Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Thailand Culture on Jun 8th, 2007 No Comments »
Don’t pat people on the head as this is considered very disrespectful although, patting a child on the head seems to be accepted… Before you get your hair washed or cut you might notice the lady say ’sorry’. She is showing respect and apologizing for touching your head.
As for touching in public, in Chiang Mai […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Thailand Culture on May 2nd, 2007 3 Comments »
Don’t criticize everything Thai ! If you are asked if you like the traditional thai music for example, you can answer like one volunteer we had.. no I hate it.. or you can say something appreciative, like they really play that instrument well, or it must be difficult to do that. You don’t have to […]
Posted in Thailand Culture on Jun 13th, 2006 2 Comments »
Don’t
- Open gifts in the presence of the giver or expect yours to be opened.
In Switzerland its rude if you don’t open it. Again, I’ll just have to do the right thing at the right place. If not, forgive me, I’m culturally confused lol.
Posted in Thailand Culture on Mar 15th, 2006 7 Comments »
When you want to signal for someone to come to you you hold our palm downward and move your fingers up and down. To do it any other way would be rude. Farang are used to shouting across a big distance. You will never see a Thai person doing that. Its better to […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Thailand Culture on Nov 15th, 2005 4 Comments »
At most meals, you will be given a spoon and fork to use. Don’t put the fork in your mouth as this is like putting the knife in your mouth in the West. You use the fork to scoop food into the spoon. At most meals, all food is put in the centre of the […]
Posted in Thailand Culture on May 31st, 2005 2 Comments »
When Thais greet they press the palms of their hands in together, like a prayer-like gesture called a ”wai”. The tip of the fingers touch the nose. The younger person should wai an older person, who will then return it. Unlike in europe where you shake hand and look the other person in the eyes, […]
Posted in Thailand Culture on May 26th, 2005 1 Comment »
A smile goes a long way in Thailand ! The worst thing you can do in a difficult situation is to get mad, demand your rights and argue that back home things get done in ‘’such and such a way”. This will cause the Thai person alot of embarrassment. I walked into a […]
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