2. Greeting
Thai people “Wai” instead of shaking hands like Westerners.
For this reason, you would “Wai” when meeting a person after
an absence, or for the first time for that day.
You should “Wai” older people or with to show respect in a
social position situation.
Thai people will be very appreciative when you “Wai” to them.
3. Smile
Everybody might have ever heard
“Thailand is the land of smile.”
It is true!
We always smile with many reasons.
We will assume that you are very friendly
when we see your smile.
Keep smiling when you would like to talk with
Thai people or ask some help.
4. Show respect for Thailand’s main religion.
Our main religion is Buddhism.
Dress politely when entering a temple or religious shrine
(shorts or tank tops should not be worn in the temple,
and shoes should be removed before entering.)
It is considered very improper for women to touch a monk.
If a woman wants to give something to a monk,
it must first be given to a man, or put on a piece of cloth.
5. Show respect for the king
As you know Thai people love our kingdom.
The monarchy is revered by all Thai people.
Thai people will not tolerate any lack respect towards
any members of the royal family, past or present.
6. Do not touch anyone on the head.
Thai people regard the head as the highest
part of the body-the temple of the body as it were.
As such, touching someone‟s head is entirely unacceptable.
In Thailand any gesture towards the head will cause
Thai people to recoil and will be greeted
with shock possibly annoyance.
7. Do not touch Thai lady (if you do not know well.)
In many countries, touching is the friendly way,
especially hug to show appreciation.
In contrast, in Thailand you cannot hug to show your appreciation.
A firm „Thank you very much‟ is enough.
In Thailand it is very serious for some lady
who is touched by a man.
She will think that you are very rude.
However, ladies can touch each other.
8. Do not talk with some senior people
like they are your friend.
In Thailand, we are still strict
that a junior has to show respect to anyone who is their senior.
9. Good Information
http://ladda-boonmee.hubpages.com/
Beautiful Photos
http://onlinetravelersguide.blogspot.com
/2011/12/experience-best-of-
thailand.html
http://www.thai-blogs.com/2005/09/26/learning-
mai-bpen-rai/
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/4422
3000/jpg/_44223914_thaiking_afp416.jpg
http://www.daradaily.com/content/news/p1-27481.jpg
http://blog.thailand-investigation.com/2009/08/28/finding-lost/
http://www.goodfoodgoodlife.in.th/time-for-myself-detail.aspx?tid=4
10. Who I am…
My name is Saruta Bualop.
My nick name is Sandy, and usually my
friends call me that. I‟m from Thailand, but
now I‟m currently in Bay Area,CA. I like to
take photos of views, cute and beautiful
stuff, and of course, I like to create a
website too. I have been interested in web
design since I was in high school. At that
time, I had learned to build a website on
Notepad (HTML only). Since then, I never
stop learning new stuff to succeed in this
subject. One day, I want to be a web
master in a big company !
Thank you for watching…
