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LearnafewbiographicalfactsaboutyourKoreanbusinesscontactsbeforeyoumeetthem,suchastheageofthepeopleyouwillmeetandtheircompanyrankrelativetoyours.Whengreetingforthefirsttime,manySouthKoreanswillbowfirst,thenshakehandswithWesterners.Theyoungerand/orlowerrankingpersonbowsfirstandutters＂만나서반갑습니다(pleasedtomeetyou)ifitisthefirstmeeting,or안녕하세요(standardgreeting)ifthetwohavemetinthepast.Meetingsareusuallyscheduledamonthinadvance.Themostseniormemberofthemeetinggenerallydictatestheactionstakenbyhisinferiors.Forinstance,howrelaxedthemeetingwillbeisdeterminedbywhentheseniormemberremoveshiscoat(allbusinessmeetingsareconductedinconservativebusinessattire)ordrinksfromaglassofwater.Nooneelseintheroomispermittedtodoeitheruntilhedoes.Nojewelryotherthanawatchorweddingringshouldbewornbyeithermenorwomen.GivinggiftsisacommonpracticeinSouthKorea,butitisalsoregulatedwithculturalrules.Thefirsttimesomeonevisitsaperson'shomeheisexpectedtobringagiftoffruitoraflowerarrangement.Allgiftsaretobewrappednicely(considerhavingthemwrappedprofessionallyifpossible).Neversignacardorwriteanyone'snameinredink,asaperson'snameisonlywritteninredoncetheyhavepassedawayWheninvitedtodineataSouthKorean'shouseitmaybeunderstoodthatyouwillcarpoolwithotherinvitedguests;inquiretoseeifthisisthecase.Removeyourshoesbeforeenteringthehome.Waitforthehosttoseatyou.Neverpierceyourfoodwithyourchopsticks.Alwaystrysomeofeverydishplacedinfrontofyou;oftentheentiretablesharesfromanassortmentofsmalldishesscatteredaroundthetable.1.Donottouchthechopsticksuntiltheelderlybegintoeat.2.Whileonthetable,donotpointatotherswithchopsticks.3.Makesurethechopsticksareneatlyplacedonthetablewhendinnerisover.4.IncessanttalksarenotsuitableonKoreantables.5.Itisalsoashamefulbehaviortomaketooloudnoiseswhileeating.6.Whenadinnerishousedathome,boththehostandtheguestsaresittingcross-leggedaroundashot-leggedtable,insuchcircumstances,nevertouchyourfeetwithhands,stretchoutyourlegs,orsplayapartyourlegs.