socio cultural environment in belgium
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Socio-cultural environment in Belgium
Basic details about BelgiumCapital: City of Brussels or
BrusselsDialling code: +32ISO code: BELCurrency: EuroOfficial languages:French, Dutch, GermanNeighbouring countries: France, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg
Basic details to be known to start up a business
• Family structure• Festival Seasons• Holidays• Customs• Etiquette• Preferable product like
carpet, chocolate, beer etc.
• Cost of living• Tourist and travel
• Educational and career related knowledge
• Traditional belief• Clothing in traditional and
business environment• Food culture• Taboos• Telecommunication&
hospitality• GDP, NNP,PCI, Export import
relationship
Family Structure in Belgium
Light festival in Belgium
Beer festival in Belgium
Customs and Etiquettes
Major products of Belgium
Video of scope in chocolate industry and chocolate making video…
Education and Career Background
Traditional Belgian outfit
Frock
Casual Clothing (Female)
Casual Clothing and Accessories
Food culture
Cultural Taboos of Belgians
Behaviours to avoid:
• Addressing people from the outset by their first name
• Making extravagant physical gestures (backslapping, hugging, etc.)
• Talking with your hands in your pockets
• Pointing with the index finger• Chewing gum or spitting in public• Asking personal or intimate
questions
Discussion topics to avoid:
• What people earn• Their political affiliations (avoid
politics altogether!)• Community issues (Flemish
identity, Walloon dependency on Flemish bail-outs, etc.)
• Religion• Racial minorities• Dress, appearance or weight
Cost of living and Money& Banking
Cost of Living of Belgians• Credit cards are widely used and accepted in Belgium, VISA is
the most popular card, but MasterCard will also be accepted in most outlets. American Express and Diners Club are not as widely accepted.
• On Mondays to Fridays the majority of the banks are open from 9am to 12pm and after a break, open again from 2pm to 4pm. Some banks are also open on Saturdays for a few hours in the morning and some have one day a week were they have late opening after 4pm.
• Belgium has the largest number of bank branches per head in the world. Furthermore, electronic banking has become quite common within recent years. It is possible to complete most banking transactions using an ATM or online banking application.
Telecommunication and Health Care
Tourist and Travel
Belgium with other nations
Belgian Football Team
Thank You
Presented by
• Tanmayee.T• Sairah Begum• Deepika.V• Sashmitha• Shravanthi.G• Dharshini• Diya Chandok• Sri Darshini.R• Sandya• Vaishnavi.S