TO OFFER GUESTS BLACK COLOMBIAN COFFEE, WELL SUGARED, CALLED TINTO. SPANISH STYLE AND CULTURE CAN STILL BE SEEN IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, ALTHOUGH IN BOGOTA, NORTH AMERICAN ATTITUDES AND CLOTHES ARE BECOMING PREVALENT. SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN THEATRES AND CINEMAS. BUSINESS HINTS -------------- BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED IN A FORMAL MANNER. A HANDSHAKE IS THE CUSTOMARY GREETING. BETWEEN WOMEN, CLASPING FOREARMS, IS QUITE COMMON. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU WEAR A BUSINESS SUIT IN BOGOTA, WHILE IN OTHER TOWNS OR CITIES IT IS CUSTOM TO WEAR A TROPICAL JACKET. COFFEE IS ALWAYS OFFERED AT THE BEGINNING OF MEETINGS, AND IS CONSIDERED IMPOLITE IF YOU REFUSE. ENGLISH IS WIDELY UNDERSTOOD IN MANY BUSINESS CIRCLES. A COMMAND OF SPANISH IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED.
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