Five Observations on What Makes Thai Culture Thai [Season 4, Episode 12]

In a first for the podcast, the boys decide to review a
part of the Bangkok Podcast website - the relatively new for
Season 4 'Resources' section. A few weeks back we posted a page
called 'Some Thoughts on Thai Culture,'
and it elicited some responses from friends of the podcast, so we
decided to dig into it.


We don't want to rehash what's already there, so if you
haven't read it yet, mosey on over and check it out. In brief,
the page lists 5 key characteristics of Thai culture: 1) Respect
for authority; 2) Being indirect; 3) High context; 4) Fitting in;
and 5) No problems. Greg and Ed discuss each, trying to find
exceptions and bring some nuance to the
characteristics. 


At the end, Ed brings up an 'honorable mention': an
important characteristic that didn't quite make the top five:
Thais also are particularly concerned about appearing proper in
public, but in private are no more conservative than most
Westerners. 


Of course, these are just our opinions and observations -
we'd love to hear thoughts, feedback, or dissenting opinions.
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