Travel Tips

DO's

• "Mingalarbar" when meeting each other
• "U" (for male) in front of the names for adult persons
• "Daw" (for female) in front of the names for adult persons
• Wear decent clothes to the pagodas or monasteries
• Let the oldest be served first
• Show respect to monks, novices and nuns
• Offer articles with both hands
• Keep the feet on the ground
• Bend a bit when crossing close in front of the elders
• Dress and act decent
• Speak slowly and clearly
• Take your bag with you at the hotel
• Seek permission on retrieving an article above a person's head
  Bring some medicines to be safe
• Behave in a proper manner

DON'Ts

• Don't wear the shoes and shorts at the pagodas and monasteries
• Don't sit with back against Buddha Image
• Don't offer to shake hands with a monk
• A woman should not touch a monk
• Avoid being a nuisance when taking photograph
• Don't handle Buddha Images or sacred object with disrespect
• Don't keep Buddha Images or sacred objects in inappropriate places
• Don't step on a monk's shadow
• Don't touch anybody on the head
• Don't touch a woman on any part of the body
• Don't point a finger straight in the face
• Don't step over any part of the person
• Don't gamble
• Don't go where you are advised not to go
• Avoid use trafficking, handling, procession of Narcotic drugs