Talk:Etiquette in Asia

Waiters in Philippines section

Whoever wrote this, I don't think it's really all that accurate to say that it's easy to get a waiter's attention just with eye contact. I've been to a lot of restaurants in the Philippines, and I only found good service like that once. I'd stick my hand up in the air to summon a waiter and still nobody could get the clue, even after a lot of attempts. Raising one's voice (not yelling, but just speaking louder) is the only way to get a waiter's attention. I hate doing that, since that's just wholly inappropriate and I'm strict when it comes to proper form, but I don't have any other option. I'm pretty sure that anyone who's been in fine dining in first world countries and compared it to the Philippines would agree. Sorry if this offends anybody, but I'm half Filipino and I lived there from 1999 to 2001 there, and half of every year since then, so don't be offended; and, I do speak with a lot of experience here. I'm just saying, that part in the article really just isn't true. I'd change it but I don't know what to change it to.J.J. Bustamante 11:30, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

It may be crowded and noisy, but they certainly would understand. A good suggestion would be to try dining in a quieter, more exclusive restaurant if you want peace and quiet.

Random

A Malaysian guy told me that I shouldn't eat with my left hand because this is used to wipe bottoms with. He said that is why southeast Asians eat with their right hand. ( 04:33, 22 January 2007 (UTC))

That is covered here:

• Indonesia and Malaysia have a Muslim majority and some points of etiquette in the Middle East apply to dealings here.

スキャンダルの家 (House of Scandal) 04:36, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

That is not exactly a muslim etiquete. It is followed all over India as well. It is extremly important not to use the left hand in eating, giving something, religious rituals etc.

Chinese etiquette

Is the fact that Taipei has been referred to as "Chinese Taipei" really relevant to the fact that many residents of Taiwan prefer to be called "Taiwanese" and not "Chinese"? In my (admittedly limited) personal experience, I think the choice to think of themselves as "Taiwanese" or "Chinese" has very little to do with the fact that Taipei is called "Chinese" or not.71.107.71.62 05:52, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

• As "Chinese Taipei" was used in the Olympics to refer to the entire nation of Taiwan rather than just its capitol, I think it is a helpful point to mention as it illustrates the lack of consensus regarding what to call Taiwan and it's people. --House of Scandal 08:39, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Asia comprises a variety of culture

Asia comprises a variety of cultures: East-Asian (Buddhist), Indian, Arabo-Muslim, etc. And their etiquette is expected to be quite different. How should this article reflect those differences? Gantuya eng (talk) 03:43, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Style

This article is written in awful style. Authors have confused Wikipedia with a guide book. I shall proceed to correct this. --Île flottante (talk) 14:18, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Sectioning

It is obvious that this article will become too long. We should create separate articles for each country and provide just a synopsis and link here. (Heroeswithmetaphors) talk 20:27, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Reference to http://www.demokrasizemini.net/ under Turkey section doesn't meet standards for a good reference?

I'm not a regular editor of Wikipedia, so I'll leave changes to others, but I clicked on this reference to attempt to find out more about the one minute moment of silence mentioned, and was taken to a blog about beating dealers / hosts in online casinos at poker and blackjack with a vague list of Turkish customs without references buried in the posts. This doesn't seem like it meets the requirements for a reliable source either here or anywhere else. I could just as easily throw a random list about Turkish customs on my webpage and I wouldn't believe it, either. 50.129.87.99 (talk) 02:19, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Indian section needs an expansion

Due to India being culturally diverse, there's varied etiquettes as well. For e.g the etiquette in states like Sikkim is very different to almost every other state and resembles the far east ones more than Indian subcontinent ones. Etiquette in dining isn't the only that exists. Penpaperpencil (Talk) 07:40, 26 December 2019 (UTC)