MYANMAR IN A NUTSHELL
Explore the Golden Land
CULTURE & OTHER INFORMATION
STRAY DOG
Stray dogs can be seen mostly in the every townships. For dog lovers, they see them as the living beings who feel the hunger, pain and fear. So they feed them by in many ways. But for some people who don't like dogs, they are threat for their safety.
FAMILY
In the family, father is the one kind of leading role and mother act as the controller.In the previous years, the husband earn the money but mostly wifes have to duty to looking at the children. Now then, change in social styles , both parents are working. So there's become pros and cons in each family.Some family live with relatives but some are not.
BODY LANGUAGE
Making 'Tsk Tsk' sound form mouth to call someone or to call waiter in resturant (to order something)
EATING HABIT
A traditional meal is served with rice and tea. Breakfast is generally eaten between 6:30am and 7:30am and often consists of rice or soup.
Lunch is generally eaten between 12:00noon and 1:00pm. Many people eat out, grabbing a quick meal or snack such as a bowl of noodles or curry and rice.
Dinner is generally eaten between 6:00pm and 7:00pm. The main meal of the day, it is generally an informal meal with meat or fish, rice and is similar to lunch except often more dishes are served. Main dishes made at home, include a variety of curries, stir fried dishes and soups.
PRIVACY
Privacy is not an issue in this country. Just don't peep into girls' rooms.
DRESS CODE
People who are attending the university or working in the public office, those need to have to wear the Myanmar Traditional .
For male, they wear the "Tike-Pon" and " Longgyi".
For female, they wear "Yin-Phone" and "Hta-Main".
But some wear the free style like as international style according the social culture change.
POLLUTION
Air Population= 83.65
Drinking water pollution and inaccessibility= 73
Dirty and Untidy= 96.59
Noise and light pollution=42.71
Water pollution= 75
Dissatisfaction with green and parks in the city=80.21
CLEANLINESS
Cleanliness is low in some parts of the city. Some people tends to throw trash on the street and since there's no specific law, it's hard to control people not to throw trash on the streets.
STAYING HEALTHY
In Myanmar, there are many healthy foods and can available fresh vegetables and meats in everywhere.But some of the street foods are not suitable for some of the foreigners because they can cause stomach problems.