Thai+History-+Culture

Thai History- Culture:

- smile - respect the king - show respect for their main religion, for the Buddha, and for monks
 * __Do's in Thai Culture:__**

- point your feet at anyone or anything - step over someone - touch anyone on the head
 * __Do NOT:__**

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[|The history of Thailand]** begins with the migration of the [|Thais] from their ancestral home in [|southern China] into mainland [|southeast Asia] around the 10th century AD. Prior to this, [|Mon], [|Khmer] and [|Malay] kingdoms ruled the region. The Thais established their own states starting with [|Sukhothai] and then [|Ayutthaya kingdom]. These states fought each other and were under constant threat from the [|Khmers], [|Burma] and [|Vietnam]. Much later, the European colonial powers threatened in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but Thailand survived as the only [|Southeast Asian] state to avoid [|colonial] rule. After the end of the absolute monarchy in 1932, Thailand endured sixty years of almost permanent [|military] rule before the establishment of a [|democratic] system"

More reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Thailand