Establishing a personal connection is very essential, since in many decisions, business or otherwise, individual relations precede other aspects involved in making decisions.

Azerbaijani humour, for the most part, is not of the sarcastic or ironic kind.

These people were forbidden from discussing or involving themselves in politics, always told to leave the subject to others, therefore they still feel that politics is a subject to be avoided.

The current government in Azerbaijan Republic is not as democratic as western countries, although it has a constitution.

Eye contact is not as essential as it is North America.

Smiling beyond a moderate smile could also have a negative effect, since when a smile expands to look like laughter, it has quite a different meaning.