Queue up

In   many  countries it  is  common  for people to stand and wait in line or    (queue line up)   for  services  in  places   like restaurants, banks and shops. In many such as   Australia and New Zealand, if people try to cut in line, the other people waiting will often tell them to go to the back of the queue.

                In some other cultures, however, waiting in line is more uncommon. People who push harder get served first. This can be very frustration for people who are used to queuing up.    While waiting in line is more universal for places like international hotels and airports, shopping is another story.

                In Thailand, mostly people will wait in line for services, but there might be someone like to cut a line, but not everyone.

Delays

                Delays in transportation are more common in some places than others. As a result, people react in a variety of ways when a flight, train or bus doesn’t depart or arrive on schedule.   Some may sit and wait patiently,   while others may get annoyed or even angry.

                In  places like the US and Canada,  passengers  like to  be informed of delays as  soon  as possible, and many people like to know the reason for the delay.     Offering this kind of information  can help   keep  people calmer in situations like these.     In places where delays are more common, this type of explanation may be seen as unnecessary.

                In Thailand like the US and Canada, passengers like to be informed of delay, and they like to know the reason for the delay like people in US and Canada, as for their feelings, mostly they will feel  angry or little disappointed, if their flight, train, or bus is delayed or postpone, but it does not happen often.

Date order

                In Europe, people write dates in this order day, month then year. In North America, people write dates:  year, month then day. This means that 02/12/04 could mean December 2, 2004, February 12, 2004; or December 4, 2002.

                In Thailand, we write date in order day, month, year, for example 12, 8, 2011 means 12 August, 2011.

 Gestures 

                In most western countries, including the US, people signal come here by waving with their hand facing up. This is casual gesture and is normally used in formal situations.

                The gesture for come here can be different in certain situations.      For example, in some places it is normal to attract a waiter/waitress’s attention by snapping one’s fingers;     however  in North  America this is very rude.  In most English-speaking cultures, people raise their hand and say excuse me!

                In Thailand, people signal come here by waving with their hand facing down and say that  “nong nong” which   means brother or sister.

Similarities and differences between the cultures of Thailand and neighboring countries.

Thailand and neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. There are different traditions and cultures, both similar and different as a result of geographic factors. Cultural and religious roots, that summarizes the overall picture is as follows.
    

 1. Religious culture that spread out and get the respect of people in Southeast Asia, including Buddhism,    a religion that most people in Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia are traditionally respected, so Religious ceremonies and Doctrine of Burma, Laos, and Cambodia variety is similar to the Thai people such as offering alms to Buddhist monks, Praying, to pay respect to the Buddha. The popular children's access to ordination etc.
          For Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia,      mostly population believe in Muslim, so they have Islamic culture.  The Philippines has been influenced by Christianity. Singapore and Vietnam. Respect for many religions. The doctrine traditionally regarded by Chinese as the main.
    

 2.The language, Neighboring countries which have speaking and writing that is similar with Thai  is Laos country only, as for other nations will use their native language such as Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines etc, English and Chinese is the language which use in communication with each other across the region afforded.

3. Traditions, rituals, if any nation is the foundation of religion is Buddhism, traditional rituals are similar to the Thai Buddhist culture, such as philanthropy,          the walking around temple three times with the candle in the important religious days and Buddhist lent day etc,       as for other traditions are not related to religion found that if a country has a border with Thailand such as Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, they will have many similarities with the Thai tradition, such as the Songkran Festival, Loykrathong Festival. But the details of the ceremony will vary.
          Meanwhile, the Thai culture to show respect. The respect of Thai people. These nations have a tradition of respect as well.
          For other nations namely, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei are based on traditional Islamic rites.          Vietnam and Singapore will have a traditional ceremony by the Chinese, and Western cultures to the mix, as for the country which has structure of traditions and Rituals like the western is Philippines.

4. Food of the population in Southeast Asia, mainly consists of rice, vegetables and meats that are readily available locally. Mostly food will be spicy type. The foods of Southeast Asia are very diverse. Colors are appetizing. Spicy flavor. Countries where food is no different from Thailand namely, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia is still the same food, beside this we still have food from other nations such as Europe, Japan, Korea, was also published.

5.  The Dress of people in Southeast Asia, if not count local and national dress the dress code is no different. The city at present. Men wear pants,       women wearing pants or skirts, but in rural areas, many women still wear the Sarong.

          In summary, the Thai culture.     It is good that our ancestors have accumulated,     and inherited the same as that of their Thai identity.  However,   Thailand and neighboring countries and territories in close contact,     such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Malaysia, there are some cultural similarities with the beliefs and traditions that are identical or similar. In particular religion such as Buddhism is a factor that causes a similar tradition.       As for Islam in Malaysia Is found to be similar to the southern border provinces,    but the neighboring countries like Singapore, Brunei and away it makes some difference from the culture of Thailand. Therefore, it can be said that culture, It is a unity of the nation. The identity of their country then. Culture is also a good relationship. It is a Sister City with its neighboring countries.