Remembernottosteponthresholdwhenenteringthetentorhouse.Callingsomebodyinnamepleaseadd"la"behindthenametoexpressrespects.Ifyouareaskedtositdown,pleasecrossyourlegs,donotstretchyourlegsforwardandfaceyoursoletoothers.Youshouldacceptthegiftwithbothhands.Whilepresentingthegiftyoushouldbendyourbodyforwardandholdthegifthigherthanyourheadwithbothhands.Whileofferingtea,wineorcigarette,youshouldofferthembybothhandsandanyfingersdonottoughinsideofthebowl.Donottouch,walkoverorsitonanyreligioustexts,objectsorprayerflagsinmonasteries.Whenthehostpresentsyouacupofwine,youshoulddipyourringfingerinthewineandflickthewineintothesky,intheairandtothegroundrespectivelytoexpressyourrespectstotheheaven,theearthandtheancestorsbeforesippingthewine.Thehostwillfillthecup,andyoutakeasipofthewineagain.Afterthehostfillsyourcupagain,youhavetobottomitup.Tibetanpeopledonoteathorse,doganddonkeymeatandalsodonoteatfishinsomeareas,sopleaserespecttheirdiethabits.ItisnotpolitetoclapyourpalmsandspitbehindtheTibetanpeople.Tibetanpeoplestretchouttheirtonguetosayhellotoyou.Alsoitisacourtesytoputtheirhandspalminfrontofbreast.Donotsmokeinmonasteries.AlsoitisbannedtotouchthestatueofBuddhaandreligiousarticlesandtakepicturesofthem.Inaddition,allshouldwalkclockwise(notintheBontemples).Seeinganydagobas,monasteriesorManipiles,pleasegoaroundthemclockwise(notoftheBon),donotcrossthem.EaglesarethesacredbirdsintheeyesoftheTibetanpeople.Youshouldnotdrivethemawayorinjurethem.Ontheoutskirts,youcouldnotdriveordisturbthesheeporcowswithred,greenoryellowclothstripson.Whenvisitingalocalhome:Tibetansarefamousfortheirhospitality,andwarmlyinvitevisitorsintotheirhomes.ItisimportantnottosteponthethresholdwhenvisitingalocalTibetanfamily'shome.Hostswillnormallytrytooverfeedvisitorstoshowtheirgenerosity.Theywillofferfooduntiltheybankruptthemselves,oreatintotheirsuppliesstoredtogetthemthroughthewinter.Visitorsmustbepreparedtomakerepeatedrefusalsofexcessfood.ManyTibetanswillofferfooduntilforcednottoo.Onepolitewaytorefusefoodistop