Tips when visiting nomad family?

Visiting nomad family give you only the glance of nomadic lifestyle, while staying with nomad family 1 or more nights provides you opportunity of closer look into their life and give you true experience of Mongolian nomadism in depth.

 

There are several customs and tips that you should bear in your mind and follow when in nomad family Ger.

  • Do not extend your arm and hold the door
  • Prefer to sit in left side seats in Ger. In Mongolian ger, visitors usually seat in left hand side from the door.
  • Now, try to use some Mongolian greeting, such as Sain bainu (Hello), Zugeeree (It’s okay), and Bayarlaa (Thank you) etc.
  • When you visit family, hostess always offer cup of tea and place dairy or snack dish in front of you as a way of hospitable way. Remember to touch or sip the given drink at least. Unless, hosts might get it disrespectful.
  • When owner of the khoorog (snuff bottle) give khoorog to you with right hand, receive it with both hands and touch it to your nose and give it back or you may spoon a little amount of tobacco and sniff it; which may cause you to sneezing hard.
  • Nomad families say that their lasso pole (long wooden stick with a leather noose at the end) is most precious thing for them, as well as their horses. This is always placed outside/north side of the Ger. Be aware not to step over the lasso pole– called Uurga when you are walking out.

 

What to bring for your host nomad family?

If you would like to bring some gifts to your host family as a polite gesture, suggested items include:
For sanitary items: toothpaste, soap, shampoo etc
For hostess: make-up for women like hand cream or cleaning cream etc
For kids: crayons/color pencils or painting books, some cookies, small toys,
For host: Swiss pocket knives, flash light, good batteries
   Above are just recommendation. Actually anything is highly rewarded from your home country. Kindly Don’t be disappointed if they don’t open your gift or express thankfulness because nomads are very shy people and don’t usually shows their happy or sad expressions on their faces and I am sure they will be really happy with the present you give.

 

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