Many readers of Thailand blog have already visited Cambodia. Some have already reported on it. For many it was a surprising and pleasant experience. However, what many do not know is that it can be very attractive to visit Cambodia right now.
Sanook doesn't mean what you think, but what does?
Like 'mai pen rai', 'sanook' is a widely known and widely used Thai word. Unfortunately, the meaning is often expressed too superficially and narrowly, while a good understanding of the word 'sanook' is essential to understand the Thai mentality.
The disappearance of the Thai Noi script
In many cases, languages disappear as a result of cultural struggles, unequal power relations or simple language constraints, where the problem often lies much deeper than the purely linguistic but has everything to do with threatened self-esteem and identity, the denial of self-determination and the freedom to maintain cultural traditions . A good example of the latter can be found in Thailand, more specifically in Isaan, where Thai Noi had to disappear for the majority written language.
'Postcard from Thailand' (video)
This video needs no introduction. It is beautiful, atmospheric and you should therefore definitely take a look at it.
What do Thai children learn about the unique Thai culture
I came across an example of three multiple choice questions at a Thai school. It is not clear whether this concerns the upper classes of a primary school or the first years of a secondary school. This is a test on the subject 'applied science of everyday life'.
Postal address and mail delivery (reader submission)
The Thailand blog regularly talks about not having a postal address or how to receive mail or send your bank cards, etc. Doing this myself for more than 10 years through friends and or family, however, this turned out to be quite a burden for your friends and or family because you burden them for years and years and years.
Booster vaccination in Thailand and green tick in the Netherlands (readers' submission)
Before my emigration to Thailand in September 2021, I received both my (Pfizer) covid vaccinations in the Netherlands. Two weeks ago I got my (Moderna) booster in Thailand – well. “bought” for 1500 THB, which I gladly paid for it.
Travel sector stunned by outdated government travel advice
'Don't fight a 'new' phenomenon like omikron that is now spreading all over the world with old measures' is the motto of a now irritated travel umbrella organization ANVR.
About Thai boys with and Thai girls without breasts
In Thailand you can be whoever you want to be. For example, you see boys with breasts. We call them 'kathoey' or 'ladyboys'. There are also girls who hide their breasts as much as possible because they want to look like boys, that's Tomboy's.
Friends or family?
Friends? No, a Thai, whether male or female, has no friends. That is, not in the sense of the word friend as I prefer to use it.
Support Thai partner deductible?
I will leave Thailand at the beginning of May 2022 and live permanently in the Netherlands. The relationship with my Thai partner, with whom I concluded a notarial cohabitation agreement under Dutch law in 2011, will continue to exist. First she will visit me on a 90 days TH and 90 days NL basis and later she will try to get an MVV to be with me full time in NL.
Does Thai Airways have no flights in November and December?
I read that Thai Airways has no flights in May and June. Does anyone know why you can't book for either
November and December at Thai Airways? But from January 2023 it will be back.
Thailand is aging rapidly
Thailand is aging very strongly. It is already an outdated society and the country will become a 'super-aged' society by 2031, by which time 28% of the population will be 60 years or older.
Thailand Visa question No. 041/22: Thai Marriage – extension
Can you tell me what the requirements are for a NON-O marriage visa extension? I read it once.
The Prophecy – A short story by Phaithun Thanya
He had been standing there for a very long time…. so long that no one really knew how long. The very old villagers and those who had died long ago also said that it had been there for as long as they could remember. The tree now spread its branches and its roots over a large area. Over a quarter of the village land there were roots when digging. Its gnarled roots and tangled branches indicated that this banyan tree was the oldest living thing in the village.
A literary botanical experience
No, dear blog readers, I am not going to talk about some commendable plant or nature guide, but about a very special, but unfortunately completely unknown site to most Farang.
The cultural and ethnic landscape of Chanthaburi
Mention the name of Chanthaburi province and the first thing most people will think of is fruit. The province is the supplier of durian, mangosteen, rambutan and many other fruits. But Chanthaburi is more than that, this province in the southeastern part of Thailand has a rich history and an abundance of cultural diversity.