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Bill Gates triggered a media uproar with a 'disrespectful' one-handed shake upon meeting the new South Korean president. What should Bill Gates have done? Global etiquette can be tricky. Just ask Bill Gates.
The Microsoft chairman (who is also co-chair of one of the world's biggest charitable organizations) is no stranger to international travel or meeting heads of state. But, on Monday, when he shook hands with South Korea's first female president, Park Geun-hye, Gates made a serious faux pas, which resulted in a cultural kerfuffle. Gates shook her hand with just one hand. In South Korea, and much of Asia, that's only done in casual settings, with good friends. To top it off, Gates had his left hand in his pocket, signaling his superiority. <...> The proper way to show respect would have been for Gates to clasp the South Korean leader's hand with both of his hands.
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South Korean President Park Geun-hye shaking hands with Microsoft founder Bill Gates before their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul
Photo: YONHAP/AFP/Getty Images
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Несколько лет назад я поместил у себя советы, следуя которым, можно если не стать корейцем, то сладить с ним. О том, как не должен вести себя, общаясь с корейцами, американец, и наоборот, что не стоит делать корейцу, общаясь с американцами, в шутливой форме рассказывается в книжке "Ugly Koreans Ugly Americans" (Сеул, изд-во "Мин Бёнчхоль сэнхваль ёнъо", 2003). Как-то писал о ней.
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