4. JAPAN
Attire, Greeting, Body Language
• Decent and conservative
• No ‘heavy shaking’ hands
• Never pat on shoulder
• Be wise with your eyes
• Nod while listening
• Stand apart
• Tidy hair cut
• Bow
• Memorize…
Hajimemashite-Thank you
Ohaiyogozaimas-Good morning
Konnichiwa-Good afternoon
Konbanwa-Good evening
Sayonara-Good bye
5. JAPAN
Meeting & Negotiation
• Listen, Listen, Listen!
• Respect the silence
• Respect the senior
• Follow exact agenda
• Notify early
• Take a small gift
• ‘Worship’ time
• Love ‘Yes’
• Space to renegotiate
6. JAPAN
Dining
• Know your plates & glasses
• Know your chopstick
• Learn to hesitate!
• Sample each dish
• Don’t reject a drink
• Slurp your noodles
• Don’t finish your soup
• No ‘tipping’
Gift
• Ritual is more than value
• Your gift is always ‘small’
• Have one for everyone
• Wrapping does matter
• After the first meeting
• Avoid ‘four’
• Flowers and chocolates
are OK
Business card
• Invest!
• A ‘must have’
• Never flick, throw, slide
• Never write on
• Use card case
• Translation
• Mention rank
8. SAUDI ARABIA
Attire, Greeting, Body Language
• Decent and conservative
• Warm handshake & kiss
• Make an ‘Ahlan wa Sahlan’
• Stand close
• Eye contact
• Going ‘personal’ easily
• Talk ‘non-business’
• Watch your hand
• Gender does matter
9. Meeting & Negotiation
• Respect the senior
• Morning is good
• Be prepared to wait
• Get personal, win the trust
• Go slow
• Decisions overturn
• No hurrying, no pressure
SAUDI ARABIA
10. Dining
• Expect a dinner at home after
business hours
• Be showered with food
• Don’t wonder at a whole lamb
roast
• Be a family-guy
• Use right hand
• Accept the drink if offered
• Have a little talk
• Show admiration and gratitude
• Sample each dish
• Say ‘Shokran’, or ‘Sufra Dayma’
Gift
• Don’t admire much, or
you can get a gift!
• Souvenirs, flowers and
chocolates are OK
• Cigarette is a gift if you
have enough
• Don’t open a gift right
when you get
• Alcohol can ruin
Business card
• Use right hand to give or
take
• Use card case
• Translation
• Mention rank
SAUDI ARABIA
13. SOUTH KOREA
Attire, Greeting, Body Language
• Decent and conservative
• Bow and shake hands
• Keep moderate eye contact
• Stand apart
• Use all fingers for pointing
• Wait to get introduced
• Don’t use ‘fellow’, ‘guy’, ‘this man’, ‘that man’
• Bow individually while saying good bye
14. SOUTH KOREA
Meeting & Negotiation
• Be on time
• Respect the senior
• Follow exact agenda
• Notify early
• Go slow, it may take long
• Take a small gift
• Love ‘Yes’
• Give space to renegotiate
• Use third party
• Give pauses for translation
15. Dining
• Arrive at least 30 minutes before
• Women don’t pour other women’s
glass
• Talk less
• Know your plates & glasses
• Don’t reject a drink
• No ‘tipping’
• Offer a pay politely
Gift
• Offer & receive with both hands
• Reciprocate
• Wrap with light color
• Small gift, candy, cakes, cookies,
flowers, fruits are OK
• Don’t give liquor to a woman
• Don’t give expensive gifts, knives
or scissors, gifts with red writing
• 7 is nice, Avoid 4
Business card
• Invest!
• A ‘must have’
• Never flick, throw, slide
• Never write on
• Use card case
• Translation
• Mention rank
SOUTH KOREA