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Originally Posted by nikke
These tips are general but worth reviewing. I have some to add as well:
When you walk into a room acknowledge people and say 'Saludos' or 'Buenos Dias/Tardes/Noches' and make eye contact with people. You will be surprised how often you will bump into the same people sometimes and it just shows that you are respectful.
Along that line if you go to someone's house make sure you greet everyone, try to shake hands or if you feel comfortable give the women a kiss on the cheek. A Dominican told me that if you are the one entering the room or passing someone in their gate on the street you should be the one saying hello. It can't hurt.
Use Usted when first meeting someone you don't know, whether they are old or young, or you can call an older man woman Don or Dona for respect.
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Don't use "Usted" for young people, it looks stupid, and never, never use the word "Don" without following it with the name of the person you are talking to or about, otherwise it becomes a disgusting slang or at best sound confusing.