webfact Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Display of spirit house and offering at the “Decoding Thainess” exhibition. (Photo by Veena Thoopkrajae) Long-time expats and even Thais find it hard to explain what Thainess or “Kwam Pen Thai” means. The answer is not easy, which may itself explain why Museum Siam is using all two floors of its 19th–century European-style home to an exhibition dubbed, aptly,“Decoding Thainess”. The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through all things presumably Thai -from everyday items like student uniforms, instant noodles and lottery tickets to the more conceptual Thai identity of the national anthem. “So many answers surround us. Take a close look and you will see,” says a sign at a beginning of the tour. Visitors are encouraged to decode the Thainess by themselves and take the answers home to ponder. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/decoding-thainess-the-thai-way/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-12-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wiggy Posted December 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2021 I have my own explanation of ‘Thainess’, but I don’t want to upset the moderators. 8 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted December 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2021 Quote Museum Siam is using all two floors of its 19th–century European-style home to an exhibition dubbed, aptly,“Decoding Thainess”. Showcasing Thainess in a European-style home - yup, there it is. 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted December 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2021 Thainess is whatever it needs to be on the day for a given situation. A bit like my missus, I gave up trying to work her out years ago. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeyai Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Wiggy said: I have my own explanation of ‘Thainess’, but I don’t want to upset the moderators. ???????????? My Thoughts Exactly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 A day out with the family, what could be more Thai, lol? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaibook Posted December 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2021 "Admission fee is 100 baht per adult, 200 baht per foreign visitor and 50 baht per student." Is this Thainess too or simply greed? 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Reminds me of the weather. Subject to change based on who is reporting it and their temperment at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 22 hours ago, webfact said: from everyday items like student uniforms, 22 hours ago, webfact said: Take a close look and you will see, I could be arrested for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheapcanuck Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I am reminded of Thainess everyday from 2 -5 pm with the alcohol sales ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 7:36 AM, Wiggy said: I have my own explanation of ‘Thainess’, but I don’t want to upset the moderators. Don't worry they're foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyn Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Thainess = undecipherable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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