Thread: Dedicated to BKK's a-go-go recommendations
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Old 15-09-2007, 07:32 PM
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Re: Dedicated to BKK's a-go-go recommendations
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Originally Posted by Yokosi View Post
Situation 1.
Good friend but junior mamasan wai to you . What then ?.

Situation 3.
Good friend but very senior and mamasan # 1 wai to you. What then ?.

Situation 3.
Good friends in department stores, boutiques wai to you. What then ?.

Situation 4.
Same " Level status " thai co-workers wai to you. What then ?.

Situation 5.
A store or boutique Manager wai to me while i am not even a manager. What then ?.
A smile and a nod of the head is the best response IMHO. The Wai is very complicated and, as a foreigner, it is really difficult to get it right i.e. the height of the hands, the length of time, who goes first, etc. I once asked my thai partner to teach me and his response was "you are a foreigner, no need". On pushing him further he explained to me that I would only f' it up.