Mentors Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 "Thailand's Ministry of Culture will distribute a handbook on Thai manners and 10 'Do's and Don'ts' in Thailand to foreign tourists..." -- The Junta is doing everything to bring back the country to the military time in the 70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Flash while tend to agree, every guide book I have ever seen has extensive lists of do's and don ts in Thailand. It's fairly well known Point is Thais them selves rank well below most other countries when it comes to accomodating tourists. Double pricing etc. Booklet for both camps is in order, and f only money for one, educate the Thais, Or you think thats not possibe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafun Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Thais think way too highly of themselves so it may be a damn near impossible task. I think I would have better luck selling shit to a pig farmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Have you ever seen the booklet prepared by the Empower group of western women for the BGs? It actually has a guide to writing letters to ask Farang men to send them money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I've heard of that, and good on them! Seriously it's their job, the better they do it the better they are, up to us to ralise it though, sadly many dont Just as empower teaches them to dance, a better dancer is a better girl in bed I often think, and prob has a better chance of being bar fined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglesoup Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 its not big deal this leaflet. Its their prerogative to do this. Even if some people are of the opinion, that Thais think too highly of themselves, that doesn't act as an excuse to avoid respecting the rules laid out in this leaflet. As much as it is any individuals right to say they agree or do not agree with these rules...its also their right to agree or not agree with farangs actions.IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 These booklets have been around for years - 6 years ago what was likely an almost identical Thai booklet was copied by the Lao tourism authority for use in the LPDR, if you look into government tourism efforts you could find a copy or two today... Why is it coming back now in Thailand? Check out who benefits from these supposedly traditional values, and then figure out whether that camp has recently gained greater powers - such as the power to hand out nonsense at the airport, like the hare krishnas... YimSiam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaad Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 For some reason, earier today, I had realized that it had been while since I had seen a sign of itsmedave. Now I sit here with tears streaming down my face from laughter. Your points are well taken, as are those of KS. Keep in mind that what is impolite in Europe may be perfectly normal here in S.E. Asia. Ditto here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damen Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 A good example of hypocrisy...have you seen the nazi symbols openly worn by many thais? Swastika t-shirts, necklaces and tattoos? The swastika symbol has origins in SE Asia that predate Hitlerâ??s hijacking of the image for his Nazi party. It is actually a sacred image to Hindus and some Buddhists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Hi, Yes, but when displayed on a German WWII helmet it cannot mean anything but the Nazi sign. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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