From Purchasing.com
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• Expect to drink a lot of coffee and tea (some sources say turning down a beverage offer is considered impolite).
• Prepare for working lunches and dinners.
• Expect very difficult traffic on the streets.
• Plan for logistics delays or longer leadtimes when shipping product out of Vietnam.
• Expect air and noise pollution in major cities.
• Bring more business cards and copies of materials than you expect to need. Many businesspeople report meeting more contacts than they expected to in Vietnam.
Don’t• Put your Vietnamese colleagues in a position where they may lose face.
• Talk about the Vietnam War (they refer to it as the American war) in business relationships. In fact, avoid politics altogether in conversation.
• Rent a car. Find someone else to drive you, at least for your first visit.
• Expect to find access to raw materials in Vietnam.
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