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HSC Unit: 3 ; Lesson: 1(B); Lifestyle

China

Dining: Sit where you are instructed to sit. Be graceful and polite when taking food with chopsticks. Don’t make much noise when eating or drinking soup. Don’t play with chopsticks or point at anyone with them. For a formal dinner wear formal dress.

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āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ/ āφāĻšāĻžāϰ: āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇, āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇āχ āĻŦāϏ⧁āύāĨ¤ āϚāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• (āĻœā§‹ā§œāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻŋ) āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ“ āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āĻŖāĨ¤ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āĻĒ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϚāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϖ⧇āϞāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧋ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āϭ⧇āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤

Gift: Do present and receive things with hands. Politely refusing a gift before accepting it is the norm in Chinese culture, so don’t be discouraged when someone initially refuses your gift. white flowers are not good as gift as they symbolize death.

āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ: āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ āĻĻ⧁āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšā§€āύāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ, āϤāĻžāχ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁āϤ⧇āχ āϕ⧇āω āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĢ⧁āϞ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āύ⧟ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻž āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇ āĻŽā§ƒāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧁āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ•āĨ¤

Greetings: Shake hands softly as a firm handshake could be considered a sign of aggression. It may make your Chinese friends feel uncomfortable. Greet the most senior first and gradually others. Children are expected to greet you rather than you greeting the children.

āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖ: āφāϞāϤ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϕ⧇āύāύāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāϏāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻšā§€āύāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§‡ āĻœā§‡āĻˇā§āĻ ā§āϝāϤāĻŽ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰāϕ⧇āĨ¤ āϛ⧇āϞ⧇āĻŽā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšā§Ÿ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇, āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤

South Africa

Dining: Arrive on time. Wear casual clothes. Offer help to the hostess with the preparation of the meal and cleaning up after the meal is over. The guest is served first, then gradually the oldest male, rest of the men, children, and finally women. Do no begin to eat or drink anything until the oldest man at the table has begun. south African people usually do not use the left hand in taking meals.

āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ/ āφāĻšāĻžāϰ: āϏāĻŽā§ŸāĻŽāϤ⧋ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ/ āĻšāĻžāϜāĻŋāϰ āĻšāύāĨ¤ āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āϤāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āφāϤāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧀āϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžā§ŸāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻŦā§Ÿā§‹āĻœā§‹āĻˇā§āĻ ā§āϝ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁āώāϕ⧇, āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁āώāĻĻ⧇āϰāϕ⧇, āϛ⧇āϞ⧇āĻŽā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡āĻĻ⧇āϰāϕ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āϝāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§Ÿā§‹āĻœā§‡āĻˇā§āĻ ā§āϝ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁āώ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āϤāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āφāĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāύāĻ—āĻŖ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤

Gift: In general, South Africans give gifts on birthdays and Christmas. It is common for several friends to share the cost of a gift. If you are invited to a South African’s home, bring flowers and good quality chocolates to the host family.

āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ, āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ“ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϏāĻŽāĻžāϏ (āĻŦ⧜ āĻĻāĻŋāύ) āωāĻĒāϞāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āφāĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāύāĻ—āĻŖ āωāĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āύāĨ¤ āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āϕ⧇āύāĻžāϰ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻ•ā§Ÿā§‡āĻ•āϜāύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāĻ—āĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻ—āĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧟āϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦāχ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĨ¤ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āφāĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžā§Ÿ āφāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāύ, āφāϤāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĢ⧁āϞ āĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϚāĻ•āϞ⧇āϟ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āφāϏ⧁āύāĨ¤

Greetings: When dealing with foreigners, most South Africans shake hands with a smile while maintaining eye-contact. Some women do not shake hands and merely nod their head, so it is best to wait for a woman to extend her hand. Men may kiss a woman they know well on the cheek in place of a handshake. Greetings are leisurely and are marked by good cheers.

āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āϞāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻž/ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āφāĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāύāϰāĻž āĻšāϏāĻŋāĻŽā§āϖ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻšā§‹āϖ⧇ āĻšā§‹āĻ– āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻŦāϜāĻžā§Ÿ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύāĨ¤ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āύāĻž, āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āψāĻˇā§Ž āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ¨ā§‹ā§ŸāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻžā§œā§‡āύ, āϤāĻžāχ āϝāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻžāύ āϤāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāχ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁āώ⧇āϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻžāϞ⧇ āϚ⧁āĻŽā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšā§Ÿ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤

Great Britain

Dining: If you are invited to a dinner wait until your host (ess) indicates you to begin eating. You may use a piece  of bread on a fork to soak up sauce or gravy. Never hold bread in your fingers to do this. You may eat chicken and pizza with your fingers if you are at a barbecue, or in a very informal setting. Otherwise always use a knife and fork.

āĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āϟ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āύ

āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ/ āφāĻšāĻžāϰ: āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āĻĒā§āϰ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻ­ā§‹āĻœā§‡ āφāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšā§Ÿ, āϤāĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§‡Â  āϝāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϤāĻž/ āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āϤāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϟāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ‚āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ‚āϏ⧇āϰ āĻā§‹āϞ⧇ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϭ⧇āϜāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻž āϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāϰ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ–āύ⧋ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇ āϧāϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāω āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āϕ⧋āĻĨāĻžāĻ“ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϰāĻ—āĻŋ (āϚāĻŋāϕ⧇āύ) āĻ“ āĻĒāĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻžÂ  āϕ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĨāĻžā§Ÿ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϛ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻ“ āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤

Gift: It is customary to take a small gift for the the host if invited to a home. This is usually flowers or chocolates. Some people may send flowers in advance of a dinner party but it is equally acceptable to take them on the day. Gifts are opened to receipt.

āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ: āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžā§Ÿ āύāĻŋāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϞ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāύāĻžāϰ/ āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšāĻ•āϤ⧃āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āϟ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻžāĨ¤ āĻ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϏāϚāϰāĻžāϚāϰ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϞ āĻŦāĻž āϚāϕ⧋āϞ⧇āϟāĨ¤ āϕ⧇āω āϕ⧇āω āĻ­ā§‹āĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āĻŽ āĻĢ⧁āϞ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ­ā§‹āĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϞ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāĨ¤ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇āχ āϤāĻž āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤

Greetings: A handshake is the most common form of greeting among the British people and is customary when you are introduced to somebody new. It is only when you meet a friend of the opposite sex whom you haven’t seen for a long time, that you would give a kiss on the cheek.

āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖ: āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āύ⧇āϰ āϞ⧋āĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĻāύ āĻšāϞ⧋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāώāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰ⧂āĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧋ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚ⧟ āĻ•āϰāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻšā§Ÿ āϤāĻ–āύ āĻāϟāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻžāĻ—āϤ āϰ⧀āϤāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇āϰ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻāĻ• āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁, āϝāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϝāĻžāĻŦā§Ž āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āύāύāĻŋ, āϕ⧇āĻŦāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϤ⧇āχ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāϞ⧇ āϚ⧁āĻŽā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤

Middle East

Dining: Use your right hand when picking up and eating food; never you left hand, which you keep at your side. Do not place your left hand on the table, and do not use it to pass food. People use spoons, forks and knives, if necessary, and hardly any utensils.

āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§āϝ

āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ/ āφāĻšāĻžāϰ: āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻ“ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻžāύ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ; āϝāĻž āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻ–āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϤ āϰāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ™ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āϚāĻžāĻŽāϚ, āĻ•āĻžāρāϟāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§Ÿā§‹āϜāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻĻāĻžāϚāĻŋā§Ž āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞāĻŋ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤

Gift: Gift are given frequently to show love, gratitude and respect. Any time you are invited to someone’s place, bring a gift. The most common gifts are food items such as pastries, chocolates, sweets and cookies. Dates are also commonly given as gifts. People also value food and arts and arts and crafts items from other cultures.

āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ:  āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž, āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻž āĻ“ āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžā§Ÿāχ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ āϝ⧇-āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžā§Ÿ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϞ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āφāύ⧁āύāĨ¤ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāϞāĻŋāϤ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšāϞ⧋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āφāχāĻŸā§‡āĻŽ āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ āĻĒ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāϏ (āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻž), āϚāϕ⧋āϞ⧇āϟ, āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ“ āϕ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϜāĨ¤ āϖ⧇āϜ⧁āϰāĻ“ āϏāϚāϰāĻžāϚāϰ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ“ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ•āϞāĻžāϕ⧇āĻ“ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžā§Ÿāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

Greetings: The most common greeting is salaam alaykum (‘May peace be upon you’), to which the reply is waalaykum as salaam (‘a peace be upon you too’). Shaking hands (between men) is an important gesture of mutual respect. Hugging and kissing on the cheeks between same sex people in social situations are quite common though it is strictly forbidden between men and women.

āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖ: āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖ āĻšāϞ⧋ ‘āφāϏāϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŽā§ āφāϞāĻžāχāϕ⧁āĻŽ” (āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ“āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§‹āĻ•), āϝāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻšāϞ⧋, ‘āĻ“āϞāĻžāχāϕ⧁āĻŽ āφāϏ āϏāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŽ” ( āφāĻĒāϰāĻžāϰ āĻ“āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ“ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§‹āĻ•)āĨ¤ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁āώāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĻāύ āĻšāϞ⧋ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āύ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĨ¤ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āώāĨ¤āϟāĻžāύ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āφāϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ āĻ“ āϚ⧁āĻŽā§ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āϖ⧁āĻŦāχ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧟, āϤāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻžāϰ⧀-āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāώāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĨ¤

English āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž
Vocabulary

01.   Instruct (v)

02.   Graceful (adj)

03.   Polite (adj)

04.   Chopsticks (n)

05.   Present (v)

06.   Receive (v)

07.   Accept (v)

08.   Discourage (v)

09.   Handshake (n)

10.   Uncomfortable (adj)

11.   Gradually (adv)

12.   Arrive (v)

13.   Wear (v)

14.   Symbolise (v)

15.   Casual (adj)

16.   Christmas (n)

17.   Hostess (n)

18.   Dinner (n)

19.   Until (conj)

20.   Indicate (v)

21.   Otherwise (adv)

22.   Customary (adj)

23.   In advance (phr)

24.   Among (pre)

25.   Pick up (phr. v)

26.   Place (v)

27.   Hardly (adv)

28.   Pastry (n)

29.   Value (v)

30.   Hugging (n)

31.   Quite (adv)

32.   Strictly (adv)

33.   Forbidden (adj)

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϏāĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāϰ

ā§Ļā§§. āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž

ā§Ļ⧍. āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋāϤ; āĻļā§‹āĻ­āύ; āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ

ā§Ļā§Š. āύāĻŽā§āϰ, āĻ­āĻĻā§āϰ; āϏ⧁āĻļā§€āϞ

ā§Ļā§Ē. āĻŽā§āϖ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤ⧋āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ• āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āĻœā§‹ā§œāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻŋ

ā§Ļā§Ģ. āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ

ā§Ļā§Ŧ. āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

ā§Ļā§­. āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

ā§Ļā§Ž. āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž; āĻšāϤāĻžāϏ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž

ā§Ļ⧝. āĻ•āϰāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĻāύ

ā§§ā§Ļ. āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ

ā§§ā§§. āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§Ÿā§‡; āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžā§ŸāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡

⧧⧍ āĻšāĻžāϜāĻŋāϰ/ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž

ā§§ā§Š. āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

ā§§ā§Ē. āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž

ā§§ā§Ģ. āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ•

ā§§ā§Ŧ. āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϏāĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻž āϝāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰ āĻŦāĻžā§ŽāϏāϰāĻŋāĻ• āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§‹ā§ŽāϏāĻŦ

ā§§ā§­. āφāϤāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧀; āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻž

ā§§ā§Ž. āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āĻĒā§āϰ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻ­ā§‹āϜ

⧧⧝. āϝāϤāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻž

⧍ā§Ļ. āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

⧍⧧. āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĨāĻžā§Ÿ

⧍⧍. āϰ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻžāϜ-āĻŽāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ•, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻžāύ⧁āϏāĻžāϰ⧇

ā§¨ā§Š. āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āĻŽāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āĻŽ

⧍ā§Ē. āĻŽāĻžāĻā§‡, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

⧍ā§Ģ. āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž

⧍ā§Ŧ. āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

⧍⧭. āĻ•āĻĻāĻžāϚāĻŋā§Ž

ā§¨ā§Ž. āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻž

⧍⧝. āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžā§Ÿāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

ā§Šā§Ļ. āφāϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ

ā§Šā§§. āĻāϕ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇; āϖ⧁āĻŦāχ

ā§Šā§¨. āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

ā§Šā§Š. āύāĻŋāώāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ