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fiogf49gjkf0d SOCIAL HINTS
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BUDDHISM IS THE DOMINANT RELIGION.
IT IS CONVENTION TO USE BOTH HANDS TO WHEN PASSING OR
RECEIVING ANYTHING. IN SOME PLACES IN PRIVATE ROOMS
OF RESTAURANTS AND IN PRIVATE HOMES, FOOTWEAR SHOULD
BE REMOVED BEFORE ENTERING. IT IS IMPOLITE TO USE AN
UNQUALIFIED - NO. BODY LANGUAGE INCLUDING GESTURES
MAY CONFUSE AND LEAD TO MISUNDERSTANDINGS. IT IS
CONSIDERED IMPOLITE TO MADE TOO MUCH DIRECT EYE CONTACT
AND BLOWING ONES NOSE IN FRONT OF OTHERS. KOREANS MAY
SOMETIMES BE OFFENDED IF THEIR HOSPITALITY IS REFUSED.
BUSINESS HINTS
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APPOINTMENTS MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE, PUNCTUALITY IS
IMPORTANT. PERSONAL INTRODUCTIONS ARE ADVANTAGEOUS. FOR
BUSINESS MEETINGS MEN SHOULD WEAR A SUIT AND TIE, WOMEN
A TWO PIECE SUIT OR EQIVALENT AND TIGHTS. ON MEETING AND
TAKING LEAVE GIVE A SLIGHT BOW. SHAKING HANDS IS
INCREASINGLY PRACTICED. WOMEN DO NOT SHAKE HANDS BUT THIS
IS CHANGING ALSO. WHEN ADDRESSING PERSONS ALWAYS USE A
PREFIX, MR., MRS. ETC FOLLOWED BY THE FAMILY NAME. IT IS
ESSENTIAL TO NOTE THE FULL NAME PROFESSIONAL OR JOB TITLE
OF PERSONS ONE MEETS. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT
BUSINESS CARDS HAVE A KOREAN TRANSLATION ON THE REVERSE.
SOME EXECUTIVES SPEAK ENGLISH. BUSINESS CARDS ARE
EXCHANGED, PREFERABLY FORMALLY, USING BOTH HANDS.
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