Tucson, Ariz.'s Laid-Back Business Style Confuses Some Outsiders.

By Becky Pallack, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 15--To outsiders, the Old Pueblo style of doing business may seem lax -- sometimes shockingly so. That's particularly true when Tucsonans travel outside our business-casual borders and try to cut a deal wearing flip-flops in a sea of tweed.

"Our relaxed, Tucson way of doing business can offend some people," said Marilyn Pincus, local author of "Everyday Business Etiquette."

"The things that set business etiquette apart from what our parents taught us a