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TRADITIONAL THAI
GREETING—A SLIGHT
BOW AND A PRAYER-LIKE
GESTURE WITH THE HANDS.
thai time:
The Thai people keep time using a 6 hour clock and use colors to represent each day of the week
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
BIG SMILES: FULL NAME OF
Thailand is known as the "Land of BANGKOK:
Smiles," and the smile forms an
important part of their culture KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON
and greeting. Losing your temper AMON RATTANAKOSIN
will get you nowhere, and even MAHINTHARAYUTTHAYA
talking in a loud voice can MAHADILOK PHOP NOPPHARAT
offend. RATCHATHANI BURIROM
UDOMRATCHANIWET
MAHASATHAN AMON PHIMAN
AWATAN SATHIT SAKKATHATTIYA
WITSANUKAM PRASIT
It is the longest place
name in the world
To be Thai is to be Buddhist, however, in
South Thailand near the border with Malaysia,
there are an estimated three million Muslims
and growing.
