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Character Traits and Values of Myanmar

The document discusses character traits of the Burmese people of Myanmar. Some of the key traits described include: 1. Friendliness - Burmese people are very friendly and welcoming to foreigners, with a genuine interest in others. 2. Helpfulness - They are ready to help others in need, even if they don't speak much English. 3. Patience - Burmese have a patient nature, understanding that things take time, like crops growing slowly. They are accommodating to people and life. The document provides examples of positive traits but notes some perceived negative traits include disregarding queues, rules, and a lack of time consciousness.

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Character Traits and Values of Myanmar

The document discusses character traits of the Burmese people of Myanmar. Some of the key traits described include: 1. Friendliness - Burmese people are very friendly and welcoming to foreigners, with a genuine interest in others. 2. Helpfulness - They are ready to help others in need, even if they don't speak much English. 3. Patience - Burmese have a patient nature, understanding that things take time, like crops growing slowly. They are accommodating to people and life. The document provides examples of positive traits but notes some perceived negative traits include disregarding queues, rules, and a lack of time consciousness.

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Character Traits and Values of Myanmar

Character Traits of The Burmese


Myanmar, like all people, displays their own special traits of character. Myanmar means the Bamar, Kachin,
Kayah, Chin, Mon, Rakhine and Shan major indigenous peoples and all the minor ones. They have developed the
same tone and temper of character as each other. It is also one of the most beautiful places in the world to visit.
The Burmese people are very friendly and gentle, with a simple way of life that will stay with you for years after
your visit. Let's find out more specific characteristics of them as below.

1.Friendliness

Myanmar people are friendly and are especially


ready with a warm smile to welcome a foreign person.
They have a genuine interest in a person as a person,
not out of curiosity but from fellow-feeling. This
feeling is reinforced by the notion generally held that
people meet in this life because they had been friends
in a previous life and that now is the chance to renew
old friendships. Thus, any meeting of people starts
from the basis of friendly feeling.

2.Helpfulness

Myanmar people exhibit a readiness to help. They


may not articulate the question, “May I help you?”. They
do not wish to be considered as interfering. But they
stand by and are ready to step forward with a helping
hand if asked. So do not hesitate to ask for help whenever
you need it. They may not speak much English but most will understand what you want.

3.Patience
Myanmar people are willing to wait patiently for
something to happen. Not many generations away,
perhaps only one, from the agricultural rhythm of the
fields, they understand that things take time to grow
and ripen. A saying on patience presents as illustration
indigenous races who are great growers of tea. “If you
would have tea of top quality, the Palaung must go
slowly up the hill.” Brought up in a tradition which views the world in a long time
perspective, the Burmese are naturally patient. Just as they are accommodating to people,
they are accommodating to life.

4. Temper
Myanmar people are not easily aroused to anger by
irritations and frustrations. They consider these pricks
and jabs as part of daily life and wonder why anybody
would want to get into a temper. This does not mean
that the Burmese are placid. They do get disturbed;
after all, they are human, but not to the extent of rushing into anger. Nor are they cold.
They possess the positive feelings of sympathy and loving- kindness.

5. Pride
Myanmar people are a proud people. Their sense of
pride is aroused when they are treated unfairly or in an
overbearing manner. Treat a Myanmar fairly and he
will serve you well, work hard for you. Treat him
arrogantly or in a domineering manner or tone of
voice and he will respond with insolence (tit for tat?) or obstinacy. He may even leave
you, not caring for whatever pecuniary benefit association with you might have.
Remember when you deal with a Myanmar you are dealing with a person who values
obligations. These obligations are not one-directional but reciprocal such as the obligation
of the son to parent and parent to son, wife to husband and husband to wife.

Specific Guides to Burmese People Names


You will find Myanmar names like U Ba Tin, Daw Khin Lay. The names cannot be
divided into two parts: the given name and the family name. The whole thing is the given
name. There is no family name.
The U is the prefix to the name of a man. Daw is the prefix to the name of a woman.
The prefixes for younger persons are Ko or Maung for male and Ma for female, as in Ko
Ba Tin, Maung Ba Tin, and Ma Khin Lay.
The names without the prefixes would be Ba Tin, Khin Lay, which is sometimes used by
senior per-sons addressing juniors or between familiars.
Don’t address a senior of age or status with Ko, Maung or Ma.
Don’t use the respectful U or Daw where Ko or Ma would suffice.
Remember too that the wife does not assume the husband’s name on marriage. She keeps
her given name throughout.

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Negative Traits of Myanmar

1. Jump queue
Most Malaysians will experience this whenever there is a
traffic jam or having to queue for public transport. They to
the front of a line of people without waiting for their turn.

2. Ignore public signs or rules

Another infamous trait that is associated with some


Malaysians is they disregard for public signs or rules.
They smoke at non-smoking areas, park at no parking
zones, and use emergency lanes in a non-emergency
situation on the highway

3. No time conscious

Whether it's an office meeting, a wedding, or even a mamak session with friends,
they are like 30 minutes late.

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