Precautions for outbound travel in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand

1. climate: Thailand is located in the tropics, deeply influenced by the monsoon, with a hot and humid climate with little temperature difference throughout the year, belonging to the tropical monsoon climate. The annual average temperature is between 24 C and 3 C.. When traveling in this country, you should wear cotton summer clothes.

2. Entry and exit: You must have a visa issued by the Thai Embassy to travel to Thailand, and you must be inspected by the Immigration Bureau at any time. If you exceed the visa period, you will be fined for every extra day you stay.

3. Taboo:

l Do not use your feet to replace fingers or people. Thai people think that feet are despicable, and it is also considered impolite to point your toes at others when sitting.

l Thais believe that the head is the fairyland of the whole body, so you should not touch the Thai head casually, especially the head of a child. In addition, waving your hand over other people's heads or passing items over other people's heads are taboo actions.

l Thais also think that their left hand is unclean, so they should not use it to pick up or pass things.

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Buddhist monks are not allowed to touch women or take anything from them. If women want to give them anything, they must be handed over by men or forbidden to put it on a yellow robe or handkerchief spread out in front of monks.

l The temple is a sacred place recognized by Thai people. Anyone who enters the temple is not allowed to wear sleeveless tops, shorts or topless clothes, and is not allowed to wear slippers. When entering the relevant Buddhist buildings, you must take off your shoes, be careful not to step on the threshold, do not point your feet at the Buddha statue, do not touch the Buddha statue, and do not put the Buddha statue in your trouser pocket.

l public intimacy between men and women is considered indecent.

l Gambling is forbidden in Thailand, and you can't play cards or mahjong even in hotel rooms.

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Time: one hour later than Beijing.

5. Diet: Due to its tropical location, Thais generally like to eat sour, spicy, sweet and other foods with strong flavors, with Chili, curry, fish sauce and coconut milk as the main seasonings. Famous foods include: Dongyingong, shark's fin in clay pot, stewed goose, steamed banana leaf curry fish, sweet and sour fried prawns, various coconut cakes and jellies. Among fruits, durian and mangosteen are the most famous, and other tropical fruits such as ginseng fruit, mango, papaya, rambutan and longan are numerous and inexpensive.

6. Telephone: The red public telephone is only used for local telephone communication, and the blue public telephone is used for domestic long-distance calls. Enquiry telephone number: 13. IDD telephone number: 1.

7. Language: Thai is the national language. Because the local tourism industry is the mainstay, most people in the tourist area know English and Chinese.

8. Etiquette: Thais are used to shaking hands with the symbol of namaste; Must have great respect for the royal family; When visiting a traditional Thai family, you should take off your shoes before entering the door, and don't point your feet at your host when sitting on the floor.

9. Shopping: It's best to shop in a store certified by Tourism Thailand. Special products include: gems, Thai silk, crocodile skin products, sculptures, Thai dolls, antiques and so on. If you take antiques out of the country, you must obtain a license from the Thai Ministry of Art five days in advance.

notes on tourism in Singapore

1. climate: it is only 136.8km away from the equator, belonging to a typical tropical rain forest climate, warm and humid, with little change in temperature difference, with an average annual temperature of 24 C ~ 27 C and frequent showers. It is advisable to wear simple and cool cotton summer clothes when traveling to Singapore.

2. Transportation: There are airport buses running between Changi Airport and major hotels in the city every 2 minutes. One of the most convenient ways to travel to Singapore is to use the Transit

Link Farecard, and you can take Singapore bus (SBS), round-the-island bus (TIBS) and mass rapid transit system (MRT). MRT has many stops in the city and leads to several tourist attractions, which is safe and cheap.

3. Taboo:

l Singaporeans are afraid to say "congratulations on getting rich". They think that the word "getting rich" means "windfall", and "windfall" means ill-gotten gains.

l In Singapore, the head is regarded as the soul. Touching others' heads will make people feel insulted, especially don't touch children's heads. Don't hug or kiss anyone in public.

l It is forbidden to talk about personal character, local politics or shortcomings, racial friction, spouse situation and religious beliefs.

l Smoking is prohibited in public transport, public shopping and entertainment places and government offices, and offenders will be fined.

l pedestrians may be fined if they do not use crosswalks or other crossing facilities within 5 meters when crossing the road.

l Anyone who spits or litters in a public place, or who fails to take the initiative to pump water for flushing after using the public toilet, will be fined.

l Singapore has completely banned the sale and fasting of chewing gum.

4. Religion: The religious beliefs in Singapore are very complicated, and all the major religions in the world have followers here. Generally speaking, Chinese people mostly believe in Buddhism, Malays and Pakistanis mostly believe in Islam, and Indians believe in Hinduism.

5. Language: Malay is the national language and English is the administrative language. There are four official languages: Chinese, Malay, Tamil and English. It has the largest number of legal languages in the world.

6. Gourmet: Because of its geographical location and historical particularity, Singapore is rich in seafood, and it brings together flavor foods from all over Southeast Asia and many countries in Europe and America. Among them, the most popular are bak Kut teh, Chili crab, beef strips, Malay rice, Indian rice, fried oysters, pancakes and curry food. Many tropical fruits are sold in the market all year round, such as durian, mango and rambutan, with high quality and low price.

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Shopping: The main shopping places are Yala Street Shopping Area, Holland Village, Binhai Plaza Shopping Center, Orchard Road Housekeeper Dong, Little India, Chinatown and other places. In these places, you can buy handicrafts and food with traditional Malay, Indian and Chinese colors, such as Malay batik cloth, traditional Malay clothing, hand ornaments, beef jerky, tea and so on. What attracts tourists most are handicrafts such as clogs, oil-paper umbrellas and porcelain tableware. When shopping, pay attention to the shops with red Merlion logo recommended by Singapore Tourism Promotion Board and Consumer Council. Shopping in most shops can be negotiated. When tourists buy more than S $5 in the same store, they can get a refund of 3% consumption tax. In most shops, you can bargain and ask for invoices.

8. The currency used is Singapore Dollar. In addition to banks, there are many money exchange offices. Passport is required to exchange traveler's checks, and there is no handling fee.

9. Time difference: in the same district as Beijing

1. Tel: Commonly used telephone numbers: police station: 999, first aid: 995, tourist information center: 33431, China Embassy in Singapore: 7343273

Notes for travel in Malaysia

1. Climate: Malaysia is located in the tropics, and it is hot and humid all year round. You can wear summer clothes all year round, because it is an Islamic country, and women should not wear too much.

2. Entry and exit: When entering the country, the customs will stamp and sign the passport to prove the entry time, and at the same time, it will issue an entry card, which should be returned to the customs when leaving the country. Therefore, remember to take good care of this card. Duty-free goods that can be brought into the country are: cameras, watches, pens, hand-held tape recorders, perfumes, lighters, 2 cigarettes (225 grams of cut tobacco), 1 bottle of alcohol (about 95 ml), and cosmetics, local products, films (limited to 5 volumes) or film (limited to 2 volumes) with a value of less than 2 Ma. If transit passengers carry carpets, jewels, chocolates, or more than the prescribed amount of alcoholic drinks, tobacco and other dutiable articles, they need to pay a deposit of 5% of the market price of the articles, which will be returned when they leave the country. Visitors can bring any amount of coins in and out.

3. Religion: The religion in Malaysia is very complicated, and Islam is the state religion. Malays believe in Islam, Chinese believe in Buddhism, Indians believe in Hinduism, Eurasian and some Chinese and aborigines believe in Christianity.

4. Diet: malaysian cuisine, which is famous for its spicy food, is the most distinctive local dish. Coconut is the main ingredient of cooking food, mainly beef, chicken and fish, and then mixed with spices such as pepper or curry, and pork is not eaten. Malaysia is a concentrated place of tropical fruits, with durian, rambutan, mangosteen and pomegranate.

5. Folk customs and taboos:

l Don't use your left hand in communication. Traditionally, people on horseback think that your left hand is a symbol of uncleanness. Don't hold out your hand and ask for a handshake, and don't just point at people with your index finger.

l Malays are forbidden to touch their heads, and they are not allowed to touch their backs at will except teachers and religious ceremonies.

l Malays ban smoking and do not eat pork, dead animals or animal blood. Rice, glutinous rice cakes, etc. are the staple foods, and the eating habit is to grab rice with your right hand.

l when interacting with each other, the clothes must be neat. If you visit someone's home and wear slippers, you must take them off and leave them at the door.

l When visiting the church, you should pay attention to the fact that non-Muslims should take off their shoes before entering the church. When visiting the temple, women should pay attention to wearing arms and feet that cannot be exposed.

l don't walk in front of a Muslim who is praying. Do not take pictures or touch the Koran without permission.

6. Time difference: in the same time zone as Beijing

7. Accommodation: 1% service charge is included in all hotel and restaurant charges, and no tipping is required. General room supplies do not provide toothbrush, slippers and other supplies, visitors must bring their own.

8. others:

l drinking water: the raw water from the faucet can generally be drunk directly.

l tip: 1% service charge and 5% government tax are added to the prices of hotels, hotels and restaurants. The Malaysian government does not advocate tipping.

l Common telephone numbers: Tourism Police Station: 3-2415522, Long Distance: 11, Enquiry: 12, Directory Search: 13, Emergency Rescue: 999

l Medical Care: There are state-owned hospitals in every city, and professional centers and private clinics in metropolises provide medical care services, some of which provide 24-hour services.

l language: Malay is the national language, and English and Chinese are also widely used.