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... Hong Kongese culture has adopted the western handshake as the norm. It should be accompanied with a nod and direct eye contact. A Chinese Hong Kongers’ handshake may be rather light. Older Chinese Hong Kongers may lower their eyes while ...

... Naming Conventions Thai naming conventions arrange names as follows: [given name] [FAMILY NAME]. For example, Somchai THEERAVIT (male) and Parfun VAIYASINGHA (female). The given name (or ‘personal name’) is chosen at birth as the individual’s personal iden ...

... Church Structure The Eastern Orthodox Church is a fellowship of self-governing churches, which are either ‘autocephalous’ (independently administered and self-governed) or ‘autonomous’ (self-governed but ...

... The primary author of this profile was Chara Scroope (2022). Ariel, A. (2021). Jewish Food in the Diaspora. In H. R. Diner (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the Jewish Diaspora (pp. 676–686). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190240 ...

... The first Chinese settlers that came to Australia in large numbers arrived during the Gold Rush period. Most were men who were contracted by agents, who sponsored their journey. Once gold ran out, many Chinese settled in the agriculture in ...

... Do’s Respect those who are older than you. Contradicting them, criticising them, disagreeing with them or ignoring them will give them a poor opinion of you. They are likely to think that you are not hunhu (well-mannered) and be dismissive ...

... Basic Etiquette Use your right hand or both hands together to gesture or offer anything. The left hand is used for cleaning and hygiene purposes and should not be used to gesture or touch things (e.g. food/people). See more under Non-Verbal

... Verbal Direct Communication: Papua New Guineans tend to be direct in their communication on general topics. However, they are typically sensitive on cultural matters and can become easily ashamed. Thus, Papua New Guineans are often less direct when discuss ...

... Migration History The Venezuelan-born population in Australia (known as the ‘Bolivarian Diaspora’) has grown steadily over the past ten years. Prior to 2001, there were fewer than 1,000 Venezuelan residents in Australia.1 Due to its histo ...

... Verbal Indirect Communication: Cambodians generally have an indirect communication style. Questions are often expressed in vague terms, especially if it is a negative topic. Since the concept of ‘face’ underpins interactions, Cambodians tend to avoid givin ...