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Visiting countryside families - When entering a ger, which you do without knocking, always walk clockwise around the ger and sit on the left hand side. The hostess will immediately start brewing some tea and it is considered rude to leave without at least tasting some tea. Everything, from tea to soup to airag , is served in small ceramic bowls. The hostess will pass the bowl to you in her right hand with her left hand resting underneath her right elbow. You should redceive the bowl likewise. The tea is the salty, milky variety - an acquired taste with practice and a bit of dehydration due to low salt levels. Your bowl will miraculously remain full to the brim unless you place you hand over the bowl to indicate that you do not want any more. When traveling to countryside make sure to take along cigarettes, soap, colored pens, couple of bottles of alcohol and sweets as chewing gums, caramels and candies- a small gift to cheer up local hosts.

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