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fiogf49gjkf0d SOCIAL HINTS ------------ CHRISTIANITY IS THE PREDOMINANT RELIGION. GHANAIANS ARE FUN-LOVING AND CHEERFUL PEOPLE, WHO ARE PROUD OF THEIR COUNTRY. MUCH EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON COURTESY AND POLITENESS. THEIR CUSTOMARY GREETING IS A HANDSHAKE. IT IS HARD TO GENERALIZE AS THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE COUNTRY. GHANAIANS SHOULD ALWAYS BE ADDRESSED BY THEIR FORMAL TITLES. IT IS CUSTOMARY IN MUCH OF WEST AFRICA NOT TO USE THE LEFT HAND FOR TOUCHING FOOD. BUSINESS HINTS -------------- BUSINESS IS FORMAL, AND LIGHTWEIGHT BUSINESS SUITS SHOULD BE WORN. IT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE. PUNCTUALITY IS ESSENTIAL.
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