1. When shaking hands or handing over something, do so with your right hand, while touching your right elbow with your left hand.
2. Tatoos are a sign of bravery: men have them made at the age of 13 years old.
3. Longyis are worn by men and women. They must be ankle-lenght. Men are allowed to wear them shorter if they´re playing some kind of sport or working.
4. Every man has to go into the Buddhist monestary for a minimum period of two months at least twice in their lives, as novices, before they are in their twenties and as adults.
4. Every man has to go into the Buddhist monestary for a minimum period of two months at least twice in their lives, as novices, before they are in their twenties and as adults.
5. Burma is the country of the readers. Everybody is always reading everything, newspapers, books, magazines, comics...
6. In Mandalay, the first version of King kong was being shown in the cinema.
7. There is an undying respect for elders.
6. In Mandalay, the first version of King kong was being shown in the cinema.
7. There is an undying respect for elders.
8. Nobody would get married unless they go first to the astrologer.
9. Don´t point your feet at anybody or anything. It´s extremely rude. Feet are the lowest and dirtiest part of the body.
9. Don´t point your feet at anybody or anything. It´s extremely rude. Feet are the lowest and dirtiest part of the body.
1o. Don´t touch anybody on the head. The head is the temple of the body.
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