Things not to do in Mongolia
Suggested list of Things not to do in Mongolia Nomadic is governed by many social cultural frame-works, the three basic you should focus on are that it is: • Social cultural oriented society; Honorific and not so much civil society as such in cities • Male oriented society; however, honoring a child is honoring a family DON’T • Let a post or fence come between you if you are walking with Mongolians • Whistle inside a ger or house belonging to a Mongolian • Let your feet point in the direction of the altar /northern area/ when sitting in a ger • Let people walk over your outstretched legs • Tread on the threshold of the ger when you walk over it • Lean against a support column furniture or wall of the ger • Stamp out a fire or put water or any rubbish on it; fire is sacred • Walk in front of an older person • Turn your back to the alter and religious objects at the back of the ger • Touch other people’s hats • Have long conversations in your own language in front of hosts who don’t understand it • Point a knife in the direction of any one • Pass anything to a Mongolian with just two fingers • Take food from a plate with your left hand • Ignore hot tea that has been serve to you, sip it immediately while it is hot • Wave you sleeve as it is a mark of protest or extend the little finger of your hand, as this is a sign of disrespect |
