2 behaviors you should avoid in Myanmar

1 - Do not pay "thank you money" to local people .
Let's imagine, If your car was immediately and accidentally stopped in the middle of the road. So shortly after this, there will be crowed with local people and they will start try to help you to move the car.

After moving, they probably even standing near of your car. Do not think that they want money from you, they are standing beside you because they want to know if you are having other problems.
In this condition, do not try to pay money to them. They will be angry with you.
If in otherwise condition, they will request first how much money you need to pay for moving this car. 90% of Myanmar people do not want money from foreign visitors.
They are always happy to help you. They got pleasure when your problem was solved and you smile to them. They are ready to help you with smile.

2 - Do not introduce with hand shake to ladies
Touching any part of Myanmar ladies is prohibited by society rules for men. Do not try to introduce them with any hand shake or hug, please use smile and laugh instead. It is the safe and good way to start.

Yangon Emergency Contacts

1 - How to contact Yangon Police The official way is to contact with call center 199 ,it again activates after 2016. The best way to contact for foreigners is Facebook chat to Yangon Police Page. Since all Myanmar departments having Facebook pages, you should had Facebook account before going to Myanmar. Here is direct link to Yangon Police Office Page. https://www.facebook.com/yangonpolice You can send message anytime, and more easier than calling to 199 and can give most exact data for your emergency eg. Map, photo, voice, others . Here is Yangon Traffic Police contact Page. https://www.facebook.com/Yangon-Traffic-Police-1514210572136281 Other useful Numbers -

6 Cinemas in Yangon for foreigners

These cinemas in Yangon offering you with Latest favorite English Movies. 1 - Thamada Cinema Address - Alan Pya Pagoda Road, Yangon. Phone No : +95 9 259 787 230

Myanmar Trishaw

Myanmar Trishaw was invented by Sayar Nyo, a car repairer from Nyaung Bin Market, Mandalay in 1938. The trishaw is made of three wheels – a combination of a bicycle and sidecar which has two back to back seats for two passengers on the left side of the driver. Myanmar trishaw is very different from others in Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia. History The reason for the invention of the trishaw was a significant economic revolution in transportation at that time. Unlike Yangon there were no rickshaws in Mandalay at that time, only horse cart and train. When the nationalist uprising occurred across the whole country, the people decided to make their own national economy and tried every way to get rid of foreign industries. They figured out a way to make their own vehicles using only bicycles based on the amount they could spend. Thus, the very first trishaw was invented in 1938. Victory At that time, 60 miles of the road was made in Mandalay by the British government bu...

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