Business culture
Eating out
Cultural Advice
Cultural Mistakes
100

In Argentina, addressing people by their title and/or surname is not necessary. You can address them by

Their first names or nicknames

100

Restaurants like McDonald's and Burger King offer this type of food. 

Fast-food.

100

You would advice a foreigner not to do this if they want to continue drinking mate. 

You shouldn't say thank you.

100

You are at an Italian restaurant and ask for extra cheese for your pasta dish. The chef takes offence because you are implying you don't like the dish the way they have prepared it. Portugal has a similar etiquette rule with

Salt and pepper

200

If you go to the USA you might greet a person with this.

A handshake

200

Typically consumed in Mexico or India, this type of food has an intense flavour and makes you sweat. 

Spicy or hot food.

200

You would advice a foreigner to do this if they wanted to clean the mate recipient. 

You should only wash and rinse the mate with water. 

You shouldn't use liquid soap.

200

You have been served half a cup of tea in Kazakhstan. What does this mean?

It means that your host is happy to have you and would like to keep talking with you. 

300

If you are a man, it is not necessary to wear these items of clothing to work in Argentina, you can dress casually. 

A suit and a tie. 

300

If your meal has a delicious or appetizing flavour it is...

Tasty

300

You would advice a foreigner to drink this only before noon in Italy.

You should drink cappuccino before noon.

300

This HSBC client is having a business meal in China. Why does he keep getting served?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xJ_hbD4TQA

Because an empty plate is considered a way of telling your host you are still hungry. 

400

The action of traveling from your home to your work. 

To commute

400

Ketchup, Mayonnaise and barbecue sauce are ________ whereas vinegar, accetto and oil are salad ___________

Condiments and dressings. 

400

You would advice an Asian foreigner not to do this after enjoying a meal, since it is considered rude and impolite in Argentina. 

Belching.

400

In this scene from Outsourced, Todd is told that he should only use his right hand to eat. Name why eating with your left hand is considered rude or impolite. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGKCkvNk_zI

Because in India and other Arabic countries you supposedly use your left hand for when you go to the toilet. 

500

These two words mean the same in Spanish, and are used  1) to refer to the final consumer of a product 2) for people, businesses or professionals that acquire a product or service from other companies or professionals.

Customer and client, respectively.

500

Pork, mutton, beef and chicken are the flesh of which animals used for food?

Pig, sheep, cow and hen

500

You would advice a foreigner not to use these at a dinner party in Ethiopia

You shouldn't use cutlery. 

500

In this scene of Mr. Baseball, Jack is having dinner with his girlfriend's Japanese family. Name 3 things he did that offended his host family. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdeFdFEbuqk

He slurped his noodles. 

He filled his own glass.
He stuck his chopsticks vertically. 

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