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Everything you need to know about the Thai Culture Whether you’re in for business or leisure, familiarity with cultural-considerations and Thai-traditions will help you understand the unfamiliar and avoid accidental o ense. Why shouldn't you touch someone’s head? What's so wrong with ? What should you wear to visit a ? Take a look at our introduction of what to do and what not to when it comes to Thai culture.

Greetings A Heads Up One of the rst things to know Although you might not nd when visiting Bangkok, or yourself in a situation where anywhere else in , is any kind of head-touching is the local . The ‘wai’ likely to arise, if you do, then consists of pressing your palms remember that the head is considered together at chest or nose level sacred. That means no touching and even be while your head slightly. This is mindful of passing something over someone’s an integral part of Thai etiquette, denoting head. respect, and can be used to express a hello, goodbye, or thank you.

Keep Calm Duck! and Carry On Walk the streets of Bangkok like a Raising your voice might local by remembering to duck. You’ll seem a good way to get likely spot the local your point across, but in ducking down slightly when passing Thailand it’s a big no no. in front of two people talking. This Considered an act of losing control, becoming is a polite gesture of respect to loud or aggressive won't get you anywhere. On acknowledge the interruption. the contrary, quiet and humble is the best approach in Thailand.

1 Temple Etiquette Don't Feed Although otherwise most The Monkeys types of attire are tolerated, The monkeys might look it is advisable to cover up very cute and they’re almost when visiting and guaranteed Instagram likes but shrines, as those wearing this does not mean you sleeveless tops, short skirts, shorts, and ip ops should feed them. Not only will likely be denied entrance. For women does feeding the monkeys make them less able travelling, be warned it is not unusual to to nd food on their own, it also means that encounter signs prohibiting women from they’ll associate people with food. those monkeys entering highly sacred places, such as temple won't seem quite so adorable when they're libraries. emptying the contents of your bag.

Royal Reverence No Point Thailand is a constitutional Pointing might seem harmless , and the royal but pointing at the wrong thing is much revered can be seen as an act of disrespect throughout the country. in Thailand. Certainly never it's not uncommon to spot point at a or pictures of royal family picture on the occasional poster or any of the Royal Family. If you a photo displayed on a taxi dashboard. If you need to ‘point’ someone out, bend your hand hear the ’s anthem played be sure to downwards with your ngers leaning toward stand, and always avoid making disparaging the oor and your palm facing upward, rather remarks about the royals in person or online. than pointing a nger at anyone.

National Pride Never Mind Over recent decades, the The phrase Mai pen rai (never government in Thailand mind) describes the country’s have introduced various unocial , with their practices to encourage , including general knack for keeping cool broadcasts of the anthem twice a day. even in annoying situations. Their laidback When this song is heard, pedestrians, commuters, mind-set goes hand-in-hand with an inherent and students are required to stop or stand. sense of light-heartedness. In Thailand nothing is taken too seriously.

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