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fiogf49gjkf0d SOCIAL HINTS ------------ MAJORITY OF EGYPTIANS ARE MUSLIMS. EGYPT'S SOCIAL LIFE IS QUITE INFORMAL. DRESS TENDS TO BE CASUAL. WOMEN SHOULD GET DRESSED PROPERLY BY COVERING ARMS AND LEGS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. EGYPTIANS ALWAYS USE TITLES WHEN ADDRESSING EACH OTHER. THEY ALSO APPRECIATE A SMILE. EGYPTIANS WILL OFTEN SALUTE WITH THE RIGHT HAND BEFORE AND AFTER THE SHAKE. NEVER TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF SOMEBODY WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSON. SMOKING IS VERY COMMON. BUSINESS HINTS -------------- BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED IN A FORMAL MANNER. YOU SHOULD SHAKE HANDS WITH EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM WHEN ENTERING AND WHEN LEAVING. BRING A LARGE SUPPLY OF BUSINESS CARDS AS EXCHANGING THEM IS NORMAL. MEETINGS ARE INTERRUPTED OFTEN, AND SWEET TEA IS DRUNK CONSTANTLY.
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