The answer of the last question
A) "Personal contacts, number of children and size of house"!!

Quiz 6: Which glass would you serve cognac in?

(A)

(B)

(C)

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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

• 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.

The answer of the last post is
C) itadakiGochisuo-sama, if you got it wrong, let's revise the last post~

Quiz: A person's status is determined by...
a) "Personal contacts, number of children and size of house"
b) "Job title, salary and knowledge of languages"
c) "Family background, caste, age and job title"

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Salaam!(Hindi : सलाम नमस्ते, English : Urdu)

India is regarded as the emerging wealthy country with 300 million population and rapidly growing IT and manufacturing industries. Investment opportunities are everywhere. India emphasizes the faithfulness towards the God and the traditional caste system. the caste system divides population of the people are classified into 4 hierarchical relationships according to age, university degree, and occupations. People in a upper caste would not do business with the lower caste, or vice versa. However, they would treat the foreigner as God and looking for a long term relationship before doing any business. It is adviced that business should be based upon the mutual trust and respect.

1) Dress Code

• Wear dark coloured and conservative business suits for both men and women
• Wear dress in a hot weather would be considered as informal for women.

2) Business Card

• Put the university degree qualifications on the business card
• Exchange the cards after proper handshake and greeting.
• Give and receive business cards by using the right hand

3) Business Meeting

• Make the appointment by letter at least one month in advance.
• Arrange the meeting in late morning or early afternoon and stay flexible as the appointment maybe rescheduled at the last minute
• Address the indians with their professional titles (e.g. Professor, Doctor and Engineer) before their name or surname. If they do not have a professional title, simply use "Sir" or "Madam".
• Get a chit-chat before coming to the topics so they have chances to get to know who you are.
• Note that the decision making process is made by those who have the most authority. It used to slow and likely to be delayed so do not lose temper.
• Offer concessions on price and terms so they would return the concessions on you too.7) Never be too legalistic as most Indians do not trust the legal system.
  
  
  Episode: Coming up will be the informal etiquettes in india so you may see what and how hinduism eat.

The answer of last question: A)Take a Bow to Japanese

Quiz: What should you say after a meal in Japan?
A) Itadaki
B) masuGochisuo
C) itadakiGochisuo-sama

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ohayō gozaimasu (おはようございます)

1) Table manners

• Tables & Sitting- with low sitting tables and chairs,because sitting on the floor with feet crossed (for men) or kneeled down (for women)
• Itadakimasu and Gochisosama- say "itadakimasu" ("I gratefully receive") before starting to eat, "gochisosama (deshita)" ("Thank you for the meal") after finishing the meal.
• Share the meals by moving some food from the shared plates onto your own plate by yourself and using the opposite end of your chopsticks or with special chopsticks
• Talking about toilet related and similarly disappetizing topics during or before a meal is not appreciated
• Place all your dishes in the same way as they were at the start of the meal after finishing eating. (Replace the lid of dishes and replace your chopsticks on the chopstick holder)

2) Drinking Rules

• Serve each other and periodically check your friends' cups, and serve them more once their cups are getting empty.
• Be drunk in some formal restaurants, for example in restaurants that serve kaiseki ryori (Japanese haute cuisine) and izakaya is not good.
• Raise for a drinking salute, which usually is “kampai”but not“chin chin”

References: (last visit: 24-03-2009)
https://ksuzuki.blog.uvm.edu/winter2009/2009/01/assignment_4_due_january_8_thu.html http://everyday.3yen.com/2007-02-01/japanese-table-manners/
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/quizzes17/missfabi/EatingManners.html