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• 02 Dec 07
  

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  • Visiting   Orthodox Churches
      When visiting orthodox churches, women should wear   scarves over their heads (sometimes provided). Men   should take off their hats. Both sexes should not   wear shorts or sleeveless shirts.

  • Etiquette
      When greeting, relatives and close friends often kiss   cheeks. Ukrainians address each other by first name.   A respectful form of address is using the first name   followed by the patronymic, which is the person's   father's first name with a gender specific suffix.   When you ask a Ukrainian their name, they will often   give their first name and patronymic only.

     

    Ukrainians   are uncomfortable by constant eye-contact. Facial   expressions are reserved. Ukrainians rarely smile   at strangers. North Americans will be surprised at   how "unhappy" Ukrainians first appear. In   Ukraine, it is considered dishonest to appear happy   when you are not, whereas in North America it is considered   polite. Ukrainians tend to say thank you and excuse   me less than North Americans. If a person bumps into   a stranger accidentally they will usually not acknowledging   it by saying "excuse me" or "sorry".   Cutting in line/queues is also very common.

     

    When Russian   men engage in conversation, the distance between the   two is typically about ten inches, well within a North   Americans comfort zone.

     

    When women   chat they frequently touch each other on the hand   or arm, even embracing from time to time during the   conversation.

     

    Chivalry   is still important in Ukraine. Women expect men to   open doors, take their coats, carry heavy items, and   help them from buses and route taxis. It is such an   expected part of the culture that women rarely say   thank you.
  • • Take   off your gloves before shaking hands
     
  • • Odessites   are fiercely proud of their gorgeous city. Odessa   was the first city in Russia to celebrate a city   birthday. Odessites have always been Odessites first   and Ukrainians, Soviets, or Russians second.
     
    • If a   person is drunk, wants to drink, or wants to suggest   drinking, they click their thumb and first finger   under their neck.
     
    •  People, >    especially women, have an aversion to sitting on >    cold surfaces, feeling that it is unhealthy. >
     
    • Older   Ukrainians often will not open a window for fear   of a draft
     
    • You   will quickly notice that the majority of people   do not wear watches, and if you wear a watch, annoyingly   you will often be asked you the time.
     
    • Many   Odessites have dogs, and they often care less were   the dog uses the bathroom. Some Odessites own huge   dogs that live with them in tiny a one or two apartment.
     
    • Frustratingly,   in many businesses, often only one door is unlocked   if there is more than one door.
  • People,   especially women, have an aversion to sitting on   cold surfaces, feeling that it is unhealthy.

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