tailieunhanh - Business options Part 5

Did you know? Some of the things that surprise visitors to the UK are: separate taps for hot and cold water, lack of bidets, the weather, the variety of restaurants, children not being welcome in restaurant, eating the evening meal as early as pm | 9 VISITING DID YOU KNOW O Some of the things that surprise visitors to the UK are separate taps for hot and cold water lack of bidets the weather the variety of restaurants children not being welcome in restaurants eating the evening meal as early as pm queuing and the lack of conversation among people using public transport. 0 The custom of designated drivers who refrain from drinking alcohol at social gatherings originated in Norway where the laws against drink-driving are very harsh. 0 The importance of punctuality varies widely from nation to nation. In some Mediterranean and Latin American countries a half-hour delay is acceptable. In Scandinavia guests are expected to arrive on time. O Koreans take off their shoes before entering a home or restaurant. 0 In Turkey business entertaining may be done at home but is more usually done in restaurants. Traditionally Spanish offices and stores often close between pm and pm for a siesta a break in the middle of the day . 0 In western Europe avoid giving your hostess red roses as they have romantic implications. And don t give thirteen or an even number of flowers as this brings bad luck. 0 To visit a Chinese home permission may be required from the government. 0 Most Scandinavians don t tip taxi drivers nor is there tipping on restaurant and hotel bills. Corporate hospitality - an evening at the theatre for example - is more usual than gift-giving in British business life. 9 Visiting LANGUAGE WORK American and British accents American pronunciation is sometimes quite different from British English. Listen to these words being said first by an American and then by a British speaker. Write 5 if the word has a different stress in the USA than in the UK V if it has a different vowel sound and C for a different consonant sound. Some words may have more than one difference SV different stress and different vowel . adult lever tomato . clerk metal Tuesday garage nuclear twenty . herb path vase leisure privacy .