Chapter 3: What Is Culture?

 International Business

 Article Link: http://www.thestar.com/sports/2008/05/15/when_in_china_do_as_they_do.html

Article Title: When In China Do As They Do
  Published on Thu May 15 2008

   This article talks about the things to do when in China. In China, there are plenty of "business etiquette" to be learned an used. As said in this article, one example of the etiquette is to always hand out a business card. Although this may seem to be odd, a business card represents a lot about yourself. It basically represent your "status" at the moment. Basically meaning that people would like to know your name, where you work, and how "high" of a rank you are in your business.

As you can see, China is very different compared to Canada. We're more hand shaking and talking and jokes, while other countries such as China, bow and get straight to the point of the conversation. But this brings up questions such as, "Does Canada need a specific etiquette to maybe improve our business?" In my opinion, I believe that it's sort of a waste of time. We don't need an action or piece of paper representing who we are, we have our voices, and I intend to use it. Plus, we weren't born with the etiquette so I believe adding it would be pretty insufficient.

 Do you believe business etiquette is important, and should it be used in Canadian business?