welcome to Thailand [Music]
hello guys welcome to my channel in this video I'm going to talk about some interesting facts
you probably didn't know about Thailand.Thailand is one of the first countries I have ever traveled
to I am sure many of you have been there or is on your bucket list Thailand with a population of
more than 66 million is one of the most visited countries in Asia. Did you know that the country
used to be called Siam but in 1939 the name was changed to Thailand which means land of
the free. This episode is part of the series where I share a collection of interesting
facts about different destinations around the world if you are new to my channel make sure
to subscribe for more interesting videos monkeys have a special party in Thailand
Thailand hosts many festivals throughout the year but one of the most unusual festivals in
the country is the annual monkey Buffet Festival which takes place in the Lopburi Province on the
last Sunday of November as you can guess by its name is a buffet provided by locals for monkeys
many tourists visit Lopburi for this bizarre Festival if you are interested in attending keep
in mind that monkeys are considered sacred animals so you should be respectful to them and the locals
touching people's head is offensive in Thai culture the head is considered sacred and
the cleanest part of your body that's why you should avoid touching people's heads or
hair and that applies to kids as well if you do this accidentally apologize as soon as you can
feet are considered dirty now that we all know the head is the cleanest part of the body in
Thai culture what do you think is the dirtiest part? the answer is the lowest part of the body
the feet Thai people consider shoes even dirtier than the feet, this is why you have to take off
your shoes when entering someone's home a temple or even some local shops if you're in Thailand
you should never ever point at anyone or anything with your feet, it is considered rude and offensive
when you are sitting make sure your feet are on the floor not pointing towards anything
stepping on money is illegal insulting the king and the Thai royal family is illegal and people
not following the rule can end up in jail and as you know now feet are dirty so if you step
on toy currency the Bath, your act will translate into offending the king's dignity because the
king's face is on toy notes and coins this is the criminal act and the punishment can be up to
15 years in prison Thailand is one of the largest Orchid producers, there are more than 1 000 species
of orchids in Thailand even though Colombia with more than 4 000 different species has the largest
number of orchids in the world Thailand is the world's largest Orchid exporter more than half
of all orchid in the world are coming from Thailand Red Bulls bear place is Thailand
did you know that the world famous energy drink Red Bull has its roots in Thailand
basically Red Bull is a modified version of a popular drink in Thailand called karating Daeng
this drink was invented by a Thai businessman to cure a hangover but later an Austrian businessman
on his trip to Thailand discovered the drink and made the Red Bull that we all know today
Thailand is home to the smallest mammal the bumblebee bat the smallest mammal in the world
is native to the Kanchanaburi province in the west of Thailand, the body length of this bed is between
29 and 33 millimeters and it weighs under 2 grams it lives in Limestone caves near rivers
noodles are relatively new in Thailand I know that most of us consider noodles as the main
ingredient of many Thai dishes especially Pad Thai but did you know that noodles were
introduced to Thailand during World War II as an alternative to rice anyway let's not
forget that rice is still the main base for Thai crazy whistling at night brings bad luck
while whistling might be seen as something you do when you are bored or something to entertain
yourself in Thailand is quite different especially at night Thai people believe that by whistling at
night you are calling the evil spirits and it will bring trouble and bad luck to you
Chopsticks are not for Thai food unlike in China and some other Asian Nations Chopsticks
are not used to eat a bowl of rice in Thailand Thai people use forks and spoons and sometimes
they eat with bare hands they use chopstick only for Chinese dishes including noodles
prostitution is illegal in Thailand this fact must surprise you the most prostitution has been
banned in Thailand since 1960 but I know what you think the reality seems quite different despite
being illegal prostitution is widely practiced in Thailand there are red districts in almost
every major city in the country including Bangkok Pattaya and Phuket the Thai language has 32 vowels
the official language in Thailand is Thai which has 44 consonants ankle is surprisingly 32 vowels
Thai is a tonal language with five different tones toy has also its own numerals and they
look like this. this is one two three four five six seven eight nine and ten
Thailand is home to 1400 Islands without any doubt Thailand is home to some of the
most beautiful beaches in the world but did you know that this country has 1430 Islands
the most famous ones are Khao Phing Kan, known as James Bond Island
Island keep in mind that Thailand is also home to some of the most amazing dive sites in the
world and it's a great place to learn scuba diving each day of the week has its own color
in Thai culture, every day of the week has its own color for the practice of varying the color of the
day is not as common as it used to be it can still be seen in some situations however almost all
Thai people are aware of the day of the week they were born on and they're corresponding lucky
color Monday is yellow Tuesday pink Wednesday green Thursday Orange Friday blue Saturday
purple Sunday red do you know which day you were born on and what is your color I have traveled to
Thailand a couple of times and would love to go back there and explore more hopefully in the near
future same as always thanks for watching and see you in the next video [Music] thank you [Music]