About You: How Much Do You Know About Other Cultures? (Personal Practice)

. Japanese visitors are in town. You’ve heard that Japanese custom involves gift giving. What should you know about this practice?

It’s important that gifts be expensive and of the finest quality.

Avoid gifts that come in threes, as in three flowers or three candies.

It’s preferable to sign the accompanying card in green ink rather than black.

It is not customary to wrap gifts in Japan.

. You are interacting with a person who is Deaf and who uses an interpreter. What should you do?

Address your comments to the interpreter, then look at the Deaf person to see how they react.

Maintain eye contact with the Deaf person rather than the interpreter.

Offer to communicate in written form so the interpreter will be unnecessary.

Speak very slowly and exaggerate the movements your mouth makes.

. While traveling in China you should be aware of which rule of dining etiquette?

It’s considered rude to leave food on your plate.

You should put your drinking glass on your plate when you finish eating.

Cloth napkins are just for show there. Use a paper napkin to wipe your mouth.

Avoid sticking your chopsticks upright in your food when you are not using them.

. You are meeting with a group of Arab business people for the first time. What should you know?

They favor greetings that involve shaking hands and kissing on each cheek.

It’s polite to say no if an Arab host offers you coffee or tea.

Men tend to be touch avoidant and to stand at least 3 feet from one another during conversations.

They consider the left hand unsanitary and hold eating utensils only with their right hands.

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