Introduction: The first time an Englishman meets a guest, the etiquette is to shake hands. Women generally curtsy. When an English man meets a friend in a hat, will he lift his hat a little? Nodding as a gift? The habit of. The following is a case of British business etiquette I brought to you, hoping to help you.

Meet and introduce

Thomas is English. He studied very hard in college and got excellent grades. He won a special scholarship almost every year, so his classmates gave him a nickname? Superman? . After graduating from college, I successfully got the opportunity to continue my master's degree and entered a company after graduation. Eight years later, Thomas has now become the department manager of the company. One day, Thomas was invited to a business reception. Shortly after his arrival, he found a man and a woman coming towards them. One of them held out his hand and shouted as he walked. At this moment, Thomas recognized that the speaker was Wang Feng, his classmate from China when he was in college, and he just came to the reception today. At this point, Wang Feng and Thomas are both happy and excited. They exchanged pleasantries for a long time when Wang Feng remembered to introduce his wife. So he introduced his wife to Thomas.

Instrument suit

The general manager of a large state-owned enterprise in China learned that the chairman of a famous British enterprise was looking for a partner in China. After contacting the other party, the other party is willing to further cooperate and hopes to meet him as soon as possible. On the day when the two sides met, General Manager Zheng specially decorated the image. According to his own understanding of fashion, he put on a jacket, jeans, baseball cap and sports shoes. Undoubtedly, he hopes that he can give people the impression of being smart and fashionable. However, contrary to expectations, General Manager Zheng felt good about himself. Dress? , but it happened that broke his event.

Catering reception

Li Li worked as a secretary to the general manager in a foreign company soon. At noon, she accompanied the general manager to a western restaurant and attended a business banquet for British customers. After she sat down in the restaurant, she unfolded her napkin and pinned it on the neckline of her dress. The first course, bread and soup, was served. When drinking soup, because the soup just served is hot, in order to speed up the cooling of the soup, she stirred the hot soup with a spoon and kept fanning the soup bowl with her hands. Later, I cut the bread into the soup with a knife, and then I fork it out to eat. Soon the steak will be served. With a knife in her right hand and a fork in her left, she cut all the steaks into small pieces and put them in her mouth with a fork. Halfway through the writing, she suddenly had something to do. When she got up, she put the napkin on the table. After the banquet, Lili didn't feel anything wrong, but was reminded by the manager to pay attention to table manners.

Give gifts to each other

A China company held a reception for an important British customer group, and the careful company manager specially prepared some small gifts for the guests. After the dinner started, the manager asked the other party to open the gift box next to the seat on the spot according to the habit of the British. But he never expected that when the guests reluctantly opened the box in front of them, they showed unhappy expressions on their faces. It turns out that the gift chosen by the manager is the company LOGO made by Lily, but in Britain, giving Lily means death. ?

Social language

The general manager of a domestic foreign trade company went to Britain for an interview at the request of a British partner, and both sides wanted to discuss the next cooperation plan. The British side is very interested in the cooperation plan proposed by the Chinese side, and the cooperation matters are basically confirmed, just waiting for the signing. While waiting for the contract, the British representative invited the general manager of the foreign trade company to his home for a banquet out of courtesy, and the general manager was gladly invited.

After arriving at the representative's home in England, he began a habitual Chinese conversation. In order to close the distance between the two sides, he asked the British representative at the beginning: You don't look well. Did you not have a good rest last night and asked in detail if you were sick or other reasons? Later, you thought that the British representative's face was not very good, so you stopped. To show his high taste, he asked the British representative: Your house is beautifully decorated. This must have cost a lot of money Shortly after the visit, the British representative sent someone to inform the general manager to cancel the contract. The reason is that the British representative feels that the general manager does not respect him and doubts the sincerity of the general manager's cooperation.

Visiting etiquette

An Englishman came to his home at the invitation of a French friend. As soon as they met, the French friend gave the Englishman a warm hug and kissed him twice on the cheek. The Englishman was very unnatural and gave his French friend a tight hug. When they sit down to drink tea and chat, the Englishman says to his French friend from time to time? Thank you? And then what? Please. In that case, enthusiastic French friends feel very uncomfortable. After the last few words, the Englishman left his French friend's house in a hurry.

meeting etiquette

A commercial company in China and a commercial company in Britain are interested in cooperation. The two sides agreed to set a time to meet and have a meeting. The manager of the China company in charge of the meeting set the time for Friday, May 13, then arranged everything and began to send invitations to the British customer groups. The invitation indicates the content, time and place of the meeting. A day later, China Company received a rejection notice from the British company. It turns out that the number 13 is more exclusive in Britain because of religious problems. It happens to be Friday. Who are the main people the British are afraid of? 13? With what? Friday? . When the two meet unexpectedly, many British people will feel a sense of disaster.

Negotiation etiquette

The success of a British car company in America. A famous British car company has just been in America? Landing? At present, it is urgent to find an American agent to sell products for them to make up for their ignorance of the American market. When the British car company was preparing to negotiate with an American company on this issue, the negotiators of the British company were late because of the traffic jam. Representatives of American companies cling to this matter and want to get more favorable conditions as a means. The representative of the British company found no way back, so he sincerely apologized to the American company and promised to give the US a proper preferential profit. The United States is naturally willing to accept this and the two companies have reached an agreement.

Travel etiquette

Mr. A is a salesman of an English company. He went to an English company by train to negotiate a business deal. There were many people on the train, so Mr. A was very tired, so he put his leg into the tunnel. The whole person fell asleep in his seat and fell on a lady next to him for a while. The lady kept moving shyly, and Mr. A's head fell on another lady for a while. Watching him sleep and listening to his snoring made everyone laugh. After waking up, he began to listen to music as no one was watching, humming along with the music. Many people frown.

Communication etiquette

A domestic electronic equipment company wants to cooperate with a well-known British electronic equipment company to develop and produce a new type of mobile phone. Xiao Wang is a new intern in the company. In order to exercise Xiao Wang, the company called Xiao Wang to make an appointment to discuss the meeting with British foreign businessmen. Because Xiao Wang usually works too hard, he forgot for a moment. It suddenly occurred to him during the weekend morning break. So I quickly picked up the phone and called the other company, but no one answered. He then dialed a private number, and the other party was an employee of a British company in charge of this project. After the call was connected, Xiao Wang said. I'm from XX Company in China, and the project that our company wanted to cooperate with you last time has been settled. Ask me when you are free, and our company will meet you to sign the contract! ? After listening, the other party replied impatiently:? Call me back in seven hours. I'm sleeping now. ? Say that finish, then hung up the phone. Xiao Wang looked at the table below. It was 9 o'clock. Then he remembered the time difference and put down his mobile phone.

cultural taboo

The manager of a famous brand received a British company that came to China and discussed a business with it. At the meeting, the Chinese personally presented a souvenir decorated with a peacock as a sign of sincerity, and explained how much it cost to buy this gift, hoping to accept it. Seeing this situation, the British side thinks peacocks are taboo due to cultural differences, so I don't know whether to accept it. The atmosphere was very awkward. In the following business negotiations, China bargained for the profits given by the British side. China spends too much time in words, and Britain is impatient. In the end, the contract problem was not reached.

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