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fiogf49gjkf0d SOCIAL HINTS ------------ RELIGION: PRINCIPLE RELIGIONS ARE BUDDHISM AND TAOISM. SOCIAL LIFE IN TAIWAN IS QUITE FORMAL. A BOW IS APPROPRIATE ON MEETING SOMEONE. ADDRESS MEN AS "MR" AND WOMEN AS "MADAME". HANDSHAKING IS CUSTOMARY AMONG FRIENDS. IT IS RARE WHEN YOU WILL BE INVITED TO SOMEONE'S HOME, AS THEY DO MOST OF THEIR ENTERTAINING IN RESTAURANTS. MEALS MAY BE LONG AND ELABORATE AFFAIRS, WITH MANY COURSES. DESPITE RAPID INDUSTRIALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT, THE WAY OF LIFE IS VERY MUCH CHINESE STEEPED IN TRADITION & OLD VALUES. BUSINESS HINTS -------------- BUSINESS TRIPS TO TAWAIN ARE HIGHLY ORGANISED, AND MEETINGS SHOULD BE ARRANGED WELL IN ADVANCE AND PUNCTUALITY IS ESSENTIAL. BUSINESS SUITS SHOULD BE WORN TO MEETINGS AND RECEPTIONS. IT IS ADVISED TO USE OFFICAL TITLES WHEN APPROPRIATE.
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