Do's and Don'ts in Cambodia

Don't use your feet to point at someone.

• True

• False

Don't touch a Cambodian person on the head.

• False

• True

Put your feet on the furniture for relaxing.

• True

• False

Don't start eating before your host if you are a guest at a dinner.

• True

• False

Women can touch male monks or their robes for blessing.

• False

• True

Cambodian people greet each other by a gesture of pressing their palms together in front of their face and slightly bowing forward

• True

• False

When offering a gift to a Cambodian person, especially an elderly, it is the convention to present it with both hands.

• True

• False

If you go to a pagoda and have to sit on the floor, it is OK to sit cross-legged or with your legs outstretched.

• True

• False

As cultural customs are different in Cambodia, please DO NOT resent Cambodian habits

• True

• False

The Khmer people have a much more relaxed approach to time, therefore do not be offended if someone arrives late.

• True

• False