So what is going on YouTube! Greetings from Pattaya Beach Thailand. So the last time i
was in Thailand was around three years ago and at that time i got together with a couple of my thai
friends and they helped me put together a video called 10 things to never do in Thailand and i
thought about revisiting redoing that but then when i watched it i'm like you know what this is
actually pretty good maybe i'll just re-release it so that's what i'm going to do today i'm going to
release a previous video i did it's only like five minutes called 10 things you should never do in
Thailandi think they all still hold up be warned and that was three years ago when i first started
youtube so i'm a little bit dry i think i've improved a little bit over that time let me know
what you think have i improved also if you have things that you think you shouldn't do in Thailand
that i didn't include in this video make sure you comment below without further ado let's jump into
that video in today's video we're going to talk about 10 things you should never do in thailand
what is going on youtube i've been traveling most of my life and one of the places i keep going back
to and one of my favorite places is thailand i reached out to my Thai friends Meow and Ton and
asked them if they'd help me put together a list of 10 things you should never do in Thailand so
if you don't mind join me in thanking tan and meow and type down below thanks meow and thanks
tan okay so the first thing you should never do in Thailand is never eat with a fork one of the best
things about Thailand is the food and when you go to a restaurant or you go to a street vendor stall
they'll give you both a knife and a fork however you don't use the fork to eat your
food you use the fork to push food onto the spoon the second thing you should never do in Thailand
is never touch someone's head the head is considered the cleanest and holiest part of
the body in thailand so touching someone's head is considered a sign of disrespect
so never touch someone's head in thailand the third thing you should never do in thailand is
never use your feet for anything but walking in thailand the feet are considered the lowest and
dirtiest point of the body pointing your toes or the bottoms of your feet at someone or something
is considered very impolite in thailand you should also never have your feet facing a buddha a temple
or a monk the fourth thing you should never do in thailand is never disrespect the royal family
the king and the royal family are very highly regarded in thai society it's considered very
disrespectful to say anything negative or act in a negative way towards the royal family even if
you drop a thai coin on the ground and it starts to roll away from you you should never step on it
because it contains images of either the king or someone from the royal family and remember what i
said before tai find the feet dirty and offensive so if you step on the coin you're essentially
stepping on the king so make sure you remember this and just be respectful to the royal family
the fifth thing you should never do in thailand is never take pictures with captured animals
we've all seen the pictures of people laying next to a tiger those tigers have a horrible life if
you're laying next to that tiger odds are that tiger has been drugged you'll also see people
walking around with small cute little animals like dolores dolores is super cute and cuddly
and you're going to want to go up and hold it and take a picture with it but don't do that
their teeth and their claws have been ripped out so they don't hurt tourists when tourists
are holding them it's very cruel just whatever you do don't take a picture with alors the sixth
thing you should never do in thailand is never overstate your visa thailand is an amazing place
and you're probably going to want to stay longer but don't do it every day you stay longer than
your visa permits you get a 500 bot fine and once you're caught you could be banned from thailand
forever so don't take that risk just go get your visa extended or leave the country for a day
and come back in and you can get your visa reset the seventh thing you should never do in thailand
is never wear your shoes indoors this is a common rule in southeast asia and it's been in a lot of
my other videos but in addition to a thai person's home you should never wear your shoes in a temple
and even sometimes in some restaurants and shops a good rule of thumb is if you see a bunch of
shoes outside the door of a place then you should probably take your shoes off too before you enter
the eighth thing you should never do in thailand is never whistle at night things like this are why
i love doing these never do this videos you find all kinds of crazy traditions and superstitions
thai people believe that if you whistle at night you'll summon evil spirits so don't be surprised
if you start whistling at night if a thai person gets up and runs away from you the ninth thing
you should never do in thailand is never try to shake somebody's hand ties are not big on
physical contact with strangers so consequently they don't like to shake hands instead ties place
their hands in a praying motion against their chest and they bow slightly a little side note
do not bow to children or people much younger than you this will just embarrass them thais have great
respect for their elders the 10th thing you should never do in thailand comes up a lot in my videos
never take taxis just like other places where there are a lot of tourists sometimes taxi cab
drivers take advantage of those tourists luckily technology has provided a workaround there's an
app called grab which is very similar to uber grab actually bought out uber in most of southeast asia
just download that app and you can call taxis you can call motorbikes you can call almost
anything and it'll be super cheap and you don't have to worry about somebody overcharging you
okay so those are the 10 things to never do in thailand thanks again tan and meow for helping out
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