Marina_Kh_Manners

= My communication skills =

**It is always difficult stuff for me to ask somebody to do me a big favour. Sometimes such situations happen in which I have to ask a help from the other people and it brings me a lot of difficulties. I just begin to feel myself uncomfortable and nervous. My speech become flaccid, low and I even can dry up at all. And sometimes on the contrary I begin to talk far too much and it often confuse people. I try to avoid eye contact. In general I think it’s the hardest deal to me to ask somebody to help me, I’d better do it by myself so that I’ll not have to ask a help.**

= Good Manners between Men and Women =

I think that everybody should behave themselves before each other. No matter man you are or woman because we live in society. As for relationship between men and women exactly, then to my mind man should always concede to a woman, to be more tolerant and of course to like them. A man should show his good attitude to a woman, I think he should open the door before her, to suggest his help when she has any problems and so on. = = = Kalmyk Social Taboos =

**Unfortunately I don't know well our customs, and probably I don't know an explanations to any custom, but I know some of them.For example, according to the ancient custom kalmyk girls and women mustn't cross arms on the chest, behind them. Also when kalmyk sit, he mustn't put his legs before him. Also I heard from old people that when the sun has already down, we shouldn't give a milk or money to anybody, as I heard it means that your happiness would go out with this milk or money. It's not acceptable according old kalmyk tradition.** = = = Manners =


 * My parents taught me to greet people at meeting, to respect elder. My Mom always told me to thank people when they in some way helped me. They also taught me a justice, not to offend people, to be more tolerant. My Mom also told me in what way i'll behave myself against another person, so this person will treat to me. And I hate a betrayal, because as my **** Dad **** always says, that person who betrayed once, will betray twice. **