Etiquette in Asia

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Etiquette in Asia varies greatly from country to country as in other parts of the world, although certain actions may appear to be the same. There are no articles on etiquette rules, or any list of carelessness, that can be complete. Because the perceptions of behavior and actions vary, intercultural competence is essential. However, the lack of knowledge about customs and expectations of Asians can make good-natured people seem rude, stupid, or worse.

Asian etiquettes are often described in terms of "respect", "courtesy" and "devotion", and are heavily influenced by Chinese culture.

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Bangladesh

Usually giving money as a gift is considered rude except as a wedding gift in an elaborate envelope. It is considered a bad form to open a gift in front of the giver.

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Brunei

Etiquette in Brunei is similar to that in Malaysia

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China

Eating is the dominant aspect of Chinese culture, and eating out is one of the most common ways to honor guests, socialize, and deepen friendships. Proper etiquette is very important for the traditional Chinese, who feel courteous inviting good luck.

Generally, Chinese etiquette is very similar to that in other East Asian countries such as Korea and Japan, with some exceptions. In most traditional Chinese food, dishes are shared communally. Although square and rectangular tables are used for small groups of people, round tables are preferred for large groups. There is a special seating order for each formal dinner, based on seniority and organizational hierarchy. Honor seats, reserved for the host or the eldest person, usually in the middle facing east or facing the entrance.

Since chopsticks are used instead of forks and knives, there are many rules about handling the right chopsticks:

• Do not let chopsticks stick straight up on a plate, because Chinese habits leave such dishes for the dead, and visual similarities by burning incense to the dead.
• In most restaurants, there are a pair of chopsticks serving communal (??, gongkuai) special for shared dishes only, not for personal use.
• Chopsticks should be treated as an extension of a person's finger. It is rude to use it to point to others or wave chopsticks around.

In most Chinese restaurants, no tip is required unless it is explicitly posted.

Tea is almost always provided, well before visitors are seated or shortly thereafter. A "thank you" verbal (??? xiexie ) should be offered to the server to pour tea.

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India

Etiquette in India has much in common with South and Southeast Asian neighbors, but there are exceptions found throughout the country.

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Indonesia

It is important to understand that Indonesia is a vast tropical country of vast islands with a very diverse culture. Each of these Indonesian ethnic groups has their own culture, traditions and language. Each of them can embrace a different religion that has their own rules. These combinations make Indonesia a complex mix of traditions that may vary from place to place. Indonesia shares many points of etiquette with other Southeast Asian countries. Since Indonesia has a Muslim majority population, some etiquette points in the Middle East also apply. Here are some key points of Indonesian ethics:

• It is important to consider the dignity of others. Humiliating or humiliating people in public is considered very harsh.
• Always use your right hand, while shaking hands, offering gifts, handing or receiving something, eating, pointing or generally touching others.

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Malaysia

• Disrespectful wearing shoes inside the house. People will usually take off their shoes outside the house and leave them near the door.
• When shaking a parent's hand (such as a parent, grandparent or teacher), a younger person is expected to touch the top of the palm of a parent's hand with the tip of their nose or forehead to express respect. This is similar to kissing the hand, but only using the tip of the nose or forehead, not the lips. This is generally done by Malays or Malaysian Muslims as a sign of respect. It is considered rude not to "greet" someone whether they are visiting you or vice versa.
• It is considered inappropriate to show affection (like kissing) that couples or couples in public because it does not show decency and piety.
• Usually people eat with the right hand.
• When handing something to people, use your right hand or both hands. Not your left hand.
• Girls should dress modestly and not wear open clothes.
• Malays, Malaysian and Malaysian Malaysians all struggle to maintain a "face" and avoid embarrassment in both public and private situations. The face can disappear by publicly criticizing, humiliating, doing something embarrassing to groups or individuals, showing anger at others. Faces can be kept calm and polite, using non-verbal communication to say "no" etc.
• You call people a little older than you "kak" (to a girl, meaning sister) and "brother" (to boy, mean brother), "sister" to someone who younger than you (male or female) female, meaning younger sibling) or to a person much older than you, or a person married to "makcik" (aunty) or "pakcik" (uncle) children. It is highly respectful to call people by that name rather than the name given, even if they are not related to you.
• When greeting a Malaysian ruler or member of the royal family, you must press both palms of your hands together before you while bending slightly to show respect.
• It is also important to call others according to their honorification. For example, one should summon a teacher as "Cikgu" and "Datuk" to someone who is given a title of honor by a head of state. If unsure, it is better to call a man as "Encik" (Tuan), and a woman as "Puan" (Miss or Miss), or "Cik" (Miss).
• The head is considered sacred and should not be touched by hand.
• Legs are symbolically symbolic and should not be used to designate someone or something, and the soles of the feet should not be directly exposed to others while sitting on the floor.
• Please point someone using your thumb. It is rude to appoint someone with a finger in Malaysia.
• To call someone, one downward motion with the palm facing the ground. It is rude to call someone with a palm.
• Never say "Oi!" when calling someone.
• When talking to an older person, boss or teacher, one should refrain from using the informal pronouns "I" (me) and "you" (you) and instead use "me". Using "me" and "you" in conversations with parents and teachers is a sign of impoliteness, because speakers act as if they treat them equally.

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Japanese

Japanese customs and etiquette can be very complex and demanding. The knowledge that non-Japanese who perform faux action fit from experience can not fail to compensate for the negative emotional response felt by some Japanese when their expectations in terms of etiquette are not met.

• Business cards must be given and received with both hands. It is hoped that the cards will soon be checked and admired, then placed on the table in front of the recipient during the meeting. After the meeting, the card must be kept with respect and should not be placed in the back pocket. You do not have to write on business cards. If you want to be taken seriously in a business meeting, you must have a business card. When you pull it out, they must be on the card holder - not just out of your pocket.
• It is a mistake to receive a prize when it is first offered and the giver is expected to offer it multiple times (usually 3 times). Gifts are generally not opened in the presence of the giver.
• In greeting or thanking others, it may be insulting if the lesser person is not subject to lower than others. However, strangers are rarely expected to bow. The rate and duration of an arc depends on status, age and other factors.
• Pouring soy sauce onto rice is considered unusual.
• It seldom pours your own drink in the social environment. Generally an individual will offer to pour a companion drink and a friend, in return, will pour individual drinks. Although if one of you drinks from bottle to glass and the other drinks only from a glass, it's fine to pour yourself because otherwise you will wait a long time.
• Blowing a person's nose in public is carelessness. Also, Japanese do not use their handkerchiefs for hanakuso , which is literally translated as "nasal droppings".
• For women, not wearing cosmetics or bras can be considered unprofessional or expressive of neglecting the situation.
• Although many Japanese are soft with strangers in this regard, it is a reckless not to use polite and respectful language when speaking in Japanese with someone who has a higher social status. Japanese "san" can be used when speaking English but is never used when referring to yourself. Japanese family names before being named but often reverse the order for Westerners' interests.
• The smile or laughter of Japanese people can mean that they feel nervous or uncomfortable, and not always happy.
• Tipping is considered rude and rarely done in Japan except in certain cases, such as giving your surgeon a tip for surgery, when visiting a high-end ryokan, or when dealing with home movers. Consult the locals to make sure what is appropriate. If you can not be bothered to wait for a change, it's ok to tell the taxi driver to keep it.
• In the Japanese cremation ritual, relatives take bones from ash with chopsticks, and two relatives can then hold the same bone pieces at the same time. This is the only chance that two people can accept to hold the same item at the same time as the chopsticks. At other times, holding anything with chopsticks by two people at the same time, including passing items from chopsticks to chopsticks, will remind everyone who witnessed this from the funeral of a close relative.

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Korean

• Number 4 is considered unlucky, so a gift should not be given in multiples of 4. Giving 7 items is considered lucky.
• Blowing someone's nose on the table, even though the food is spicy, somewhat offensive. If necessary, take a trip to the toilet or at least be very careful.
• In restaurants and bars, pouring your own drink is carelessness. Keep an eye on your neighbor's glass and fill it if they are empty; they will do the same. To avoid drinking too much, just leave the glass near full. When pouring the drink, hold the bottle in your right hand, put your left hand lightly on the forearm near the elbow.
• When someone with a higher social position significantly pours a drink for you, it is considered appropriate to turn away from that person when you drink it.
• Couple kissing in public is carelessness, because it does not look simple.
• See also Korean traditional table etiquette.

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Pakistan

In urban Sindh and in other parts of the country, men and women usually bow their heads and raise their hands to their foreheads to make a "adab" movement when greeting each other instead of shaking hands.

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Philippines

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