Eating is one of the most essential means of communication and entertainment in Asia. Meals, etiquette and many courses have significant meanings and you should make a special effort to know and understand. If you are uncomfortable in a certain situation feel free to ask your host. They do not your questions as embarrassing but as evidence of respect and concern for their culture.
Invitation by a host of Asia
- Invitations should be recognized regardless of decline or accept.
- Never came too soon, be on time or a little late. Exception: The Chinese weddings are always delayed!
- If you do not know what to wear for a formal invitation and / or a special occasion and it is not indicated on the invitation, ask your host.
- Wear modest clothing when they are guests in a Muslim home.
- A Thank you word is sufficient, but a phone call a day later is greatly appreciated. The flowers are a western custom and are either sent before the event or the next day.
Inviting a guest from Asia
- Keep your dog locked up as Muslims are not in contact with dogs. Chinese are often afraid of dogs.
- Respect the other months of fast of Ramadan when calling your house.
- Muslims are not allowed to drink alcohol. If you receive an unexpected guest you need to serve drinks.
- Learn about dietary restrictions when inviting them for lunch or dinner. Muslims must eat halal meaning food and drink punished by Allah for consumption. Examples of Haram (forbidden) food are pork, alcohol, the shortening of lard, animal shortening, gelatin, pepsin, monoglycerides, animal hormones didlyceride example. if emulsifiers of animal origin.
- Your guests may be vegetarian or not allowed to eat pork (Muslims) or beef (Hindu). The safest choice is fish, chicken and vegetables.
To Chinese style dining
- Chinese dinners are a lively affair with lots of laughter and shared flat. Diners eat quickly and leave the table early for another location.
- Your hosts will be happy to explain food and traditions in relation to the meals served and warn you about spicy dishes. It is fashionable to praise the food.
- You are not expected to be a master of eating with chopsticks and may ask for a fork and a spoon instead.
- Guest China will put food on the plate or if you want to reciprocate, you must turn your chopsticks and use the other end.
- Dropping chopsticks is a sign of bad luck and you should not stick the chopsticks in place in a bowl of rice and never cross each other.
- The food is transferred from one dish to another by spoonfuls.
- Do not take the last food of flat unless invited to do so.
- The bones are removed from your mouth with chopsticks, if possible.
Dining Indian Muslims and Style
- When invited by the Muslims Hindus and wait until you are invited to start eating and drinking.
- Only use the right hand. Use the spoon to serve you when you use the center.
- It is customary to start eating rice when the first meal begins.
- You are not allowed to serve food to others with your own utensils.
- When you eat with your fingers (eg style banana leaf) to take a small amount with the tip of your fingers only.
- You may switch to the dish with your left hand over your right when your right hand is dirty.
- Bars The glasses can be lifted with your left hand as well.
- You will be offered a finger bowl at the end of each meal, to clean your fingers, which should not be licked.
Gifts / Taboo gifts and colors of wrapping paper Asia
Buddhist / Taoist (Chinese, for example, Thais, Indians, Indonesians, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Koreans)
The rules and taboos
Give gifts in pairs, silver and flowers come in even numbers.
The white flowers are taboo.
Colors of wrapping paper
Happy times: red, gold
Funeral: white, blue, black.
Wedding Gifts
No scissors, knives, clocks, tissues. Gift certificates and money in a red envelope.
Gifts for babies and mothers
The stork / heron is the symbol of death in Chinese culture.
Muslims (eg, Malays, Indonesians, Indians)
The rules and taboos
Alcohol, cigarettes, ashtrays, wine glasses, scissors, knives, underwear, sleepwear, articles of leather or pork.
The colors of wrapping paper
Pinned: Red (Love) Green (religion)
Wedding gifts
Decorative or functional items.
Gifts for babies and mothers
Colorful dresses and jackets. No dog toy.
Hindus (Indians, Sri Lankans, Filipinos)
Rules / Taboos
Sweets, chocolate fruit
Taboos: no cow products, ashtrays, knives, wine glasses, alcohol, cigarettes or white flowers
Colors wrapping paper
Red, gold, green and all the bright colors
Wedding gifts
Decorative or functional items.
Gifts for babies and mothers
Gold jewelry or colorful clothes
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