在东南亚，泰国人的思维方式与身体语言是最有特点的。如果你在这里呆得够久，你也会变得像一个泰国人。你会逐渐说起洋泾浜英语，加入在各地高中负责厕具清洁和花圃除草的志愿工作组。事实上，你成了个更高尚的人！
　　一旦学会对生活采取“买盆来（mai pen rai）”的态度，你就再也不会为了打翻牛奶而大喊大叫。你甚至会对那个挺着啤酒肚靠救济金过活的欧洲人说：“差言来（chai yen rai）”——因为那家伙被肤色黝黑的美女招待敲了一笔，正在心痛不已。
　　不过，只准备待上两周的短期旅游者很难知道该做什么、不该做什么。就拿头、手和脚来说吧：一个小女孩向你兜售鲜花，于是你摸摸她的头——大错特错。头部是神圣的，绝不能碰，曾经有人因为比这更加微不足道的事而丢了命。手是用来给予和接受的——当然，只限右手——而不是抚摸和胳肢。神给了你双脚，是用来站稳在地上的。绝不要用它们指着人，连鞋底也不能亮出来。还有切记切记，在寺庙里坐观佛像时，不能穿鞋子。
　　想要试试按摩吗，那种用奇怪的拧扭把你的肌肉化作一滩泥巴的按摩？我们会告诉你怎样去区分传统的按摩房以及那种提供的乐趣更接近于……呃…...

Part 1: Background Essentials

Character Traits

Body Language

The Wai

Religion

The Monarchy

Part 2: Around and About

Accommodation

Cinema

Emergency

Festival

Friend’s House

Funeral

Mainly for Men

Public Places

Rentals

Restaurants

Sex & Massage

Shopping

Swimming

Touring & Trekking

Traditional Thai Massage

Travelling

Wedding

Wom...

　  Among other Southeast Asians, Thais stand out for their thinking and their body language. If you stay here long enough, it can happen to you, become an honorary Thai that is. You gradually find yourself speaking pidgin English. In the provinces you join the voluntary work-gangs cleaning the toilets and weeding the flowerbeds at the local high school. In fact, you become a better person!
　  You no longer cry over split milk, adopting the mai pen rai attitude to life. You even ...