Thailand

THAILAND

THAI FLAG The red stripes represent the blood spilt to

maintain Thailand's independence. The white stands for purity and is the color of

Buddhism which is the country's main religion. Blue is Thailand's national color and it

represents the Thai monarchy. The National Flag of Thailand is also known as

the “Trairanga” meaning Tri-colour. It is one the oldest flags.

THAILAND CULTURE The culture of Thailand incorporates cultural beliefs and

characteristics to the area known as modern day

Literature in Thailand is heavily influenced by Indian Hindu culture

Thai people usually don’t show affection in public as they find it disrespectful.

Thai people strive towards refinement, in their every day life. This has been a strong part of the cultural identity. This is shown by their good manners and their soft spokeness.

THAI HISTORY

Khun Bang Klang Thao and Khun Pha Muang founded thailand

an area of 514,000 sq km (198,456 sq meters The Thais settled their home land in the 6th century It was formally called Siam and it has never been colonized by a foreign country.

RELIGION It is influenced primarily by Animism, Hinduism,

Buddhism, as well as by later migrations from China, and southern India.

Buddhism= 94.6 % Muslim = 4.6 % Christians/catholics = 0.7 % 1% islam,etc Freedom of religion, government respects their

religions.

FOOD Thai cuisine is famous for the blending of four

fundamental tastes. sweet (sugar, fruits) spicy hot (chilies) sour (lime juice, tamarind) salty (fish sauce, soy sauce) Thai people eat their food with mainly chopsticks

and don’t use knives.

TRANSPORTATION Tuk tuk: tuk tuks hold about 2-4 people

in them and have no meter so you can bahter with them before hand.

Sky train: in Bangkok they have the sky train witch takes you all around Bangkok because Bangkok is always heavily jammed in traffic.

LANGUAGE Thai is the national language. Standard Thai, also known as Central Thai or

Siamese, is the official language of Thailand, spoken by over 20 million people (2000)

CUSTOMS The wai: consists of a slight bow, with the

palms pressed together in a prayer-like fashion. If u put your hands about face height it means you are bowing to a god witch can sometimes be disrespectful.

. The wai is also common as a way to express gratitude or to apologise.

And when u meet new people or friends. Someone other customs are no feet on the

table because it is the dirtiest part of your body Thai people believe.

it is rude to touch other peoples heads, and to shout loudly because thai people think your trying to get attention.

ROYAL FAMILY In thailand it is against the law to be negative about

how you feel about the thai royal family it is regarded as disrespectful.

CLOTHES, HOUSES

Many Thai people were sarongs. Many thai people wear silk shirts and cotton

pants to work the dress up for festivals mainly. Thai houses: parts of thailand are very modern

with many modern buildings and condos. Some traditional houses are made of teak wood

and some houses are built on poles near the waters edge.

THAI MONEY The currency name is called baht The currency is the responsibility of the

Bank of Thailand The baht, like the pound, originated

from a traditional unit of mass

THAI SITE SEEING

visiting temples Theme parks National zoos,parks Riding on elephants Orchard garden in chang mai

BUDDHA SAYING. Your worst enemy cannot harm you as

much as your own unguarded thoughts.

BIBLIOGRAPHY http://www.helium.com/items/217525-the-buddhis

t-moral-code http://thailandsworld.com/index.cfm?p=383

http://thaifood.about.com/ www.amazingthailand.com