"Business dress is less formal than Westerners are
accustomed to at home."
This actually changes the further west from NYC you
travel in the U.S.
In NYC - three piece suits. Button-down shirt, tie,
khakis if it's for a picnic.
In the midwest - button-down shirt, khakis, sneakers.
In the southwest (NM, AZ, TX) - Jeans and a nice shirt.
Maybe khaki shorts.
West coast - your best jean cutoff shorts and rock
concert t-shirt.
San Francisco - T-shirt of whatever startup you are
working at right now. Most comfortable pair of sandals
you own, regardless of how they smell.
I interpret the first bullet point as: expect personal
questions and feel free to evade them.
I think you're being a bit thin-skinned. Generalities
are not definitive. Every business has a department that
is responsible for making sure that no client is
offended by "the company"... someone is just doing their
job. It's unfortunate that Itai Braun felt the need to
publicize it.
I thought everybody was Belgian in here... oh, well I
won't hold it against ye.
The dress code is really weird. feels like it was
written in the 70's.
Now I'm half thinking of a big Microsoft dialog box:
Do you wish to conduct business with this Israeli
company?
* Please read all instructions.....
...................................
Checkbox -> By reading and accepting this you realise
that I am inviting you out for dinner?
Accept | Cancel
It's interesting to get some insights into how things
are different over there, sometimes I feel like I have a
very isolated view of the world.