Some General Knowledge About Cambodia
Business Hours
There is a different work hours between government and private offices. For government offices, the routine work hours is on Monday- Saturday since 7.30am until 4.30pm with breaking for the lunch time while private offices normally have no break by use working on one's shift instead to keep longer hours for example; shops, supermarket, etc.
How to Work
Cambodian have customs and tradition to have long and suitable relationships in any business. They trust having proper behavior is more important than work performance for example; if you are honest, responsible for your tasks, polite and respect to the superiors or the higher powers, etc. The higher power will concern and give some rewards to the good employees such as money or power. To give and opinion, Cambodian employees prefer to follow the superiors’ opinion than against them.
Gift
Cambodians prefer to improve their English skills to enhance themselves to the internationally therefore, the English books, magazines or language tapes are popular to be the gifts for any business. Shoes and socks are unsuitable for the gifts because cultures they believe that the foot is the lowest of their body according to Buddhist cultures.
Moreover, green and red are popular for wrapping the gifts instead of white because Cambodians believe this color is the symbol of unlucky.
Other things about Cambodia
• Similar to other Asian countries, smiling or laughing is not illustrated only positive conditions such as happiness, agreement, etc. but it also includes negative conditions such as embarrassment. If you want to do business with Cambodians, to know the characteristics and cultures of Cambodia is recommended to avoid misunderstand interpreting.
• Generally, Cambodians usually polite and respect to the higher power in the society. This customs is trained and learned in the family first then expand to the society unconsciously for example; children have to obey their parents when they are at home and
There is a different work hours between government and private offices. For government offices, the routine work hours is on Monday- Saturday since 7.30am until 4.30pm with breaking for the lunch time while private offices normally have no break by use working on one's shift instead to keep longer hours for example; shops, supermarket, etc.
How to Work
Cambodian have customs and tradition to have long and suitable relationships in any business. They trust having proper behavior is more important than work performance for example; if you are honest, responsible for your tasks, polite and respect to the superiors or the higher powers, etc. The higher power will concern and give some rewards to the good employees such as money or power. To give and opinion, Cambodian employees prefer to follow the superiors’ opinion than against them.
Gift
Cambodians prefer to improve their English skills to enhance themselves to the internationally therefore, the English books, magazines or language tapes are popular to be the gifts for any business. Shoes and socks are unsuitable for the gifts because cultures they believe that the foot is the lowest of their body according to Buddhist cultures.
Moreover, green and red are popular for wrapping the gifts instead of white because Cambodians believe this color is the symbol of unlucky.
Other things about Cambodia
• Similar to other Asian countries, smiling or laughing is not illustrated only positive conditions such as happiness, agreement, etc. but it also includes negative conditions such as embarrassment. If you want to do business with Cambodians, to know the characteristics and cultures of Cambodia is recommended to avoid misunderstand interpreting.
• Generally, Cambodians usually polite and respect to the higher power in the society. This customs is trained and learned in the family first then expand to the society unconsciously for example; children have to obey their parents when they are at home and