| Do's |
| When you pass through in front of an elder people lower your head a little bit to show respect. |
| Put of your footwears when you are entering religious ediffies live the pagoda precincts and monasteries. |
| Give due respect to the monks although you are not Buddhist. |
| When you are going to yawn or caugh turn your face sidewards. |
| When you get to molest others involunterily, say "gadows" twice, as a gesture of asking pardon. |
| Try to suppress your anger towards a younger one. |
| Make priar to admit what you don't know. |
| Make ready to admit what you don't know. |
| Say greeting words heartily. |
| Pay respect to those people who are semior to you by age or by rank. |
| Try to acknowledge the benevolence of others. |
| Smill heartily when it needs you. |
| Make friends with you neighbours. |
| Take your meal only after elder person has taken first, or leave the top past of the food for him and then start taking. |
| Keep the younger ones on the safe side when you walk together. |
| If you are going to talk about unauspecious things, you should begin the sentence with "Powa! gold house, and silver house, ", to wipeout evils. |
| If you are going to talk about or suggest posible mishap, you should begin the sentences with "Please may it not happen here." |
| If you are going to talk about or suggest shameful thing you should request. |
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| Don'ts |
| Do not spit in front of the elderly people. |
| Do not stride or cross over the elederly people who are sitting. |
| Do not enter mpo the covered floor wearing shoes or slippers. |
| Do not wear the hat in the house, except gaungpaung. |
| Do not snage nor use tooth-picks without covering with your palm. |
| Do not critisize nor disgrace infront of the strangers. |
| Do not meddle in the family matters. |
| Do not try to borrow anything from a guest. |
| Do not praise your own talent or wisdom. |
| Do not give anything to the elder people with only one hand. |
| Do not ask the income of the other person. |
| Do not else bluntry the age of a woman folle. |
| Do not rappass the private apartment of others. |
| Do not look over the letter the other people are reading. |
| Do not be so fussy when you are a guest. |
| Do not touch the head of the older people. |
| Do not reject any visiter at your door if he is not endangering you. |
| Do not go abreast with the teacher; follow him. |
| Do not accept what you are not deserved. |
| Do not sit at the head of the place unless you are elder me among. |
| Do not give the berive as a apresent; ask for the gatherings a tohen poies. |
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