Thailand, a concise but completely true guide
Tino is tired of the lengthy stories about Thailand and Thai culture. It can be much shorter, clearer and more truthful. Why make it difficult when it's that simple?
Thailand, a concise but completely true guide
Thai men and Thai women live in Thailand. They speak Thai, a very difficult language. They all have that unique Thai culture with Thai customs and customs. The Thai smile of the Thai females (and males) is famous far and wide. Thai food Thai food the Thai way. They work in a Thai way, which is part of the Thai culture. In their free time they do Thai sports and drink Thai alcoholic drinks. After all, Thai people attach great importance to the Thai word and concept 'sanuk'.
The country is ruled in a Thai way. The Thai rulers take good care of their Thai subjects in a Thai way. The Thai situations in the Thai parliament are hilarious. Thai politicians approach their work in a Thai way. Thai corruption is baked into Thai culture, but fortunately, the Thai way of dealing with it is getting better and better. Thai politics is deeply divided. The Thai colors red and yellow play a leading role in this.
Thai monks live in many Thai temples. Their Thai prayers soften Thai karma. Thai monks are very loved by Thai people. They predict the numbers of many Thai lotteries. Thai monks are not only monk but also Thai. That might explain their Thai behavior. Thai nuns take good care of the Thai monks. They wash their Thai robes, sweep the Thai temples and serve the Thai monks.
The Thai national anthem is very Thai. It glorifies Thai blood, Thai land, Thai freedom, Thai unity and Thai prowess.
There are many Thai farmers. They work their Thai lands with Thai ease. Thai rice is famous. The Thai government helps the Thai farmers in a Thai way. Thai tax money is used to raise their Thai standard of living so they can buy Japanese scooters and cars.
Thai women are very special and absolutely not comparable to non-Thai women. They are all beautiful and young, with that typical Thai kindness, gentleness and indulgence. Thai feminine care is unique in the world.
Famous Thai places are Pattaya, Phuket and Bangkok. There we see how Thai people spend their Thai free time. For example, they enter the water in a Thai way or stroll through Thai shopping paradises in a Thai way.
Thai children grow up the Thai way. They receive a purely Thai upbringing. They go to Thai schools where Thai teachers teach them the Thai language and Thai logic. Thai textbooks explain Thai history. Thai children learn a lot about the unique Thai culture which they will enjoy in their later Thai life. Fortunately, they remain 100 percent Thai.
Thai books are available in Thai bookstores. Some Thai people read those Thai books. Thai newspapers are plentiful. They look Thai and mainly give the Thai news.
When Thai children grow up to become Thai teenagers, they fall in love the Thai way. Sometimes they make Thai love in the Thai way and so more Thai children come. Usually they get married in a Thai way, 'before the Buddha' is popularly called. The Thai loyalty of Thai men to their Thai wives is world famous.
Thai driving behavior on Thai roads is typically Thai. Thai accidents are the order of the day, that problem is dismissed in the Thai way, the famous Thai 'mai pen rai'. However, the Thai police are doing their Thai best.
All Thai children take good care of their Thai parents. That is inevitable in Thai culture. Thai people become Thai elders over time, that is universal. They get Thai diseases, go to Thai doctors in Thai hospitals and take Thai pills. In the end, everyone dies the Thai way. They are then cremated the Thai way and then happily reborn as Thais.
Very effective, replace Thai with any other country and you also have a suitable guide for that country
Additive;
Every Thai believes that he has the right given by the Thai Buddha to ignore any Thai law or Thai regulation on his Thai, or at least bend it in such a way that the Thai can live comfortably with it.
This was clear and funny! 🙂
Can you give a definition for the word "Thai", that would make the story a bit clearer.
Unfortunately I can't give a definition of the word 'Thai' or 'Thai'. It is a very elusive, exotic, oriental, and inscrutable thing that only the Thais can explain to you. Non-Thais cannot possibly comprehend that, let alone explain it. Ask your Thai neighbor.
A particularly objective and truthful Thai representation of reality.
Awesome!!!!!!
Very nice again, Tino.
1 small correction: those Japanese scooters/cars are devised in the great Nippon (about which you could write exactly the same, quickly switch with a macro TH for JP), but still largely, how could it be otherwise, in Thai on entirely Thai way put together or partly manufactured! Although - now often by industrious Burmese or Khmer hands.
and no, Bertje is not right - there are plenty of countries where they don't trust their own products and national character at all………
Tino, fie! A necessary correction:
Usually they get married in the Thai way, 'before the Buddha' as it is called in non-Thai vernacular.
Does this also apply to the country of Biebelebonse Berg?
Ad response 1: Thank you Bert, I can't put that into words any better.
Spoken and discussed a lot of Thai.
I think it's a good one and the closing sentence may be mine: “And if you're not Thai, don't get involved with it” except for the accidents, I think you can think something about it.
Who remembers the Smurfs? They are just like Thai, only the Smurfs do everything the Smurf's way and speak Smurf.
Beautiful Tina! Nice example of framing, you put everything that the Thai think of themselves in the spotlight. And they do that themselves. Because everything has to be Thai and done the Thai way, the only thing good about farang are the money that comes from it.
'My Thai' was once sick at home on the sofa. Was in the mood for canned sardines with chilli and sticky rice. The first we didn't have in house, the rest - of course - we did. Then quickly went for sardines at the supermarket around the corner. They had 2 types, rather expensive from an A-brand, and regular affordable sardines from a house brand. Took 2 boxes of the house brand, because ... see further.
When I got home, I received a swearing tirade of 'why you buy cheap sardine, you always buy cheap for me, why you don't buy good one'... Well, the bottom of the can of cheap sardines (1,19 euro cents) said PRODUCE in capital letters OR THAILAND. I still got a picture on this, but sound was no longer there because it was delicious. So you see, if it's Thai, it's good.
Another addition, the Thai children are now also receiving English lessons, even have an extradition program with England! I know a Thai woman, English teacher, who is going to London for 2 weeks this month from Khon Kaen, 22 students age 11 years, for study English !
Is she going there to learn English, because I can't understand the English teacher I know here and my niece doesn't have lessons from her either.
A “extradition program” ? …
I am glad that Tino has finally (now in the Netherlands, but it is never too late) realized that culture is extremely important to explain differences between countries. Long live Geert Hofstede.
Ah, our Geert! Yes indeed, he finds culture extremely important to explain the differences in culture. And he defined cultures strictly geographically. A country has a culture, and that suddenly ends at the border.
Does Geert Hofstede have an explanation for the major differences between people within a culture (country)?
Dear Tina,
Geert Hofstede has defined cultures NOT by geography but by nationality, measured for convenience by the type of passport you have or are entitled to. People who are born, grow up and live in a certain country have a certain pattern of values and norms. (based on education, religion, educational principles, the values and norms of that country)
I've done research for about 10 years now and I can assure you: the differences between the Dutch and Thais on a large number of points are clearly greater than the differences between the Dutch or between Thais on the same points. That is NOT the same as everyone having the same opinion.
If not, the main basis of this blog would be lost and I estimate 50% of the topics here are not discussed at all.
Great….finally someone who understands!
Farang and Chatiphan also live in Thailand, they speak Farangs and Chatiphanese. Surely something that Tino has overlooked in this only partly true guide, or will there be a part 2?
Sure. I don't say 'Only Thai people live in Thailand…..etc.' I can't cover everything in this guide either. I chose the most important, the most and the most beautiful. Ah, those Farangs and Chatiphanese………strange mess, I can't say much about it.
Unadulterated humor, Tino, thanks for this. You bring Thailand back to Generalland and everything that has been said and written about it to the right proportions.