Manner of people in different countries.

Despite some places on Earth, like my home country the UK, Thailand is a very well mannered country.

School

- Students will greet me if they see me in the mornings with wai (the Thai bow) and will say either "good morning teacher" or "sawatdeekaa/sawatdeekhap ajaan"

- Same with me and other staff members, we greet each other every morning with wai and "sawatdeekaa/khrap"

- At 8:00am every morning this is played over the speaker system in school. All students and staff will stop and face towards the flagpoles where a student will raise the national flag every morning whilst it plays



- Then at assembly (every morning) students will either hear a school band or this (English translation included in this version):



While students, staff (including myself) will stand and sing

vocaroo.com/i/s1vmuBbXfz9G <--- here's how I usually sound when singing it and I know it's bad lol :x

"ประเทศไทยรวมเลือดเนื้อชาติเชื้อไทย
เป็นประชารัฐ ไผทของไทยทุกส่วน
อยู่ดำรงคงไว้ได้ทั้งมวล
ด้วยไทยล้วนหมาย รักสามัคคี
ไทยนี้รักสงบ แต่ถึงรบไม่ขลาด
เอกราชจะไม่ให้ใครข่มขี่
สละเลือดทุกหยาดเป็นชาติพลี
เถลิงประเทศชาติไทยทวี มีชัย ชโย"


"Prathet thai ruam lueatnuea chat chuea thai,
Pen pracha rat, phathai khong thai thuk suan,
Yu damrong khong wai dai thang muan,
duai thai luan mai, rak samakkhi,
thai ni rak sangop, tae thueng rop mai khlat,
Ekkarat cha mai hai khrai khom khi,
Sala lueat thuk yat pen chat phali,
Thaloeng prathet chat thai thawi, mi chai, chayo!"

- Students will the disperse to classes where they leave their bags outside the classroom and take off their shoes before entering the classroom.

- If they want to leave the class i.e. toilet etc they must come and ask me "teacher may I please go out?"