Foreign partner — who he is, what it is important to know about the first meeting, how to build a relationship and other useful information

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Indonesia
Communication Specifics

Indonesian society can be characterized as high-context. This means that a certain part of the information remains unspoken or implied, as all the necessary information either stems from the situation itself or is understood without words by all participants in the communication since it is embedded in the culture.

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Sweden
Personal Space

A comfortable conversation distance in Swedish society is about or even more than 1 metre. It does not matter whether the participants in a conversation are men or women, acquaintances or strangers, natives or foreigners. With the latter, however, the distance can be even slightly greater.

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WHO THIS PROJECT IS FOR

Entrepreneurs

For those who develop business contacts with foreign partners

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Students
and educators

For those interested in the topic of cross-cultural differences

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Personnel of organizations

For those involved in the development of cooperation programs with foreign countries

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How to make communication with a foreign partner effective? Cultural profiles of countries — in the public domain

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

During the greeting

In a number of cultures a firm Russian handshake is not accepted, for example, in India and Iraq. How should you greet your partner?

When contacting

It can be difficult to determine where on a business card is the first name and last name, and when it is possible to switch to "you".

Giving a business card

What language should the business card be in? What is important to remember when passing it on?

Starting conversation

What topics are considered dangerous? And what is the best way to engage in conversation?

Manners

Pauses in conversation, loud expressive speech, violent gesticulation? What is common in my partner's culture?

The answers to these and many other questions can be found on this site:

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Australia
Exchange of Business Cards

Business cards are usually exchanged either during introductions at a first meeting, or later in the conversation when participants decide it's useful to share contact details for possible future meetings.

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Italy
Taboo Topics

All religious issues are taboo topics.

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