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Bangkok: Kite : ว่าว
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Thai Kite : ว่าวไทย (Wau Thai) The summer period from February to May, Thais and foreign visitors in Bangkok have not only enjoyed flying kites at Sanam Luang (near The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew )but have also had the good opportunity to see kites from every corner of the world fly together i...
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Songkran Festival : Water Festival
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Songkran Lanna or Lanna New Year or ประเพณีปีใหม่เมือง (Pra Pa Ni Pi Mai Meang) April 13 or Wan Songkran Long Wan Sangkan Long means the old year passes by (Sangkan derived from the word Songkran. Lanna people cannot pronounce double consonants. So Songkran is pronounced Sangkan; Pret is pr...
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“Thai Culture” The Do's and Don'ts According to Thai Culture
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SOCIAL CUSTOMSThais greet one another with a 'Wai'. Thais consider the head to be venerable and thus one should not touch anybody's head. If touching anyone's head by accident, it is wise to apologise to him/her immediately. Thais consider the feet to be lowly and thus one should not put one’s fe...
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Buddhism : Set of altar table : การจัดโต๊ะหมู่บูชาพระ
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Set of altar table : โต๊ะหมู่บูชาพระ (dtó mòo boo-chaa pra) Ceremony with Buddhist monks must have Set of altar table at the right hand of the monks show respect to Buddha made hearts to peace and begin of ceremony following. Contains : Buddha พระพุทธรูป (prá pú...
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Kanom Thai and Kong Wan Thai : Thai Dessert
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Thai dessert is Thai Culture. Thai dessert use in the traditional and in the Thai way of life. Thai dessert not too sweet, usually, and dessert have many choices. Materials : Rice, Flour ,Coconut , Sugar, Egg, Peanut, Sesame and Fruit. Aroma : Jasmine flowers, Ylang – Ylang flower...
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ABOUT THAI LADIES AND THAI CUSTOMS
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We hope this information will help you understand our customs and us. It is normal to have both good and bad things and both good and bad people everywhere in the world. Most nice Thai ladies have been taught to be faithful, sincere, grateful, obedient, and instructed in the skills and duties to please...
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March 13 : Wan Chang Thai : National Thai Elephant Day
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Traditionally and historically, the elephant has had a long association with Thailand. It's strength, power, ponderous dignity and majesty has ensured it a special place in the hearts of Thai Kings for many centuries. Even today, H.M. King Bhumibol has a stable of Royal Elephants. A...
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A Farung Look Thai
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ฝรั่งคนหนึ่งมอง “คนไทย” คัดบางส่วนจากบทความ “คนไทยกับคำสอนในหลวง” หนังสือพิมพ์ไทยโพสต์ 5 พฤษภาคม. 2549 -------------------------------- ....บทสัมภาษณ์ “นายมาร์ติน วีลเลอร์” ชาวอังกฤษผู้มีปริญญาตรีเกียรตินิยมจากมหาวิทยาลัยลอนดอนแต่มาปักหลักเป็น “เกษตรกรไท...
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Firefly Tale (ni-taan hing-hoi) of Grandmother (Ya and Yay)
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Firefly Tale : นิทานหิ่งห้อย General feeling of Thai children. Grandmother is always generous. Humorous and Humane. A grandmother has just give. When children need father and mother reje...
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WAI : การไหว้
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WAI : การไหว้ Wai : Be Thai manners as long heritage. Demonstrates polite. To honor. Greeting. Thanks. The apology. Goodbye. การไหว้ เป็นมารยาทไทยที่เป็นสืบทอดมานาน การไหว้เป็นการแสดงถึงความมีสัมมาคารวะ และการให้เกียรติซึ่งกันและกัน ซึ่งเป็นการแสดงออกถึ...
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VIDEO: Why Thai people love The King: เหตุผลที่คนไทยรักในหลวง
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Thai love The King MV รูปที่มีอยู่ทุกบ้าน : Picture have all home Since I was born until now. I have seen the King, just in 2 time When I am children. And since then I've never met.I never feel hurt. Instead, make me proud.The King is still with me all the time. Even in times of depression or we...
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Golfing in Thailand - we found the man that knows it all!
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It's easy to rely on the Neon sign Quality Care and Convenience if only it was true, if they only understood it means all day every day. Well, good news our search for the "Holy Grail" has discovered yet another Amazing Thailand Experience "Golf in a Kingdom" They are the Premier golf facilitator and...
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Thai Love Song : Kid Teung : Missing You !!
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Music : Tell emotions. Loneliness. Missing. Care. Lovers are very far apart. When we find something better. Something is beautiful. Something is impressed. We want lovers being there with us. -- Edited by wanphen on Sunday 6th of J...
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How to be Thai ex-pat
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Info copied from 1stBangkok OK, try riding your motorbike, one hand holding an umbrella, the other hand sending an sms, steering with your knee and then suddenly dropping everything to offer a quick wai to a roadside spirit house before crossing four lanes of traffic to make a sudden U-turn because y...
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Number 9 is a big thing in Thai
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Numerology is very important in Thai culture. The number nine is an auspicious number because there are many nines in royal and religious heritage. The Thai digit for nine is similar to a symbol seen on the Buddha’s forehead. A 100 Baht banknote ending with a nine in the serial number could be saved fo...
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OTOP Festival
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One Tambon One Product (OTOP) Festival. 1998.Government of Thailand organized a One Tambon One Product project. So that each community has the local knowledge used in product development with ready to help the state in modern knowledge. And management to link the community to market p...
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I visiting Jewelry stores : อัญมณีประจำวันเกิด
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Jewelry Thai Last July. I travel a province that has sold jewelry of Thailand. I have to visiting jewelry stores . Made me think.If I buy jewelry for myself or for anyone. We should choose what kind of jewelry colorful and Appr...
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Body parts and their meaning
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A study of terms for body parts and metaphorical use of these terms reveals another interesting aspect in the Thai cultural personality. Face is the most notable part of the body. Like in many languages, face or "naa" comes to mean "reputation, honor, respectability, credib...
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Fake ID cards .. good for a laugh
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Street vendor selling ID cards Traveling in Thailand, spotted this street hawker selling fake identification cards. "For the low price of 3,000 baht I could have bought an Australian Drivers License!" If you look at the photos you can see an assortment of press passes or student passe...
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Phuket - Wife Seeking and a Husbands Voice
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Most of what we get to read on the subject are condemnations of the men without any attempt to understand the different stories and social contexts involved, so this typology of western men who marry Thai women is interesting, if biased. This is a man’s account; I’ve highlighted some suggestive bits...
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Thailand .. how Much does it cost to live
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... it's like this Like anywhere in the world - if you visit the Busy places (Tourist destinations) you will pay for the convenience, razzle and dazzle, go to the "out of town places" (and so true in Thailand) you will be surprised how low the price is but don't expect lavish surrounds.. it may not like...
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Thai Love Song - how much I love you (english subtitle)
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Lyrics: If you ask me how much I love you Count every piece of sand from the sea, then you'll know Each breath that I take... Is how much I miss you. If you asked how painful it would be If you loved someone else one day... Then try to count every drop of rain: Those are the tears from my heart. I just want you to k...
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Thai Elephant
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Once the revered symbol of Thai culture, the backbone of industry and the protector of the country’s sovereignty during war, elephants now wander the streets of Bangkok, reduced to providing rides for tourists and helping their owners beg for their next meal. With their drivers — mahouts, the...
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Greng Jai ... in thai culture has it lost it's place?
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Interesting Commentary On Thai CultureIn the Sunday September 6, 2009 edition of the Bangkok Post there was an interesting commentary by Voranai Vanijaka entitled "That Which Nourishes Thailand May Destroy Thailand" in which he offered a critical evaluation of an aspect of Thai cult...
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SPORTS : CHICKEN Thai : ไก่ไทย
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Game Chicken Sports : การเล่นกีฬาไก่ชน Game Chicken Sports : A folk play of Thai society. History of playing a fighting chicken before Sukhothai. Because the drawings images found in prehistoric communities in the region. Evidence clearly visible in the community Khmer inscripti...
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Thai Language - oh what a mess
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I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve left Thailand upon arrival back home, only to have someone ask me, “So how much Taiwanese do you speak?” When I tell them that I don’t speak a single word, the quizzical look I get is almost worth the explanation I have to give. Thais, of course, speak Thai, of which th...
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Thailand Objects - what's this ? a Bin? a BBQ? an out house?
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Travelling through Thailand i have spotted these things (see the picture below) What is it? a Bin? a BBQ for cooking food or a small outhouse to store Rice.. many homes have a rice house ? it can't be a rubbish bin because there is too much detail in the work so i think it's a BBQ to cook What's is made fr...
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Thailand Object - Kaetoys - Ladyboys
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It’s been said more than once that the most beautiful women in Thailand … Katoey,kathoey, Ladyboys ..... the third sex…whatever you call them they are abundant in the land of smiles. Posted below are pictures of very lovely ladies (and men) how to tell I don’t know Actually I now know after readin...
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WAT Pho and Thai Traditional Medical Science School and body Massage
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WAT PHO WAT Pho is located on Sanam Chai road and Maharaj road next to the Grand Palace. It is open daily between 08:00 - 17:00 hrs, with an admission fee of 50 baht. Tourists must be in polite dress, no shorts, although trousers are permitted. For more information please call (662) 225-95...
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Pang loy! ( street food )
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When you walk around Bangkok city, you will see a lot of street food, we call “ Pang loy “They are many kind of foods selling at the day time and night time, some are looks dirty but many of them are clean and yummy!! One of the food that you can see everywhere is Kuay Teaw ( noodles soup ) but regarding to Faran...
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