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fiogf49gjkf0d SOCIAL HINTS ------------ RELIGION: 90% OF THE POPULATION ARE CATHOLIC THE SEYCHELLOIS ARE MUCH LIKE THEIR LIFESTYLE - WARM AND FRIENDLY. APART FROM THE OCCASIONAL PIRATE, THE ISLANDS WERE UNINHABITED UNTIL 200 YEARS AGO. & TODAY'S ISLANDERS ARE A MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT RACES - EUROPEAN, AFRICAN, & ASIAN. SOCIAL LIFE IS RELAXED AND EASY GOING. CASUAL CLOTHES ARE RECOMMENDED. ALCOHOL IS AVAILABLE IN HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS BUT IS PROHIBITED IN MANY OTHER PLACES. SMOKING IS ACCEPTABLE AND COMMON. SHAKING HANDS IS THE CUSTOMARY FORM OF GREETING. BUSINESS HINTS -------------- BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED IN AN INFORMAL MANNER, BUT SMART CLOTHING SHOULD BE WORN. YOU ARE NOT OBLIGED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE, BUT IT IS POLITE TO DO SO. BUSINESS CARDS MAY BE EXCHANGED.
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