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Thai Culture

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Thai Culture

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  1. Thai Culture By: Kelsey

  2. The flag • In 1916 the flag was changed to show a white elephant in royal regalia. In 1917, the current design, but with the middle colour being the same red as the outer stripe, was defined as the civil ensign. The story goes that during a flood King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) saw the flag hanging upside-down, and to prevent this from happening again created a new flag which was symmetrical. Later in 1917 the middle colour was changed to dark blue.

  3. Location • Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma

  4. Greetings (The Wai) • The Wai originated from an ancient greeting that was done to show neither Individual had any weapons. • The Wai is preformed as slight bow, with the palms pressed together in a prayer-like shape. The Wai has been adapted by lots of weternthings

  5. Rules of Thai culture • Rude to touch people on the head or feet. • Never show your soles of the feet. • Never put elbows on table. • Do not shout. • Take off your shoes when in a house. • Not allowed to use knifes to eat. • Thought to be rude to accept gifts.

  6. Religion • Muslims (4.6%) • Christians (0.7%) • 95% Theravada Buddhist

  7. Thai Cuisine • Thai cuisine is the national cuisine of Thailand. Blending elements of several Southeast Asian traditions, Thai cooking places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong aromatic components. The spiciness of Thai cuisine is well known, and featured internationally in Thai restaurants. As with other Asian cuisines, balance, detail and variety are of great significance to Thai chefs. Thai food is known for its balance of three to four fundamental taste senses in each dish or the overall meal: sour, sweet, salty, and sometimes bitter.

  8. References • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_cuisine • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Thailand • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand

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