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Give the Right Gifts
Giving gifts is not a normal part of British business culture.
Indeed, British business colleagues are quite likely to feel embarrassed to receive any gift at all. The only exception would be at the conclusion of a deal when it might be appropriate to give a unique commemorative item to mark the occasion. Such items might be gold, sliver, or porcelain with a 
suitable inscription. Again, to voild embarrassment on the part of the recipient, the object must be restrained, tasteful, and not ostentatiously expensive.Small gifts such as a pen or a book, again suitably inscribed, would be suitable tokens of genuine gratitude, and flowers or wine/champagne suffice to thank colleagues for their services. Do not, however, appear patronising or unduly forward, especially if the recipient is a woman.
Alternatively, it will often be appreciated if you invite your
hosts, or others you wish to thank, out for a meal or to the theatre or opera. It is always good form to buy a round of drinks for your colleagues after work.Business gifts are never exchanged at Christmas but it may be appropriate to send a card, particularly as an expression of thanks to your business associates but also as a means of maintaining valuable contacts. Bear in mind that the UK postal service was
founded at about the same time as the antiquated railways so ensure that your cards are mailed in good time.If you know that you are going to stay with a family, it is a good idea to bring something from your own country. Your hosts are letting you into the intimacy of their home, so a coffee-table book about your area of some artefact that typifies
it would consititute a way of letting your hosts into some of the secrets of your own home. If you are unprepared, then your time in your hosts’ house should allow you to think of something they would really appreciate even if you have to mail it from home on your return. -
Eyes Talk For You
I know a lot of people feel really uncomfortable when people
stare at them, but it doesn’t bother me so much. I think there usually is a reason for them to do so. Maybe they like what I’m wearing. Maybe I remind them of someone they know. Or maybe they are just observing how tall I am! Anyway, I guess they don’t mean any offence. They are just friendly and curious. Personally, I’m always curious about the people around and I know I would stare at others more if it wasn’t “against the rules”.In Asia, it’s not culturally impolite to stare and as a white person, people really tend to stare at you. I know that a lot of travelers find it very offensive, but in Nepal, I learnt that the best thing to do was to stare back at the person staring at you. Sometimes it would take a full 10 seconds or more of staring and smiling but eventually the other people would start to smile and you felt a real connection. Actually it’s really amazing what you can say with your eyes alone.
However, have you ever wondered what happens if you do break the eye contact rules? That must be very terrible! If you do the wrong things, there must be a trouble waiting for you. Don’t try it easily.
So whatever you go in the world you can say a lot without even opening your mout. The problem is that sometimes what you are saying with your eyes depends on where in the world you are. One thing is for sure, though. Wherever in the world you end up, a friendly look and a smile can open doors. So I challenge you to go out there and let your eyes do the talking.
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The Colors of Friendship (2)
Purple rose up to his full height. He was very tall and spoke
with great pomp: “I am the color of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey.”Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination: “Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace.”
And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own superiority. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightning. Thunder rolled and boomed. Rain started to pour down relentlessly. The colors crouched down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor, rain began to speak: “You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me.”
Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.
The rain continued: “From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow.”
And so, whenever a good rain washed the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky, to let us remember to appreciate one another, to live in peace.
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The Colors of Friendship (1)
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All
claimed that they were the best, the most important, the most useful, the most beautiful, the favorite.Green said: “You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. Without my peace, you would all be nothing.”
Yellow chuckled: “You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow; the moon is yellow; the stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me there would be no fun.”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet: “I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and papayas. I don’t hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise of sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another through to any of you.”
Red could stand it no longer. He shouted out: “I am the ruler of
all of you. I am blood—life’s blood! I am the color of the danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon. I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the poinsettia and the poppy!” -
Neglect the Criticism By Others
People like to criticize what are others wearing. Mostly on a certain occasions or social gatherings, the eagle eye of those people around you looking into you from head to foot. Why? Because they want to know what clothes are you wear, what is your accessories, and what shoes do you wear. They see everything about you. Mostly in prominent gatherings, they tackle about luxurious brands of clothing and accessories. In this category of people, they are usual perfectionist. They look for the tags of your clothes if it is branded or not. It is like their ruined your day because of unpaired criticism.The status of your life is relied on the clothes you wear. In higher class of people, most of them are looking on your personality which they based on the clothes and accessories into your body. If you wear luxurious brands of clothes, expensive bags, and highlighting expensive jewelries like diamonds, no doubt, you will be the star of the night and earn more respect. But sometimes it brought good in the sense that somebody can take those criticisms and apply it for her changing image. Criticism is mostly negative but quite positive.
Just like having in a example that pertains on what you wear is your personality. As you stand in front of your Boss, she looks every part of you. And what she sees can be almost as important as what you say. Sometimes our Superiors looks on what we wear, they see our style how we carry our office uniforms and through pleasant wearing our uniform, they evaluate us on what we are and who we are. Take the your best look out of office attire with some general fashion do and don’t. These tips will help you make a good impression at your Boss and other office mates. Suits in with a conservative colors like black and navy colors. This is a safe choice of type of color for both men and women.
In wearing your office uniform, wear them with a white or solid-colored shirt for a tasteful professional look. Women can wear a piece of simple but elegant style of jewelry, and men can wear an impressive tie. In social gathering like in your office gathering, always maintain you professionalism. Don’t just wear clothes that somebody will criticize you then turn down your personality as unprofessional. Yes, it is really worthwhile that our clothes speak for our personality. Because it is a symbol of how we show up and how we carry our personality. It
is one way to express ourselves by means of what we are wearing for. In a certain gatherings or occasions, make sure that the clothes you wear is appropriate on the kind of occasions you attend. That is the fashionable way of a real professionalism.Personality is the mirror of ourselves. Our own fashion style or fashion statement is relied on our taste. If you have good taste in fashion or in-styling yourself, it means you have nice personality as well. Always keep in your mind that “Who you are is relied on what you wear.” better suit, better grooming, better personality. Make over your self in the way you look good and in proper grooming as well with designer clothing.
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Depression Is Treatable
You must have a short time you feel depressed. That is quite
normal. You will find that everything is very hard and difficult to do when you feel depressed sometimes. But when you’re feeling completely out of whack for a couple of weeks, and life has become a real drag, things are serious. So how can you tell the difference between being depressed or just being in a down mood?The first step is to understand depression. It’s like an ongoing state of being totally bummed out. Many things can trigger it, like the death of someone close, unhealthy relationships, family financial difficulties or being the victim of any kind of abuse.
The next step is to pay attention to your moods over a set period of time (like a week) and rate your feelings on a scale from one to ten. Maybe you are just a tad moody—maybe it’s more. Could be the lame weather. On this type of day you’re probably a one or a two in terms of feeling sad. When you have bad premenstrual syndrome, you may be a three. When you get around six or seven, depression is real. Your grades may begin to slip, and you may have trouble getting out of bed. When your depression lasts more than two weeks, and you have four or five of the symptoms, your depression is serious and you should talk to someone, like a family doctor or school counselor. Whenever you have depression of nine or ten, which is when you just don’t feel like living anymore, you must get help immediately. Fortunately, depression is treatable. In most cases, you can get rid of it with medicine or possibly going to talk-therapy with a professional therapist. -
Shopping Becomes An Addiction
The world addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs, but in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions. Some people are compulsive shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours gambling or even surfing the Internet. What causes them to become addicted? What effects do their compulsive behavior have on their lives and the lives of people around them?Over the years, shopping has become a very common activity. Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more everyday, but it’s more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics. They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it. They are hooked on shopping and usually buy things that they don’t need. Even though they don’t have enough money, they buy everything they want.
The question is: why do they have this addiction? There isn’t a
specific answer. Some people go shopping when they are sad, worried, upset or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something. They also tend to have this addiction when they feel guilty. For example, a husband might buy very expensive presents for his family to try to make up for his luck of love for them.We are used to thinking that women enjoy shopping more than men but according to some studies, that’s not true. Men really like shopping because they feel they have power and control. They get whatever they want. Also, men usually buy big items while women spend their money on clothes, cosmetics, decorations for their houses, or things for family.
Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addition, but the fact is it can cause many problems. Some of them can be psychological and in that case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group or learn about behavior therapies to help them break this habit. However, the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot. It can also cause financial problems. They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they don’t have. They get deep in debt, and they can even go bankrupt and get sent to jail.
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Pets Are Important
The basic meaning of “pet” is an animal we keep for emotional rather than economic reasons. A pet animal is kept as a
companion, and we all need companions to keep as feeling happy. But pets offer more than mere companionship: they invite us to love and be loved. Many owners feel their pets understand them, for animals are quick to sense anger and sorrow. Often a cat or a dog can comfort us at times when human words don’t help. We feel loved, too, by the way pets depend on us for a home, for good and drink. Dogs especially look up to their owners, which makes them feel important and needed.A pet can be something different to each member of the family, another baby to the mother, a sister or brother to an only child, a grandchild to the elderly, but for all of us pets provide pleasure and companionship. It has even been suggested that tiny pets should be sent as companions to astronauts on space ships, to help reduce the stress and loneliness of space flights.
In this Plastic Age, when most of us live in large cities, pets are particularly important for children. A pet in the family keeps people in touch with the more natural animal world. Seeing an animal give birth brings understanding of the naturalness of
childbirth, and seeing a pet die helps a child to cope with sorrow. Learning to care for a pet helps a child to grow up into a loving adult who feels responsible toward those dependent on them. Rightly we teach children to be good to their pets. They should learn, too, that pets are good for us human beings. -
Chatting on the Internet
Next to e-mail, the most popular activity on the net is chatting. And if you ask someone what they talk most about the Internet, chances are they will answer that they like to chat. This seems especially true of the younger generation.
Chatting is like any other social interaction. We all know that if we go into a group of people at a party or at school and start screaming or start asking everyone their age before we even say hello, we aren’t going to make many friends. Chat rooms are different. Below are some tips that will make you chat experience friendly and fun!
Walking into a room and demanding age or sex is the most common mistake a new chatter makes. Most regular chatters will ignore the question and you. In a community such as Youth Tech you will usually find people of all ages and backgrounds. That is the fantastic thing about online chatting. Don’t limit yourself. Talk to everyone in the room equally. You will soon know who shares your interests and who doesn’t. If you prefer a one-on-one type of online friendship then maybe you’d better look for a pen pal.
Shy? Lots of people feel shy when they enter a chat room where everyone seems to know everyone else expect them. It’s really easy to feel left out. The best way to lose that feeling is to make yourself feel that you are not a stranger.
Basically the best way to have a good chat experience is to be yourself and friendly. Try to join in the conversations going on and don’t be afraid to ask for help. Do remember, however, not everyone is going to be nice and friendly. The same as at school, there is also going to be a few people that are rude and just make you feel rotten. The best thing to do is just ignore them. Arguing with them will just make it worse. Show that you are better than they are by just refusing to let them get to you.
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Good Table Manners Make You Perfect
Are you table manners much better when you are eating at a friend’s home or in a restaurant than they are at your own home? Probably so, because you are aware that people judge you by your table manners. You make special pains when you are eating in public. Have you ever stopped to realize how much less self-conscious you would be on such occasions if good table manners had become a habit for you? You can make them a habit by practicing good table manners at home.
Good manners at mealtimes help you and those around you to feel comfortable. This is true at home as much as it is true in someone else’s home or in a restaurant. Good manners make
meals more enjoyable for everyone at the table.By this time you probably know quite well what good table manners are. You realize that keeping your arms on the table; talking with your mouth full, and wolfing down your food are not considered good manners. You know also that if you are mannerly, you say “Please” and “Thank you” and ask for things to be passed to you. You know, if you do like this, both you and others will be in good mood. Other person around you will find that you are a good guy and will praise you in their hearts. Also, you will be happy, too.
Have you ever thought of a pleasant attitude as being essential to good table manners? Not only are pleasant mealtimes enjoyable, but they aid digestion. The dinner table is a place for enjoyable conversation. It should never become a battleground. You are definitely growing in social maturity when you try to be an agreeable table companion.
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