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fiogf49gjkf0d SOCIAL HINTS ------------ SOCIAL LIFE TENDS TO BE INFORMAL. CONSERVATIVE DRESS IS RECOMMENDED FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. LOCAL CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS SHOULD BE RESPECTED. SHAKING HANDS WITH EVERYONE IS CUSTOMARY ON MEETING AND DEPARTING. IN YORUBALAND IT IS A SIGN OF RESPECT FOR WOMEN TO COURTSEY WHEN INTRODUCE & TO ENQUIRE AFTER RELATIONS. SMOKING IS COMMON AND ALCOHOL IS OBTAINABLE. BUSINESS HINTS -------------- BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED IN AN INFORMAL MANNER, AND TROPICAL CLOTHING IS RECOMMENDED. BUSINESS CARDS ARE ADVISABLE. BUSINESS MAY BE PROTRACTED. IT IS COMMON FOR BUSINESS MEETINGS TO TAKE PLACE WITHOUT A PRIOR APPOINTMENT. BUSINESS DEALS WILL OFTEN PROGRESS AT A SLOWER PACE THAN IS COMMON IN EUROPE. ENGLISH IS SPOKEN IN BUSINESS CIRCLES.
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