Did You Know?
- In Brunei, it is a custom to take off your shoes before entering a house.
- It is a custom to bend your body if you have to pass in front of someone, especially the elderly to show respect.
- The young ones give respect to the senior ones by blessing the hands on the seniors over their forehead.
- Water taxi is a means of public transportation for the local to commute between the river and land.
- After a handshake, it is a custom to touch one’s own chest lightly. This is to show that you’re being received warmly from the bottom of your heart.
- Houses are generally built with many rooms to accommodate the extended family.
- Bruneians like to eat using bare hands (right hands only) – it has been a tradition, it is said that food tastes better that way. In fact, the hands gauge the temperature of the cooked dishes. If the hand can take the food at the temperature when it is served, so can our body.
- It costs more to buy a litre of bottled water from shops than to buy a litre of petrol in Brunei.
- It is a custom to display a portrait of His Majesty the Sultan and Her Majesty in every business entity.
- The Royal Palace opens to the public for 3 days from the second day of Hari Raya. During these days, you are able to meet and greet His Majesty the Sultan and Princes for male visitors and Her Majesty the Queen along with Princesses for female visitors.
- In Brunei, people point things using their thumb. It is rude to point using your index finger.
Brunei Urban Adventures is locally owned and operated by the husband and wife team - Ai Lee Tan (a Bruneian) and Khirul Zainie (from Miri, Sarawak in Malaysia). We work closely with the local community and encourage the engagement of the local community in tourism businesses. We look forward to showing you our unique local culture, heritage and natural wonders.
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