I was always interested in the culture of other countries. People may have different habits, food preferences, special attitudes towards the choice of clothing, certain customs, and so on. I want to tell you about the experience of a friend of mine. As a child, she stayed with her distant relatives in Georgia, and even then she became interested in watching the life of local residents.
Already, as an adult, my acquaintance lived in Turkey for 3 months, and then in Azerbaijan for about the same. There she did an internship, and she was fortunate enough to live not in a hotel, but in families, which both professed Islam. She says that before she even had some prejudices about people of other faiths, but she decided to look at their lives with the curiosity of a researcher. She developed very good relations with people from those families, and even after many years she remembers that time with special warmth.
A friend told me about the good habits that she had adopted from the oriental inhabitants. They are actually elementary, but for some reason we do not have them. Well, or many do not exactly follow them. Now I want to share the information I have received with you.
Useful habits of oriental residents, which we should also adopt
Washing hands before and after meals
Well, in the current difficult situation associated with the pandemic, we began to wash our hands much more often. But in Eastern countries, this has always been taken very seriously. No, our mothers always taught us to wash our hands, but somehow they didn't focus on this, the main thing was to wash our hands when I came from the street. People in eastern countries wash their hands before eating so that they remain moist. Then they eat, wash their hands again, and wipe them dry. An acquaintance says that this habit has been attached to her since then, and she says that thanks to this, things around her much cleaner: desk, clothes, phone, laptop, etc. She began to erase prints from objects less often fingers.
Mouthwash
Dentists recommend rinsing your mouth after every meal, but does everyone follow this advice? I think no. And Muslims rinse their mouths before and after eating. Amazing, right? And they do it with plain water. But, if you really adopt this habit, in addition, add a special agent for rinsing, then you can get rid of breath odor, and improve the condition of the gums and teeth!
The habit of not blowing on food
If you sit down at the table and understand that the food is hot, what are you doing? That's right, blow on it. Muslims don't do this, and no, they don't eat boiling water. They just wait for the dish to cool down and then eat more slowly. And this is a great benefit, firstly, by eating slowly, you chew food thoroughly and understand when satiated, secondly, it is warm, not hot food that is good for the digestive tract and is better absorbed the body.
Long chewing of food
I'll add this habit to a separate point. Muslims chew food for a very long time and thoroughly, and do not take another piece until they have chewed the previous one. What are we? We often eat on the run and faster, which is very bad for our digestion. This definitely needs to be changed!
Taking a hygienic shower instead of using toilet paper
By the way, people who live in the East do not understand at all how it is possible to simply wipe everything “there” with a piece of paper after going to the toilet, because it is unhygienic. They always have a hygienic shower or, in extreme cases, water bottles on hand. Not everyone has the opportunity to install such a thing at home, but this habit definitely increases the level of hygiene!
Well, how do you like these habits? They are very useful, besides, they are quickly adopted! Worth trying!
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