Excerpts from the book:
• Introduction
• Conservative behavior
• Privacy
• Dewaniah, the gathering place
• When invited to a Dewaniah
• Greeting women
• Admiring objects and gift giving
• Pampering guests
• "Save Face" concept
• Men's clothing
• Women's clothing
• Family structure
• Social duties
• Business Meetings
• Advertising & Marketing
• Meet & Connect with Arab Customers
• Real Stories
• Frequently Asked Questions
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Admiring objects and gift giving

When you explicitly admire a possession of your Arabian host, he might feel obligated

to offer it to you even if it is of special value to him. Admiring something should not

be prolonged. When Arabs receive gifts, it is a custom not to open it in front of the giver.

The same is expected when they give someone else a gift.

Occasion	Type of gift
Visiting a person in a hospital	Flowers, Chocolate, Fruit
Wedding	Money in envelope (very traditional/tribal: Sheep)
Newborn	Baby items, Flowers
Eid (Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha Islamic holidays)	Small amounts of money given directly to Kids by their parents and relatives. Relatives households and neighbors exchange meat cuts from their sacrificed sheep on Eid ul-Adha. Relatives households and neighbors exchange sweets/dessert dishes on Eid ul-Fitr.
After Ramadan fasting month	Neighborhood Kids get together going from one house to another singing traditional songs at each house they stop at and are rewarded with candy and chocolate that they collect in their simple traditionally made cloth bags. It’s somewhat similar to what kids do in Halloween in other countries.

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