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6 Ways To Get Thai People To Speak Thai To You (Without Embarrassing Yourself)

Here’s an experience you may be able to relate to: You want to speak Thai.  You sign up for Thai classes at a Thai language school. After months of grilling, you decide to test your polite classroom Thai taught by your lovely Thai teacher. Where’s a good place to start?  A cafe perhaps. How difficult could […]

Why Thai people never say “No” (and how to tell if they’re REALLY saying “No”)

Thais find it terribly hard to say “no”. This may stem from the culture of avoiding confrontation or the fear of disappointing others. Therefore, most Thais try to find ways to say “no” without actually saying it. They do this even in English sometimes and may cause a misunderstanding because “no” actually means “no” to most westerners. So, here […]

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