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How much do you tip the hotel maid at an average hotel?
Answer B. Good manners suggest that this invisible service should be acknowledged. Leave a daily tip in a sealed envelope marked “Maid Service” in an obvious place. For luxury hotels: $3 to $5 per night. For average hotels: $1 to $2 per night. For all the rest, it is not necessary to leave a tip.
Answer B. Good manners suggest that this invisible service should be acknowledged. Leave a daily tip in a sealed envelope marked “Maid Service” in an obvious place. For luxury hotels: $3 to $5 per night. For average hotels: $1 to $2 per night. For all the rest, it is not necessary to leave a tip.
When making a formal introduction between two people, whose name do you mention first?
Answer C. Sometimes you need to make an educated guess on who holds the highest rank, but here is where you can shine. Determine who has the higher authority. Say to the first person, “may I present,” “I’d like to introduce,” or “have you met,” to the second person. This is all about showing respect and making people feel comfortable.
Answer C. Sometimes you need to make an educated guess on who holds the highest rank, but here is where you can shine. Determine who has the higher authority. Say to the first person, “may I present,” “I’d like to introduce,” or “have you met,” to the second person. This is all about showing respect and making people feel comfortable.
Answer: C. It is customary that the person who extends the invitation pays for the meal. If you are invited out socially, plan to pay your own way.
Answer: C. It is customary that the person who extends the invitation pays for the meal. If you are invited out socially, plan to pay your own way.
Your child is in the second year at the French bilingual school in the U.S. You have had to opportunity to meet and socialize with the French principal of the school many times. What is the appropriate greeting when you see each other at a school event?
Answer: B. In France, as well as the U.S., it always customary to shake hands with a business associate, no matter how long you have been acquainted.
Answer: B. In France, as well as the U.S., it always customary to shake hands with a business associate, no matter how long you have been acquainted.
Body language has been referred to as the “silent language,” yet it accounts for 60% of all communications. There are many signals that are universal, but it is important to be en garde – there are exceptions. What does the “thumbs-up” gesture mean in Istanbul?
Answer: C. Turkey is one of the few countries where the thumbs-up gesture is not used.
Answer: C. Turkey is one of the few countries where the thumbs-up gesture is not used.
What sort of gift is recommended when a U.S sales rep calls upon a new business prospect for the first time?
Answer A. Once a deal has been closed, it is customary for a sales rep to present a thoughtful gift, but nothing is expected on the first meeting.
Answer A. Once a deal has been closed, it is customary for a sales rep to present a thoughtful gift, but nothing is expected on the first meeting.
You are expecting a very important call at the same time as a scheduled job interview. How do you explain this situation to your interviewer?
Answer: B. No excuses. Never take a call during an interview, no matter how kind or relaxed the interviewing climate may be. The emphasis is completely on the interview and showing respect is paramount.
Answer: B. No excuses. Never take a call during an interview, no matter how kind or relaxed the interviewing climate may be. The emphasis is completely on the interview and showing respect is paramount.
A convenient time to execute a toast at a business event is:
Answer: A. Toasts should be executed before dessert. Champagne may be served and everybody joins in the ceremony, even with a glass of water.
Answer: A. Toasts should be executed before dessert. Champagne may be served and everybody joins in the ceremony, even with a glass of water.
When eating soup, how do you spoon?
Answer: C. An easy way to remember the proper way to eat soup is with this saying: “As a ship sails out to sea, I spoon my soup away from me.”
Answer: C. An easy way to remember the proper way to eat soup is with this saying: “As a ship sails out to sea, I spoon my soup away from me.”
If you are hosting a dinner party, how do you serve and clear the table?
Answer: A. It is considered good manners to serve food from the diner’s left and moving to the right around the table, ending with the host. Dishes are cleared from the diner’s right.
Answer: A. It is considered good manners to serve food from the diner’s left and moving to the right around the table, ending with the host. Dishes are cleared from the diner’s right.
