How Tibetan compatriots learn to drink tea involves a lot of knowledge and etiquette. Whether it is a visitor from afar or a friend who comes and goes frequently, as soon as you step into the door of the host's house, the first thing you will offer to the guests is the fragrant butter tea. The host first takes out the cleanest porcelain bowl from the colorful cabinet and puts it on the coffee table in front of the guests, then holds the teapot or thermos bottle filled with buttered tea, lowers the part and shakes it gently several times, and pours it into the tea bowl in front of you , with both hands enshrined in you.
When the guests are drinking tea, the host stands respectfully on one side, or takes turns among several guests. The guests drink once, the host refills once, refill as you drink, be careful and thoughtful, and only when the bowl is always full and the tea is at room temperature can you fulfill the responsibility of the host. Guests should not drink tea too quickly, but gently blow off the oil slick on the tea, drink it several times, leave about half of it, and drink it when the host adds more.
Drink tea without making any noise, but sip it gently. If you drink it in a hurry, it will be regarded as uneducated by the owner, and it is nicknamed "the donkey drinking water". You can't drink all the tea in one gulp, let alone drink one bowl and leave. Generally, three bowls are the most auspicious. There is a proverb in Lhasa, a bowl makes an enemy.
