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Australian Business Etiquette

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Business etiquette in Australia is relatively straightforward for Americans and Europeans. But it [blank] greatly from the approach taken in the country's Asian backyard, the [blank] of an increasing proportion of its trade and investment. To many Asians, Australians' openness can appear blunt and [blank] , their informality confusing and even disrespectful. Even if Australia is less egalitarian than it was, it is less [blank] than many societies.

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Business etiquette in Australia is relatively straightforward for Americans and Europeans. But it differs greatly from the approach taken in the country's Asian backyard, the source of an increasing proportion of its trade and investment. To many Asians, Australians' openness can appear blunt and unsubtle , their informality confusing and even disrespectful. Even if Australia is less egalitarian than it was, it is less hierarchical than many societies.
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