Destination guide — Thailand

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RELIGION: 94 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION ARE BUDDHISTS.
THAIS ARE NATURALLY FRIENDLY PEOPLE AND WILL WANT TO
MAKE YOU FEEL AT HOME. THERE ARE A FEW BASIC RULES YOU
SHOULD OBSERVE. DO NOT POINT YOUR FEET DIRECTLY AT A THAI -
IT IS DEEPLY OFFENSIVE. ALWAYS DRESS DISCREETLY IN A 'WAT'
WHERE YOU MUST ALWAYS REMOVE YOUR SHOES. THAIS GREET EACH
OTHER WITH A PALMS TOGETHER GESTURE AND A SLIGHT BOW OF
THE HEAD. IF YOU DO LIKEWISE YOU WILL GIVE CONSIDERABLE
PLEASURE.

RESIDENTS OF BANGKOK DRESS FORMALLY AT NIGHT AND IN SOME
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS A JACKET AND TIE IS REQUIRED. TOP-
LESS BATHING IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE; NUDE BATHING IS NOT.

THAIS ARE CURIOUS PEOPLE, SO WILL ASK YOU QUESTIONS THAT
WESTERNERS WOULD NOT NORMALLY ASK - ABOUT YOUR SALARY FOR
EXAMPLE.

THAIS REVERE THEIR ROYAL FAMILY. EVEN SOCIAL MALCONTENTS
WHO IGNORE LEGAL AND COMMUNITY STANDARDS REFUSE TO TOLERATE
A FAINTLY IMPLIED SLIGHT ON THE THAI MONARCHY.

VISITORS SHOULD DRESS NEATLY IN ALL RELIGIOUS SHRINES.
THEY SHOULD NEVER GO SHIRTLESS OR IN SHORTS OR OTHER
UNSUITABLE ATTIRE.

SHOES SHOULD BE REMOVED WHEN ENTERING PRIVATE THAI HOMES;
CHAPELS WHERE BUDDHIST IMAGES ARE KEPT AND ANY OF THE
ISLAMIC COMMUNITY'S MOSQUES.

EACH BUDDHA IMAGE, LARGE OR SMALL, RUINED OR NOT, IS
REGARDED AS BEING A SACRED OBJECT. NEVER CLIMB ONTO ONE TO
TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OR DO ANYTHING THAT MIGHT SHOW LACK OF
RESPECT.

PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN ARE
FROWNED UPON.

THAIS REGARD THE HEAD AS THE HIGHEST PART OF THE BODY,
BOTH LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY. THEREFORE, THEY DO NOT
APPRECIATE ANYONE PATTING THEM THERE, EVEN AS A FRIENDLY
GESTURE.

BUSINESS HINTS
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THE DEPARTMENT OF EXPORT PROMOTION, 'DEP', MINISTRY OF COM-
MERCE, ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT, OFFERS THE PERMANENT EXHIBI-
TION. ONE STOP EXPORT SHOWCASE WHEREBY ALL MANUFACTURED
THAI QUALITY PRODUCTS ARE ON DISPLAY BY MORE THAN 250 SE-
LECTED EXHIBITORS WITH MORE THAN 10,000 ITEMS IN THE 3 EX-
HIBITION HALLS OF 4,000 SQ METRES EXHIBITION AREA. THE
SAME SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT DED REGIONAL OFFICES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE THAI TRADE CENTER OR A
COMMERCIAL COUNCELLORS OFFICE IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY, AT THE
NEAREST THAI EMBASSY, OR DEPARTMENT OF EXPORT PROMOTION,
RATCHADAPISEK ROAD, BANGKOK. TEL. 511-5066-77, FAX. 512-
1079, 513-1917.

BUSINESS DRESS IS NOT FORMAL. PRIOR APPOINTMENTS ARE CUSTO-
MARY AND PUNCTUALITY IS A SIGN OF COURTESY.
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