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Intercultural communicator | Cross-cultural business trainer | International Development consultant | Entrepreneur

Paying the bill at the restaurant in an international group can be quite awkward😮💨 Especially if you are having dinner in a different country! Most of us in Europe or in North America are used to paying separately for what we have ordered when we eat out. But in some countries, traditions are completely different. Check out my carousel to be equipped for when you go out with your Arab or Indian business partner next time ⤵️ #interculturalcommunication #culturalcompetence #culturaldifferences

Syeda Ulya Ehsen Kazmi

Economics research student | xBAHL | SGS Leader of Tomorrow

8mo

In some cultures, there is also some involvement of gender roles. For instance, in Pakistan, usually men pay for the meal. If you are with a male family member, it's a given. With friends or dates, you can offer to split but most chivalrous men would politely refuse. In corporate culture, host pays but if host is a woman, male guests might still pay or insist on paying.

Angelina Geru

Early-Stage Startup PM | Solo Builders Club

8mo

Here in Cyprus we have a lot of "plates" dishes (love them!), so we often divide the bill among the number of guests.

🚀 Ekaterina (Cathie) Sveshnikova

Senior Customer Success Manager, Key Account Manager | SaaS, B2B | 13Y+ in customer facing roles | Onboarding, Renewals, Legacy Care

8mo

Being an Eastern European, I'm used to "Splitwising". But that's definitely a no-go in the UAE, Armenia or Georgia, for example. I believe it's important to know for everyone interested in developing business relations abroad. Thank you for this info, Kristina Roppelt ! Helpful, as always 💙

Daria Rudnik

Team Architect | Aidra.ai Founder and CEO | I lighten the load for high-impact leaders by building self-sufficient teams | Leadership Coach | ex-Deloitte

8mo

That is really interesting. Thanks for sharing those cultural differences, Kristina Roppelt

Svetlana Zaychenko

Career Adviser for Middle&Top management |15+ years of IT headhunting | Career Management * Selling yourself expensive* TG channel @szaychenko

8mo

That is really interesting

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