Acceptable Public Behavior

• Maintaining cordial relationships is a must.

• Treat everyone with civility.

• Great each other by making eye contact, then raising and lowering your eyebrows.

• Do NOT raise your voice.

• Avoid staring, break eye contact every now and then during conversation.

• One may try to gain attention by brushing a finger against your eyebrow.

• Do NOT put your hands on your hips when talking.

Business Attire

• Clothing indicates one’s rank and status.

• Suits with either an open neck white shirts or shirts with ties are standard for men.

• White, long sleeved blouses and dark suits or skirts are standard for women.

Conversations and Networking

• Small talk is important.

• Filipinos are enthusiastic conversationalists.

• Filipinos often prefer to respond to observations made by others.

Meetings, Presentations, and Negotiation Tactics

• English is the common language for business transactions.

• Several trips are required in order to close a deal.

• Business card exchange is important with negotiation.

• Filipinos must get to know you before negotiating business.

• The pace of negotiation is much slower than that of the United States.

Dinner Etiquette

• The person who issued the invitation normally pays.

• If a female issue the invitation, businessmen will insist on paying the bill.

• Arrive fifteen minutes after the time given on the invitation.

• The host and hostess is the first to eat and drink. Then the guests may begin

• Use the fork in the left hand and push the food onto the spoon in the right hand.

• Tipping is common, even if it has already been added in the bill.

Other

• Giving gifts are popular in the Philippines.

• Use “Sir” or “Ma’am” if the last name is not known.

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