Introduction of Korean business etiquette

With the increasing international exchanges in China, especially in the eastern coastal areas, the increasing exchanges between China and South Korea make it more urgent to understand Korean business etiquette. Korean business etiquette includes Korean socializing, meeting, dining, being a guest and customs. The following is my introduction to Korean business etiquette. Let's take a look.

South Korea attaches importance to etiquette

South Korea is a country of etiquette, especially when shaking hands with elders, you should put your left hand lightly on his right hand. "Yes" and "No" should be clearly expressed. The Korean government stipulates that Korean citizens must respect the national flag, national anthem and national flower. Not only does the radio broadcast the national anthem regularly, but also the national anthem is played before the performance in the theater. The audience must stand up. On sunny days, a ceremony of lowering the national flag is held in the evening, and people in the streets and offices stand and sing the national anthem together. If foreigners are too negligent in the above-mentioned places, it will be considered disrespectful to South Korea and Koreans.

The concept that men are superior to women in Korea is very serious. Women can't talk in front of men; When entering a room, a woman must walk behind a man, help him take off his coat, and take the initiative to sit behind him when sitting down.

Koreans have rules that must be strictly observed for the elderly. No matter in social communication or daily life (at home), they all show respect for their elders and dare not be lazy. For example, when sitting with your elders, you should sit upright, always maintain a certain posture, and never dare to treat it lightly; When eating, you can't move chopsticks before the elderly; Children will never eat faster than their parents or leave their seats earlier than their parents; Before smoking, you must first get the permission of your elders; Koreans will never speak ill of their elders, let alone criticize them behind their backs. You should take off your shoes when you enter a family house or a Korean hotel. Eating in the street and blowing your nose in front of people are considered rude.

South Korea generally doesn't use shaking hands as a meeting etiquette in social etiquette. When shaking hands, use your hands or your right hand alone. When facing your elders and superiors, you should first extend your right hand to shake hands and then gently put your left hand on the right hand of your elders or superiors. In Korea, women generally don't shake hands with men, but bow or nod. Koreans sometimes bow first and then shake hands on many occasions; When saying goodbye to others, if the other person is a person with status and identity, Koreans often have to salute three or five times.

Use honorifics and honorifics in addressing, and rarely address the other person by his or her first name directly. If the other party has a status title in society, Koreans will definitely use it repeatedly.

in Korea, if you have a visit, you must make an appointment in advance. Koreans attach great importance to the reception in communication. Banquets are usually held in restaurants or bars, and their wives are rarely present.

Koreans receive gifts with both hands, but they don't open them in front of guests. It is not appropriate to send foreign cigarettes to Korean friends. Wine is the best gift for Korean men, but you can't send wine to women unless you make it clear that this wine is for her husband. When giving gifts to Koreans, it should be noted that Korean men like brand-name textiles, ties, lighters, electric razors and so on. Women like cosmetics, bags, gloves, scarves and spices used in the kitchen. Children like food. If you send money, you should put it in an envelope.

visiting etiquette in Korea

in Korea, guests invited to dinner should bring a small gift, preferably packaged food. When toasting during the dinner, you should first pick up the bottle with your right hand, hold the bottom of the bottle with your left hand, bow and then pour the wine, and have three cups in a row. The toaster's glass should be held low, and the rim of his own glass should be used to touch the other person's cup. Take a bow after drinking before you leave. When you are a guest, don't wander around by yourself because Korean hosts don't have the habit of visiting houses. When leaving, the host will send it to the door, even outside the door, and then say goodbye.

Koreans are proud of their long culture. When entering their residences or restaurants, they should take off their shoes. When getting along, they should talk less about local politics and more about Korean culture and art.. Such as the gray-green ceramics in the 11th century, the movable iron molds in the 13th century, and the precious complete set of original mahogany of the Tripitaka preserved in Daegu.

Korean dining etiquette

Like China, one of Korean dining tools is chopsticks, but you will find that chopsticks are generally iron, flat and sharp. Mainly because Koreans prefer meat, this kind of chopsticks is convenient for eating. Koreans have a light taste and don't like greasy food, but they especially like spicy food. They usually eat baked, steamed, fried, fried and soup-like dishes, and their favorite dishes are dry-roasted mandarin fish, bean fish, scrambled eggs with shredded pork, shredded pork with fine powder, dried mung bean sprouts, sizheng hot pot, fried shrimp balls, chili pepper diced chicken, dry-fried shredded beef and red fish dumplings. Spicy vegetables and soup are indispensable. The local products in Seoul include wall decoration and Shen Lai (Korean full vegetable impregnation).

Korean custom taboos

Koreans have many taboos. When we meet each other on holidays, we should not say unlucky words, let alone get angry and quarrel. On the first three days of the first lunar month, you can't take out the garbage and sweep the floor, let alone kill chickens and pigs. Avoid making a fire during the Cold Food Festival. The zodiac is a marriage, and the wedding period is not a single day. Fishermen are not allowed to turn over when eating fish, because they are afraid of capsizing. Avoid going to other people's homes to cut their nails, otherwise the two families will settle their grievances after death. Avoid wearing a hat when eating, or you will be poor for life. Avoid pillow books when sleeping, or you won't get anywhere. Avoid killing dogs born in the first month, or you will die within three years.

Koreans have strong national self-esteem. They emphasize the so-called "native place", oppose worshipping foreign things and flattering foreign countries, and advocate using domestic products. In South Korea, people with foreign famous brands are often looked down upon by Koreans. When giving gifts to Koreans, it is best to choose flowers, alcohol or handicrafts. It is best not to send Japanese goods. Koreans are not used to opening packages on the spot when accepting gifts.

These details in business communication must be noticed by foreign business people. South Korean business etiquette has been paid more and more attention by foreign-funded companies in the eastern coastal areas of China, and business personnel should also have the awareness of learning Korean business etiquette to avoid embarrassing situations involving foreign affairs.

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Korean etiquette

Koreans are used to bowing and shaking hands when meeting guests in social situations. When shaking hands, either with both hands or with the right hand, women generally don't shake hands with men, just bow. They advocate the etiquette and traditional habits of respecting the elderly: generally, after getting up, children must greet their parents and bow down to their parents when they return from a long trip; When parents go out and return, children must be greeted, sent and saluted; When an elderly guest comes to the door, parents should take the lead to bow down to the guest, and then ask their children to bow down to the guest to show their respect for the elderly.

Korean eating habits

Korean cold noodles are a kind of traditional ethnic food which is well-known at home and abroad and deeply loved by people. Among them, it is especially famous for raising wheat noodles and cold noodles. Generally, beef soup or chicken soup is used, accompanied by spicy cabbage, sliced meat, eggs, shredded cucumber, pear strips, shredded onion, pepper, monosodium glutamate and salt. When eating, first put a small amount of cold soup and a proper amount of noodles in the bowl, then add seasoning, and finally pour the soup again. Its noodles are fine and tough, its soup is cool, and it is sour and spicy.

"jiaozi Soup" is a traditional Korean folk hospitality food. It is made of beef, beef, pork, bean sprouts, Chinese cabbage, onion, pepper, sesame oil, soy sauce, etc., wrapped into a big jiaozi, and cooked in beef soup. When eating, even the soup with dumplings, put some seasoning, it tastes very good. "Roast beef" is a famous Korean folk dish. Its production method is to slice beef, then pat it hard to make it soft, then put it into a container, add various seasonings and stir it evenly, then soak it, leave it for 4 minutes, and then put it on the grill or skewer it with a barbecue label. Its flavor is unique and deeply loved.

Koreans are mostly influenced by China and Japan, and they also use chopsticks for meals, and their food tastes are similar to those of people in Northeast China. In the use of tableware, Koreans have their own special habits, and the use of rice bowls is generally different due to age, gender and season. There are special bowls for men, women and children; Porcelain bowls are used in summer and copper bowls in winter. They are happy to serve together after dinner; Kimchi, thick soup and a variety of seasonings are essential foods for every meal of Koreans.

Koreans have the following characteristics in their eating habits:

① Pay attention to

the matching of tableware and the seasoning of soup.

② Taste

Generally, people don't like salty food, but like spicy, sweet, fragrant and garlic.

② The staple food

is mainly rice, and pasta is also indispensable; They like to eat rice, cakes, soup, jiaozi, cold noodles and other foods.

④ Non-staple food

I like beef and lean pork, chicken, aquatic products, seafood and game, especially dog meat; Vegetables like to eat soybean sprouts, garlic sprouts, eggplant, spinach, mushrooms, cabbage, radish, cucumber, green pepper, bracken, onion and fine materials; Condiments like soy sauce, seaweed, onion, ginger, monosodium glutamate, garlic, pepper, honey, sesame and sesame oil.

⑤ Method of making

Preference is given to dishes made by roasting, frying, steaming, frying and frying.

Chinese food

I like Sichuan food in China.

⑦ The menu

is very appreciated in the flavored dishes such as roasted mandarin fish, scrambled eggs with shredded pork, refreshing beef balls, soft fried chicken balls, coconut stewed chicken, fried shrimps, shredded pork with fine powder, dried mung bean sprouts, fried shrimp balls, sea cucumber with dragon clothes, dried shredded beef, fish oil and vegetable moss.

⑧ Shuijiu

I am very interested in Moutai in China, and most people like to drink beer. Drinks like soda, and people are usually used to drinking cold boiled water or green tea after meals.

9 fruits

I like fruits, and I like pears, peaches, pomegranates and oranges very much, especially apples. Dried fruits like pine nuts and chestnuts. ;