GESTURES & THAI

Hye everyone!!

In this post, we think we will write more on the better-not-doing non-verbals in Thailand.

Let's take look on what we have discussed with Nani.

Us: We are not allowed to touch others' head at there?
        But why?

Nani: The Siamese people consider head as the top one and touching head is considered impolite.

Us: Is that mean that the head is considered as honorable?

Nani: It is more to courtesy.

Us: Politeness, right?

Nani: Yes.

Us:  How about the feet? There is an information that we found on the internet saying " whereas the           head is the highest point of the body, the feet are the lowest. Do not point at things with your              feet and do not point the palms of your feet at anyone"

Nani:  The foot is considered asThailand's poor. So, it should not be used to rake or foot walk across a            person or an object, such as food, books and so on.

Us: So, we can not walk across the books?

Nani: Yes.


       

Based on the discussion, we can say  that those two gestures are also considered impolite in Malaysia.

 However, about tapping the head, I do believe that there are cultures  in Malaysia allow their society tapping each others' head.

In conclusion, we have to know some gestures that are not allowed in certain places so we can avoid misunderstanding.

HER HOMETOWN ....

Hi guys,

It is us again, Zuk and Hidayah.

Today, we would love to expose some of the informations that we have found about her hometown in Pattani.


When we met and had disscussions, I did ask her about the war in Pattani. Well, she said that before this, Pattani was a country and after a period of time, Pattani lost and is colonized by Thailand.


What makes us more interested is,based on our readings on internet, Pattani and some places in Thailand such as Narathiwat and Yala are the lost Malay country.

I did ask Nani about what language they used there and she said Thailand' language and also Malay.

No wonder, Nani understand what I said in Malay, hahaha.

On the next post, we will reveal to you more on the banned gestures in Thailand. BYE....

FOOD & THAI

Assalamualaikum guys,

Welcome back to our blog

hahahaha,

Alright, now lets get proceed to our sharing moment.


On this post, we would love to share more on what we know about the dessert in Thailand.

I am so excited because these desserts are related to my hometown in Kelantan.

The other day, when we met Nani, she did mention about these desserts' name which I could not clearly listen to. But I was suprised when she showed me the pictures because they are the same as my favorite in Kelantan.

And you want to know what those desserts are?

It is 'Ton Yib' and 'Ton Foy'.

Arghhh, my mouth is watering right now. Maybe I should go and find some at Kota Bharu tomorrow. Hahahah

Alright, back to our topic, the desserts.

In Kelantan, we call them as 'Buah Tanjung' and 'Jala Emas'


So, besides Tom Yum and Som Tam, they also has famous dessert such as Ton Yib and Ton Foy.

It is undeniable that some Kelantanese' food are similar to their food. Maybe because we are neighbors and neighbors should share what they have, right? Hahahhah

Thai Food Network

Let me tell you one secret...

In Kelantan...

These desserts are totally sweet but delicious..

Trust me,hehehe

Wow Hidayah, my favourite is also Jala Emas!! I just love the sweetness of that food!! 

My other Thai's favourite food is TOM YAM!!.

Tom Yam is quite famous here in Malaysia. 

PERCEPTION OR ILLUSION??

Hi everyone!!!!

Last two weeks, we have heard on what is perception or prejudice behalf on our part.


So......

This week......

we are going to share some information on what Nani (our international friend) has shared with us regarding on the issue 'PERCEPTION'.

She mentioned that she has a stereotype on the taxi drivers in Malaysia.

Why did so?

The reason is....



She mentioned that whenever she wanted to take a taxi, the taxi driver always charged them higher than usual price.

 Apart from that, she also said that it is hard for them to take a taxi.

Maybe it is due to the fact that they are foreigner.

Has she ever been prejudiced before in our country, Malaysia?

Hmmmmm.





She said that since it is now only been three months since she was here, so she has not encountered yet any perception towards her.

However,

she mentioned that the biggest fear she has is, she afraid that people would not befriend with her.


Maybe she is scared that people might have any stereotype towards her.

Meet our friend,Nani!!!!

(the brown shawl)

In the context of culture,Nani said, her hometown in Pattani, Thailand majority of the population is Muslim. We shared our story on Eid celebration in Malaysia and she said it is quite similar to Eid celebration back in Pattani. In her hometown, on the morning of Eid, they would go to the mosque with their family to perform Eid prayer and they have to bring foods along with them. Unlike us in Malaysia, we would eat in a small portion before we go to the mosque to perform Eid prayer. Moreover, the community in Pattani they do give money to the children on Eid celebration, however, they give it right after the Eid prayer to the children that come to the mosque that morning. It is interesting to know someone's culture that is quite same with your own culture..