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Thais asked to fly the emblem of HM The King

July 6, 2011
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Thais asked to fly the emblem of HM The King

Thai people nationwide have been urged to display the national flag together with a yellow flag which has the royal ceremonial emblem marking the 84th birthday anniversary of His Majesty the King. Yellow represents the color of Monday, the birthday of His Majesty the King. For Thai people, the 7th cycle, or 84th, birthday...
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Thai Students and their Teachers

June 2, 2011
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Thai Students and their Teachers

All of the students at my school took part in the annual Wai Khru Ceremony today. The students presented their teachers with flowers and said “thank you” to them for giving them knowledge. In return, the teachers gave them a blessing which the students believe will give them good luck for the coming academic...
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The Thai Wai and Foreign Tourists

December 6, 2010
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The Thai Wai and Foreign Tourists

At school last week, we held our regular Thai Manners competition for the students. The students wore traditional Thai clothes and had to visit a number of different bases in order to show that they knew how to perform the proper respect in the correct manner. This reminded me of one of the most...
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Learning Thai Manners 4

December 4, 2010
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Learning Thai Manners 4

This is the final part of the Thai Manner demonstration at Sriwittayapaknam School. In the previous blogs, I told how this family went to visit their grandmother. After prostrating on the floor, the grandmother then invites the two adults to sit on the chairs next to her. Notice that the two children are sitting...
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Learning Thai Manners 3

December 3, 2010
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Learning Thai Manners 3

This is continuing with the story of the parents that took their daughter to visit her grandmother. Arriving at the front door, they are greeted by their niece. As she is a lot younger than them, notice how much more respect she is showing to the two adults. For them, all they have to...
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Learning Thai Manners 2

December 2, 2010
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Learning Thai Manners 2

Today I am going to continue with some examples of good Thai manners which I see a lot in every-day situations. The pictures today illustrate how to behave at home and when visiting relations and friends. In the above picture, a daughter is talking to her parents. Notice, that as her parents are seated,...
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Learning Thai Manners 1

December 1, 2010
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Learning Thai Manners 1

These pictures were taken at Sriwittayapaknam School in Samut Prakan. The students were taking part in a competition for Thai Manners. In this first set of pictures, the students are demonstrating the proper way to show repsect to a Buddha image. This is done in three stages. In the top picture, the students first...
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Thai Students with Manners

November 30, 2010
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Thai Students with Manners

At Sriwittayapaknam School this morning, students from every grade took part in a competition for Thai manners. What they had to do was walk around the playground and then act in the correct manner for each situation. I am not sure about you, but I find in general that Thai people have very good...
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Thais Take Pride in Their Language

July 30, 2010
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Thais Take Pride in Their Language

Spoken by almost 100 percent of the Thai population, Thai is the only national and official language of the country. A survey shows that the people of Thailand take pride in their language, which reflects distinctive culture and traditions passed on from generation to generation. Permanent Secretary for Culture Vira Rojpojchanarat said that the...
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More Thai Students Turning to Alcohol

July 13, 2010
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More Thai Students Turning to Alcohol

A recent survey of 23,088 Thai students from Pathom 5 up to doctorate level in all provinces across Thailand show that more students are turning to alcohol. According to the survey, the average age of drinking students is 19 years. The youngest drinker is only 10 years old. Up to 56.7 per cent of...
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Richard Barrow is a prolific writer and ardent photographer. He first came to Thailand in the early 1990's. For 15 years he worked at a primary school in Samut Prakan. Now, he is the managing director of his own company.

Stephen Cleary has been a resident of Thailand for many years. He has done every job possible from acting in Thai soap operas to working undercover for the Thai police. Steve is now a freelance travel writer and translator. He lives with his wife in Suphanburi province.

Panrit "Gor" Daoruang was, in his youth, Thailand's most famous Internet teenager. He is still well-known around the world as he has been blogging about his life since the age of twelve. He now has a daughter called Nong Grace who already has her own website.






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