BALBIN, JEENY JOY, V.

BSBA-1I
ACTVITY #5
CULTURAL PRACTICE/ GREETINGS TABLE MANNERS DATING CIRCUMCITION BURIAL
COUNTRY

  NEVER stick your Korea is a place for Circumcision is largely a In modern Korean
traditional Korean chopsticks lovers. Couples modern-day phenomenon funerals, no eulogies
SOUTH KOREA greeting, although it vertically upright declare their love in South Korea. ... Because are held. Visitors bow
is often in your rice with matching circumcision started twice to the deceased
accompanied by a  Try not to double- 'couple looks', men through contact with the and once to the
handshake among dip and women alike American military during mourner with words of
men. To show  ALWAYS best to watch romance- the Korean War, South condolences to show
respect when receive with both heavy K-dramas and Korea has an unusual respect. Various
shaking hands, hands. holidays such as history of circumcision." delicacies and wine are
support your right  DO NOT hoard Valentine's Day and According to a 2002 study, served to the visitors.
forearm with your food on your White Day allow 86.3% of South Korean Instead of burial,
left hand. plate. Koreans to celebrate males aged 14–29 were cremation, which has a
  DO NOT blow their significant circumcised. shorter period of bodily
usually nod slightly your nose at the other. decay, is more
and will not shake table commonly practiced
hands with Western NEVER use a dirty spoon nowadays.
men. Western to pick out communal
women may offer dishes
their hand to a Respect your elders
Korean man. Say “Jal-mukae-sumnida”
before you dig in
 GREETINGS TABLE MANNERS
CULTURAL PRACTICE/
COUNTRY
 
context, a
handshake is an
acceptable greeting.
However, a male
may only shake a
 THAILAND female’s hand if she
extends it to him
first.
 should never be
accompanied by the
gesture known as a  financially
‘wai’, which is the
placing of two palms
together, with
fingertips touching
the nose. A wai
indicates the level of
respect for another
person and is an
acknowledgement
of seniority. A
person should bow
their head with their
palms pressed
together to indicate
respect.
DATING CIRCUMCITION BURIAL
 Circumcision in Thailand is Thai Buddhist funerals
locals eat slowly, dating the removal of the foreskin, generally consist of a
so it's a good idea tradition, Thai the skin that covers the tip bathing ceremony
to take your time. families will of the penis. Since the penis shortly after death,
Dining is a time expect the can function the same way daily chanting by
for Thais to enjoy man to with or without the Buddhist monks, and a
catching up with
friends and
support the
woman and
foreskin, the procedure has
always been a matter of
cremation ceremony.
Cremation is practised
family, which their entire personal (traditional or by most peoples
family. He cultural) choice, unless the throughout the
rushed. must be patient suffers from country, with the major
Phimosis, a condition exceptions being ethnic
to savour each stable and wherein the foreskin cannot Chinese, Muslims and
dish and take in capable in be retrated and may cause Christians.
the whole bringing that disruption of the urine and
experience of responsibility discomfort during sexual
traditional family- for the rest of activity or even urination.
style Thai dining. his life. Aside from the medical
Remember to  daughter’s point of view, there are
wait for someone marriage religious and cultural factors
to serve you; this should bring that play part in the
will usually be fortune to importance of having
one of the them. circumcision. More
youngest people .
at your table.
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PRACTICE/COUNTRY MANNERS
 GOOD MORNING *In general Americans try  Formal date  The practice is so 
 GOOD DAY to eat neatly, without  Casual Dinner widespread, in fact, or the Viewing-
 HELLO making a lot of noise. If that one study of 90 At the viewing,
 HOW ARE YOU something on the table is active American the friends and
 THANK YOU out of their reach, they medical textbooks relations greet
 GOOD EVENING politely ask someone to and models found the more
pass it to them. Food that less than a third distant relatives
should be lifted up to the featured a penis and friends of
AMERICA mouth. Do not bend over with foreskin intact. the deceased in
to eat it. Sit up as straight Because male a social
as you can without being circumcision is so gathering with
uncomfortable. Do not common in the little in the way
talk with your mouth full. states, few of ritual.
*Table napkins are Americans realize  -
placed on your lap, how rare it is most A burial service,
folded in half if they are everywhere else. conducted at
very large. If you are in a the side of the
small group, it is polite to grave, tomb,
wait to start eating until mausoleum or
the host sits down and 
begins. With larger at which the
groups, you may begin body of the
after noting that a few decedent is
people have begun. You buried or
may also begin if the host cremated at the
urges you to. conclusion.
*Use your fork, knife and  uncheon or
spoon to eat your food. Gatherings-In
There are some
exceptions, like lobster many traditions,
and corn on the cob, a meal or other
cookies, shrimp, and gathering
fried chicken and other following the
foods. Better watch what burial service,
other people do. If you either at the
do eat with your hands, decedent's
don't lick your fingers to church or
clean them. Use the another off-site
napkin carefully. If you location.
have to take food out of 
your mouth, such as a pit services-
or bone, do it carefully Tradition also
and quietly. It is not allows the
polite to pick your teeth attendees of the
at the table to remove memorial
trapped food. If you must service to have
do this before the end of one last
the meal, excuse yourself opportunity to
and go to the restroom. view the
decedent's body
and say good-
bye; the
immediate
family (siblings
(and their
spouses);
followed by the
decedent's

CULTURAL GREETINGS TABLE MANNERS DATING CIRCUMCISION BURIAL
PRCATICE /
COUNTRY
A handshake generally  Respect others at  FORMAL Singapore are While
suffices as the appropriate the table DATE carrying out female embalming is a
greeting between two  Use utensils  CASUAL DATE genital cutting on common
people. However, Malay or correctly babies, according to custom for
Indian Singaporeans may  Don’t slurp people with first- Buddhist
not wish to shake hands  Put food waste on hand experience of Funeral in
with the opposite gender. your plate the procedure, Singapore,
 Never double-dip despite growing mourners are
may be quite light and held  Respect informal global condemnation advised to wear
for a longer duration. reservations of the practice which white as it
may  Know how to use world leaders have symbolizes
SINGAPORE use both hands to shake, the soup spoon pledged to eradicate. sympathy and
placing the second hand on  Wait for grief. Since the
the other person’s wrist or everybody to get The ancient ritual - traditional
on top of the handshake. their food before more commonly Buddhist belief
eating associated with rural is that it takes
habit of asking “How are you  Let elders eat communities in a 49 days before
going?” during greetings, first; wait for swathe of African reincarnation of
Singaporeans may greet one them to pick up countries - is the deceased,
another by saying “Hello, their utensils and observed by most prayers will be
have you eaten yet?” (or start eating Muslim Malays in conducted by
something to that effect). Singapore where it is the same monk.
 Be mindful that
The question is customary legal but largely
you don’t take
and does not necessarily hidden, said Filzah
other people’s
mean the person has a Sumartono of
food or utensils
genuine curiosity about women’s rights
 Let the host order
whether you are hungry or group AWARE
for the table
 not. The usual reply is a unless you are
short "Yes, thank you" or asked to
"I’m going to, thank you"
with a nod and smile before
moving onto the rest of the
conversation.

1. Go back to the table. How do you think does these cultural practices reflect the moral behavior of the
people in those countries?

Culture reflects the moral and ethical beliefs and standards that speak to how people should behave and
interact with others. ... They act as prescriptions for correct and moral behavior, lend meaning and
coherence to life, and provide a means of achieving a sense of integrity, safety, and belonging
Culture describes a collective way of life, or way of doing things. It is the sum of attitudes, values, goals,
and practices shared by individuals in a group, organization, or society. Cultures vary over time periods,
between countries and geographic regions, and among groups and organizations. Culture reflects the
moral and ethical beliefs and standards that speak to how people should behave and interact with
others. Culture is a known concept to the general and academic world. It has played a significant role in
shaping people’s behaviors and ultimately, in human evolution. Culture is a mound that shapes people,
influencing all individuals under it, whether consciously or subconsciously. The relationship of culture
and human behavior is complex if viewed from different standpoints. The diversity of culture and the
study of it brings to light the complexities of human beings, especially in our behaviors. Generally,
culture affects an individual’s behavior and an individual’s behavior affects the culture he is part of
Culture evolves when people incite change on an aspect of their culture, resulting in a change
 throughout time. Changes in culture are usually minimal because of several limiting factors, such as
geographical reach and acknowledgement of the majority in the same culture.
2. What is the role of culture in moral development?

Culture reflects the moral and ethical beliefs and standards that speak to how people should behave and
interact with others. ... They act as prescriptions for correct and moral behavior, lend meaning and
coherence to life, and provide a means of achieving a sense of integrity, safety, and belonging. Identity
expressed through culture is a necessity for all human development. It creates the fundamental building
blocks in our personality and in the ties that link us to communities and nations. ... Culture is a
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