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Lesson7: Left Hand or Right Hand in India?
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The answer of the last question
A) "Personal contacts, number of children and size of house"!!
(Answer will be revealed in the following post! )
To recognize how much you know, let's begin with a small quiz! Highly encourage you to answer it to gain a small prize!
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Salaam!(Hindi : सलाम नमस्ते, English : Urdu)
India is a special contury which influence by its culture a lot. We have to follow their customs tightly as a sign of respect, especially when eating and drinking, whcih are intimately tied to Indian customs and religions. As most of the indian believe in Hindus and Muslims, we have to bare in mind that non-vegetarian Hindus do not eat beef, and Muslims do not eat pork.
There are really many cultural stuffs for us to remember even we are in an informal situation.
Giving Gift Etiquette
A) "Personal contacts, number of children and size of house"!!
Quiz 6: Which glass would you serve cognac in?
(A) | (B) | (C) |
(please leave your answer in the comment box below)
(Answer will be revealed in the following post! )
To recognize how much you know, let's begin with a small quiz! Highly encourage you to answer it to gain a small prize!
＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝
Salaam!(Hindi : सलाम नमस्ते, English : Urdu)
India is a special contury which influence by its culture a lot. We have to follow their customs tightly as a sign of respect, especially when eating and drinking, whcih are intimately tied to Indian customs and religions. As most of the indian believe in Hindus and Muslims, we have to bare in mind that non-vegetarian Hindus do not eat beef, and Muslims do not eat pork.
There are really many cultural stuffs for us to remember even we are in an informal situation.
Giving Gift Etiquette
- Gifts are generally exchanged after meetings.
- Alcohol bottles should be avoided with those who do not drink.
- Don't take large or expensive gifts as this may cause embarrassment.
- If you do take a gift, make sure you present the gift with both hands.
Business Card
- If you have a university degree or any honour, put it on your business card.
- Always use the right hand to give and receive business cards.
- Business cards need not be translated into Hindi as English is widely spoken
within the business community.
Table Manner
- Wash hands thoroughly before sitting at the table as some Indian foods are primarily eaten by hand.
- Hands should never be washed on the banana leaf.
- Food should be eaten only with right hand.
- Left hand should not touch your plate or leaf and also any of the dishes if some body else is there to serve.
- Put only as much food on your plate as you can eat as you must finish everything on your plate as it is considered a respectful
- Ask for a clean spoon to transfer the food from the common dish to your plate.
- Do not leave the table until others have finished or the host requests you.
