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Business Etiquettein UAE (United Arab
Emirates)
Presented by:
Piyush SindhwaniLalit Yadav
Monica Sharma
Himanshu Suman
Komal Sharma
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Greeting & Meeting
• Customary Greeting is ‘As-Salam Alaikum’ (eace!e uon you" to which the rely is ‘Wa alaikum As-Salam’ (and uon you !e eace"
• Handshakes can last a long time#
• $c%nowledge and greet the most senior erson &rst#• $lways use right hand#
• Give secial resect to older eole in manycircumstances#
•'n terms o git giving) something ersonal can !e avery meaningul touch#
• *han% you is ‘Shukran’
• Inshallah means ‘God willing’ ) a common resonsewhen agreeing on a articular course o action#
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Handshake
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Greeting & Meeting
• Men should avoid touching and rolonged eye contact with Muslimwomen#
• Punctuality is e+ected o ,esterners - even i it is not racticed!y locals#
• .ever show the !ottom o one’s shoes when sitting in a meeting
• Meetings can !e chaotic# $lways !e reared to e+ercise atience#
• Cell hone calls) emails or te+t messages are ta%en duringmeetings and eole may enter the meeting room unannouncedand roceed to discuss their own agenda#
• Many eole in the Middle /ast claim a more modest area o
ersonal sace than is usual in the ,est# $ccordingly) it can seemrude or an individual to ste away when another individual issteing closer#
• ,hile negotiating) they may !e reluctant to agree i they are notsure o the outcome#
•
0on’t say .1 directly) it can cause negative o2ense#
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Attire for Women
• *he main item o !usiness attire is the a!aya) a long !lac%3owing ro!e similar to the thaw! which covers the !odyentirely rom nec% to an%les#
•
'n addition to a veil) or !oshiya) women also wear a headscar#
• $ny %ind o ormal ootwear is aroriate#
• 4oreign women are ree to wear traditional !usinessclothing#
• 4or a !usiness meeting it would !e nice to wear a s%irt suitand the length should !e well maintained#
• 't is !est or women to carry a long hand%erchie or a scarto cover your head#
• 't is good to have a long s%irt in !usiness ashion with
hemlines that are an%le length# *he idea is to a!ide !y theirima e and customs#
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0on’ts•
*he !ig things that you are going to have to !e awareo when you are dressing or !usiness in $ra!countries is that you not show too much s%in#
• Shorts are not acceta!le in most laces and you arealso going to want to ma%e sure that your arms are
covered at least to the el!ows# *his really should not!e an issue or a !usiness erson since the acceta!ledress is the same as it is in other laces# You are goingto want to wear a suit while you are doing !usiness inthe $ra! world# .ot all o the eole you are dealing
with will wear a suit since they tend to wear moretraditional clothing !ut or oreign !usinessmen a suitis the normal standard#
• *he $ra! delegates will not !e comorta!le i you wear
a short dress or any %ind o revealing clothes# *his willcreate a wrong imression that will !e detrimental or
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Attire for en
*he Kandura) or dishdash) as it is reerred to !y thee+ats) is the long white cloa% that male 6$/ .ationalswear#
*he !uthra is the headscar sorted !y the males#
*he E"al is the !lac% roe that &+es the headscar inlace#
#a-aal *hese are essentially the sandals that are worn#
Bisht *hose in ower can !e seen wearing the !isht
which is similar to a 7ac%et that is worn on to o the%andura# $lso) the !isht is worn during secicaloccasions such as /id or weddings) or e+amle) and
also when visiting a Shei%h#
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Business attire
• Smart casual is &ne or o8ce wear#
• Males are e+ected to wear long trousers#
• $ short or long9sleeved collared shirt is
considered standard in most cases#• $ tie is commonlace) and e+ected in many 7o!s#
• $ 7ac%et or suit may not !e much in demand(unless i visiting some high ro&le roessionals"#
•
:est is to chec% with your comany#• Keeing in mind the climate in 6$/) it is !est to
go in or natural a!rics such as cotton) linen) andwool that suit many eole !etter) than any sorto arti&cial a!rics (including olyester"#
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0on’ts
• Cycling shorts that reveal certain contours or !o+ershorts may result in warning rom the authorities#
• ,hen visiting a Mos;ue) men are re;uired to !e dressed
in long trousers#
• *9shirts with o2ensive slogans or ictures) gestures) oro!scene language that might cause religious or culturalo2ence are not acceta!le in 6$/#
• ' caught wearing an o2ensive dress) and receiving a
warning) it is !est to aologi
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Business Etiquette
• 'n the Middle /ast) doing !usiness revolvesmuch more around ersonal relationshis)amily ties) trust and honour#
• *he system wor%s on the !asis that avoursare recirocated and never orgotten#
• 'nitial meetings are all a!out relationshi9!uilding) !uilding trust and esta!lishing
comati!ility#• $ge) money) and amily connections are all
%ey determining actors o a erson’s status
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• 'n conversation) it is always good to as%
a!out the health and well !eing o acounterart’s amily# How manychildren=
• (0o not as% how many wives="
• ,hat are the children doing=
• ,here have they studied or a!out tostudy=
• *a%ing interest in a counterart’s amilyis an imortant way o !uilding earlytrust and connection#
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How do they Exchange Business
Card
• *he 6$/ is a country whose eole resecttraditional 'slamic roles and values whileoerating within an increasingly cosmoolitan)international culture#
• :usiness cards in the 6$/ are tyicallye+changed at the !eginning o a meeting) it isalso acceta!le to hand them out during anight out or during a suermar%et chat with aneigh!our or comatriot#
• ' you do intend to use !usiness cards in the6$/ ) ensure that inormation is rinted in !oth/nglish and $ra!ic
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$ood Etiquette
• 0o not as% or or% or or% roducts#
• ,hen &nished eating leave your utensils acinguward in the middle o your late#
•
' you’re hosting dinner and are resonsi!le orthe !ill it’s e+ected that you ti >? er cent overand a!ove the service charge#
• ' you’re invited to dinner at a Muslim colleague’shome) !e sure to remove your shoes at anaroriate sot and set them aside in an orderlyashion rior to entering#
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• $lways arrive on time and don@t ever order
alcoholic !everages since most Muslims don@tdrin%#
• 0inners are consumed using continental manners)
meaning their %nie is in the right hand and theor% in the let#
• You should also never reuse ood or an additional
heling during dinner as it is considered !ad orm#
• You should always eat with your right hand only#
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