The etiquette of the reception of foreign guests

To do a good job of receiving foreign guests should be prepared before the arrival of foreign guests, some etiquette you do not know, I will tell you.

Basic principles of reception of foreign guests

1. focus on upbringing

1 pay attention to instrumentation and cleanliness of clothing and hats, their faces, hands, clothes and shoes to be clean. Hair and beard should not be too long and should be neatly trimmed.

2 Behave in a generous and decent manner, with a dignified and amiable attitude, a straight chest and neck, and a full spirit, and any discourtesy or unmannerly speech or behavior is considered to be unseemly.

3 Be dignified, speak politely, and do not do anything beyond the bounds of propriety. Speak with a reserved and amiable demeanor and a slight smile.

4Observance of time and date. Dating with people must be strictly punctual, can not miss the appointment overtime. Promises made to others can not be forgotten, must be done on time, breach of trust or appointment is detrimental to their character.

5Obey the public **** order. Do not cause trouble or inconvenience to others, do not disturb others, do not interfere with the influence of others, respect for others.

2. Polite language

Polite language as a manifestation of etiquette, a person to the world, to the people's love and courtesy frankly conveyed, so that the love of the person more light, so that the speaker is more respected. In international exchanges, "hello", "please", "thank you", "sorry", "goodbye" these etiquette language has a very high frequency of use.

3. Respect for customs

Different countries have different cultures and customs, different social systems, ways of thinking and understanding of the perspective is often a big difference, so we must respect each other in the relationship, and be careful. Respect for customs is a very important principle of etiquette in international exchanges. Some of the Chinese people seem to be normal behavior, in some countries will be considered rude or even taboo. For example, the Korean people on the "four" word is very offensive, many buildings in South Korea, the number of strict taboos appear "four floors", "four buildings", "four rooms", "four" and so on.

4. Respect for privacy

Respect for privacy, in the conversation should be avoided involving all topics of personal privacy, specifically, that is, to do the "five don't ask": a don't ask age. The age of foreigners is confidential, they hope that they will always be young, the "old" word secretive. Second, do not ask if you are married. Chinese people love to talk about each other's marital status, but foreigners do not. In fact, it is not a pleasant thing for an old man to tell others that he is not married, especially for women. Don't ask about experiences. Many foreigners emphasize the primacy of the individual and independence of personality, their experience and personal preferences, etc., is purely personal and private. Don't ask about income. Everyone's income is related to his status and ability, and is regarded by foreigners as their own face, so it is exempt from discussion. Fifth, do not ask for the address. When you first make friends with a foreigner, you should not ask him or her to leave his or her address. Foreigners do not feel free to invite people to their homes.

5. Ladies first

"Ladies first" is an important principle in international etiquette. The core of the principle of "ladies first" is that men are required to respect women in all aspects of their actions, take care of them, help them and protect them on all occasions and under all circumstances.

6. Not too high, not too low

International etiquette, not too high, not too low principle, the most important thing is to maintain equality of personality, to avoid and overcome the "high" and "low" these two kinds of each other or place themselves in an unequal position in the interaction attitude. To do "not too high and not too low", should grasp the following points:

1 absolutely do not have money and material benefits to the other side of the hope, as long as the hold this point, the two sides of the personality is equal.

2 Strive for equality and transcendence of values, to have the spirit of the motherland and the nation to raise eyebrows.

3 Insist on a pragmatic attitude, do not talk too much, say polite and modest are needed, but excessive becomes hypocrisy.

Preparations for the reception of foreign guests

Before the arrival of foreign guests, adequate preparations should be made.

After meeting, the interpreter should first introduce the name and position of our main personnel to the other party. Then perform a handshake with the other party. When shaking hands, the host should reach out to the guest first, gently shake each other's hands, eyes on each other, with a smile.

Meeting with foreign guests, you should make an appointment at least half a day in advance, do not "give each other a surprise". After the appointment is set, try not to change it. If there are special circumstances that prevent you from attending, you can ask the foreign guest for permission to meet with someone of a lower status.

Meeting, the foreign guest on the right, our personnel on the left. The first guest of honor is the first position on the right side of our main talkers, the second guest of honor is on the right side of the first guest of honor, and other accompanying personnel can be seated casually. Translators are generally arranged in our main talkers on the right, can also be behind them.

Talks if you want to use a long table, to the direction of the door prevail, facing the door on the side of the top, back door side is the bottom. Let the foreign guest sit on the top. Our main talker and the guest of honor sit in the middle of their own side.

The conversation should pay attention to the attitude of amiable, natural and generous. Speak in a moderate voice, do not use too many gestures. Pay attention to listen to the other side of the speech, do not look right and left, or interrupt the other side of the conversation at any time. Can not in the process of the talks yawn, look at the watch, etc.. The content of the conversation should be well-prepared in advance, to determine the scope of the conversation, do not casually reply to things they do not know, or they are not sure, without the approval of the leadership of the issue. Be careful not to talk about the other party's age, income and other personal matters. For the other party did not understand the question, should be explained clearly through the interpreter.

According to the different habits of foreign guests, proper arrangements for accommodation and food, and according to their schedule of activities, specific organizations to host or arrange to the relevant units of talks, visits, visits and so on. In the foreign guests to visit a unit, the unit should continue to work as usual.

Sending guests, you can send off the meeting to the foreign guests to present some suitable for their customs and habits of the gift, the choice of gifts is not too expensive. Then, send the identity and the foreign guest equivalent personnel to send off the place. When the transportation of the foreign guest starts, the send-off personnel should wave their hands in greeting. At the airport, usually wait until the airplane leaves the ground and takes off before leaving. If there are foreign staff members seeing off the guest at the same time, they should say goodbye to each other when leaving and let their vehicles go ahead.

Met etiquette in different countries

Reception of foreign guests and foreign guests meet, depending on the object, the occasion is different, etiquette also varies. For Japan and many other Eastern countries, bowing is a common traditional etiquette, when the salute is standing upright, hands down in front of the face, bend down and bow your head, while greetings, the lower the bend, the more respect.

1, to the Japanese guests

Direct eye contact and direct body contact is not advocated, because it represents arrogance, do not look him in the eye, instead of looking at his tie knot, to show respect. In Japan you bow with your hips, your head halfway down your body and your hands together. The older and more senior the person you meet, the deeper you should bow.

2, to the United States guests

Americans meet, not necessarily shake hands, as long as a smile, say hello on the line, even if it is the first time to meet, and the Chinese people regard the handshake as a basic etiquette. But in China, shaking hands is not too much of a qualification, and Americans shake hands is a certain etiquette. For example, between men and women, the first woman to extend her hand, if the woman did not shake hands, the man can only nod and bow; between elders and children by the elders to extend their hands first; up and down the hierarchy, by the superiors to extend their hands first; between the host and the host by the host to extend their hands first.

Reception of foreign guests notes

◎ Foreigners are happy to accept praise

"When you meet a female foreign guests, you praise her clothes look good, or praise her temperament is not vulgar?" Soon after the speech, Cai Xisheng asked himself: according to the understanding of the country, praise women should be more subtle, can not directly praise the visitor looks good, but foreign women will not resent the praise of its temperament, beautiful, but will be pleased to accept the praise, and to express their gratitude.

Language communication is an important part of communication. When Chinese people hear others praise, they usually choose to reject or deny each other's praise to show that they are very modest; while Westerners are always happy to accept the praise of others. There is no excuse for both different attitudes, which are y rooted in different cultures.

From a small business card "to see" people

"From you pull out your business card, people can see that your quality and culture, the heart of the calculations on what kind of a person you are." Cai Xisheng said, business cards are social etiquette in the "face", but the use of business cards is still very unstandardized. For example, other people's business cards directly into the bag or thrown into the drawer; not back to give business cards, but instead of the grandiose that did not bring; business cards are not clean; one-handed hand to each other; let the secretary on behalf of the distribution of business cards and so on.

Delivering business cards to their own hands, in addition to checking clearly to determine their own business cards, but also to see whether the front and back are clean. In the process of delivery, you should smile and look at the other side.

◎Don't "fight" to toast

In traditional Chinese culture, hospitality is naturally inseparable from the wine. Cai Xisheng said, with the deepening of Sino-foreign contacts, foreigners also know a little bit about the Chinese wine culture, the banquet drinking is quite normal.

"We toast, in order to show respect and hospitality, after three rounds of wine will get up and run up to the toast, commonly known as the 'hit', which is not to be played in foreign affairs activities, which is impolite." Cai Xisheng said, in Western cuisine, toast is not to cross others to toast, which is not polite and unfriendly behavior to Westerners. Study Abroad reminds you that you can not blindly apply this set of Chinese etiquette to Western food.

◎Meeting left or right

Meetings or talks, it is inevitable to row seats, Cai Xisheng said, Chinese and foreign rows of seats to pay attention to the different. For example, the people of the country advocate the left for the top, that is, sitting on the left side of the important people is greater than the right side, and in many foreign affairs activities in the opposite, they advocate the right side of the big, just like the Huai'an people eat, the main companion of the right side of the seat is reserved for the most honored guests, as well.