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Travel Tips
25
Jun
2015
Do's & Don't in Myanmar
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