Getting to know strange habits about Asian people
This post is most defenitely not meant as a negative one about al the things I see and about all the things I sometimes wonder…. sometimes irritates me….gets me laughing out loud….or just surprises me to the max 🙂
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Mostly they are very polite, they don’t dare to say no, even if it’s no
If they don’t know direction they will show you one anyway
They think every bit of walking is far, you should take a taxi or tuktuk..
Every walk takes about half an hour or more
And how often you will have bad luck 🙂
In Asia they eat three, four or five times a day the same dish
Dosa, Roti, Naan or what ever. It tastes all delicious!!
They always use both hands to give or recieve money, out of respect
They chew on betel nut and talk with their mouth full of red juice so you can’t understand them anymore
They cough, gorgel and burb with no restriction in public
When they ask you if you want something to drink they gesture this with there thumb against their lips, hand as making the thumbs up
If they count on their fingers they start at their pinky, we always start with our dumb…
They don’t have that feeling of personal space and will almost sit on your lap in busses or lean against you when waiting in line
Getting to know strange habits about Asian people
Sharing seats, 15 persons in mini van 🙂 (Sumatra – Indonesia)
My neighbour in a crowded Myanmar bus, isn’t that just great?
Almost all woman wear dresses. Most of the men do too
Where small change is sometimes replaced by some candy
Two candy to make it Rs 80 🙂
Getting to know strange habits about Asian people
Where al men, in India, have mustaches as big as they can
In the streets of Jodhpur
They mostly have shoes that are to big or either to small for them
In India if they drink out of a bottle they don’t touch the bottle
In India people waggle there head to say Yes. It is an in between yes/no for western people, can be very confusing.
The Chinese in Malaysia they don’t help you carry luggage to your hotelroom..
Chinese Hotel in Penang, Malaysia
Where you see signs that says you can not spit the betelnut juice on the floor
Where you see signs that shows you how to use the western toilet
Where you see signs that you can not take a bomb with you on a plane
Where you see signs that you can not take pickles with you on a plane
Getting to know strange habits about Asian people
Where they spend a lot of time in temples and on rituals
Buddhist at Melaka, Malaysia
Hindu temple in KL, Malaysia
And where people would like me on their picture 🙂
As well as I would them!!
On Papanasam beach, Varkala, Kerala – India
On the pier of Calicut, India with a whole schoolclass of children and their teachers 🙂
Getting to know strange habits about Asian people
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When you travel a lot you can sometimes loose your path…
Read about that time I lost it…
Jacomijn is een politieagent uit Nederland die jou graag laat zien hoe je veilig, actief en gezond de wereld kan over reizen. Safe and Healthy travel is a MUST
