• Do shake hands when meeting people.

• Do stand up when greeting others.

• When you finished from your Arabic cup of coffee, do shake your cup from side to side to let your host know that you don’t wish to drink more. If more coffee desired, then simply hold your cup out to the person carrying the coffee pot.

• Do accept when your host offers Arabic coffee to you, as coffee is an important cultural symbol of hospitality, simultaneously extended and accepted as an act of reciprocated good will.

• Do round your taxi fare to the nearest tenth when paying your driver.

• Do haggle merchants when shopping. (Except for those shops with fixed prices).

• Do dress conservatively.

• Do be aware that Arabs tend to stand a fraction of distance closer when conversing.

Don'ts

• Don't interrupt, or pass in front of a Muslim who may be praying in public place.

• Don't dress provocatively; shorts are rarely worn by either sex.

• Don’t panic if an acquaintance "pecks" you on the cheeks when greeting you, as an Arabs have traditionally kissed each other on both cheeks as a warm gesture of welcome and affection.

• Don't feel uncomfortable if your host insists on "overfeeding" you during a meal, as Arabs traditionally view food as an important symbol of hospitality, generosity, and good will the more the better.

• Don't feel that you are requested to tip your taxi driver, as tipping a scenario is not necessary, but certainly.