19 March 2018								Mrs. MAYER	⑱
About Burma:
Geographically speaking
A military junta
He’s just a figurehead: prête-nom, homme de paille; (figure de proue)
When it was a British colony, it was the principal exporter of rice.
Precious stones: ruby is the most important. Also jade.
They’re under Chinese domination.
Buddhism: 500 000 monks (dressed in dark red) & 7500 nuns (dressed in pink).
They have orphanages;
2018	Twenty eighteen
Two thousand and eighteen (from two thousand and ten)
The people are rather passive, believe they’ll be born again, and hope their rebirth will result in a better situation for them..
‘nats’ (esprits) are very present in people’s minds;
A donor:	donateur
People believe in both (Buddha & nats) and also in astrologists, and they ask for advice on everything (e.g.which 1st name to choose for their children). The ‘day places’ in pagodas correspond to the day you were born.
A house on piles
They weave clothes: tisser
They don’t try to trick you.
To bargain:	marchander
They wear a ‘longji’= sarong
Loose tea:	thé en vrac, au poids.
Lecture:	conférence
Diversion – To divert attention

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