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fiogf49gjkf0d THE MAJOR FAITHS ARE BUDDHISM, TAOISM, ISLAM, HINDUISM AND
CHRISTIANITY. WHEN ENTERING A TEMPLE OR MOSQUE, REMOVE YOUR
SHOES.
SOCIAL LIFE IN SINGAPORE IS RELAXED & CLOTHING FOR THE MOST
PART INFORMAL, HANDSHAKING IS THE USUAL FORM OF GREETING.
ALCOHOL IS OBTAINABLE.
SMOKING IN PUBLIC BUSES, LIFTS, THEATRES, CINEMAS AND
GOVERNMENT OFFICES IS AGAINST THE LAW AND SUBJECT TO A
FINE. FROM NOVEMBER 1, 1989, SMOKING IS BANNED IN RESTAU-
RANTS AND AIRCONDITIONED SHOPPING CENTERS.
SINGAPORE'S POPULATION IS PREDOMINANTLY CHINESE, MALAY,
AND INDIAN WITH SMALLER ARMENIAN, JEWISH, ARAB, AND
EURASIAN COMMUNITIES. THE MULTI-RACIAL NATURE OF
SINGAPORE ENRICHES LIFE IN COUNTLESS WAYS, FOR EACH GROUP
RETAINS ITS OWN CULTURE, CUISINE, COSTUMES, FESTIVALS AND
RELIGIONS. CONSTANT CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER HAS LED TO AN
UNDERSTANDING OF AND TOLERANCE FOR OTHER WAYS, ENGENDERING
A RARE HARMONY.
BUSINESS HINTS
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BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED WITH SOME FORMALITY AND BUSINESS CLOTHING
SHOULD BE WORN. APPOINTMENTS SHOULD BE MADE IN ADVANCE AND
PUNCTUALITY FOR A MEETING IS EXPECTED. BUSINESS CARDS ARE
EXCHANGED.
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