SOCIAL LIFE TENDS TO BE INFORMAL AND DRESS IS CASUAL. ALCOHOL IS AVAILABLE AND SMOKING IS ACCEPTED IN MOST AREAS. ENGLISH IS SPOKEN IN LARGE TOWNS.
BUSINESS HINTS --------------
BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED IN A FORMAL MANNER. BUSINESS SUITS SHOULD BE WORN. ENGLISH MAY BE SPOKEN BUT A KNOWLEDGE OF SPANISH IS USEFUL. INTERPRETERS ARE SELDOM AVAILABLE.