What should I pay attention to when traveling to Thailand?

Thai temples are recognized as holy places by Thai people. Please dress appropriately and dignified when entering the Buddhist temple. You are not allowed to wear any short skirts, shorts or topless clothes. When entering Buddhist temples, Muslim temples or private houses, tourists need to take off their shoes and be careful not to step on the threshold. ?

2. Thai women:

Generally speaking, Thai women are more conservative. Please don't touch them without their consent.

3. The head is sacred:

Don't touch other people's heads, don't mess up other people's hair. In Thailand, the human head is considered to be an important part of the elves. If you accidentally touch someone's head, you should apologize sincerely at once.

Thais are forbidden by outsiders to touch children (especially young monks) on the head. Only kings, monks and their parents are allowed to touch children's heads. Even a hairdresser can't touch other people's heads. You must say "I'm sorry" before a haircut. When one person passes something to another, don't go over others' heads.

4, the left hand is not clean:

Thais believe that people's right hand is clean, while their left hand is unclean. The left hand can only be used to take some unclean things. So holding important things with your left hand will attract disgust. Left-handed people can be careless in daily life, but absolutely not in formal occasions. On more formal occasions, it should be presented with both hands, and using the left hand will be considered as contempt for others. Thais eat with their right hands, and they also use their right hands when handing things to others as a sign of respect. If you have to use your left hand, you should say "left hand, please forgive me" first. ?

5, the soles of the feet are not clean:

Like the left hand, the sole of the foot is considered unclean. Avoid putting your feet on the table when sitting. Hitting people or pointing people with your toes will be severely reprimanded. Never lift your feet at the Buddha. Thai people think that feet are despicable and can only be used for walking, but they can't do other things, such as kicking the door with their feet and pointing at things with their toes. When sitting, don't tilt your feet and point your feet at others. Women are strict when they sit down, and their legs must be close together, otherwise they will be considered uncivilized and uneducated.

6. Precautions in public places:?

In public places in Thailand, don't do anything that is detrimental to style, such as hugging, kissing or shaking hands, which is considered to be against local customs. In addition, nude sunbathing is only allowed on some beaches. In other places, Thais don't like this behavior. Although it does not constitute a crime, it violates Thai Buddhist philosophy. Thai men and women pay attention to giving and receiving, even when dancing in public, they can't touch their bodies. ?

7. Other taboos:?

Thais don't need to sign their names with a red pen, because after death, Thais should write their surnames on the coffin mouth with a red pen. Thais prefer red and yellow to brown. People are used to using colors to indicate different dates: Sunday is red, Monday is yellow, Tuesday is pink, Wednesday is green, Thursday is orange, Friday is light blue and Saturday is purple. People often wear different colors according to different dates. White used to be used for funerals, but now it is changed to black.

People's Network-Taboo about Life in Thailand