Mickey Palmer

@🇲🇲#Every time our country is going through difficult times, our neighboring country seems to take advantage of the situation by copying and claiming our cultural heritage. First, it was Thingyan. Then Thanaka, Laphet Thoke, Mohinga, and Ohn No Khao Swe. Now, even our traditional Myanmar clothing, including our traditional Acheik Longyi woven with the intricate Lun-taya weaving technique, is being copied and claimed. You even seem to want to take the traditional costumes of all eight major ethnic groups of Myanmar. You have already crossed the line and gone too far. You are becoming nothing more than cultural thieves who take what belongs to other nations. After wearing your own traditional clothing in revealing styles for generations, do you suddenly want to copy Myanmar traditional clothing to dress more modestly? You cannot simply take another country’s cultural heritage and claim it as your own. We have extensive historical records and undeniable historical evidence to prove the origins of our cultural heritage. Please do not take advantage of Myanmar’s current difficulties to appropriate our culture. We will continue to speak up and make the world aware of the truth. Myanmar belongs to Myanmar. Our culture is our heritage, our identity, and our history. Respect Myanmar. Respect Myanmar’s culture. Give credit where credit is due. 🇲🇲 #RespectMyanmarCulture 🇲🇲 #RespectMyanmarCulture 🇲🇲 #RespectMyanmarFood🇲🇲 #RespectMyanmarFood🇲🇲