Posted in Thailand, culture on 06/11/2007 04:51 pm by leklek
Referring to my previous post.
Why I said “kòp koon kha” (Thai Word ) to Uncle who I was talking to in Laos.
Because in Thailand…
if somebody is older than you , you say “thank you ” to you he/she will say “kòp jai” this is polite and right in Thailand as like as “kòp koon” .
If somebody says “Thank You” to their friend they can say”kòp koon“or” kòp jai” , this is right too.
If somebody says “Thank You” to someone they respect or older than them they will use “kop koon” or “kòp prá koon” not use “ kòp jai“.
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Posted in Laos, My Travels, culture on 06/09/2007 09:04 pm by leklek
At night in Luang Prabang everyday after dinner me and Luca
we have to go to work at the internet shop before they close at 10.00 p.m.
The first night and many nights in Luang Prabang I always saw saam naehn (Buddhist novice or monk below the age of twenty) in the internet shop.
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Posted in India, My Travels, culture on 05/04/2007 04:35 pm by leklek
4th of May, 2007
During the one month trip in Bali and Malaysia there was no television.
So today in Thailand when I wake up I started my day by watching the news.
I take the remote control and press the button to find a good channel till I stop in one.
It’s not the news but I stop because of an Indian song ( I like Indian songs).
I look what program they are showing now.
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Posted in Laos, My Travels, culture on 04/12/2007 06:46 am by leklek
Luang Prabang March ,2007
Along the way from Vientiane to Luang Prabang by bus it’s such a long trip as it’s up and down and up and down the hills.
The narrow way on the hill doesn’t make me feel afraid but it made me more excited when I saw the village along the road with the simple houses made from wood and made me realize how simple life of the people on the hill.
I feel really excited because this is the first time I will be to Luang Prabang, the city of a beautiful temple and the city with lots of monks in the morning for putting rice for a happiness in our next life.
I start thinking if I’ll be there one day in the morning I will put the rice for their monks.
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Posted in culture on 03/30/2007 09:15 am by leklek
“Yes, I travel alone. No boyfriend, no family and I am single”.
The Indian lady aged around 30-40 years answered me.
I was surprised from her answer because normally I saw only western girls travel alone and I think that is so cool but this time I talk with an Indian lady and she told me “my family does not push me to marry because we live in America”. That’s why she has very modern ideas.
The answer comes in the afternoon when this lady comes to have lunch and I go to take the order from her (as I was a captain in the restaurant in a 5 start Bangkok hotel) .
She said “I have no problem to travel alone and I don’t want to marry because I can stay alone and I am happy to do it”.
That answer surprised me even more because as everybody knows, in India when the lady has age to be married, her family will search the man for her, because this is their culture. “Wooow”, I was thinking with myself “This Lady is very strong!”.
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