3. TOURIST
INFORMATION
Mers & Emma (couple)
35 years old, Teacher &
former police officer
Edinburgh, Scotland
Currently staying at
Singapore
Reason come to Malaysia
was for sightseeing.
5. DIFFERENT THAT THE TOURIST NOTICE
ABOUT MALAYSIA & THEIR HOMELAND
Climate Food
ArchitectureReligion
6. SCOTLAND’S CULTURE
COMPARE TO MALAYSIA
Clothing (traditional dress )
The kilt- knee length ‘skirt’ for men
Gestures
An inverted two-fingers “peace sign” or “V” (palm inward) for
victory sign is an obscenity. It is insulting gesture.
Don’t refer to the people of Scotland as Scotch. They are
Scottish or Scots. Scotch is normally used only of food & drink.
13. BUSINESS CULTURE OF
SCOTLAND
The Scots are very low contact when it
comes to physical touching
Politeness is paramount with the scots and
they eschew confrontation in business
settings.
The Scots place a lot of weight on a
person’s ability to maintain eye contact
while they are talking and listening.
Punctuality is expected and appreciated
15. TOURIST INFORMATION
Dina & Emily (Best friends &
Backpackers)
19 years old , students
Berlin, Germany
Reason come to Malaysia
because they want to travel
around Asia. They already
travel to:
Indonesia
Singapore
17. DIFFERENT THAT THE TOURIST
NOTICE ABOUT MALAYSIA & THEIR
HOMELAND
Rules & regulations
Some Malaysians cross the street against the light.
In German, do not across the street when the light is red, NO
MATTER WHAT. Germans always wait for the light to turn
green whether there is a car in sight or not.
18. GERMANY’S CULTURE
COMPARE TO MALAYSIA
Clothing ( traditional dress )
Men : Leather trousers which end above the knee
Women : Incorporating a bodice, blouse, full skirt &
an apron
These sorts of traditional costumes will generally only be seen in
tourist areas or during celebrations, such as the popular Oktoberfest.
Dining etiquette
If you are invited to a German’s house,
Never arrive early. Arrive on time as punctuality.
Bring a gift of flowers, wines, chocolates, or a small gift that
represents your home country or region
Send a handwritten thank you note the following day to thank your
hostess for her hospitality
21. GERMANY’S PROFILE
Capital City Berlin ( Largest City )
Main Cities Hamburg, Munich, Cologne
Size 357 168 km (137 903 sq. mi)
Population 82 349 400
Currency Euro €
Language German (main) and English
Climate Temperate Seasonal Climate
Main religion Christianity
RM 1 = € 0.20
€ 1 = RM 4.88
26. BUSINESS CULTURE OF
GERMANY
Wor k and per s onal lives ar e gener ally k ept quite
s epar ate
Punc tuality indic ates r es pec t and good
or ganiz ation
Ger man people s et gr eat r es pec t by titles and
qualific ations
Ger mans lik e to analyz e and r eview infor mation in
detail befor e c oming to a dec is ion
Avoid s ur pr is ing Ger man c olleagues w ith
unexpec ted infor mation or a c hange in dir ec tion
Ger man tak e gr eat pr ide in dr es s ing w ell
regardles s of where they are going or what pos ition
they hold.
