- Address colleagues with "Namaste" for the first and last meeting of the day. Hands pressed together at the neutral chest level, with a slight bowing of the head. No hand shaking unless initiated by Nepalese colleague. And then one should ask after the health of a colleague and his/her family.
- Supervisors may be addressed as ’sir’ or ’madam’. "Ji" can be added to the end of a name to show respect: "nancy-ji". This can be used for elders and professors or government officials. In the workplace, once relationships have been built the family references may also be used in place of names: "didi" - older sister, "bahini" - younger sister, "dai" - older brother, "bai" - younger brother.
- If a name is not known then these names can be used respectfully to ask a question.
- Most Nepalese will expect you to directly ask "what is your name?" and will give you a name that they prefer to be called. This should be followed.
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