If you make a proposal to someone from another country who is not familiar with the way your country conducts business, you need to be prepared to address the following types of questions:
Why do we need that?
Culture and Customs - The culture of a country or the business customs conducted there can impact the price of an offering. The reason that a cost for an activity in one country could be more than in another country is that certain customs are observed in the other country. For example, it might be customary that staff recieve their breakfast, lunch and dinner paid for by the company using them. Whereas in the other country, the staff are responsible for paying for their own meals.

What is this for?
Be prepared to explain the reason something has been added to complete a task. For example, Japan is an earthquake prone country, so you might add the cost of insurance to a particular task, which normally not included in a proposal that your customer receives in their country because their country does not have earthquakes.

Why do you need this person?
If you are proposing to use a celebrity from your country, your customer most likely will not know the celebrity nor will they understand the value the celebrity brings. So you must be prepared, especially with Westerners, to show data that supports your suggestion. For example, how many popular television programs or movies has the celebrity appeared in. What other foreign countries is the celebrity known in. If the celebrity has appeared in anything in your customer’s country, be prepared to show that. Fo example, “He had a minor appearance in Hollywoods hit movie blah-blah-blah.”

How something is done
Sometimes the way something is done in one country is different than how it is done in another country. For example, trains are often used in and around Tokyo because cars are expensive and traffic will most likely make the trip longer. So this could effect the timing and/or the expense described in your proposal. Another example is how something is prepared for like setting up a stage which could be due to union rules. Whatever the reason, be prepared to explain it.

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As a non-native English speaker, what does “How would you like to settle your bill?” mean? Or “How are you paying for this?”

These are questions meaning, How will you pay for something you purchased/bought?

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In business, you might here the phrase “ironing out” which refers to solving some problems either in a business plan or a negotiation. Here is an example of how to use it:

Tom: So, how is the negotiation going?
John: It is proceeding as planned, although we do have a few issues to iron out.

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When someone uses the phrase “buzz word“, it is referring to something that is currently popular to say or write.

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The word late fee refers to the money charged for not paying a bill by the date it is due. In Japanese it is chiri-en-kin 遅延料金（ちえんりょうきん）.

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