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- The customary shake of hands and nodding of heads is done when meeting a new acquaintance and making eye contact when talking to someone is a must.
- Rice is a must in every meal, a meal without rice is not a complete meal. Though it can be replaced with root crops such as cassava, camote (sweet potato), or sometimes with a banana plantain.
- They will offer you to partake on the food they prepared when you happen to come up upon them while eating. This is done out of courtesy and you can politely decline and they won’t be offended.
- Praying before eating breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Cultural continuity is observed, olden beliefs are still being followed and continued to do even in this modern day and age.
- Respecting elders by greeting them and doing the "mano po" is still keenly observed.
- Merienda is taking a short break at work in the afternoon is just as important as any other breaks in a day to a light meal of either sweet delicacies from Leyte or some leftover food.
- They are fond of pointing with lips rather than their finger because they don’t want to offend the engkanto’s and diwata’s. Finger pointing is considered rude and will get you in trouble, at least, that’s how it was in the past.
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