They think you are a local language school teacher - Its not high on the totem pole, but above a factory or 7-11 worker.
Yes, a sign of respect - they can clearly see you are a lot older.
Very true - Thai's respond to treat each encounter based on its individual merits - those merits contain many facets.
Because they can't speak any English, especially outside of tourist hubs - its not about their perception of your eduction but about their own.
'The pecking order' think I think is fairly accurate... Thai's love to know how other Thai's fit into their 'socio-economic-educational' totem pole... we are no different, though we remain an enigma as we can mix where they can't... i.e. we can have a beer with a Grab Rider and the same day be having a beer with the CEO of a Major Thai institution etc... its easier for foreigners to circumnavigate and socio-economic and cultural demographics across the divides of Thai boundaries - where 'we fit in as individuals' will be individually decided...
For example: A poor Win-Rider may see us as just another farang, whereas the business owning CEO who's son attends the same school automatically places us on a level socio-economic-educational footing.....
Highly variable... and down to individual situation... Generalisations are extremely difficult to be made with any reliability.
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