Why can't men say "Sawadika" when they travel to Thailand?

"Sawadika" may be the most familiar Thai sentence for all of us, or it may be the only sentence that we can say. For example, I can say. But there is one thing that many people have not noticed. The sentence "Sawadika" is basically said by women. For example, Thai tourists who changed their faces for a second some time ago kept repeating "Sawadika" in their mouths. Why don't Thai men say "Sawadika"?

1."sawadika" is a special greeting for Thai women.

"Sawadika" means hello in Chinese. Just like we usually say "hello", Thais usually say "Sawadika" when greeting. This is a Thai lady, but men don't use this greeting. The male greeting is "Sawadika No", which sounds similar, but there are still differences.

Second, the man said that "Sawadika" might be considered a shemale.

Thailand's shemale is also a major feature. Many Thai film and television dramas have the role of shemale. For example, in the recently hit Thai drama Blowing Leaves, she is a third sex person and her agent is a shemale. Although Thailand is tolerant of shemale, it is still embarrassing for a big man to be regarded as a shemale. In addition, a friend of mine said that if an old man said "Sawadika", he might be promoted for sex change surgery.

If you don't pay special attention, you won't generally hear the difference between a lady's greeting and a man's greeting, so don't worry too much if you accidentally say the wrong greeting when traveling in Thailand. The worst outcome is that everyone smiles and no one really cares.