Thai, a religious Buddhist country, has unique traditions and practices.
Learn about Thai manners and taboos you want to know as a minimum as a traveler and be careful not to be rude.
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I pay homage to the royal family
In Thailand there is a profane crime, foreigners will also be punished if you act insulting against the king or the royal family.
When sightseeing the Imperial-related facilities, pay attention to clothing and behavior, so let's never say something rude.
I can not touch my head
The head at the top of the body part is believed to be a sacred place where spirits live, so do not touch lightly even if you express your feelings of dear.
It is an insulting act to be touched by others by others, so be careful not to stroke your head even with children.
The sole of the foot is unclean
The sole of the foot is at the bottom of the body part and is considered an unclean place.
It is strictly prohibited to put your feet on the desk, to direct the soles of the feet to people, and to cross the legs of people.
When you want to move inside a crowded train etc, please make a single voice call and let it pass after you take off your shoes, even when you take off your shoes at the house or Japanese restaurant floor space, you can touch other shoes, Let's not arrange your shoes.
It is rude to hand things with your left hand
To Thai people left is an unclean hand to use in the toilet.
Do not shake hands, finger pointing, hand gifts, making that left hand.
Attention to places to smoke
Smoking is prohibited in hotels, restaurants, department stores and other public places such as indoor and air conditioned rooms where air conditioning is effective, and most of public facilities are no smoking.
If you violateFine up to 2000BIs imposed.
When you want to smoke, look for a smoking place and please check with a clerk at a restaurant.
Do not litter garbage
In urban areas of Thailand, including Bangkok, littering of garbage and cigarette butts is prohibited by ordinance.
Monitoring by police officers is also carried out in downtown areas, and when they are caughtFine up to 2000B.
Limited drinking
Drinking in temples, public parks, public places such as buses is prohibited.
Selling time is from 11 hour to 14 hour, 17 time only to 24 time, outside the sales hours supermarkets and convenience stores are also on alcohol related corners are clothing, cloth is stucked, sales have been discontinued.
Before Buddhist events, holidays and before the election, on the day of the election, sales of alcoholic beverages are prohibited, so pubs and clubs offer only soft drinks and some shops are closed, so be careful.
Also, on occasion of non-alcohol days, hotel expenses may become cheaper, so the tendency becomes more noticeable for luxury hotels, so those who do not drink outside may be able to organize a schedule of Thai trips aiming for the day of abstinence. not.
Drinking alcohol in the house or hotel room is not prohibited even on a non-alcoholic day, only drinking in the public places and sales restrictions are being done, so those who want to drink purchase in advance Some people are stocking.
It is a way to capture a day that you can not offer at a shop rather than a day you can not drink with a no-alcohol day.
Avoid exposure in temples
Temple which is a sacred place can not enter with many exposed clothes such as shorts, sandal mini skirt and tank top.
There are temples to rent cloth to hide your skin, so when you visit a temple, try to wear clothes that suppressed the exposure of your skin.
Consideration for priests
Buddhist priests in Thailand are prohibited from contacting women and being alone in a place where they are not touched.
If you break the precepts the virtues built up by training will be deemed to have disappeared.
Care must be taken not to touch the priest when passing by the crowd.
Some women give way without moving until the priest passes by.
Do not casually talk to take pictures or take pictures, transportation organizations have exclusive sheets for monks so let's not sit down.
Thai greetings are handed over (Wai)
As a gesture to bow to Japan, there are Thai hands (Wai) in Thailand. This shows the respect and gratitude to the other party by the action of aligning hands in front of the chest and is also used for greeting. It is said that it is a beautiful shape to draw hands to yourself and close aside.
It is fundamental that the current person first goes over and the opponent returns his palm over it.
If the opponent is a priest, go to the position where the thumbs ruled in temple reach temple, near the head of the nose if you are a high-ranking or high-ranking person, and if you are present at the front of your chest.
Let's get back to your hands in front of your chest while smiling when hotel employees or shop clerks get together.
The time during which the national anthem flows is upright immovable
In public places such as stations and parks, the national anthem flows at 1 days 2 times, the morning 8 hour and evening 6.
In Thailand there was a custom of expressing respect for the state, the royal family, stopping his legs and moving in an upright posture until the national ant is over, and at the cinema the puppetry of the king and the image of the king flowed before the movie screening, all stood up in the same way I will.
When the national anthem flows throughout the city, foreigners who do not know about it move, but everyone in Thailon is stopped.
Even if it is a foreigner, nothing is told, but if possible, I would like to show respect as I see the surroundings.
Do not get angry or give out loud in public
People in Thai extremely disliked being accused of their failures in public, I think that they were shameful, being hurt pride.
I am not accustomed to getting angry and I am not good at being outdone.
Even though this is saying the right thing, the act of getting angry or making a loud voice may be despised as vulgar.
When there is a misfortune, let's tell the other party secretly with a calm tone.
Do I need a chip?
In Thailand there is a custom of chips, when you receive a comfortable service with luxury hotels, restaurants, massages etc. Let's hand chips.
About 20B from 100B is the market price.
It is unnecessary in shops where local 10% chips are included in accounting from the beginning, local dining halls, stalls etc as originally service charge.
Manners for meals
People in Thailand have a spoon on the right hand, a fork on the left hand, and a spoon and fork are used to eat side dishes with a bite. I can not put it in my mouth in a big condition.
Also, it is said that it is bad manners to lift a tea bowl or eat it with a mouth on a vessel, and sip the soup with a spoon and drink it.
When eating noodle dishes, also in Japanese style, it is said that it is vulgar to sip noodles and give out sound, so be careful not to sound as much as possible in public.
Thai people put noodles on millet and carry them to their mouth.
As I look around, I eat lots of noodles on top of astragalus and eat it well and I think that you will find the way to eat if you look at it.
Enter the village, follow the village, keep your manner and have a good time
How was it?
Since there are differences in practice if countries differ, practicing is completely different, so it is often surprising to know the circumstances of Thailing for the first time.
Those who visit Thailand have posted what I would like to know, so I'd appreciate it if you could enjoy traveling in Thailand as a good traveler who can avoid trouble and protect manners.
