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Greek Business Etiquette

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Greece

Located in the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula in southern Europe, it contains many nearby islands, adjacent to Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Turkey. It borders the Aegean Sea on the East and the Mediterranean on the southwest, with an area of 132 thousand square kilometers, of which the total area of the island is 25 thousand square kilometers.

The population is about ten million, about 95% of the population is Greek, and the rest are Turks, Bulgarian people and so on.

The main religion in Greece is state religion.

Greek is a national language and its capital is located in Athens.

The main export of Greece

commodity

There are food, petroleum products, textiles, flue-cured tobacco, olive oil, cement and so on.

Imports are mostly raw materials, natural gas, crude oil and lubricants, daily necessities and pport equipment.

Greek

Customs

It's very funny. It means to affirm by pointing the neck, and to express it in the head.

Men and women, old and young alike like to speak, expressing a desire or a signal.

In Greek business activities, remember that you can't face others. This is the most taboo action they have.

During the sightseeing season, many tourists from all over the world come here on holiday. In the busy streets, some people will come to chat with you kindly and watch out for such uninvited guests.

Hand knitted tablecloth, agate vase, ashtray and so on are special products in Greece. To buy these souvenirs in shops, do not rush to pay (because the price is very high). They must learn to bargain, cut them down first, and if they fail to go up slowly, they will usually be 20% to 30% cheaper than the asking price.

It is said that this is the way of local businessmen's consistent management.

If you talk about business in Greece, you must drink strong coffee and Greek spirits. If you refuse it, you will be regarded as a great disrespect to your host.

The Greeks used to eat wine, like light taste, not greasy.

They are willing to eat fried foods and drink ice water all the year round.

According to the Greek business etiquette and custom, when visiting government agencies and large enterprises, they can wear three suits, and generally need to make an appointment in advance.

Greece implements winter and summer production time, and summer (5 to October) is from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and winter is from 8 to 4 p.m.

In the course of business negotiations, be sure to wait for the other person to finish his speech and never interrupt.

It is not necessary to ask questions unless it is particularly necessary. If this is done, it will be considered extremely impolite.

At the end of a business negotiation, it is very likely that the cash payment method commonly used by Greek businessmen means D/P (payment by documents) instead of L/C (letter of credit). Therefore, in order to avoid misunderstanding, we must ask the payment method on the spot.