Social Etiquette of the Indian People of Malaysia

Date : 21 December 2011 (Last Meeting) Venue : Botani Café Activity : 7.0 - Social Etiquette of the Indian People of Malaysia Actually our last meeting is makan-makan and we talk free and easy. But, since I have a social etiquette of the Chinese people, so that I include social etiquette Indian people in my report. Many Indians do not use their surnames. Instead, they place the initial of their father's name in front of their own name. The man's formal name is their name "s/o" (son of) and the father's name. It is important that professional titles (professor, doctor, engineer) and honorific titles are used in business. Malays and Indians use titles with their first name while Chinese use titles with their surname. Women use "d/o" to refer to themselves as the daughter of their father. If you give flowers, avoid frangipani as they are used in funeral wreaths. Money should be given in odd numbers. Offer gifts with the right hand only or both hands if the item is large. Do not wrap gifts in white or black. Wrap gifts in red, yellow or green paper or other bright colors as these bring good fortune.

Social Etiquette of the Chinese People of Malaysia

Date : 5 December 2012 Venue : Online Discussion Activity : 6.0 - Social Etiquette of the Chinese People of Malaysia Of course there’s a lot of etiquette of Chinese people in Malaysia. The most important for Chinese is their surname. Basically the Chinese dominate the business community and live in urban areas. The Chinese traditionally have 3 names. The surname (family name) is first and is followed by two personal names. but many Chinese adopt more Western names and may ask you to use that instead. There’s also some culture that implement in their life such as if invited to someone's home, they will bring a small gift of fruit, sweets, or cakes, saying that it is for the children. But there’s also don’t such as do not give scissors, knives or other cutting utensils as they indicate a desire to sever the relationship. Flowers do not make good gifts as they are given to the sick and are used at funerals. We know that they believe the prosperity and the red colour that influence them very much. They do not wrap gifts in mourning colours - white, blue, or black. So that, they wrapped the gifts in happy colours - red, pink, or yellow. It is best to give gifts in even numbers since odd numbers are unlucky. Gifts are generally not opened when received.