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fiogf49gjkf0d SOCIAL HINTS
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GREEKS ARE VERY HOSPITABLE AND SINCERE, DO NOT REFUSE THIS.
IT IS CONSIDERED IMPOLITE TO REFUSE A DRINK, UNLESS YOU
KNOW THIS PERSON IS TRYING TO SELL SOMETHING. IF YOU ARE
OFFERED A CIGARETTE BY A TAXI DRIVER, DO NOT REFUSE, IT IS
NOT HIS WAY OF ASKING FOR A TIP, HE IS JUST EXTENDING THE
WELCOME. GREEKS ARE VERY CURIOUS AND POLITE PEOPLE. IN GREECE
IT IS NOT CONSIDERED RUDE TO STARE, IT IS A WAY OF PASSING A
COMPLIMENT AND THEY MEAN NO HARM. THEY LOVE TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED,
BUT ASK THEIR PERMISSION FIRST. AVOID SHOWING YOUR HANDS OR
WAVING THEM ABOUT WITH THE PALM OUT, IT CONSIDERED OFFENSIVE.
IF INVITED INTO SOMEBODY'S HOUSE, DO NOT PRAISE ONE OBJECT
TOO MUCH, AS YOUR HOST MIGHT INSIST ON PRESENTING IT TO YOU.
THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH HAS A STRONG TRADITIONAL INFLUENCE
ON THE GREEK WAY OF LIFE, ESPECIALLY IN MORE RURAL AREAS.
SMOKING IS PROHIBITED ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT & IN PUBLIC PLACES.
DRESS IS GENERALLY CASUAL.
BUSINESS HINTS
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BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED IN A FORMAL MANNER. PUNCTUALITY IS NOT
ALWAYS OBSERVED. VISITING CARDS ARE ESSENTIAL AS THEY ARE
EXCHANGED OFTEN DURING MEETINGS. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO MAKE
AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE, BUT IT IS POLITE TO TELEPHONE IN
ADVANCE. THROUGHOUT THE MEETING, GREEK COFFEE WILL BE SERVED
THIS COFFEE IS SWEET AND YOU MAY ASK FOR BITTER COFFEE/PIKROS
OR FOR MEDIUM SWEET/METRIOS.
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