Manners 10

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Manners 10

• Have Etiquette
• Will Travel

2
You are traveling on a plane. What should you
tip the sky caps?

• No tipping is necessary

3
Who are the sky caps?

• Baggage people at the airport.

4
You are on a return flight home and are
exhausted. The person sitting next to you has a
motor mouth. Are you obliged to talk during
the flight?

• Be courteous, but dont feel obliged to talk
  during the flight.

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What do personnel who serve you meals on the
plane prefer to be called?

• Flight attendants

6
A flight attendant on the international flight
you have just completed has given outstanding
service. How can you let him or her know that
you appreciate it?

• Write a letter to the airline he or she
  represents and commend this fine employee.

7
You are traveling by car with your boss to a
conference that is six hours away. Should you
offer to drive?

• Certainly mention that you are willing to share
  the driving.

8
If a service charge is added to your hotel
dinner bill, is it necessary to leave a tip?

• You should add a 5 percent tip for the waitron.

9
When you are traveling by ship, whom should you
tip?

• Any ship employee who renders a service.
  BUT
• Check with your tour guide. Gratuities may have
  been included in your ticket.

10
You are a woman who frequently travels alone
on business. How can you convey that you are
interested in strictly business and not monkey
business?

• Act professional at all times.

11
You are a business woman dining alone in a hotel
restaurant and are approached by a business man
who asks you to join him for dinner. Should you
allow him to pay for the dinner?

• No. You should pay for your dinner.

12
When visiting Japan, is a handshake or a bow the
most traditional greeting?

• The Japanese are becoming accustomed to the
  handshake. Their society still prefers bowing
  based on the importance of the individual to whom
  he is bowing.

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In Germany what is the most appropriate method of
shaking hands?

• In Germany the appropriate handshake is a pumping
  up and down greeting.

14
What hand greeting is used in India?

• The palms together salutation as in prayer.

15
At what age should you expect a child to extend a
hand when being introduced to an adult?

• At whatever age he or she is old enough to take
  instruction and retain it.

16
You are being introduced to your bosss wife.
Should you initiate the handshake?

• Yes. It is appropriate to initiate the handshake.

17
You are shopping for the Holiday Season and meet
someone on the street whom you have not seen for
some time. Is wearing your winter gloves
appropriate when you shake hands to greet him or
her?

• Since the real reason for shaking hands is to
  establish a friendly contact, removing your glove
  would be appropriate before shaking. (At
• 30 degrees below zero by mutual consent leave
  your gloves on.)

18
When being introduced to someone, what is the
appropriate time that you should shake hands in
the American culture?

• Typically, two or three seconds is long enough to
  hold someones hand in greeting.

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Is there an appropriate time to leave gloves on
when shaking hands?

• The only time you should leave gloves on when
  shaking hands is when you are wearing black
  gloves at a white-tie ball.

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When going through a receiving line, is it
appropriate to shake hands with each person in
the line?

• Yes, a brief handclasp is appropriate.

21
Your business associate has been eating dinner at
your home and is saying goodbye. Should you
shake hands?

• Yes. Shaking hands is as appropriate in saying
  goodbye as it is in greeting.

22
You meet a fellow employee at the theater. Is
shaking hands appropriate when greeting him since
you are not at work?

• Yes. Shaking hands is a social greeting that has
  carried over into business.