The Other 'customs' of International Meetings: Protocol :Airlines

For example, responding to questions from a Japanese meeting planning team, one U.S. hotel sales executive said, â??No problem,â? which was interpreted as â??No, there is a problem.â? The hotel lost the business. ... In the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, and Australia, promptness is appreciated. However, in Southern Europe (Spain, Italy, Greece), most of the Mediterranean, and Arabian Gulf Countries, a meeting may be scheduled for 2 p.m. and actually begin ...