Personality of thailand

                                                                    INTRODUCTION

               The ancient kingdom of thailand is sometimes called the rice granary of Southeast Asia.Thailand is one of the world's leading exporters of rice,a basic food for much of Asia.Known for hundreds of years as siam,the country changed its name in the 1900's to thailand,meaning"Land of the Free"the name is appropriate,for thailand is the only nation of southeast asia never to have been a European colony.

                                                       PERSONALITY AND INDENTITY

                Thai people are generally shy,curious and do not like to show their feeling.Thai are known to wear a permanent smile on their face.There are some aspects of the thai personality that are sure to catch any foreigner off-guard.They generally avoid personal conflict and people pleasers.Thai people are very open minded when discussing a person's physical characteristics.

                 The people of thailand are fairly homogenous and their primary means of identifying is as thai, the ethnic thai identity is defined by the goverment and royal family, thai language.buddhism and food which is quite distinct and a source of pride in thailand.There are also considerable numbers of people of chinese and malay ancestry,as well as cambodians and vietnamese.Most of the cambodians came as refugees from civil strife in their country.

                                                          RELIGION AND LANGUAGE

             Most thai are buddhists in religion.Numerous statues of the buddha,many covered with gold, are found in the country's numerous wats,which are both buddhist temples and monasteries.It is customary for buddhist men to enter a monastery for a short period of time to study the principles of their faith.Religion in Thailand pervades many aspects of Thai life and senior monks it is not uncommon to see their images adorning walls of businesses or homes or upon ornaments inside of taxi cabs. In many towns and villages the neighborhood wat (temple) is the heart of social and religious life. Buddhist holidays occur regularly throughout the year (particularly on days with full moons) and many Thai people go to the wat on these and other important days to pay homage to the Buddha and give alms to monks in order to make merit for themselves. 
         
        Other religion such as Islam,Christianity,Hindusm,Sikh,Confucianism,Taoism,Shintotoism and Animism.there have never been any restrictions upon religion matters.The national language of the country is thai.Most people speak the krung thep(sometimes called the bangkok)dialect.It comprised 44 consonants,32 vowels and five tones in thai pronunciation.Other language spoken in thailand are chinese,Lao,Malay and Mor-Khmer,while english use is becoming more prevalent in government,commerce and in secondary school and universities.

             

                                                                     THE WAY OF LIFE

            The wai means is the common form of greeting and adheres to strict rules of protocol.It is also means of showing farewell and acknowledgement which is symbol of refinement in thai culture.Raising both hand,palms joined with the fingers pointing upwards as if in prayer,lightly touching the body somewhere between the chest and forehead is the standard form.Salutation involve a prayer- like gesture with the hand and slight bow of the head.Thai people displaying positive emotions in social interactions.Respect and courtesy also means to wai which is can demonsrated by the height at which hand and how low the head come down to meet the thumbs of both hand.Thai monks people are forbidden physical contact with women.