Do’s and Don’ts

The Thai’s are generally a very tolerant race but there are a few things to remember.

**Thai people are very fond of their King and the Royal Family, never ever say anything disparaging about the monarchy or deface any pictures of them. This will not only insult Thai people it could land you in jail.

**The head is considered sacred in Thailand so do not touch a Thai person on his head, it is deeply disrespectful and will end in tears!

**The feet are considered dirty in Thailand so do not point or gesture with your feet.

**Take off your shoes before entering temples or peoples homes.

**Smile, yelling at Thai people will get your precisely nowhere, no matter how much you think they are in the wrong and you are in the right, do yourself a favor smile and keep your cool, things will get a whole lot worse if you start yelling!

**Thai’s find nudity very upsetting so please don’t get your assets out on the beach or anywhere other than behind closed doors.

** Thai’s do not approve of public displays of affection so try to keep your passion in check until you get back to your hotel room

Tips and Advice

** Don’t bother to argue with taxi drivers on Samui, getting cross with them won’t help, if they don’t offer you the fare you feel is reasonable thank them and walk away.

** Watch out for the sun here it’s very strong; it’s all too easy to get really nasty sun burn, if you do get burnt use Aloe Vera or Natural Yoghurt to ease the pain.

**If you hire a moped or jet ski, take pictures of it before you use it, that way you can not be blamed for dents, scratches and breakages.

** If you hire a moped please wear a helmet, the deaths on the roads of Thailand are shocking, Thai’s drive fairly erratically so drive with caution and being aware that 90% of crashes won’t be your mistake.

** Get health insurance, if you do have an accident hospital stays are as expensive as five star resorts and that is just for the room, make sure you are covered.

*Drugs, goes without saying, if you get caught you are ****ed!

** Mosquitoes carry Dengue fever, Malaria and a whole bunch of other nasty’s so bring some heavy duty repellant and look out around dusk when they come out to play.

** Food is really clean and safe on the whole in Thailand so enjoy the street vendors and cheap Thai eats.

** Bottled water only for drinking.

** Bus and train travel, take wet wipes and toilet paper with you as a lot of the truck stops don’t have them and keep your valuables with you at all times don’t leave them unattended.

** If a deal seems too good to be true it probably is, no matter what you choose to dabble in keep your head about you

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