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Fri 16-Jun-06, 01:18 PM
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| Moderator   Join Date: Mar 2006 Nationality: Australian Occupation: Editor Location: 
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 | TIPS - Thailand Culture Ever taught or studied for a while in Thailand? Like most foreign countries, Thailand is no exception to strange peculiarities. There will be cetain things that just don't make sense or you are not aware of. Before living abroad, be sure to have a quick readup on the local customs and taboos. Topless Bathing Thais are traditionally modest (they normally swim in a t-shirt and bermuda shorts), so foreign females should not go topless in public. Those who do are considered ignorant or dismissive of local values. Tax-Free in Thailand When purchasing tax-free items at big stores, ask the vendor for the yellow form required by the aiport customs for reimbursement. Many sales assistants will not give it unless otherwise asked. |
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Fri 17-Nov-06, 08:14 PM
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| Wannabe Guru  Join Date: Nov 2006 Occupation: english teacher Location: 
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|  Re: TIPS - Thailand Culture Thailand is the favourite destination for teachers as the pay is high there.The people are friendly there.There is no such restriction to what to wear or not. People are free to wear anything.Thai food is delicious.The shopkeepers well know their duty in assisting us in getting the form |
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Wed 22-Nov-06, 08:42 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Occupation: none Location: 
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| Re: TIPS - Thailand Culture One of the great things you can do in Thailand is bargain shopping. If ever you get the opportunity of working in Thailand, you'll be amazed by how much you could save in purchasing Thai products there. Last edited by gfell; Wed 22-Nov-06 at 11:26 PM. |
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Fri 08-Dec-06, 10:48 AM
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| Junior Member   Join Date: Jun 2006 Nationality: American Occupation: Teacher Location: 
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| Re: TIPS - Thailand Culture Definitely. Business is back to normal, the girls are back out on the streets and you wouldn't even notice there was a tsunami a few years back. |
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Fri 08-Dec-06, 04:56 PM
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| Senior Member   Join Date: May 2006 Nationality: Kiwi who's been exported! Occupation: Beer taster, hehehehehe! Location: 
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  | Re: TIPS - Thailand Culture Are things truly back to normal after the Tsunami? A coup by the army, a few bombs exploding in tourist areas etc can hardly be called back to normal now can it? As for topless bathing, I'd imagine that in the Muslim south, that'd go down like a lead balloon so it wouldn't take a moron to figure that one out! Honestly, how stupid do some people think we are? For the record, Thailand is a fantastic place, but I prefer China, a bit dirtier and crowded but life's not so bad here! Nuff said, 
__________________ Think only of those things that can be done! Last edited by gfell; Fri 08-Dec-06 at 05:42 PM. |
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Fri 08-Dec-06, 05:43 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Nationality: American Occupation: Teacher Location:
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| Re: TIPS - Thailand Culture Bombs going off in tourist areas? A coup by the army? I think you have your wires crossed with Bali and Indonesia. No such problems like that in Thailand. As I said in my previous post, things are back to normal after the tsunami. |
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