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[quote=GUEST6073,306689]What don'ts and dos should we take notice when meeting and chatting with foreigners during Beijing Olympic Games? The Beijing's Courtesy campaign have given us some instructions. This campaign aims to the civil people's manners and behaviours and fufil the topic of "Humanistic Olympics".

With Beijing's courtesy campaign entering its last stages, the etiquette experts have also advised to avoid such topics when meeting foreigners, including sex lives, salaries and health. In earlier time, the "eight don't aks" have also been published. Acccoring to the instructions, people who meet  foreigners to avoid questions on their age, salary, love life, health, income, political views, religious beliefs or personal experiences.

An official in Beijing says" it is normal for Chinese to ask such question but foreigners will be embarrassed to anwer these questions". He also says "By educating locals, we hope that they will become more socially sensitive when communicating with visitors."

As a foreinger, what do you think of these instructions?

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