Myanmar Culture : BUS-363 Cross Culture Management

MYANMAR CULTURE23 NOVEMBER 2012Prepared by: Nang Hseng Noan (MO)

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CONTENT

1) Myanmar Profile 2) Ethnic People: 7+ Burman 3) Myanmar Culture: Greeting, Festival,

Food 4) Visiting Places: Famous places to visit 5) Do and Don’t in Myanmar 6) Basic Conversation 7) Q&A?

MYANMAR TERRITOARY

Myanmar share border with Bangladesh, Laos, Thailand and China.

POPULATION OF MYANMAR

Population of Myanmar has around more than 60 million.Ethnicity: 135 Official: Kachin

KayahKayinChinMonBamarRakhineShan

Ethnic custom

RELIGION

Buddhist Christianity Islam Hinduism Others

Occupation

Mostly the ethnic occupation is farmer, garden……

SHAN STATE

This are some of the place in Shan State that foreign are allowed to visit. Inley lake, Kakku, Keng Toung

PLACE TO VISIT

Kyaiktiyo

Bagan

Shwedagon Pagoda

Mandalay

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).

Myanmar Food

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)

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

BURMESE LOOKS AT OR THINKS ABOUT THAI

Migrant worker Business Visitor

MIGRANT

They are uneducated person work as lowest class (cleaner,

housekeeper) low pay

VISITOR

many interesting place to visit want to visit “Wat Phra Keao” health system amazing Thailand shopping Thai culture Thai festival

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

DO AND DON’T

Do remove your shoes and socks before entering religious buildings, compounds, andprivate 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’smouth is considered impolite.Do give people things with both hands, which necessitates a respectful bending forwardbody 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.

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 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 an elder person on the head.

Don’t initiate conversations about Myanmar politics. (before)

Don’t sit at the head of the table unless you are the senior person.

REFERENCE

1. Bravo (2008). . Retrieved November 23, 2012 from http://www.myanmarbravo.com/myanmar-culture/myanmar-novitiation-ceremony.html

2. Shan Culture (2011). . Retrieved November 23, 2012 from http://shanculture.blogspot.com/

3. Heritage Travels & Tours (2010). . Retrieved November 23, 2012 from http://www.myanmarheritagetravel.com/inle.htm

4. (2010). Retrieved November 23, 2012 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Burma

5. (2008). Burmese Cultural Orientation. Retrieved November 23, 2012 from, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

6. Shan Yoma Travel & Tours Company Limited, . Retrieved Month Date, from, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Web site: http://www.exploremyanmar.com/myanmar/ygnshwedagon.htm

Question and Answer Open discussion

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