It is said that in the17th century, this place in Kuwait was called "Gulain", which means "Horn". /kloc-in 0/760, an earth wall was built from Jahra to Cape, surrounded by land on three sides, and the wall was dug with city protection soil to resist the invasion of nearby tribes and protect itself from thriving here. Kuwaitis especially like this castle and call it "Little Castle". The word "town post" is pronounced "Kuwait" in Arabic. 196 1 When/kloc-0 became independent in June/September, "Kuwait" was identified as a foreign country. "Kuwait" is a country name, a capital name, a province name and a provincial capital name.
Location Kuwait is located on the northwest coast of Persian Gulf in West Asia, northeast of Arabian Peninsula, bordering Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Three. Main overview Kuwait covers an area of 1.7 1.8 million square kilometers. The population is1.8000 (1.986). Among them, 40% are Arabs, and more than half are Palestinians, Egyptians, Indians, Pakistanis and other countries.
Kuwait is divided into four provinces. The capital, Kuwait City. The currency is "dinar". The official language is Arabic, and English is also widely used.
IV. Social Customs The general characteristics of Kuwaiti social customs can be summarized in the following words:
Kuwaitis are honest and welcome strangers; Particularly trustworthy, helpful and friendly; The religious belief of Islam abides by religious rules and emphasizes "worship"; Left-handed service is taboo and difficult to accept and endure; It's not surprising that the soles of your feet are the most annoying.
There are the following characteristics in the details of life:
Kuwaitis are friendly, sincere and willing to be close to friends. Generally, when walking, they are used to holding hands with friendly people and walking side by side. They feel that this update is more friendly and have sincere feelings for friendly people. Guests and friends will be very happy if they eat more at the table. They have a good habit of keeping time. If you make an appointment in advance, you must be on time. They love the sea, especially the Ocean Club. Their favorite topic is falcons and horses among animals.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Etiquette When Kuwaitis meet guests, it is customary to greet them first and say, "Salam? Arakum "(hello), then shake hands and say," Kay? Halac "(good health). In order to show more respect, besides shaking hands, people sometimes kiss their noses and foreheads. When meeting relatives and friends, we are used to hugging and kissing (kissing each other on both cheeks when hugging). But this etiquette is limited to men.
6. Belief taboos Most Kuwaitis believe in Islam and strictly abide by its rules. They are afraid to give things or food with their left hand. They think that the right hand is clean and the left hand is dirty and despicable. So it is unacceptable to use the left hand. They are taboo to give gifts when they meet for the first time. Especially using wine or photos of women as gifts, which is unacceptable to them. It is considered to be against the canon and extremely impolite. They are afraid that someone will point their feet at them. It's an insult to think that the sole of your foot is facing people. In the gossip of social activities, it is forbidden to mention controversial topics in the Middle East. Kewei is a country where alcohol is forbidden. So they don't drink. Kuwaitis don't eat pork and animal offal, and they don't eat strange food. And taboo to talk about pigs, but also taboo to use pig products.
Seven, eating habits Fish is an important daily necessities for Kuwaitis, and Zubede fish is one of the most popular and considered to be the most delicious fish species in the world. In Kuwait, many families have pictures of Zubidi fish on their walls, which they are often proud of. They like Chinese food very much. They think Chinese food is the best food in the world. They used to sit on the floor and eat with their hands. But in recent years, influenced by the outside world, many people also use dining tables and chairs.
Kuwaitis' eating habits have the following characteristics:
① Pay attention to the beauty of color, fragrance and taste of dishes, and pay attention to the minimum quality of dishes.
② Generally, the taste is not salty, slightly sour and slightly spicy.
The staple food is rice, and noodles such as steamed dumplings are also eaten.
4 non-staple foods such as beef and mutton, camel meat, chicken, duck and goose meat, and eggs; Vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, eggplants, onions, cabbages, potatoes, etc. Seasonings like olive oil, cloves, cardamom, gold powder, coriander and so on.
⑤ Cooking methods prefer dishes made by cold salad, roasting and frying.
Chinese food likes Chinese food and Sichuan food.
⑦ Enjoy sauerkraut, stewed beef, fried shredded beef, crispy chicken, stewed chicken, fried lychee, fried eggplant clip, pigeon eggs with cloud slices, amber peach kernels, steamed fish slices, hand-grabbed mutton, barbecue and other flavor dishes.
Today Shuijiu likes to drink black tea, green tea and coffee, and all alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
Fruits, such as litchi, grapes, bananas, apples, oranges, oranges, etc. Dried fruits such as walnuts, raisins and almonds.