10 Things You DON'T Do in Thailand
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- Today I discuss 10 Things You Don't Do in Thailand.
First thing you realize when you start traveling is cultures are different. What's normal in your culture may be offensive in another culture.
I shot this video a few years ago with help my Thai friends Miao and Ton! This lives of 10 things you don'd do in Thailand is not exhaustive. There are tons of cultural differences but these are the 10 things you don't do in Thailand that are useful and some are very interesting.
If you are moving to Thailand or just in for some Thailand travel, you should learn the dos and don'ts in Thailand. The things not to do for me are the most important because you want to be respectful of Thai culture.
Let me know what you think of these 10 things you don't do in Thailand! Do you have any things you don't do in Thailand to add? Do you disagree with any of these 10 things you don't do in Thailand?
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It was good of Ton and Miao to help you with this video.
🙏
Great information thanks!!
Glad it was helpful!
good info .. thanks mate !
No problem 👍
As much time as I’ve spent in Thailand I never knew about whistling at night.
Me neither, my friends told me about he superstition. I thought it was interesting and unique, so I put it in the vid!
Thank you. Very good info.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Miao and Ton. Great information. And yes, Kevin, you have definitely improved! 👍🏻😎
Thanks Evangeline!!
Thanks so much for all your help
No worries!
Thanks Kevin 😊🙏
Very useful information,👍
Glad it was helpful!
So fascinating to learn about different cultures. Happy birthday, too!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wish I’d known these tips when I was in Thailand. Great info & love your channel!
Thanks!
Great tips! I love learning about the cultural differences!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I agree with everything you said. Thanks for Sharing!!🤗🌺🥄🦶🦶
Thanks for watching!
Thank you Miao, Ton, and Kevin 🙏for your help.
Thanks, Ramona! :)
Thank you Miao and Ton, 🙏
Any time!
Thanks Ton and Miso and Kevin!
Thanks, Laurie.
You have improved for sure 😎🇹🇭🌺
Thanks! 😃
Really enjoyed the walk around the pool. Loved the length of it but looked shallow. Interesting tips! Especially liked that they use the fork to push food onto the spoon. I wonder how many first time tourists there know that. More of these please.
the pool is huge...it goes around two buildings in a U shape. it's 1.5 meters deep
Wow, some valuable tips there. Thank you! Once all this lockdown and mandate stuff is over I definitely want to visit Thailand.
Glad it was helpful!
Not sure I will ever make it to Thailand, but these are pretty important things not to do. This video made me think about checking out the don’ts for other places that I may go to. Thanks!
You should! Thailand is amazing.
Love it again!! Think you were great then and great now!
You're the best! 😊
Thanks Tom and Miao, great advice. Will add what maybe obvious; never question a vendor’ s honesty when negotiating the price of an item you plan to purchase.
Well said!
Thanks Ton and Miao 🙏🏼 I haven’t liked shaking hands since my biology class where we swabbed our personal items and tested them for Coliform bacterias, people are nasty lol. Great general advice Kevin, thanks for sharing and keep living the dream 😎✌🏼
Thanks my friend!
Wow, I didn't know most of these. Especially, the don't whistle at night one. Really great to know these if I'm planning a trip to Thailand. Thanks for sharing this. :)
Glad you like them!
Thanks for the info! Me and my fiancé just spent 2 weeks in Bangkok and we meet an amazing Taxi cab driver that became our friend. All Thai people are very nice but he was exceptionally nice! He was very honest and sincere and only wanted to help us. Always told us exactly how much a ride was going to be and offered to reimburse us when we told him of another taxi driver that overcharged us. His name is Sak and if anyone is planning a trip to Bangkok I can offer his contact number.
Very cool.
Got it thank you the information
No problem 👍
@@30AndAWakeUp Happy birthday sent you an IG earlier
Great video , you’re natural in front of the camera , thanks for sharing 🙏
haha...I don't know about that...but thanks!!!
Watch the video thank you for sharing and I'm glad that you're doing okay I hope instead faithful over there and have fun and happy travels 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you, I will
I never took a taxi but I would always ride the baht bus. I once got a ride on the back of a moped just to see what it was like.
Yeah, I need to show the bhat busses.
👍Terrific tips. 💝
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Ton, Miao and Kevin🙏 Never knew about not pointing feet and touching head. Kevin, you've grown younger and energetic in three years😁
haha..thanks!
But that pool, OMG! Yes, you are definitely more animated now.
They finally opened the pool!!
Kevin !!! I feel you are speaking to this first time visitor …. Great video I will save.
Thanks! Are you out of ASQ yet?
@@30AndAWakeUp 4 more days. Have Airbnb near asok for month.. I’m acting like you now, next 30’days still unknown. 🤣
@@ditchingcorporate Very cool!
Awesome, I have been traveling to Thailand for years Always good to respect local customs. 🇹🇭😊
Absolutely!
Good to know. I love following the traditions of others so that they respect yours.
Me too!
Wish you revisited the topic originally. Still a fan!
I probably will in the future with some different stuff.
Good info my friend. In Russia they consider whistling indoors bad luck and it happens to be the one superstition my wife believes in lol
haha...they also whistle to boo right?
You’re so right about #10. I love love Thailand but hate getting a taxi there. They overcharge or refused to take you or never ever turn on their meter.
That's why I love the apps...you can get a normal taxi on the apps now too. So the price is predetermined.
You have gotten more at ease in front of the camera! And the video quality is better. Can you imagine in the UK (and the US) if there was no bad mouthing or gossiping about the royal family??? 😄
Thanks! Yeah, that would be crazy!
Nice Kevin! Great tips, and yes, definitely do not overstay your visa! No more than one overstay in the last 3 years is allowed to get the Elite visa.
Another one is to not talk loudly. Thais are very humble, soft spoken people and speaking loudly can be seen as impolite and disrespectful.
Happy to see this re-release😊
That is definitely a good one. You changed your name!
@@30AndAWakeUp Good eye! Yes, now that 90% of my clients are Elite in other parts of Thailand, “retire” and “Chiang Mai” no longer accurately reflect what I do.. a rebranding is on the way! 😉
@@ThailandEliteSpecialist Love it..makes sense for sure!
Aloha Kevin! Thanks for sharing. I follow all except the whistling at night was a new one! I've not had any troubles with taxis; just discuss destination and the meter beforehand. I'll try Grab as it seems very helpful, but that app wasn't widely used the last time I was in Thailand. So I have a question: if a person's head is so special and the feet considered very dirty, why do all the massage shops offer head and foot massages? Bill
yeah grab and bolt (a new app) are great
A tip for tourists.. When arriving at the golden palace in Bangkok ignore anyone who tells you the palace is closed. Its a scam to get you to go to other activities. Some of these scammers wear an official looking uniform.
Thanks for the tip.
I'm glad u mentioned animal cruelties in tourism. Unsuspecting tourists don't know what animals go thru just so a tourist can get a photo or animal ride.
Yeah...it's so sad :(
😔
Top tips man! Is your pool still closed, mine is open here in Bangkok?
Yeah, it's still closed. Kind of annoying since they are allowed to open it.
@@30AndAWakeUp that sucks dude, hope they change their policy soon!
The thing about no shoes indoors gives me pause, because my left leg is affected by a stroke so I normally get around with a cane & ankle brace that is attached to my shoe. I have been to Thailand before my stroke so I'm familiar with their culture, but I'm not sure if this kind of thing would be well received or if I will need to get into a conversation about disability & shoes every time I find myself in that situation.
I think they would definitely understand.
I have a hilarious Thai taxi story but it’s too long for here. It involves a high fare, darkness, fog, and an elephant. 😉
haha! sounds like an adventure
What should I do if I can’t wear shoes inside. I have nerve problems on the bottom of my feet and hard surfaces caused me a lot of pain. So I have to cushion them somehow. Here in Hawaii I use tabis inside. But I don’t know if Thai people know what those are since they’re Japanese. Aloha
I think if you explained the situation you'd be ok. Maybe bring slippers with you.
Thanks Kevin for the great tips. Why are they allowed to be cruel to animals? Take care and be safe. Ciao👩🌾
Im sure it's not allowed but like animal cruelty in the states..hard to find and enforce.
@@30AndAWakeUp If the tourists can find these animals, surly the authorities can.
@@rjricciardi5021 That's kind of like saying in the US, if the drug users can find the drug dealers surely the authorities can. Like most police they have a zillion different priorities. But in a perfect world - yes.
Some of these things, I had never considered. I think if I was going to go anywhere outside the US, Thailand would be it.
it's a great place
Great 10… Sooooo, if you don’t bow to young children or youth, what do you do when they do bow to you to be polite and return their greeting? Also, is there edict to follow as to how far one should bow?
just kind of nod
the longer the bow the more respect
Taxies are not a problem in Thailand. Just take a metered one that's all.
For sure...most don't know that when the walk out of the airport though! :)
@@30AndAWakeUp if it's their first trip maybe they don't know, but follow the crowd to the metered taxi zone is safe and guaranteed pricing.
I guess if I wanted to whistle at night, I would first have to be able to whistle. Lol. สุขสันต์วันเกิด
haha..yes!
After using the Wei (bow) for greetings in Thailand, I realize how weird/gross shaking hands is; Covid made it more so. The Thai greeting makes way more sense. Here’s another one for your list…don’t beep your horn in anger while driving. It’s only for emergencies.
Oh yeah, that is a good one!
- your BD is Sep 6 or Sep 7?
- how the heck do you know that? How the heck do you know one of those 2 is my birthday? I am very curious about that Elvi. Did I say that on a video or something?
- yes, you did! One of your Kyoto's livestreams 😃
Happy 1.5 Birthday buddy!!!
Now we know they are both Sep 6 and 7 depending where in the world you are 😉
Sep 7th
LOL. I was always getting yelled at for whistling at night
haha...that's the most fascinating one for me.
Kevin, when taking off your shoes, you are not supposed to step in the same place you stepped with your shoes. As you take off your shoes you step on the different floor texture or what ever the dividers is.
One, it’s the proper way.
Two, you’re stepping in the germs and dirt with your bare feet and then taking them into the home.
Thanks Ton and Miao.
ahhh ok..thanks for the tip
All very good don'ts....some of them I knew but others I didn't. Unfortunately, my first time there I did a lot of dumb animal pictures, rode on elephants....again, I was ignorant and highly regret that I did those things....happened over 10 years ago
Yeah, I did those things too. Understandable for sure.
The info about not paying cash is a mistake. Always avoid using a credit card if you can. I use grab and pay cash and also tip in cash. Not sure I’ve ever used a credit card in Thailand . I use an debit card that refunds all fees and only use it at ATM’s
Thanks for your input.
The more I watch your videos (most recent to older) you sound similar to and remind me of The Rock (Dwayne Johnson). 🤣
haha...I'll take that as a compliment! Love him!
Also Street food is great and Cheap in Thailand. But never eat street food unless it is piping hot you should see some type of steam or sizzling hot grease what the food is being cooked in. Or else you will find yourself searching for the best Charcoal Pills Money can Buy !
haha...I've definitely been there! haha!
Did you do Don't s Hawaii?
Love the artwork & the plants & flowers but you mentioned one of your video its all artificial 😁😁😁
I should!!!
With all of my respect to you. Some is correct and some is wrong. I'm little upset about information you give in this video. Sorry to mention about it but I love my country. I don't mean to against your content.
No problem. Thank you for the feedback. I love your country as well.
@@30AndAWakeUp 🙏🙏
Never hold hands or kiss in public. My wife was shocked when we saw people kissing in public in HK.
Good input!
So jealous that you're in Thailand!
It's starting to open up again! Thank goodness!
VIDEO STARTS @1:33
Thanks James! :)
Common sense is universal, including using a fork when you're a failure with chop sticks and how you decide best to navigate food to mouth. Nobody is going to give a F, and if they do .. so what ! What is the penalty ?
It's all in good fun! :) It's just a fun list - don't take things in life too seriously! :)
@@30AndAWakeUp These "don't do" videos" are a dime a dozen. Common sense always prevails ... and I excuse myself from monarchy propaganda at a Thai cinema. 😛
I would love to ask a Thai about the current king, but of course I won’t. I don’t want to be rude and make them feel uncomfortable.
I think you probably could in private
Hmmm... Not sure the never eat with your fork thing is widespread. Indeed never criticise the king, but having said that, things are changing. I was in HomePro yesterday and walked past a group of 4 staff members gossiping critically about #10, in full hearing of anyone walking past. And I think it's a bit unfair to advise people to never take a taxi. Sure there are scammers, but if you have an ounce of common sense you will not be rorted. Oh...and the shaking hands thing... it's not because Thai reject physical contact, it's because it's not their norm. Thai that have watched a few movies do indeed shake hands if they want to make the foreigner welcome.
Yeah, some of them are tongue and cheek. Good points.
What about attempting to import drugs?
Yeah, that'd probably be a no no in any country! :)
Wow, you look like 16 in that 3 year old video.......LOL!!!
Haha..I was much skinnier!
And never pick up a girl from a bar because it might not be a female....I mean that's just what I heard from a friend....
Haha...always a good rule of thumb!
if they hate dirty gross feet so much, they should wear socks in their home.. :)
fair point
Lol at not eating with a fork, how about just not worrying about what type of utensils other people wish to eat with, ppl need to learn stoicism
It's all tongue and cheek & mostly just interesting things to know.
@@30AndAWakeUp for sure thanks for your response 🙏 after spending a month backpacking around Thailand I can definitely see why you are a proponent of Merino Wool! My cotton and poly shirts get a bit stinky after about 3 hours of walking around 😆
In the Muslim-majority deep south we shake hands all the time. It's the Islamic way.
Thanks for pointing that out!
Recycling videos .... eehhh? 🤔
haha...yeah..just this one!
@@30AndAWakeUp , OK 😂