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fiogf49gjkf0d SOCIAL HINTS ------------ RELIGION: CHRISTIANS 44%, MUSLIMS 30%. SOCIAL LIFE IS QUITE RELAXED AND FRIENDLY. HANDSHAKING IS THE CUSTOMARY GREETING. WHEN YOU FIRST MEET SOMEBODY YOU SHOULD GREET HIM AS "MR.", AND WHEN YOU KNOW HIM BETTER, "NDUGU" COMRADE, FOLLOWED BY HIS SECOND NAME, THIS IS COMMON AMONG THE TANZANIANS. DRESS IS SMART AND A GOOD APPEARANCE IS HIGHLY REGARDED. SUITS AND TIES OR SAFARI SUITS ARE WORN BY MEN & SUITS OR DRESSES BY WOMEN. SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN CINEMAS AND ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT. BUSINESS HINTS -------------- BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED IN A FAIRLY FORMAL MANNER. BUSINESS SUITS SHOULD BE WORN AND APPOINTMENTS SHOULD BE MADE IN ADVANCE. BUSINESS CARDS WILL BE EXCHANGED. NORMAL COURTESIES SHOULD BE SHOWN WHEN VISITING LOCAL BUSINESS PEOPLE.
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