Ukrainian Etiquette

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To make points with your Ukrainian hosts, try following a few simple rules of etiquette.

  • If invited to a home, bring a gift with you. A bottle of wine, a cake or a bouquet of flowers is customary. If there is a child in the house, it is appropriate to provide him/her a small gift as well.
  • If you bring a bouquet, make sure it is an odd number of flowers.
  • Do not shake hands across the threshold of a door. It is considered bad luck.
  • When shaking hands, take off your gloves.
  • Be prepared to remove your shoes upon entering a house. To keep apartments clean, most hostesses want shoes kept at the door. They will provide you with a pair of slippers.
  • If you can, have business cards printed in Ukrainian on one side and English on the other.
  • When eating at someone's home, casual dress is acceptable.
  • Be ready to give toasts at dinner. Guests are often asked to do so.
  • If you smoke, offer to share cigarettes with those around you.
  • On business occasions, clothes should be conservative. Men should not take off their jackets unless asked.
  • In Orthodox churches, women wear scarves or hats, and men take off their hats.
  • Do not put your thumb between your first two fingers - this is a very rude gesture.

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