On Culture Clash, Dry Humor...Business Down Under...Monday Work Etiquette #4

I continue my Monday Work Etiquette Bits with elements gleaned from Business is No Breeze (Etiquette: Australia) by Virginia Marsh (in 'Global Traveler', today's FT).
 
After reading the piece, it seems that business in Australia means you tell it as it is, no fudging around (beating around the bush would be a cheap shot).
Ladies get a kiss (or two) on the cheek which for a Frenchman is not foreign.