The etiquette of China
Business etiquette
It's not just about your appearance and communication, but also about the kind of transportation you use. A businessperson should drive an expensive car. Otherwise, their image will be tarnished.
When communicating, it's crucial to carefully choose your words and avoid offending others. It's especially dangerous to unintentionally make a negative impression on your boss in front of your subordinates. Even guests from other countries are not allowed to make such mistakes.
It's not just about your appearance and communication, but also about the kind of transportation you use. A businessperson should drive an expensive car. Otherwise, their image will be tarnished.
When communicating, it's crucial to carefully choose your words and avoid offending others. It's especially dangerous to unintentionally make a negative impression on your boss in front of your subordinates. Even guests from other countries are not allowed to make such mistakes.
Rules of guest behavior
Chinese people prefer to meet in public places, and eating is often accompanied by business meetings. Refusing to eat is seen as negative. Being invited to someone's home is a great honor, and it is important to arrive on time and remove one's shoes before entering. The eldest person in the group usually raises the first toast. It is important to learn how to use chopsticks, start eating after the hosts, and try everything offered.
Chinese people prefer to meet in public places, and eating is often accompanied by business meetings. Refusing to eat is seen as negative. Being invited to someone's home is a great honor, and it is important to arrive on time and remove one's shoes before entering. The eldest person in the group usually raises the first toast. It is important to learn how to use chopsticks, start eating after the hosts, and try everything offered.
Clothing
In China, tourists are free to visit temples and attractions, including imperial palaces, in casual attire, including short dresses and shorts. It is also not necessary to remove shoes upon entry. However, business attire is recommended for business meetings.
In China, tourists are free to visit temples and attractions, including imperial palaces, in casual attire, including short dresses and shorts. It is also not necessary to remove shoes upon entry. However, business attire is recommended for business meetings.
Photography
Attractions can be photographed from the outside (if there are no prohibiting signs❗), but inside buildings there is usually a taboo on taking pictures. You should be especially careful in temples. Photography is always prohibited here. And often not only indoors, but also on the territory of adjacent parks. Be sure to ask the guide if it is possible to take a photo.
Be careful and in case if people get into the frame. In tourist centers, it is usually allowed to take photos of everything, but not on small streets, in markets, or in cozy parks. It is extremely impolite to take photos of local residents, especially if they are engaged in physical labor. By taking a few photos, you risk becoming involved in a public scandal.
Be careful and in case if people get into the frame. In tourist centers, it is usually allowed to take photos of everything, but not on small streets, in markets, or in cozy parks. It is extremely impolite to take photos of local residents, especially if they are engaged in physical labor. By taking a few photos, you risk becoming involved in a public scandal.
Rules of greeting
The Chinese are friendly and sociable. On "You" they address only to the elderly or to people with whom they are not familiar. About special respect speaks the addition in the form of "Mr." or "Mrs." before the name. When meeting it is customary to nod to each other. If you are sitting, it is not necessary to stand up.
Invitation
It is not customary to invite friends or business partners in China to ordinary cafes. It is better to choose restaurants – and more expensive. This is the only way you can impress. If you are invited to an expensive restaurant, then you should soon repeat the act of the opposite party. Always pays the one who invites for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Nadezhda Ryzhkova and Marcel Stepanov
