I was leaving Nid Coffee Shop
this morning and I was given a wai.
A wonderful App to share photographs
and location...
Cost: Free
Ease of use: simple
Comment: wonderful for sharing photographs
Showing posts with label Thai Social Etiquette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thai Social Etiquette. Show all posts
Instagram (App) - respect - Post 119
I purchased some coffee from
Nid Coffee Shop and received a Wai.
A wonderful App to share photographs
and location.
Cost: Free
Ease of use: simple
Comment: wonderful for sharing photographs
For more App reviews - click here.
Instagram (App) - Spirit House - Post 104
Lots of these everywhere.
A wonderful App to share photographs
and locations.
Cost: Free
Ease of use: simple
Comment: wonderful for sharing photographs
For more App reviews - click here.
Instagram (App) - garlands - Post 101
Garlands for sale.
A wonderful App to share photographs
and locations.
Cost: Free
Ease of use: simple
Comment: wonderful for sharing photographs
For more App reviews - click here.
Instagram (App) - Wai - Post 33
A wonderful App to share photographs
and locations.
Cost: Free
Ease of use: simple
Comment: wonderful for sharing photographs
For more App reviews - click here.
Instagram (App) - cultural decoration - Post 27
On a street stall.
A wonderful App to share photographs
and locations.
Cost: Free
Ease of use: simple
Comment: wonderful for sharing photographs
For more App reviews - click here.
Instagram (App) - garlands - Post 25
On an adjacent stall -
on one of my Nid coffee shop visits.
A wonderful App to share photographs
and locations.
Cost: Free
Ease of use: simple
Comment: wonderful for sharing photographs
For more App reviews - click here.
Instagram (App) - Thai culture - Post 16
Fu Dogs - click for more information.
A wonderful App to share photographs
and locations.
Cost: Free
Ease of use: simple
Comment: wonderful for sharing photographs
For more App reviews - click here.
Instagram (App) - Wai - Post 4
A super App...
Cost: Free
Ease of use: simple
Comment: wonderful for sharing photographs
For more App reviews - click here.
Dress appropriately in Buddhist Temples.
I recently read about Angor Wat in Cambodia and tourists being instructed to dress correctly (nude photographs).
August the 4th
https://asiancorrespondent.com/2016/07/angkor-wat-appropriate-dress-code-tourists/
Then I remember visiting Wat Suwankhuha recently and seeing this poster - my review will come here - here's Jamie's.
Then there's the sign on Wat Naka on Rang Hill...
I hope that this will work.
Thai Social Etiquette: Greetings
Any culture has it's book teaching the official version of 'good manners'. In Thailand, this book was published by the Royal Thai Ministry of Culture. Unfortunately, the booklet is hard to get. Therefore, we publish it's content here. This publication is remarkable in more than one way, not only for its level of detail (you might miss the advice to brush your teeth daily when in Thailand, however). This booklet is also seen as evidence for the spirit of cultural bureaucracy and education in Thailand.
Chapter I: Greeting
Thai Social Etiquette, Ministry of Culture, by Malithat Promathatavedi
In Thailand, people in general greet one another with the word Sawatdi. This word can be used at all times of day. A male would add the word khrap and a female the word kha after Sawatdi to show politeness. The word Sawatdi can also be used when taking leave of someone or saying good-bye.
If the persons are friends or about the same age, the word Sawatdi alone is sufficient for greeting. A wai is a gesture of pressing the palms together in the position of a budding lotus at chest level, with the fingertips touching the tip of the nose. There are three levels of wai.
1. For the Buddha images or the monks only
2. For parents, teachers, senior relatives, and the elderly
3. For respected persons in general including persons of the same status
I you are interested then read the whole article - I have not seen it other than on this link.
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