Traditional+vs.+Pop+Culture

=[] != = = = THAILAND CUSTOMS =
 * always respect the royal family
 * never critisize the monarchy
 * always stand during the national anthem
 * Respect the religion
 * buddha images & wats are sacred
 * Wats:
 * always dress conservatively while visitng a wat
 * remove shoes
 * monks are not allowed to touch women or make any type of phisycal contact. women can't even directly hand something to a monk.
 * Socially**
 * Thais gain respect with increasing, age, wealth, and education
 * its a general rule to always listen to and serve your superior without questioning him
 * to gain respect from your elders, bring them gifts
 * there are specific greetings
 * business world:
 * western tradition of hand shaking
 * traditionally:
 * the wai
 * prayer like gesture, palms touching, fingers pointing upward, thumbs almost touching the nose
 * Aggression**
 * patience
 * be known as a cool heart (jai yen)
 * patient person is easily respected
 * doesn't show anger, sandness or negative emotion.
 * To show anger or aggression
 * not appreciated or respected
 * you will forever be know as a jai ron (hot heart)
 * Mai pen rai
 * "its okay", "its nothing"
 * Eating**
 * Chopsticks
 * noodles
 * Rice
 * spoons and forks
 * family style platter
 * served at a restaurant
 * commonly served in the middle of the table
 * No appetite
 * leave alittle bit of food on your plate to show that you have had enough food
 * never take the last bite from the common platter

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= DANCE =

** Traditional **

 * Kohn **
 * most stylized from of Thai dance
 * mime
 * a chorus will sing/tell a story in the background
 * elaborate costumes
 * masks are worn to portay characters
 * monkeys, celestial creatures, deamons and humans
 * Fawn Thai **
 * Folk dance
 * folk music
 * five classical styles:
 * Fawn Leb
 * fingernails dance from Chiang Mai
 * Fawn Ngiew
 * scarf dance from Chiang Rai
 * fawn marn gumm ber
 * butterfly dance
 * fawn marn mong kol
 * happy dance
 * fawn tian
 * candle dance
 * Manohra Dance**
 * unique to the south

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