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Intercultural DifferencesPOLAND & RUSSIA
POLAND
Population: 38,635,000Capital: Warsaw 1.6 millionMain cities: Krakow 0.8 million, Wrolaw 0.6 million
Currency: Zloty, Groszy
Fertility rate: 1.39Life expectancy at birth: 74 yearsMain religous group:Roman Catholic (98,8%)
POLAND
General Information
POLAND
• lost independence in World War II
• became a communist country under the control of the former Soviet Union
• freed itself in 1989 by the democratic party “Solidarnosc”
• accepted in the EU in 2004
• usually handshake
• flatter women by a kiss on the hand
• personal title use, Mr (Pan), Mrs (Pani) followed by the first name or surname
•hugs (also men)
POLAND
Culture: Greeting
• while eating no conversations
• large vodka consumption, toast to the guest
• vodka bottle has to be emptied
POLAND
Culture: Cuisine
• punctuality is vital for establishing your reliability
• begin and end business with a small gift
• building individual business relationships
• particular attention and respect must be paid to older people
• negotiations are reserved and thoughtful
POLAND
Culture: Business
Do use personal titles Personal titles use, Mr. (Pan), Mrs. (Pani) followed by first name or surnametitle: director , doctor (in business)
Do try to learn some basic Polish words greeting phrases:
Dzień dobry (hello), Dobry wieczór (good evening), Do widsenja (Good-bye)
POLAND
Do’s and Don’ts
Do smile and maintain direct eye contact during your conversation
Don't be surprised if after the first meeting your partner engages more friendly conversation once initial relationship has been established
Don't over compliment
Don't try to hide your feelings and emotions
POLAND
Do’s and Don’ts
POLAND
Kroków
POLAND
Kroków stare miasto
old town
POLAND
Kroków stare miasto old town
POLAND
Szczawnica
POLAND
Dunajec
POLAND
Dunajec
POLAND
Dunajec
POLAND
Szczawnica
When entering the meeting room in Poland, if there are people you do not know, you should wait for a third person to initiate introductions ?
POLAND
Polish Culture Quiz – true or false?
POLAND
Polish offices operate an open door policy where you are free to enter and discuss business at any time
Polish Culture Quiz – true or false?
POLAND
If you are invited to a Polish home, a small gift such as a bottle of wine or flowers for your host is generally expected
Polish Culture Quiz – true or false?
Meetings are often scheduled for a Sunday when people have more time do discuss business matters.
POLAND
Polish Culture Quiz – true or false?
POLAND
It is quit acceptable to greet your Polish business colleagues with three “ air kisses”
Polish Culture Quiz – true or false?
RUSSIA
Population: 142,754,000Capital: Moscow 10,5 millionMain cities: St. Petersburg 4,7 million, Novosibirsk 1,4 million
Currency: Rubel, kopek
Fertility rate: 1.34Life expectancy at birth: 65.87 yearsMain religous group: Russian-orthodox (66%)
RUSSIA
General Information
• Boris Yeltsin established the Russian Federation in 1992 after the decay of the Soviet Union
• in 2000 Vladimir Putin became President
• Russian economy increases by 5 % to 10 %
RUSSIA
• when welcoming people, consider the ranking order and say the name with the titel of the person
• give a strong handshake as it shows character
• polite to name people by first name + “owitsch” (men) / ”ovna” (women)
RUSSIA
Culture: Greeting
• Russian cuisine with high fat content impolite not to try
• large vodka consumption always after a toast
• drinking vodka always goes in hand with eating
• more people drink tea than coffee
• it is allowed to smoke during the whole meal
RUSSIA
Culture: Cuisine
• important to make gifts (but no vodka!)
• Russians show great hospitality
• Russians are rather conservative better to wear conservative clothing with ordinary colours you should not wear shorts, short
skirts, clothings
RUSSIA
Culture: Other
• punctuality very important
• negotiations take longer than in Germany with more restaurant attendance
• timetables aren’t binding more flexible
• Russians are rather neutral
• confidence and personal relationship are very important
RUSSIA
Culture: Business
• never drink alcohol alone
• never give away yellow flowers symbol of misfortune
RUSSIA
Don’ts
RUSSIA
St. Basil's Cathedral and the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin
RUSSIA
Rostov-na-Donu
RUSSIA
Kamchatka
RUSSIA
Moscow State University
Russians like to get gifts in form of vodka!
RUSSIA
Russian Culture Quiz – true or false?
When greeting people it is always “ladies first”!
RUSSIA
Russian Culture Quiz – true or false?
Russian negotiations take longer than in Germany!
RUSSIA
Russian Culture Quiz – true or false?
Russians like to critic often and directly during a negotiation!
RUSSIA
Russian Culture Quiz – true or false?
Lukas and Vicky say
“Dzienkuje” and “Спасибо!“
for your attention
POLAND & RUSSIA