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SOCIAL HINTS ------------ SOCIAL LIFE IS QUITE INFORMAL AND THEREFORE DRESS IS CASUAL. HANDSHAKING IS THE NORMAL FORM OF GREETING. LOCAL CUSTOMS SHOULD BE RESPECTED. CUBANS GENERALLY ADDRESS EACH OTHER AS COMPANERO, BUT VISITORS SHOULD USE SENOR OR SENORA. OUT OF TWO SURNAMES USED BY CUBANS FIRST SURNAME IS THE CORRECT ONE TO USE. NOTE NO PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN INSIDE MUSEUMS AND MILITARY PLACES. BUSINESS HINTS -------------- BUSINESS IS QUITE INFORMAL. COURTESY IS EXPECTED AND HOSPITALITY SHOULD NOT BE LAVISH, BEING OFFERED TO GROUPS RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALS. |