Part 2 Own Culture- Chinese Culture
A1 .Social Customs
Social Norm
There are several social norms of the Chinese people that they follow, which are table manners, respect for old people or senior citizen, greeting elderly, and polite when talking with anyone, and so on.
In the Chinese culture, table manner are very important. When you’re dining out, you should not make noise or talk too loud, it is very impolite in Chinese culture. Furthermore, when the food arrives on the table, you are expected to let those older people to dine first. Besides, respecting the elderly and older people is by listening to their advice and always be patience with them. Moreover, greet those who are older than you Greetings are most common to each of culture. In Chinese culture, we’ve to …show more content…
• This gives face to both parties as it demonstrates respect towards the Malaysian and shows that you respect hierarchy within your company. •
It is important that business cards are being inspected carefully before putting them away as it represents a form of respect and recognition of the person. Name cards should be held with both hands and present to the recipient with the correct print facing to him / her. Name cards should be placed on the table instead of shoving into pockets or bags as a form of respect. It is also important to wait and be introduced by the host. Intensive eye contact with a senior management or an elderly is considered a sign of disrespect. In order to show a form of respect, it is important to know how to greet a person name based on his / her race. For example, greeting via surnames is necessary during the first meeting with Singaporean Chinese. Gifts are acceptable in most organizations. However, gifts to government employees may be considered as bribery and is prohibited in Singapore (Warnstam,
A1 .Social Customs
Social Norm
There are several social norms of the Chinese people that they follow, which are table manners, respect for old people or senior citizen, greeting elderly, and polite when talking with anyone, and so on.
In the Chinese culture, table manner are very important. When you’re dining out, you should not make noise or talk too loud, it is very impolite in Chinese culture. Furthermore, when the food arrives on the table, you are expected to let those older people to dine first. Besides, respecting the elderly and older people is by listening to their advice and always be patience with them. Moreover, greet those who are older than you Greetings are most common to each of culture. In Chinese culture, we’ve to …show more content…
• This gives face to both parties as it demonstrates respect towards the Malaysian and shows that you respect hierarchy within your company. •
It is important that business cards are being inspected carefully before putting them away as it represents a form of respect and recognition of the person. Name cards should be held with both hands and present to the recipient with the correct print facing to him / her. Name cards should be placed on the table instead of shoving into pockets or bags as a form of respect. It is also important to wait and be introduced by the host. Intensive eye contact with a senior management or an elderly is considered a sign of disrespect. In order to show a form of respect, it is important to know how to greet a person name based on his / her race. For example, greeting via surnames is necessary during the first meeting with Singaporean Chinese. Gifts are acceptable in most organizations. However, gifts to government employees may be considered as bribery and is prohibited in Singapore (Warnstam,