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●Russia（第2页）

◇Donotsendababygiftuhebabyisborn。Itisunluckytodososooner。

◇Russiawhentheyreceiveagift。Respoisalittlesomethingaagainanditwillusuallybeaccepted。

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IfyouareioaRussian’shouse:

&ualorarrivehan15mihaninvited。

◇Takeoffyouroutdoorshoes。Youmaybeprovidedslippersto>

◇Dressyourselfinightweartothewelldemoforyourhosts。

&obereveredandhonored。

&hehostesspreparethedineramealisserved。Thismayberefusedoutofcourtesy。Asking“areyousure?”permitsthehostesstoacceptyouroffer。

◆TableManners

Tablemannersaregenerallycasual:

◇Tablemaial—holdtheforkwiththelefthandandthekherighthaing。

&senioruestisservedfirst。

◇Duiobegin。

◇Donotplaceyourelbowsoable，althoughyourhandsshouldbeseenatalltimes。

◇Youwillofteotakesedhelpings。

◇Itispolitetosoakupgravyorsauce>

◇Menpourdrinksforwomensittihem。

◇Leavingasmallamountoffoodonyourplatesuggeststhatyourhostshaveofferedamplehospitality。

◇Doilyouareallowedtoleavethetable。Atformaldiofhohetablefirst。

■RussiaiquetteandProtocol

&ionshipsanduni

◇Russiaionalanddoobuildlong-termpersoioheyduesswithpeople。

◇Itisstilladvisabletoestablishaworkofpeoplewhoyouknowandtrust。TheRussianword“svyasi”meaioohavingfriendsofhighranks，whichisoftethroughredtape。

&ientismandatory。

◇Itisbettertoerronthesideofformalitywhenitisyourfirsttact。

◇Siyisveryimportantasitisrequiredtobuildtrust，andtrustisablisharelationship。

◇MostRussiansdonotbelievepeoplewhoare“allbusiness”。

◇Beingaskedforafavorbyapersonisasignalthatyouhavesuccessfullyestablishedapersoionship。

◆Busiiquette

◇Appoisarerequiredandshouldbescheduledasfarinadvanceaspossible。Itofte6weeksteameetingwithagoverofficial。

◇themeetingwhehedagainadayort>

◇ThereareseveralpublicholidaysiweekofMay，soitisbestavoided。