- How are their meeting techniques similar to ours?
- How about dinner time?
- If you could change one thing what would it be?
Etiquette & Customs in Spain
Dining
- Guests bring sweets, wine, or flowers to the hostess.
- If there is children, people usually bring a small gift for them
Meeting Etiquette
Machismo
- Females kiss on the cheeks starting with the left.
- Men use a two-handed shake where the leeft hand is placed on the forearm of the other person.
- Don or Dona as general rule
- Strong or aggressive masculine pride.
- male dominance
- Spain is more of a equalitarian society now.
Table manners
- Remain standing untill invited to sit down
- Always keep hands visible
- Don't eat until hostess
- Host gives first toast, guest returns one later
- Finish=knife and fork parallel on your plate, tines facing up, with the handles facing to the right
Religion
- Majority is Roman Catholic
- Muslims, Jews, and Christians
- Holy Week: many wear peaked, black hats as the sign of a penitent and walk barefoot, carrying a burden of some kind.