cultural differences

CHINA AND SPAIN

Non-verbal communication CHINA- Greeting ➡

- Not too much touching

- No eye contact

- Beckoning gesture ⬇

non- verbal communication spain- Greeting →

- A lot of touching

- Eye contact

- Gesture →

PUNCTUALITY china - Between 5 and 10 minutes earlier

- Arriving early is seen as respectful

punctuality spain- A couple of minutes earlier

- Expect others to arrive a bit later

DINING CUSTOMS china - Chopsticks

- Lazy Susan turntables

- Both hands on the table

- Burping

DINING CUSTOMS spain- Knife, fork and spoon

- Pass food to each other

- Big meals

- Saying “Thanks”