How Tibetan people behaviors like

Tibetans are polite while they are speaking. Many folk proverbs describe in speaking art. For instance, "Tea has a good taste if it takes time to cook, and speaking slowly would have profound implications", "Tea without salt tastes as nothing, and speaking without proverbs is meaningless", "Words need to be thought about before shouting out, just like a bird flaps its wings before taking off", "The mouth of a horse without bit and bridle is hard, and person"s manner of speaking is inappropriate if he/she is not courteous", and "Horse must run at on the plain, and words must hit on the principles". This exquisite language not only shows perfect construction and beautiful language, but also has profound meaning, and expresses the essence of humanity.

Herdsmen are used to greeting with long words when they encounter their guests. They like to greet people, domestic animals, relatives, and even friends as well. While everybody is being greeted, the listener must listen carefully without any impatience. They always express certain verbosity in saying good bye. In particular, if the host is an old grandpa or grandma with ages, they are used to repeatedly receiving expressions of good wishes for having no catastrophe or difficulties, auspiciousness, safety, good fortune, and final Tibetan words: "Tsashdelek".

Language faithfully reflects the culture of a nationality; it reflects the consciousness of a society and its people. Tibetans are accustomed to speaking out without any hesitation; they actually need not to hide themselves but rather completely express their hearts and soul, and just like a blossoming flower being bathed in sunshine. Tibetans dislike bad language or insults to others. It is said in a Tibetan proverb that "Nice words and being friendly are the fundamentals of a human being", "Though words are not sharp as the edge of knife, it can scratch grease from people"s heart", "A slip of the tongue cannot be withdrawn and a striking sword cannot be retracted".

It is hard to find vulgarity in Tibetan language. While a herdsman is irritated and arguing with somebody, he, at most, uses slang like this "You are an idiot", or "You are an evil snake", or "You are a leprosy patient", or "You will reincarnate as a crocodile". All of these embody a sharp knife to kill people and make the opponent feel offended. Vulgar curse words, like "Made" in Chinese, are hard to translate into Tibetan, and it is a shameful if you do so. In Tibetan, it is impossible to find such vulgar curse words. Of course, it does not mean that Tibetan has no foul language. In accordance with the philosophy of Tibetans, if somebody insults you, you should only sit down directly with the person himself/herself, but not his/her relatives, in particular not the elders. To do so would be beyond their comprehension. Curse words related to "sex" are against custom of ethnic Tibetans.

Source: Tibet.cn