CULTURE AND TRADITIONS
  1. Celebrations
    1. Holidays, history, customer
    2. Personal, i.e., birthday, anniversary, etc.
    3. Greeting cards
  2. Cultural comparisons
  3. Clothing styles
  4. Smoking and NYS laws
  5. Male and female roles
    1. Traditional
    2. Contemporary
  6. Personal space
  7. Non-verbal communication
    1. Gestures
    2. Facial expression
    3. Stance/body position
  8. Formal written invitations
    1. RSVP
    2. Thank-you notes
  9. Dinner at an American’s house
  10. Funerals
    1. Funeral homes and visiting
    2. Condolences and helping out
    3. Funeral procession
    4. At the cemetary
  11. Weddings
    1. Ceremony
    2. Reception
    3. Appropriate gifts
    4. Language



CONSUMER ECONOMICS
  1. English vs. metric measurement systems
  2. Pricing
    1. Unit
    2. Sales
    3. Retail
    4. Factory outlets
  3. Advertising
  4. How to read and interpret a flyer/ circular/advertisement
  5. Contests, the lottery, OTB, chain letters
  6. Banks
    1. Financing
    2. Credit
    3. Mortgage
    4. Loans
    5. Credit cards
  7. Fraud
    1. Detection and prevention
    2. Reporting
    3. Getting your money back
  8. Major purchases, i.e., car, home
  9. Budgeting
  10. Garage and yard sales
  11. Junk mail
  12. Mail order

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