Asia is wonderful continent with some big differences to our occidental nations, there are a lot of different countries in this big continent all of them with their own rules, culture, food and traditions also applicate to normal and daily life, Asian culture from every culture is also present on the way they use to talk, the way they eat, and of course on general life.
Even the fact of going shopping can result very different on some countries of these continent than in the place we live, so that’s why you can take some good advices that will serve you no matter the place you are going to visit if you are planning to traveling to these regions for the first time.
The tips
Almost on every Asian nation there are a lot of people who speaks English or that have a regular notion to understand you, that’s why language is not usually a problem on the continent perhaps native languages can result so difficult by the way.
So be free to ask what you want about traditions, ways of behavior, and of course food contain, this is especially important when you don’t know exactly the kind of food to ask on the mall, restaurant or the market.
In the other hand you have to avoid talk about national identity, governments, politics or to make some critics around their country, faith, or food. There are some places on Asia where people are so delicate with this topic so you have to take care and only ask about those thinks or express your opinion with very closer friends there.
The bathroom, these normal place where we go daily can result different on Asia, especially on countries like china, or Hong Kong where toilets looks like a whole on the floor, so don’t be afraid remember that the idea here is the same.