Etiquettes in UAE

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Business Etiquettein UAE (United Arab

Emirates)

Presented by:

Piyush SindhwaniLalit Yadav

Monica Sharma

Himanshu Suman

Komal Sharma


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Greeting & Meeting

• Customary Greeting is ‘As-Salam Alaikum’ (eace!e uon you" to which the rely is ‘Wa alaikum As-Salam’ (and uon you !e eace"

• Handshakes can last a long time#

• $c%nowledge and greet the most senior erson &rst#• $lways use right hand#

• Give secial resect to older eole in manycircumstances#

•'n terms o git giving) something ersonal can !e avery meaningul touch#

• *han% you is ‘Shukran’

• Inshallah means ‘God willing’ ) a common resonsewhen agreeing on a articular course o action#


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Handshake


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Greeting & Meeting

• Men should avoid touching and rolonged eye contact with Muslimwomen#

• Punctuality is e+ected o ,esterners - even i it is not racticed!y locals#

• .ever show the !ottom o one’s shoes when sitting in a meeting

• Meetings can !e chaotic# $lways !e reared to e+ercise atience#

• Cell hone calls) emails or te+t messages are ta%en duringmeetings and eole may enter the meeting room unannouncedand roceed to discuss their own agenda#

• Many eole in the Middle /ast claim a more modest area o

ersonal sace than is usual in the ,est# $ccordingly) it can seemrude or an individual to ste away when another individual issteing closer#

• ,hile negotiating) they may !e reluctant to agree i they are notsure o the outcome#

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0on’t say .1 directly) it can cause negative o2ense#


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Attire for Women

• *he main item o !usiness attire is the a!aya) a long !lac%3owing ro!e similar to the thaw! which covers the !odyentirely rom nec% to an%les#

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'n addition to a veil) or !oshiya) women also wear a headscar#

• $ny %ind o ormal ootwear is aroriate#

• 4oreign women are ree to wear traditional !usinessclothing#

• 4or a !usiness meeting it would !e nice to wear a s%irt suitand the length should !e well maintained#

• 't is !est or women to carry a long hand%erchie or a scarto cover your head#

• 't is good to have a long s%irt in !usiness ashion with

hemlines that are an%le length# *he idea is to a!ide !y theirima e and customs#


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0on’ts•

*he !ig things that you are going to have to !e awareo when you are dressing or !usiness in $ra!countries is that you not show too much s%in#

• Shorts are not acceta!le in most laces and you arealso going to want to ma%e sure that your arms are

covered at least to the el!ows# *his really should not!e an issue or a !usiness erson since the acceta!ledress is the same as it is in other laces# You are goingto want to wear a suit while you are doing !usiness inthe $ra! world# .ot all o the eole you are dealing

with will wear a suit since they tend to wear moretraditional clothing !ut or oreign !usinessmen a suitis the normal standard#

• *he $ra! delegates will not !e comorta!le i you wear

a short dress or any %ind o revealing clothes# *his willcreate a wrong imression that will !e detrimental or


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Attire for en

*he Kandura) or dishdash) as it is reerred to !y thee+ats) is the long white cloa% that male 6$/ .ationalswear#

*he !uthra is the headscar sorted !y the males#

*he E"al is the !lac% roe that &+es the headscar inlace#

#a-aal *hese are essentially the sandals that are worn#

Bisht *hose in ower can !e seen wearing the !isht

which is similar to a 7ac%et that is worn on to o the%andura# $lso) the !isht is worn during secicaloccasions such as /id or weddings) or e+amle) and

also when visiting a Shei%h#


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Business attire

• Smart casual is &ne or o8ce wear#

• Males are e+ected to wear long trousers#

• $ short or long9sleeved collared shirt is

considered standard in most cases#• $ tie is commonlace) and e+ected in many 7o!s#

• $ 7ac%et or suit may not !e much in demand(unless i visiting some high ro&le roessionals"#

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:est is to chec% with your comany#• Keeing in mind the climate in 6$/) it is !est to

go in or natural a!rics such as cotton) linen) andwool that suit many eole !etter) than any sorto arti&cial a!rics (including olyester"#


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0on’ts

• Cycling shorts that reveal certain contours or !o+ershorts may result in warning rom the authorities#

• ,hen visiting a Mos;ue) men are re;uired to !e dressed

in long trousers#

• *9shirts with o2ensive slogans or ictures) gestures) oro!scene language that might cause religious or culturalo2ence are not acceta!le in 6$/#

• ' caught wearing an o2ensive dress) and receiving a

warning) it is !est to aologi


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Business Etiquette

• 'n the Middle /ast) doing !usiness revolvesmuch more around ersonal relationshis)amily ties) trust and honour#

• *he system wor%s on the !asis that avoursare recirocated and never orgotten#

• 'nitial meetings are all a!out relationshi9!uilding) !uilding trust and esta!lishing

comati!ility#• $ge) money) and amily connections are all

%ey determining actors o a erson’s status


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• 'n conversation) it is always good to as%

a!out the health and well !eing o acounterart’s amily# How manychildren=

• (0o not as% how many wives="

• ,hat are the children doing=

• ,here have they studied or a!out tostudy=

• *a%ing interest in a counterart’s amilyis an imortant way o !uilding earlytrust and connection#


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How do they Exchange Business

Card

• *he 6$/ is a country whose eole resecttraditional 'slamic roles and values whileoerating within an increasingly cosmoolitan)international culture#

• :usiness cards in the 6$/ are tyicallye+changed at the !eginning o a meeting) it isalso acceta!le to hand them out during anight out or during a suermar%et chat with aneigh!our or comatriot#

• ' you do intend to use !usiness cards in the6$/ ) ensure that inormation is rinted in !oth/nglish and $ra!ic


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$ood Etiquette

• 0o not as% or or% or or% roducts#

• ,hen &nished eating leave your utensils acinguward in the middle o your late#

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' you’re hosting dinner and are resonsi!le orthe !ill it’s e+ected that you ti >? er cent overand a!ove the service charge#

• ' you’re invited to dinner at a Muslim colleague’shome) !e sure to remove your shoes at anaroriate sot and set them aside in an orderlyashion rior to entering#


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• $lways arrive on time and don@t ever order

alcoholic !everages since most Muslims don@tdrin%#

• 0inners are consumed using continental manners)

meaning their %nie is in the right hand and theor% in the let#

• You should also never reuse ood or an additional

heling during dinner as it is considered !ad orm#

• You should always eat with your right hand only#


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Etiquettes in UAE