It is not entirely acceptable in the Thai culture to display any public affection towards each other. As many of you know Ryan and I, this is hard for us to handle. . . no hand holding, no touching and no kissing in public. We are taking this seriously as we don't want to offend the Thai people, but gosh it is a change for us. 93% of the Thai culture is Buddhist and therefore they believe in modest lifestyles. They have several sayings that exhibit their perspective in life, "Mai ben lai" means 'no worries or never mind', "Keyet" means saving face and never having a confrontation in public (no one honks their horns here or raises their voice in public). . . maybe some San Francisco taxi drivers could learn a thing from the Thais!
Today was Children's DAY at school so we got to sit and watch a talent show of all the children. They were so excited and they had Ryan and I get up on stage with them to give them their awards (candy or cookies). I was hoping they weren't going to make us dance and sing with them on stage! (Ryan tried to get me on stage singing Britney Spears!!) It was a fun day and interesting to see how their culture celebrates children on this special day. Next Tuesday is Teacher's DAY!!! So more celebrating and another national holiday for all Thai people, including us!
I think we are off to get our Thai massages as it is Friday and we are ready for the weekend!!! Tonight we are teaching University students and then headed to the local hangout, Surreal Bar. This place feels like your living room and is about that size too!
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What an exciting adventure you two are having! I can't wait to read all about it. Thanks for sharing your amazing stories. It is refreshing to hear how different the culture and lifestyle is over there. Have a great weekend and I look forward to your next post!!
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