1: dress more westernized
When the black people were enslaved by the Western colonialists at the moment, they have been intertwined with Western culture. The blacks in the middle of the city have been assimilated into the western culture and their dress is more westernized. For formal occasions, they will dress very solemnly, so in official or business negotiations, they will choose darker colors, conservative and traditional suits or western clothes, otherwise they will be regarded by the other side as a breach of etiquette. South African blacks will also wear their own traditional dress for business or formal solemn ceremony, different tribes, different forms of clothing.
Suggestions: Go to South Africa, you can learn the location of the South African residents, wearing their costumes, one can show your love for this place will be their hospitality, but also more in-depth feeling of the local ethnic customs.
2: Dining, hundreds of people prefer Western food, black people prefer meat
South Africa, local white people are accustomed to favor Western food, often eat chicken, beef, eggs and bread. While blacks like to eat mutton, beef, staple food mainly involving corn, beans. South Africa's Ru Bao tea, is a famous local drink, go to South Africa's home guests, the hosts will send a cup of fresh milk or goat's milk just squeezed out, and sometimes it will be a homemade beer, the guests go to be sure to drink more, and to be a drink, to show their love.
Suggestion: Eat all the food on your plate, don't waste it, because South Africa is not so rich in supplies, plus it is also a sign of your respect for them.
3: social etiquette, white and black etiquette differences
South Africa, the local blacks and whites to comply with different moral etiquette, there is a fundamental difference. In social occasions to meet in general is a handshake, to the person's name is mainly "Mr.", "Miss", or "Mrs.", in the humanities activities, their performance is relatively single. In the black tribes in South Africa, there are often different from the city's social style to show everyone, especially in the rural blacks, they like to give the ostrich feathers or peacock feathers to the guests who come from afar, the guests politely do is to insert these precious feathers in their own hair, if you are wearing a hat can be inserted into the hat, to show their respect and recognition.
Suggestions: the real realization of the local South African culture and customs is in the rural areas of South Africa or black tribes, this is the birthplace of South African black culture!
4: South Africa speak four don't
1, do not comment for the white man.
2, do not comment on the relationship between different black tribes or factions and conflicts.
3. Don't criticize the old habits of the Negroes.
4. Do not congratulate each other on the birth of a boy.