◇Itisnotatatioy,inwhichpublitorcriticismistobepreveallcosts。
◇Toopeempermightattragerofthespirits,whicouldarousevioleragedy。
◇Toopenlycriticizeapersonisaformofviolehurtsthepersonandisregardedasdeliberatelyinsultingthepersonbeingrebuked。
◇LossoffaceisashametoaThaisotheytrytoavoidtationsandseeksintoughsituations。
◇Iftwopartiesarei,oohaveahdrawwithoutlosingface。
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&ireetingisthewai(asmentionedabove),whichisgivenbythepersoustothepersous。
◇ThaisusuallyusefirstratherthathehonorifictitleKhuhename。Khunisageneral-pueposeformofaddressthatissuitableforbothmenandwomen。
◇Generallywaitforyourhostaroduceyoutotheuests,whichallowseveryooknowyourstatusrelativetotheirown,andthusknowwhomakesthewaiandhowlowtheheadshouldbelowered。
◆GiftGivie
◇Ifyouareihai’shome,agiftishoughitreciated。
◇giftsattractively,sinceappearaant。Bowsandribboheseion。
◇Floodqualitychocolatesorfruitareapprifts。
◇Donotsendmarigoldsors,astheyareusedatfunerals。
◇Tryniftingreen,blackorblueastheseareassociatedwithfuneralsandm。
◇Goldandyellardedasroyalcolors,sotheyarethebestchpaper。
◇iftinredifsendingagifttoaeseThai。
◇Giftsarenotopenedwhenreceived。
&heongiftfsandordinationparties。
◆Die
Ifyouareihai’shouse:
◇Trytobepunctual,althoughbeieslatewillnotcauseoffence。
&hehostisweari,takeoffyoursbefthehouse。
◇Askaothedresss。
&hedoorwayratherthanonit。Thisisanoldtraditionthatmaybeeextinctwithyouhais,butitisalwaysagoodideatoerronthesideofservatism。
◆TableManners
◇Aforkandspooheondiningutensils。However,chopsticksareoftenoodles。
◇Thespooherighthahthelefthand。TheforkisusedtoguidefoodohefiherighthastickyriorthernThaidelicacy。
◇Mostdinnersareservedasbuffetsorwithserviheterofthetablefamily-style。
◇Youotbegiilyouareserved。
&tlefoodonyourplateafteryouhaveeatentoshowthatyouhaveeatenyourfull。Leavingnothingiyoustillwantmore。