bibblies Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 Does the act of winking hold any significance, good or bad, in Thai culture? I've never seen anyone do it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodthaigirl Posted January 15, 2002 Report Share Posted January 15, 2002 No, we don't wink. If you wink to a girl with a friendly and sincere smile, that's ok. But if you do it with a devilish grin, you won't get any smiles back form her for sure ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibblies Posted January 16, 2002 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Good Thai Girl: ..But if you do it with a devilish grin, you won't get any smiles back form her for sure ! Depends where you do it How about a friendly wink, directed at children? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibblies Posted January 16, 2002 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 Good Thai Girl, can you also give me an answer on the 'what nationalities (if any) have sexy or un-sexy accents when speaking Thai' post below? I need a native speaker for that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodthaigirl Posted January 16, 2002 Report Share Posted January 16, 2002 A friendly wink directed at children is fine, I guess, as long as "children" are under 5 or so years old otherwise you might end up being considered a sexual pervert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibblies Posted January 17, 2002 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Good Thai Girl: A friendly wink directed at children is fine, I guess, as long as "children" are under 5 or so years old otherwise you might end up being considered a sexual pervert. Are people really that paranoid about child-perverts over here? I've never had that sense. I ask because this fear's become ridiculous in England. If you did something that comes naturally to a Thai, such as picking up someone's baby, calling it cute, or joking around with a youngster, you'd get nasty looks and soon find that about ten people have called the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted January 18, 2002 Report Share Posted January 18, 2002 with regard to winking. i find that thai's as a rule do not wink. i have fun with my girl teaching her to wink and even though it is such a simple thing she has much difficulty with it. her attempts are hilarious but in a cute and charming way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodthaigirl Posted January 19, 2002 Report Share Posted January 19, 2002 There have been more and more people esp.in big cities having more "concern" about their children's safety and well-being. Having a stranger either a Thai or a farang picking up their children is not a good thing. It's just because their kids might catch a cold or other diseases. I don't do that either. I just tell the parents that they have a cute kid or whatever I want to express. But I won't dare to touch them. In rural area is a differnt story, I'm sure. There are still a Thai way of expressing and sharing things. You can do that without any problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hall Posted January 19, 2002 Report Share Posted January 19, 2002 GTG, Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it bad luck to tell a Thai parent that their child is cute or give any other form of compliment. Better to say the child is not so cute so that the spirits do not take the child. Can you enlighten me please? Cheers Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2002 Report Share Posted January 20, 2002 Hall, You are correct...an example: New baby born, if everyone start saying the baby is very cute then the Thai beliefs (older generation!!) will believe the spirits will come and take the baby away... Sanukboot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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