Archive for April 2009
Business culture and etiquette in Cyprus
April 6, 2009 | 
Author Be punctual: arrive for business appointments promptly at the time specified. Meetings: a brief but firm handshake is the accepted custom at the start and end of a meeting. If you have to leave in the middle of the meeting, leave with a handshake. Note that refusing an offer to drink Greek coffee is considered impolite.
Dress code: Cypriot dress is casual. Nevertheless, be careful to dress properly for a business meeting. For men –a suit and tie. For women –dignified dress. Remain in this dress even if the weather on the island is relatively warm, and don’t remove a jacket or tie before your colleague does so.
Gifts: acceptable gifts for business meetings are items for the office or quality pens (including pens with your company logo). On receiving an invitation to a home, chocolates or flowers are a welcome gift.
Holidays: try to avoid business meetings in the months of July and August or around the times of national holidays. Business culture and etiquette
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The People of Cyprus
Cultured: the Cypriots are well educated and tend to be cosmopolitan and hardworking, yet fun-loving, too.
Friendly: you will feel the friendliness almost instantly when you arrive in Cyprus.
Religion: 78% of Cypriots are Greek Orthodox; 18% are Muslim; Maronite, Armenian Apostolic and Christian together make up the remaining 4%.
Cultural heritage: Cypriots are very proud of their cultural heritage, which stretches back more than 9,000 years. Relics from every era can be seen, from Greek temples and Roman mosaics to 15th-century frescoes. Many villages specialisein a particular art form and as you travel around Cyprus, you will come across pottery, silver and copperware, basket weaving, tapestry and Lefkara’sfamous lacework. Crusader castles rub shoulders with ancient vineyards, frescoed monasteries overlook citrus orchards, and sandy, sun-soaked feet tread Roman mosaic floors.
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