Local people often seem to be unwilling to interact and communicate with tourists or may seem even to experience negligence towards foreign guests however it is not true. It seems because of a rather serious attitude of local people towards culture which main element is language. Commonly local folks have a good command of other languages; however they try not to use them in everyday life.
Tourists are highly recommended to learn several simple phrases in French as the local residents will much appreciate it. The citizens are good interlocutors, they are always glad to keep a conversation in any aspects. City guests opting to negotiate with business associates need to learn several important rules.
First of all, it is important to fix an appointment a few days in advance, moreover being late to the appointment will be interpreted by locals as disrespect. But it is necessary to be diligent and accurate irrespectively of importance of the meeting; if you are late for a couple of minutes, it will be as well interpreted as a serious “offence”. An optimum way to start a conversation is to touch upon neutral topics, proceeding to serious business later. Small gifts especially of intellectual meaning are welcome and will help to establish a contact and earn confidence of new people and business associates.
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