1. Switzerland By Kurtis Hall

2. Negotiating • Building lasting and trysting relationships are not important to most people in Switzweland • They like to get right to it and don’t like to waste time.

3. Entertaining • Business lunches and dinners are common • The Swiss make a fairly strong separation between their work life and their private life • They prefer to keep any business entertaining the confines of normal working hours.

4. Making appointments • Meetings are done by appointment and not spontaneously.This true for social occasions as well, particularly in the German- speaking cantons. • You should arrive at least five minutes early and be sure to call if you think you’ll be late. • Arriving 15-20 minutes ahead of time will impress the Swiss

5. Gift Giving • Do not give a gift that is obviously expensive, since your generosity may be perceived as either too excessive of a form of bribery. • If you are invited to a Swiss home, flowers (not chrysanthemums, white lilies or red roses) and/or chocolates are safe options. • You must also send a think you note to your host. • Knives, scissors, cutlery or other sharp objects of any kind are not appropriate gifts since they symbolize a friendship or other close bond.

6. Respectfully addressing others • Always address someone first by his or her professional title, such as Dr, then their family name only when invited to, use their first name. • Shack hands with everyone; use a firm hand and make eye contact • In German-speaking Switzerland, use the courtesy titles Herr to address a man and Frau to address a women.

7. Acceptable public conduct • In the more Traditional, especially rural, German areas of Switzerland, men customarily raise their hats when passing acquaintances in the street . • When you are meeting a group of people, you should ideally wait for the third person to initiate the introductions . • Always stand to be introduced to someone. • Keep your hands out of your pockets, especially when talking.

8. Business dress • Conservative attire is important when doing business here. • While colored shirts are okay, male business visitors should wear dark suits with neckties on most occasions.

9. Conversation • Don’t talk about your privet life. • The country's official languages are German, French, Italian, and Romansch.

10. Currency • Swiss Frank (CHF) is the official monetary unit of Switzerland • One Swiss frank consists of 100 centimes

11. Men’s and women’s roles in the workplace • Men and women are also similar in their desire for workplace flexibility, Demonstrating that balancing work and personal responsibilities is not simply a women's issue.

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