Valentine's Day in scents and colors
If you have a Thai lover, you cannot avoid showing your affection for her today, February 14. A beautiful gift that makes her heart beat faster or just a flower?
Receiving or giving flowers can have a romantic meaning depending on the type. In the Netherlands, a bunch of red roses also has a completely different meaning than, for example, a pot of chrysanthemums. Also in Thailand red roses exude something romantic, but flowers such as camellias, carnations and daffodils also melt a Thai woman's heart.
Colors
Colors have a special meaning for the Thai. For example, I once made the mistake of wanting to go there as a guest at a very festive and imposing wedding, dressed in black trousers and a white shirt. Fortunately, I was made aware in time that this color combination belongs to a funeral and certainly not to a Thai wedding. At the time, I only joked about it and said that the groom was going to bury all his pre-wedding escapades. After that comment, I quickly put on a different color shirt.
Colors also play an important role in flowers.
Not all flower types, nor all colors are suitable for giving on this special day. Roses always do well, but don't make the mistake of giving white roses to your young lover, because white roses are given to older people in Thailand and that color does not convey romantic feelings to the recipient. Your loved one will feel sad because you estimate her to be much older than she really is. Don't show up with a bunch of yellow roses on Valentine's Day either, because that color is reserved for monarchy and religion.
As a sign of pure friendship, you can also give yellow roses or another yellow-colored flower. Parents and children also give each other flowers such as lilies, carnations or pink roses on Valentine's Day.
It is a great day to show your affection to Thai girlfriend, friends or family. Pay close attention to the color of the bouquet or flower arrangement. Because roses are always a highly valued flower in our culture, let's take a look at the Thai meaning: a red rose is given to your loved one, a dark pink rose is given out of gratitude, a yellow rose is given to good friends and a white rose is given to you. to an older person.
Let's hope my Dutch girlfriend doesn't read this story. I regularly give her white roses, because she is already over forty. Quite frankly: I buy them directly from a friendly white rose grower for a bargain price. And then also second choice, because they are even cheaper. Believe it or not; for her it's Valentine's Day almost every weekend and I'm super for her. And that is not just a coincidence. (This last comment intended for a few bloggers intimates).
Men, you now know what you have to do today.
Happy Valentines!
Valentine's Day is extremely popular in Thailand, and the commerce is very happy with that.
My Thai lover thinks anything I give her that doesn't fall into the gold or edible categories is a waste of money – and I can't blame her. So no Valentine's Day, birthdays or Christmas presents for us.
We are more spontaneous.
But for anyone who would like to show his or her love on a specially created day: Happy Valentine's Day.
Many Thais do it wrong, when I look on Facebook I see roses in red, yellow, pink and white for Valentine's Day for their loved one. I didn't participate in it myself, you only really surprise your loved one with a spontaneous expression of love. That could be a beautiful rose/bouquet, but on a commercial day? Didn't see me. That's fine with those Thais, Dutch and other people who think February 14 is a beautiful day, enjoy using it and borrow practices from across the border if you like, that's how people have always done it and there is nothing wrong with that.
Yes, the shops are already full of heart-shaped and red / pink tins / boxes / things with sweets in them. leave the next day for 50% in the dump.
The price of the roses is suddenly newspaper news, the increase per day is accurately recorded.
And then there is the rather typical Thai phenomenon of the still too young schoolgirl (students wear black trousers/skirts and a white blouse) who believe that with such a gift, the loved one of that moment really should allow something more than just cuddling. Always good for a lot of very big indignant comments in the sewer press. Very predictable too by the way.
Valentine's Day and guess who came up with this again. You can no longer get out of buying a gift, because then you have done it. Great commercial success. But no kidding, if you have a partner you love, you still treat them with respect and attention throughout the year. That keeps things alive and he or she deserves that if the relationship is good. Mutual efforts and showing affection just to name a few. It is good to read that Joseph has the right attitude and I would say keep it up.
joseph,
I don't really care about the hyper-commercial Valentine thing. Coincidentally, my spouse's birthday is February 14. We also got married on February 14. Or, in other words: three birds with one stone!
Lung Jan, did you also get married on February 14 by chance? Or did the symbolism of the date play a role there? Or even practical elements, in which I think of the phenomenon where, for example, in Nong Nooch Garden special arrangements are made for couples who marry on that day?
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