Filipino Expats Blog in Thailand

Some thoughts posted about living and working in Thailand. You can read about Visa information in Thailand, Do’ and Don’t etc..

I’m sitting here, in front of my computer, wondering at and about life – has it been indeed more than ten years that we have been living in this Kingdom of smiles, lotus flowers, and orange-clad monks walking barefoot in the mornings, holding pots of clay at their waists, ready to dispense merits and receive offerings of food from Thai residents who are kneeling in front of their homes by the road?

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There is a new post in the forum regarding this topic. I would like to share it with you and perhaps get an insight of your thoughts on this one. Why care? So what? Let’s face it, at times there are undeniable reasons that you just hate being a Filipino. Others have and we might have something to say and learn from it. Do you have one of these Kabayan?

Here is the “Don’t You Just Hate Being Filipino?” thread. Your thoughts and comments are always welcome.

Written By: Hedda (http://www.heddatan.com)

Visiting Thailand would require one to have good knowledge of Thai culture, for apart from the similarities in our appearances and geography, the culture of the Thais and the Filipinos are as different as night and day.

The following bits of information are a combination of years of experiences living in Thailand of Siam Pinoy administrators, contributions in the forum discussions by Siam Pinoy members, and brochures from numerous sites visited by Siam Pinoy admins over the years of enjoying Thai hospitality.

Ours is an attempt to simply make any visitor to Thailand, Filipino or otherwise, be aware of certain important aspects of Thai culture so he/she may fully enjoy his/her stay in the Kingdom of Smiles. The Thais are a very hospitable people, ready to befriend a foreigner, but could also be offended if we don’t follow certain ways of conduct while we are enjoying such hospitality and friendliness.

Enjoy your stay in the Kingdom of Thailand! And to the Filipino visitor or expat, learn as much as you can from this article, and hopefully, as you discover more about this amazing country, you will also be generous towards others and contribute your knowledge in our forum. Please find the link to our forum threads here.

Apart from knowing how and when to do the “wai” (the standard Thai greeting) the next 2 most important cultural tidbit anyone wishing to visit and/or live in Thailand ought to know of are “chai yen yen” and “mai pen rai”.

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