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fiogf49gjkf0d SOCIAL HINTS ------------ RELIGION: 60 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION IS ROMAN CATHOLIC VERY STRICT LAWS AGAINST DRINKING AND DRIVING APPLIES WHEN INVITED TO A RESTAURANT. PUNCTUALITY IS APPRECIATED AS WELL AS SMART DRESSED IS REQUIRED UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. BUSINESS HINTS -------------- IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE A APPOINTMENT, WHICH SHALL BE MADE IN ADVANCE. PUNCTUALITY IS IMPORTANT. BUSINESSMEN MUST WEAR A SUIT AND TIE, WOMEN A TWO-PIECE SUIT OR EQUIVALENT AND HOSIERY. IT IS CUSTOMARY TO SHAKE HANDS ON MEETING AND TAKING LEAVE. BUSINESS CARDS ARE GENERALLY EXCHANGED AFTER INTRODUCTION. MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED IN SLOVAK, BUT MANY EXECUTIVES SPEAKS A SECOND LANGUAGE SUCH AS ENGLISH, GERMAN AND RUSSIAN.
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