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●Thailand（第1页）

●Thailand

■ThaiSodCulture

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◇Theisthewai，whichadherestostrictrulesofprotocol。

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◇Thewaiisbothasigaswellasagreetiandcourtesyareexhibitedbytheheightatwhidsareraisedandhowlowtheheadisbowedtomeetthethumbsofbothhands。

◇Youmakethewaimaywhilesitting，walking，。

◇Thepersonwhoisjunieorstatuswillmakethewaifirst。

◇Theseniorpersohewaiiurn，usuallywiththeirhaosomewherearou。

◇Ifajuniorpersonisstandingandwantstoersonwhoissitting，thejuniorpersonwillbeheirheadwhilethe>

◇Ifthereisagreatsocialdistawopeople，thewaiwillurn。

◆BuddhisminThailand

◇MostThaisbelieveinBuddhism。

◇Buddhistsbelievethatlifedoeshbirthahdeath，butratherthateverypersonhasseverallivesonthebasisofthelessolearsitted（karma）inpreviouslives。

◇Buddhistsbelievethatselfishnessaandthatpassionandlhappinessand>

&htopeaceistogetridofalldesire，awhichBuddhistsexplainas“nirvana”，anindescribablestateunhamperedbydesire，suffering，orfurtherrebirth，ersonsimplyis，andispletelyatohhishersurroundings。

◇Over90%ofthepopulationinThailandbelieveinBuddhism。

◆HierarchicalSociety

◇Thaishavehighregardforhierarchicalrelationships。

◇Socialrelationshipsaredescribedassuperiortotheother。

&saresuperiortotheir，teacherstotheirstudents，aheirsubordinates。

&haismeetastraheywillpromptlytrytoplaceyouwithinahierarchysotheyknowhowtodealwithyou。Iurespeoplemightaskwhatareseenasverypersooknowhowtotreatastranger。

&atusbejudgedbygandgeneralappearance，age，job，eduilyname，andsoes。

◆ThaiFamilyValues

◇ThefamilyisthebasisofThaisociety。

◇Familylifeisoftenmoreitthaures。

&haifamilyisakindofhierarwhichthepareop。

◇aretaughttorespecttheirparents。

◆ThaiDemeanor

◇Thaisattachgreatimportawardformsofcourtesysuchaspolite，friendlydemearoliokeepharmoions。

◇Manyoftheirrulesofetiquetteareby-productsoftheBuddhism。