Family
The traditional Burmese family
includes grandparents, aunts and
uncles, and even relatives as distant
as 7th cousins. Close friends can also
be considered as part of the family.
It is common for Burmese to
introduce someone as their ‘younger
brother’ when there is, in fact, no
family connection at all. Children will
live with their parents until they
marry but will listen to the advice of
their parents and obey them all their
lives. Beating ones children is widely
practiced and socially accepted; it is
considered necessary in the training