There is no culture in Bhutan to have desserts. I can’t think of any other country in the world where that is the case. Their menus thus have no option of dessert.

2) No Traffic lights

Throughout Bhutan, there are no traffic lights. One, the traffic is low, but even when there is traffic, they are disciplined and manage beautifully without traffic lights. The only semblance to a traffic light I saw, was a police booth at one of the junctions in Thimphu which had a policeman giving directions that everyone followed.

3) No smoking

Smoking is officially banned and while some youngsters may smoke secretly, it is not allowed.

14) Tea with salt (Suja):

Bhutanese have their tea with salt in it (Kashmir also has salted tea called Sheer Chai). Called Suja, the Bhutanese love its taste. For a non-Bhutanese, you would need to acquire the taste, otherwise you may not like it.

5) Tiger’s Nest

Bhutan practises Buddhism. Perched on the side of a cliff 900 m above the Paro Valley is the Tiger’s Nest (Taktsang), one of the  most famous Buddhist pilgrimage places in the world. A Bhutanese believes that once in a lifetime, a Bhutanese must visit this sacred place. It is said that in the 8th century , Guru Rinpoche flew on the back of a tigress from Eastern Bhutan to this place and meditated in the cave for three months and hence it’s name ‘Tiger’s Nest’. It’s a six-hour rugged trek up and down hill, but every bit of the pain taken is worth it when you reach the place and see Buddha in so many of his avatars.

6) No Newspapers on Sundays

Bhutanese are relaxed as a community and work on fixed hours without any sense of urgency. Sunday is a complete off so much so that there is not even a newspaper on Sunday.

7) Divorce is Simple

Bhutan has no dowry culture, as a result of which if a boy and a girl like each other, they just go to their parents, buy them food and drink and move out of their house and get married. However, if they don’t get along with each other, and that can happen if either the boy or girl does not like the other, they can move out of the marriage by an easy divorce that they can get within a month. As a result of this culture, most people have multiple marriages and many children. But as a community , they are happy and peaceful and domestic violence is treated with utmost severity by law.