One of the things about our Thai culture that I know can seem confusing to many Westerners (Farang) when they spend some time in Thailand is our practice of “Wai”
Tag Archive: thai culture
Jan
29
Trust & Honesty from a Thai perspective – ThailandMusings.ThaiVisa Column
This article on my weekly column at ThailandMusings.ThaiVisa talks about “Trust and Honesty from a Thai perspective” and uses a simple story about Mr Chokdee to illustrate how Thai culture can be very complex.
Jan
09
Angella takes Dean to Tam Buhn with Master Monk “Luang Phor Jarun”
I thought I would add this post here as it is a very positive article about the experiences I have had with the practice of Tam Buhn in Thailand. I have had a few experiences now and I feel that as a Western man married to a Thai woman I should show respect for her culture and gain an understanding of it to help me in our relationship, so here is one experience I have had.
Nov
06
Loy Krathong Festival
The Loy Krathong Festival in Thailand is celebrated on the full moon of the 12th month according to the Thai Lunar Calendar
Sep
27
Warm welcome for a Foreigner in Thailand
My last post was about a situation I witnessed in Australia where a Thai woman was ignored, whether intentionally or not by a group of western women at a junior sports function. I left off saying that I had a couple of contrasting experiences myself when I was in Thailand with my Thai girlfriend Angella.
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