Manners in Pakistan
Learn about cultural etiquette and manners of this country
Greetings
- Handshake
- Right hand to chest salute
- Salam (Assalamu Alaikum)
Etiquette
- Eat with right hand, do not use left hand
- Business may temporarily stop during prayer times
- Stand up to greet as sign of respect to elders
- Confirm other party's intention when shaking hands with women
- Refrain from public displays of affection
- Custom to remove shoes when entering homes and mosques
- Present gifts with both hands
- Alcohol legally restricted
- Do not eat or drink in public during Ramadan
- Touching heads considered rude