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Business negotiation foreign-related etiquette points


Etiquette is the rules and forms of conduct, such as conduct, procedure, manner, appearance, and grace, which are formed by people in social life due to customs and habits.
Etiquette plays an important role in people's interactions. First of all, it can communicate the feelings between people, feel the dignity of personality and enhance people's sense of dignity. Second, it helps to develop the friendship between our people and the people of all countries and regions in the world. In foreign-related exchanges, adhering to international practices and certain courtesies is conducive to China's opening up to the outside world, and is conducive to demonstrating the style of Chinese ceremonial state. Finally, health and necessary etiquette can win people's respect and love, make friends, and avoid Gap and resentment. If a person is polite and polite in his daily life and work, he will be respected by people with sincerity, courtesy and kindness.
In international social occasions, clothing is roughly divided into dresses and casual wear. Formal, grand, serious occasions with dark dresses, and casual occasions. At present, wearing is simplistic, except as otherwise specified in some countries.
China's clothing has no strict division of dresses and casual clothes. Generally speaking, in formal occasions, gay men wear up and down the same color of the tunic suit, or the same color of the same color of dark suits and tie, with the same color clothing shoes; informal occasions, can wear all kinds of casual, ethnic Clothing, dual-use shirts, leather shoes or cloth shoes with appropriate color.
In foreign exchanges, dressing should pay attention to the following matters:
Any garment should be clean, tidy and straight. The top should be ironed and the bottom of the shirt should be ironed. The collar and cuffs should be clean and the saddle should be oiled and polished. In the middle of the wear, you must buckle the collar, collar hook, and buckle. Wear a long-sleeved shirt to put the front and back in the pants, do not roll up the cuffs, and do not allow the trousers to roll up. If the two buckles and the tops are buttoned, you can attach one on the top, if it is a buckle or a multi-button suit jacket. All should be deducted. Under no circumstances should gay men wear shorts for foreign activities. Lesbians can wear sandals in the summer, and when wearing socks, the socks should not be exposed outside the clothes and skirts.
To participate in various foreign-related activities, you should remove your hat and gloves when you enter indoors, and take off your coat and raincoat to the storage area. Western women's gauze gloves, gauze masks, hats, shawls, short coats, etc., are allowed to be worn indoors as part of the garment. Do not wear black glasses indoors or outdoors. When wearing limited-colored glasses, you should explain it to the guest or the owner, and take it off with the mirror when you shake hands and talk, and wear it when you leave.
When receiving temporary foreign visitors at home or in a hotel room, if you don't have time to change clothes, you should ask your guests to sit down, immediately put on clothing, put on shoes and socks, and don't wear barefoot or underwear, pajamas, shorts, and slippers to receive guests.
In communicative occasions, they usually shake hands when introducing each other and meeting each other; when they meet friends, they will say hello, then they will shake hands and greet each other; if they are kind, they will shake hands and greet each other, even if they are holding hands together for a long time; in general Next, hold it, no effort. However, the younger should be slightly ill for the seniors and those with lower status, and hold the other's hands with both hands to show respect. When a man shakes hands with a woman, he should only gently hold the finger part of the woman.
The handshake is also in order. The owner, the senior, the high-ranking person, and the woman should first reach out. The guest, the younger, and the lower-identity will meet first and then greet each other. Many people pick up their hands at the same time, avoid cross-cutting, and wait for others to shake hands before reaching out. Men should take off their gloves and take off their hats before shaking hands. When you shake hands, you should look at each other with your eyes and smile.
In addition, some countries still have some traditional courtesy etiquette, such as the hands and hands when meeting in Buddhism in Southeast Asia; the Japanese people do the pupils; our traditional hand-to-hand salute. These etiquettes can also be used on some occasions.
People who meet in a public place meet at a distance, generally raise their right hand to say hello and nod their heads, or take off their hats. Meet with acquaintances on the same occasion multiple times, only nod your head to greet; friends who don't know each other or who don't know each other, can nod or smile in social situations.
In foreign-related exchanges, when talking to foreign businessmen, the expression should be natural, and the language should be kind and expressive. You can make some gestures when you talk, but don't overdo it, don't dance, use your fingers to point people. The distance during the conversation should be moderate, too far and too close to suit, do not drag and pat, beat and beat.
When you participate in other people's conversations, you should first say hello. When others talk, don't talk to each other; if you need to talk to someone, you can talk to someone else; someone who talks to yourself should be happy to talk; if someone wants to talk to themselves, they can take the initiative. Inquiries; third parties should participate in the conversation and should be welcomed by shaking hands, nodding or smiling; if there is an urgent need to leave in the conversation, they should greet each other and apologize.
If there are more than three people in the conversation, you should talk to someone at the venue from time to time. Don't talk to the individual about only what the two sides know, and leave others alone. If the problem you are talking about is inconvenient for others to know, you can make another appointment.
In the context of communication, you should give your opinion to others when you speak. On the other hand, when you are speaking, you should also express your personal opinions in due course. For the inconvenience that the other party talked about, you should not easily express your position and transfer the topic. Be good at listening to each other's speeches, don't interrupt them easily, and don't mention issues that are not related to the content of the conversation. When talking to each other, you should look at each other to show your concentration. Don’t talk to others, look at your mind, be absent-minded, or look away, watch an old watch, etc., or be impatient, or do casual things like stretching, playing things.
Meet friends in a social situation, which can be introduced by a third party or introduce yourself. To introduce to others, we must first understand whether the two sides have a desire to get acquainted, and do not act rashly. Whether you introduce yourself or introduce it to others, you must be natural. For example, among those who are talking, if you are familiar with it, you can greet you and the acquaintance introduces you to other guests. When introducing yourself, you should take the initiative to explain your name, identity, and unit, and the other party will introduce yourself later. When introducing others, you should also explain your relationship with yourself so that new people who know each other can understand each other and trust. When introducing other people, be politely gesture your hand instead of pointing at others with your fingers. There are also different introductions. Men should be introduced to women with low-status and younger ages and assigned to older and older people. At the time of introduction, in addition to women and elderly people, they should generally stand up. However, at the banquet table and at the symposium, there is no need to stand up. The introducer can smile and nod. Exchange of business cards is also a form of mutual introduction. When giving a business card to someone else, you should hand it out, smile, look at the other person, and accept the other person’s business card, you should also pick it up with your hands, and you should read the name of the other person softly, and then solemnly Keep it well.
When foreign-related contacts are in conversation, the content cannot involve unpleasant things such as illness and death, and do not mention topics that are ridiculous, sensational, and obscene. You should not ask the other person's resume, salary income, family property and other personal life issues.
The question that the other party is unwilling to answer should not be rooted. The other party should apologize for the problem or immediately transfer the topic. In the conversation, you must not criticize the elders and high-ranking people. Do not talk about the internal affairs of the country concerned. Do not ridicule the other party or others, and do not casually discuss religious issues.
Men generally do not participate in the discussion within the women's circle. It is more prudent and cautious to talk to women. It is not advisable to ask the age and marital status of women, not to mention the other side's body, health, income and private life. Don't make jokes with women, and don't talk endlessly to avoid disgusting with each other and others.
Use polite language in conversations such as "Hello," "Please," "I'm sorry," "Is bothered," "Goodbye," and so on. See hello in the face, such as "Is the body good?" "How is it?" "Is everything going well?" People who are new to the acquaintance often ask, "Are you coming to China for the first time?" "How long has it been in China?" "Do you like somewhere in our city?" When you say "I am very happy to meet you, I hope to meet again in the future." "Good night, please pay tribute to your friends," "Please ask the whole family well."
The topic of conversation in social situations can also involve weather, news, work and other aspects, but we must pay attention to the difference between inside and outside, and keep state secrets.

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