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Good morningladies and gentlemen. And welcome to the third in our cities of business seminars in the program doing business abroad. Today we are going to look for different culture awareness. That is the fact that not everyone is in British. Not everyone speaks in English and not everyone does business in the British way. And why should they？ If overseas business people are selling to us and they will make every effort to speak English and to expect our tradition methods. It is only polite for us to do the same when we visit them. It is not only polite but it is central if we want to sell British projects overseas.
First a short quiz. Let's see how to in cultivate where we are.
Question one ： where must you not drink alcohol in the first and second of every month?
Question two： Where should you never admire your host positions?
Question three：how should you attract the waiter during the business lunch in Bangkok?
And question four：Where should you try to make all your appointments either before 2 or after 5：30 pm ？ Okayeveryone has the chance to make some notes. Righthere are the answers. Although I'm sure the information could equally well apply to countries other than your chosen.
So No.1 (20)you must long drink alcohol in the first and second in Indian. In international hotels you may find that served but if you had a meal with an Indian colleague. Remember to avoid asking for a beer if your arrival coincides wiht one of those dates. No.2 In other countriesthe politeness in general society is that people without power all. If you admire your colleague beautiful golden bowls you may well find yourself being present with them .This is not the cheat yourself wayhoweveras your host will find the equal words and beauty. In Thailandkeeping the fingers clapping your hands or shouting at the waiter will embarrass your hostsfellow dinerswaiter himself most of all-you.Place you palm down to make an implicit gesture and sacrificing the results (21)And finallyin Spain some businesses may stay working until 2 o’clock and returning to the office from 5：30 to 8 or 9 in the evening.
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预览三道题各选项,由第19题选项中的 Respect、 traditional culture和 business等词可以推测 讲座内容与做生意过程中遇到的一些传统文化有关。
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19.What should you do when you do business with foreigners？
A)。
讲座中提到，如果外国商人来英国做生意，他们会尽力说英语并且尊重英国的传统及做事的方式，如果英国人想要去其他国家做生意，出于礼貌也应该尊重对方的传统。讲话者接着又说，这样做不仅礼貌，如果我们要在国外销售英国产品，这也是有必要的。由此可知，与外国人做生意的时候，应该尊重对方的传统文化，答案为A)。
20.What you must avoid doing with your Indian colleague？
C)。
讲座中提到，在印度，每个月的第一天和第七天你都不能喝酒，在国际饭店你会发现他们供应酒水，但如果你是在这两个日子里和印度同事一起吃饭，记得不要点啤酒。因此答案为C)。
21.What do we learn about some Spanish people？
D)。
讲座末尾提到了西班牙人的工作模式：他们通常会在下午两点下班，然后到晚上五点半再上班，上到晚上八点、九点或者十点。也就是说，下午两点至五点半期间是西班牙人的休息时间，因此答案为D)。