Burma . 76 BURMA. 164. FOREST ZAYAT AND WATER-STAND. requirements ? To which theyahdn cordially responds,pyippa, pyippa, tagadazv—thatI am, my valued supporter!Just as salutations are ordin-arily omitted, so thanks areonly expressed for specialfavours. The sense of obliga-tion is conveyed by adoptingcourteous forms of speech, inwhich the particle ba alwaysfigures. The set forms ofplease and thank you are thusdispensed with. Where, how-ever, a disparity of age and position exist, every act of the superior becomesby courtesy a boon. A Burman is disconcerted by a simple present, as wellas by baks
Burma . 76 BURMA. 164. FOREST ZAYAT AND WATER-STAND. requirements ? To which theyahdn cordially responds,pyippa, pyippa, tagadazv—thatI am, my valued supporter!Just as salutations are ordin-arily omitted, so thanks areonly expressed for specialfavours. The sense of obliga-tion is conveyed by adoptingcourteous forms of speech, inwhich the particle ba alwaysfigures. The set forms ofplease and thank you are thusdispensed with. Where, how-ever, a disparity of age and position exist, every act of the superior becomesby courtesy a boon. A Burman is disconcerted by a simple present, as wellas by bakshish and payments above the stipulation, which he is particular tomake beforehand. But when approaching a superior with a request, the inferiorbears an offering of courtesy, generally fruit. The inferior makes shiko bothon approaching and taking leave. A Burman does not stand, in the presenceof his superior, but squats down. When he has occasion to pass close tohis superior, he does not walk erect but crouches.
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