The Bangkok Podcast | Expat Life In Thailand Via Expats From Canada & America

Greg and Ed discuss a few of the many ‘cringe’ moments they have experienced over the years in failing to fit into Thai culture or  ‘do the right thing’ according to Thai society.  Ed begins with the ‘classics,’ mistakes that probably most expats make, such as wai-ing a person younger than you are, accidentally pointing the bottom of your feet towards a statue of the Buddha, and improperly touching a Thai person’s head.  Greg follows with a more specific (and hilarious) story of buying a large cereal bowl only to have his Thai girlfriend reveal it to be a bowl intended to hold toilet water. Yuk!  Ed then mentions a case of Thai language stubbornness where he insisted he like to eat ‘fireflies’ (‘hing-hoy’ in Thai) because of its similarity to the Thai word for clams (‘hoy’ but a different tone). Rule #1: Never argue with a Thai person about Thai language! Next, Greg recounts an embarrassing moment from a play he participated in during his brief career as a school teacher, where he kissed a fellow teacher (a T