对商务谈判,他们往往不做充分的准备,细节之处不加注意,显得有些松松 垮垮。但英国商人很和善、友好,易于相处。因此,遇到问题也易于解决。
英国人待人彬彬有礼,讲话十分客气,“谢谢”、 “请”字不离口。对英国人讲话也要客气,不论他们是服务员 还是司机,都要以礼相待,请他办事时说话要委婉,不要使人 感到有命令的口吻,否则,可能会使你遭到冷遇。
The british show great respect to women.‘lady first’ can be found in many cases. 英国人对于女士是比较尊重的,在英国,“女士优先”的社会风 气很浓。如:
斟酒要给女宾或女主人先斟
在街头行走,男的应走外侧,以免发生危险时,保护妇女免 受伤害。
丈夫通常要偕同妻子参加各种社交活动,而且总是习惯先 将妻子介绍给贵宾认识。
2 Sense of time 时间观念
The british have a great strong sense of time.Making an appointment is very necessary when you want to pay a visit to some one or do business with a certain british.of course ,you must be punctual,if possible,you’d better arrive several minutes earlier in advance. The british are always keeping time and promise.
When you walk along the road,lady first. 走路时,要让女士先进。