Shops sell the latest Western goods including clothes, cosmetics, furniture and electrical appliances. Handshaking is the normal form of greeting. It is acceptable to give a small gift, particularly if invited home for a meal. As far as dress is concerned, casual dress is suitable for daytime wear, except in main towns where dress tends to be rather formal. Smarter hotels and restaurants often require guests to dress for dinner.
Smoking is common and acceptable unless specified otherwise.
It is not necessary to tip taxi-drivers.