Dos & Don'ts in Thailand

Among other Southeast Asians, the Thais people stand out for their thinking and their body language. If you stay here long enough, it can happen to you – you’ll become an honorary Thai, and gradually find yourself speaking pidgin English. In the provinces, you could join the voluntary work-gangs cleaning the toilets and weeding the flowerbeds at the local high school. In Thailand, the Do’s outweight the Don’ts! This must-hand guide will help you realize that you Do want to consider adopting the mai pen rai attitude to life – Don’t cry over spilt milk. For the two-week visitor however, knowing what to do and what not to do is not an easy task. Take heads, hands and feet. A little girl sells you flowers so you tousle her hair -- big mistake. Heads are sacred, so Don’t ever touch a person’s head without permission. Hands are meant to give and take, right hand only of course, so Don’t touch and tickle with your hands. And Don’t point with your feet while sitting. Don’t show the soles of your feet, but Do your shoes outside while visiting temples.So you want a massage? This exciting travel book of all the Thailand Do’s and Don’ts tells you just how to differentiate between traditional massage parlors and those offering, well, more forbidden fruit. The authors also tell you as a respectable visitor about town, Do remember how to behave so that your holiday is a memorable one without the hassles that can befall folks getting out and aboutTo ensure that you, the foreign resident, fleeting visitor or armchair traveler, enjoy your stay in Thailand, the authors present a light hearted but practical guide to the Do’s and Don’ts of this very special country. DON'T be surprised if that pretty salesgirl on the perfume counter is a man. There's a place for everyone in Thai society. DO believe your eyes: yes, that roadside stall is selling deep fried grasshoppers and caterpillars. And yes, DO listen very hard to the whispering that passes for conversation: Thais rarely raise their voices. Want to know what to more valuable Do’s and Don’ts? Then DO buy this book. Read more