Tino Kuis unravels the connection between culture, personality and behaviour. He contests the view that personality and behavior are largely determined by the culture in which someone lives and grew up. Culture describes gardens and not flowers.
True friendship is best found with a young female nurse. If you are religiously interested, hang out with an older poor, low-educated farmer. These conclusions (with a wink) can be drawn from a major study into the values and behavioral patterns of Thais.
Isaan mentality
The Inquisitor has found that he has developed quite a diverse pattern of behavior, necessary to maintain a certain peace of mind to deal with the oh-so-many Isan idiosyncrasies. First of all, there is the Western way of thinking, which is simply in the genes. Using our own logic, our own opinion, values, … . But in the past three years an Isaan mentality has emerged.
Question of the week: Is this inappropriate or not?
In the question of the week section readers can respond to a general question about Thailand. This time the question is whether the lady in this photo has violated normal standards of decency or not?
