saraburioz Posted October 13, 2010 Author Share Posted October 13, 2010 +1 What a waste of bandwidth - what's that supposed to meaN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkangorito Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) What a waste of bandwidth - what's that supposed to meaN? The only waste of bandwidth around here is YOU! Edited October 13, 2010 by elkangorito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 What a waste of bandwidth - what's that supposed to meaN? The only waste of bandwidth around here is YOU! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kropotkin Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Why would i wai anyone ? It is not my culture. I kiss ( no i am not french 555) - i give handshakes - i hug. I am farang. That is my culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heng Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Chances are the folks you are wai-ing at immigration are on par (in their organization) as the peons who serve food and drinks. Hence, the lack of wai-back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 It's vital that people continue to be allowed to wai waitresses and garbage collectors. How else can you tell the dumbass tourists from us wise and experienced old Asia hands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kropotkin Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 It's vital that people continue to be allowed to wai waitresses and garbage collectors. How else can you tell the dumbass tourists from us wise and experienced old Asia hands? WOOOOOOW i am not the only cynic here. sorry , i mean realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I was in a Short time bar in Soi 6 and some old geezer started to wai all the girls, nobody was offended, but it did look a little strange. It was Lolitas, wasn't it!?! I find they usually prefer 20bht stuffed in their panties Among other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Why would i wai anyone ? Because you live in Thailand. Among Thai people. It's not a difficult concept to grasp. Although after reading some of the posts on this forum I've come to the inescapable conclusion that knowing which shoe to put on the correct foot would be a difficult concept for some to grasp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I wai everybody I meet , the statues I pass by, the people in the pictures, and even wai the reflections in the mirror:lol: Only if they wai first.... SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 What a waste of bandwidth - what's that supposed to meaN? The only waste of bandwidth around here is YOU! +1 +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombkk Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Why would i wai anyone ? It is not my culture. I kiss ( no i am not french 555) - i give handshakes - i hug. I am farang. That is my culture. You are free to behave according to your culture. For myself, I try to learn as much about the culture of my host country as I can, and try to understand it. In fact, the basic knowledge that I could accumulate in the past 20 years has helped me to get accepted by the part of the Thai community that I respect and care about. Personally, that makes me happy. But people are different, and that is probably OK. You might have other reasons for living in Thailand than I, and your reasons may have nothing to do with the culture or the people hosting you. I am sure you can be happy over here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxfordWill Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 If you have to ask yourself if you should or not, the answer is you should not be wai-ing anyone at all. You're not Thai, either understand it fully or don't involve yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 What a waste of bandwidth - what's that supposed to meaN? The only waste of bandwidth around here is YOU! +1 +2 + 2 7/8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUDAS Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Not totally sure then Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaza Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I wai everybody I meet , the statues I pass by, the people in the pictures, and even wai the reflections in the mirror:lol: Only if they wai first.... SC I suspect that the statues I "wai" ,would acknowledge me as more superior than them , you know those people they are so full of themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I wai everybody I meet , the statues I pass by, the people in the pictures, and even wai the reflections in the mirror:lol: Only if they wai first.... SC I suspect that the statues I "wai" ,would acknowledge me as more superior than them , you know those people they are so full of themselves I can't believe that tosser in the mirror never wais... does he think I'm a waitress? SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackandwhite Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 If you wish to offer a polite gesture what right does anyone have to to judge if this is or is not acceptable, What an odd thread, to do or not to do, up to you, if I see someone trying to be part of culture and offer a polite gesture it pleases me, I see so many non Thai people walking around Thailand with a face like thunder and looking like they own the place, also with an attitude that indicates they think they are above most people they meet and that all Thai's that offer service in anywhere like restaurants, shops and markets are second class to to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaza Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I wai everybody I meet , the statues I pass by, the people in the pictures, and even wai the reflections in the mirror:lol: Only if they wai first.... SC I suspect that the statues I "wai" ,would acknowledge me as more superior than them , you know those people they are so full of themselves I can't believe that tosser in the mirror never wais... does he think I'm a waitress? SC I can't say this about the one I see in the mirror, awkwardly enough ; we seem to wai each other spontaneously and synchronously at the same second . it is unexplained phenomenon I can tell you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 If you wish to offer a polite gesture what right does anyone have to to judge if this is or is not acceptable, What an odd thread, to do or not to do, up to you, if I see someone trying to be part of culture and offer a polite gesture it pleases me, I see so many non Thai people walking around Thailand with a face like thunder and looking like they own the place, also with an attitude that indicates they think they are above most people they meet and that all Thai's that offer service in anywhere like restaurants, shops and markets are second class to to them Whenever I wai a waitress, I always try to do it in such a way (sic) as to confirm the relative social positions, I think that knowing one's place in society is not a bad thing. If you want to change it, that;s up to you - either by changing yourself, or by changing society. But it would be a foolish competitor who did not know from where he was starting the race... Maybe you've never had to work for customers... Relationships are not defined by class; relationships are defined by the roles and responsibilities to one another f the parties in the relationship. The fact that a waitress is one's servant does not depend on her family or your job or family; it depends on your role as a customer in the restaurant. SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmax Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 i cringe when i see dikheads back in uk wai ing waitresses and thai people , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Whenever I wai a waitress, I always try to do it in such a way (sic) as to confirm the relative social positions, i suppose one could put their foot on the waitress's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombkk Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Whenever I wai a waitress, I always try to do it in such a way (sic) as to confirm the relative social positions, i suppose one could put their foot on the waitress's head. LOL! As others have pointed out in this thread, there are more ways to do it wrong that to do it right. My recommendations: If you like the culture and try to wai correctly, give it a try. If you don't do it correctly, the Thai people will still appreciate the attempt, in my and others' experience. If you don't want to wai, then don't. Nobody will shoot or arrest you. But I do ask that you don't make fun of people who wai (be they Thai or farang, and regardless of whether they do it correctly or not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onnut Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Whenever I wai a waitress, I always try to do it in such a way (sic) as to confirm the relative social positions, i suppose one could put their foot on the waitress's head. that will work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Whenever I wai a waitress, I always try to do it in such a way (sic) as to confirm the relative social positions, i suppose one could put their foot on the waitress's head. You've never employed a consultant, have you? SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombkk Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Whenever I wai a waitress, I always try to do it in such a way (sic) as to confirm the relative social positions, i suppose one could put their foot on the waitress's head. You've never employed a consultant, have you? SC Why do you ask? Is it common practice over here to put one's foot on a consultant's head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Whenever I wai a waitress, I always try to do it in such a way (sic) as to confirm the relative social positions, i suppose one could put their foot on the waitress's head. You've never employed a consultant, have you? SC Why do you ask? Is it common practice over here to put one's foot on a consultant's head? When one employs a consultant, it is ... pragmatic ... to treat them in a way such that they can maintain their belief that they are cleverer and know more than you do, while ensuring that they give the answers, results that you want, while making clear who is the patron in the relationship. To put one's foot on the head of one;s consultant would be less cost-effecitve than to light up one's treasury.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombkk Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 i suppose one could put their foot on the waitress's head. You've never employed a consultant, have you? SC Why do you ask? Is it common practice over here to put one's foot on a consultant's head? When one employs a consultant, it is ... pragmatic ... to treat them in a way such that they can maintain their belief that they are cleverer and know more than you do, while ensuring that they give the answers, results that you want, while making clear who is the patron in the relationship. To put one's foot on the head of one;s consultant would be less cost-effecitve than to light up one's treasury.... I see... I didn't make that connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daewoo Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 (edited) If you're not supposed to wai them, why are they called wai-tresses? SC SC, you have been caught in the trap of focussing on the obvious, and being blinded to the hidden, The important part of the word Wai Tress isn't the wai, it is the tress... Middle English tresse, from Old French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *trichia, tricia. So you only Wai to them if they are a Vulgar bird named Tricia, in the hope that you false show of respect will get you a leg over after closing time... :doh: Daewoo Edited October 18, 2010 by Daewoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRinger Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 If you wish to offer a polite gesture what right does anyone have to to judge if this is or is not acceptable, What an odd thread, to do or not to do, up to you, if I see someone trying to be part of culture and offer a polite gesture it pleases me, I see so many non Thai people walking around Thailand with a face like thunder and looking like they own the place, also with an attitude that indicates they think they are above most people they meet and that all Thai's that offer service in anywhere like restaurants, shops and markets are second class to to them Absolutely Right on....I think the OP is the <deleted> for posting this rubbish in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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