WHAT THINGS ARE CONSIDERED RUDE IN MONGOLIA? 

I'm elderly and I can't stand how America has gotten louder in public places. Most Americans are deaf or just rude. I'm moving to Mongolia. Thanks for the video.

0:00 Intro 0:29 Disrespecting Elders 1:10 Not taking off your shoes when entering someone's home 2:12 Giving and receiving a gift with one hand 2:42 Public displays of affection 3:10 Turning down offered food or drink 4:06 Talking loudly in public places 4:26 Using a single finger to point 4:43 Touching someone's head 5:28 Disrespecting Chinggis Khan 5:50 Not dressing modestly 6:15 Not shaking hands after stepping on someone's shoe 6:39 Throwing your things on the floor 7:06 Touching the food before the head of the family 7:24 Not bringing a gift to the host family 7:50 Not giving up your seat for elders and pregnant 8:10 Lying on the bed before changing your outside clothes 8:24 Taking out the garbage at night 8:44 Not finishing your food 9:00 Outro

That’s really interesting - many of these social ‘taboos’ are very similar to those of Indonesia and other countries in South East Asia. As you say - most are just common sense and proper consideration for others - and very similar to what was I was taught as “good manners” when I was growing up in Australia in the 1970s. Unfortunately, many of those ‘old fashioned’ courtesies are disappearing here now. I wish we still observed polite customs like not being loud and obnoxious in public places, giving up seats for older people and generally behaving with consideration and respect. I guess I’m just getting old! 😊

When i'm in Mongolia, i only turn down drinks, when they contain alcohol. There were some people which got a bit grumpy, but most were understanding. Better than in Bavaria, where i mostly live. I think pointing with the finger at people in rude in most parts of the world, same with entering homes with shoes (my mother was Lithuanian, if someone went inside with shoes, she went ballistic haha) and not letting elderly, impaired or pregnant people seat in public spaces too. Edited/Addendum: After a second tought, the appropriate clothing is something i did not always observe in Mongolia. In UB, i saw a lot of young women dress very inappropriate, especially at events. At the gym too, there were some exercising in underwear. But this may be a global thing, i see the same in Europe too.

Many thanks for the video 😊 ... For some of them, here in Italy it's quite the same... For example: "Not giving up your seat for elders and pregnant" is generally considered not respectful here too... However, maybe Mongolians are more polite than Italians, because on Italian buses I see that sometimes people don't respect this good rule... In some cases 50 years ago the rules were stronger, and more respected (e.g.: "Disrespecting Elders", "Public displays of affection", "Not dressing modestly")... (how I wish it would be like this again!)... however, even today, if you respect these three rules in Italy, many people appreciate...

Hi Bayaraa, I appreciate your calling attention to these things. I wonder what a chat search for the western world (new world) countries would produce these days. Once upon a time, all of these things were common sense in the western world too. I have a question/ request: what do you think of doing a video blog where you examine the accomplishments / effects of your country's move / progress towards democracy? There are so many things which could be examined, are there not? Religious (is Christianity taking root?) / Economic (are small businesses finding a rich soil within which to grow?) / Political (are free and fair elections a standard?) etc. Please, could you tell me what you think about my request?

Very useful - thank you

I like Mongolia i from Afghanistan i m hazara 🇦🇫🇲🇳

Some Lebanese also have this taboo of not cutting nails at night so it isn't just restricted to Mongolia. Perhaps it was a Turkic idea that spread with the Ottoman Empire.

Happy New Year🎉 over there ...thanks for the nice video😊

Great video. Thank you

Thankyou for the insight💚

These things are the same almost in every countries of Africa. Mongolians or Asians are the same with africans.

In terms of PDA, I wonder what counts as PDA for most people. For example, would it be inappropriate to hold hands or interlock arms while walking with your partner, or is that also considered PDA?

1 thing that i can add is attitude with women. Mongols in total respect to their women and foreigner should be a lot of carefull with that. Some open and hiding sexual context acting in regular life is not welcome. Sometimes even in night clubs you’ll gotta be carefull if some man’ы eyes tracking you . Sometimes insinginficant for western mentality chat/attention/joke with women in Mongolia can turn into conflict with high probability been injured or even murdered. Women can attack you too especialy with knife. Do not mess with alcohole and mongols ever. Respect to elder gen is not a kult for now like it been untill late 90’s. It’s just a everyones accept manners. All food shoes off traditions is over for now especialy for tourists.

almost everything you tackle is similar in my home country Philippines, i love your video😊

Iam hazara from australia i love mongolian culture because we have a lot of similarity ❤ we love our great Empire chinggis khan

Some of these are interesting. For example; the negative remarks about Genghis Khan (Чингис Хаан).

I found some of these factors on the list that’s very much common with my Bangladeshi culture while I also found huge differences as well 🇧🇩 Things Bangladeshi and Mongolian cultures have in common : 1) You can’t disrespect senior citizens here. 2) You can’t get into a visitor’s house with your shoes on. You have to leave the shoes at the front of their door before getting into their house. 3) You can’t show public signs of affection because of this country’s conservative nature. 4) You can’t receive a gift or a present or even, food or drink with your left hand because it’s considered ‘impure’ here. Either you receive goods with both hands or just, the right hand. For better understanding… we always eat or drink with our right hands and never with our left hands. We only use the left hand to wash our intimate areas, that’s why most people here consider it ‘impure’, even after you wash both the hands together thoroughly with soap afterwards. 5) You can’t turn down food or drink here either and even if you do, we’ll still give food or drink to you by force. 6) You can’t disrespect or say anything negative about the country’s founder and 1st President, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman whose daughter is now our current Prime Minister. 7) Dressing immodestly has always been a taboo here for centuries but now, you’ll find the younger generations wearing more non-traditional clothes than traditional clothes. I myself always alternate between sarees and jeans and I’m okay with it. 8) At the dining table, we also don’t touch food at the table before the head of the family touches the food first; this is more common during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and also during dinner on religious holidays like Eid-ul-Fitr and Christmas. I always used to allow my grandpa to do everything first since, he was the head of my family until he passed away 4 years ago. I miss him every single day and miss doing everything with him during holidays or any other special day. 9) Bringing presents for the host family is literally mandatory here. 10) People here, are kind enough to give up their seat for the elderly. and of course… 11) getting up from the dining table without finishing your food is also considered ‘rude’ over here. Major differences between Bangladeshi and Mongolian cultures : 1) people with very little to no respect often get away with disrespecting teachers and disabled people here. 2) since we’re an overpopulated country, there isn’t a place here you’ll never hear loud noises. No matter if people talk loudly with the use of sound-speakers or constantly press the horn of vehicles every few seconds… Bangladesh is indeed, one of the noisiest countries in the world to live in whether if you’re living in a rural environment or living in the city. 3) people here usually don’t have a problem with using a single finger to point out something. 4) certain people with very little to no manners here, touch peoples’ heads and get away with it. 5) certain people with very little to no manners step on other peoples’ shoes and get away without an apology or even, a handshake. 6) throwing things on the floor has always been a “norm” here, unfortunately. Some people simply refuse to learn from their mistakes. Even if there are litter bins everywhere here, those who love to break rules will eventually end up throwing things everywhere and make a huge mess ! 7) people with no self-respect and no respect for others will never give their seats up for pregnant women and disabled people. 8) lying on the bed before changing back into the clothes you wear at home depends on the individual’s mental health. A normal person will always change back into their home clothes before going to bed but a person struggling with psychological issues like anxiety and depression will immediately fall asleep in bed with the clothes they wear in public. 9) people here, continue to take out the trash at night and are unaware about the bad luck that comes with it.

Hi sir this my question hasn't been answered yet my question is is there black people there I mean Africans and if they are there how did Mongolians see them? Do they like them? Can they smile with them? Thank you and I'm hoping for the best answer from this