Cultures and customs

[Giang]

Hello everybody!
we come from a lot of different countries .so, there are many things to talk about.I want us to share our cultures with each other. How do you think about this?
Firstly, I want to talk about the way of greeting.In my country,in Vietnam when people meet after a long time,they often ask about the health, wage, marriage and other individuality.How is your country? :P

[Joao Fonseca]

Hi, I would like to suggest if it would be possible to have a forum or any other board on this site tha could help and everyone exchange their knowledge of any good English tip something like cultural embarring situation among all of us.
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[NinaZara]

In Malaysia, when we meet Muslim friends, we say "Assalamualaikum", meaning "Peace be upon you" and then we shake hands (but with both hands). When the person is older, like my parents age, I would have to kiss his/her hands, it will be rude for me not to. It's a Malay culture.

Then we meet our non-Muslim friends we just say hi and shake our hands, usually with the right hand only.

[Thunguyet94]

please explain for me : What is the different between Muslim and Arabic ? I don't know. :?:

[Giang]

Hi,
I think Muslim is a religious word but Arabic is a language.I'm not sure whether there is any another meaning. :)

[Skrej]

Giang is correct.

A Muslim is a person (of any race) who follows the tenets of Islam, just as a Christian is a person (of any race) who follows the beliefs of Christianity.

An Arab is a member of a particular race of people.

There are many Muslims who are not Arabs. Actually, there are more non-Arab Muslims than there are Arab Muslims, even though the religion began in the heart of Arabian Peninsula. Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country, followed by Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India, none of which are Arabic.

Even in the Middle East, there are Muslims that are not Arabs. The most obvious examples would be Iranians and Turks, who have a distinctly different cultural heritage from the Arabs. They share a religion, but not a ethnic identity.
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[Thunguyet94]

Thank you so much !