1 . Maybe you have heard the expression—when in Rome, do as the Romans do. So when you want to do business in France, you have to get to know French culture, to make marketing plans, and to run your business by local laws.

    1     The French take great pride in their language, so anyone who does not speak it may run the risk of being disrespected by his French colleagues or business partners. Also, another reason why learning French is important is that it is a great way to show every possible French business partner that you care and respect their country's culture and language.

The first thing you should do when meeting someone new is to shake his hand firmly and always look the person in the eye. In social meeting with friends, kissing is common.

Use first names only after being invited to.     2     The French will sometimes introduce themselves using their surname first, followed by their first name.

Dress well.     3     Your business clothing is a reflection of your success and social status. Always try to be tasteful and stylish. Women are advised to dress simply but elegantly. Wearing make-up is practised widely by businesswomen.

The French are passionate about food, so lunches are common in doing business in France, which usually consist of an appetizer (开胃菜), a main meal with wine, cheese, dessert and coffee, and normally take up to two hours.     4    

Do not begin eating until the host says “bon appetite”. Pass dishes to the left, keep wrists above the table and try to eat everything on the plate.     5     This may suggest that you find the food tasteless. If eating in a restaurant, the person who invites always pays.

With a popular online comic strip (连环画), overseas Chinese artist Cao Siyu     1     (enjoyable) sets about deconstructing stereotypes (成见) and cultural misunderstandings between East and West.

After she encountered many misunderstandings and came face to face with stereotypical views about China, Cao     2    (inspire) to create Tiny Eyes Comics, an internet-based cartoon strip. Although     3    (post) in her own Instagram account, so appealing was the strip, which was among her 300 online comics,     4    41, 000 followers were attracted to her Instagram account.

Italian magazine Grazia says, “Her simple sketches have played     5    essential part in making it easier to understand Chinese culture.” One of her comics shows the cultural     6     (difference) behind the debate about usage of masks throughout the pandemic.     7    we wear a mask or not is the question that has led to controversy and,     8    some cases, even physical conflict, in some parts of the world. In the strip she explains that Chinese people wear masks to prevent infection,     9    has proved to be the most effective way to shield off virus.

Many foreign readers say they find her illustrations enlightening, helping them to understand China, while Chinese immigrants have felt understood, according to Cao. This feedback and     10     (connect) with her readers have been “the biggest motivation” for her to keep creating.