4. POPULATION OF MYANMAR
Population of Myanmar
has around more than
60 million.
Ethnicity: 135
Official: Kachin
Kayah
Kayin
Chin
Mon
Bamar
Rakhine
Shan
12. MYANMAR FESTIVAL
We also have various of festival by
season and month such as Summer
season (Thingyan), Raining season
(Buddha Land Day), Winter season
(Katangpoi or Dasoungdai).
14. MYANMAR GREATING
Mingalaba (Hi, Hello)
min glaa naa neh Khin ba (Good morning)
min glaa nae laa khin ba (Good afternoon)
min glaa nya nay khin ba (Good evening)
min glaa nya chan ba (Good night)
15. CONVERSATION
nay kaung ba tha lar (How are you?)
Nay Kaung ba tha
Person Q: How is your family? min mee taa zoo
gaw beh loo leh?
Person A: They are doing fine, thank you. Jj zoo
beh, aa kong loo ney kawn jaa ba deh
16. BURMESE LOOKS AT OR THINKS ABOUT THAI
Migrant worker
Business
Visitor
17. MIGRANT
They are
uneducated person
work as lowest class (cleaner, housekeeper)
low pay
18. VISITOR
many interesting place to visit
want to visit “Wat Phra Keao”
health system
amazing Thailand
shopping
Thai culture
Thai festival
19. TABOO WHEN DOING BUSINESS OR BEFRIEND WITH BURMESE
Touching women in the office
Respect elder and religion
Be aware of elder when you have meal
Time
Friendly
Present or gift
20. DO AND DON’T
Do remove your shoes and socks before entering religious
buildings, compounds, and
private homes.
Do bow your head slightly when passing elderly people as a sign of respect.
Do use your chin to point instead of your finger.
Do turn your head away from others before yawning as showing the inside of one’s
mouth is considered impolite.
Do give people things with both hands, which necessitates a respectful bending
forward
body pose.
Don’t turn the bottoms of your feet towards a Buddha statue.
Don’t touch a Burmese person, adult or child, on the head.
Don’t initiate conversations about Burmese politics.
Don’t sit at the head of the table unless you are the senior person.
21. Do remove your shoes and socks before entering
religious buildings, compounds, and private
homes.
22. Do bow your head slightly when passing elderly people as a
sign of respect.
23. Do turn your head away from others before yawning as
showing the inside of one’s mouth is considered impolite.
24. Do give people things with both hands, which necessitates a
respectful bending forward body pose.
25. Don’t turn the bottoms of your feet towards a Buddha statue.
28. Don’t sit at the head of the table unless you
are the senior person.
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