Chile business behavior

CHILE Cross cultural behavior Maud Reynaert & Barbara Blokker October 23, 2004 CHILE Chile is located south of Peru and west of Bolivia and Argentina; Chile is 4,329 km long but with an average of 160 km width. Desert dominates the north, tundra the south. The Chile coastline is composed by many bays and fjords, while the eastern regions terminate in the Andes Mountains. Chile is a democracy with a directly elected president. The mandate of the president …

…utensils are never switched. *<Tab/>Always keep your hands visible when dining, with your wrists resting on the edge of the table. Avoid keeping your hands together. *<Tab/>It is considered polite to offer cigarettes to your companions first before smoking. *<Tab/>A "thank you" phone call after a dinner party or a similar occasion is appropriate, more than thank-you gifts or notes.