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**PebydataFeents** · 09-21-2012, 09:07 PM

Men do that, too? I didn't realize that... that's my favorite part! It's mostly for more intimate people I meet...relatives and the what not.

Yes, quite a bit. It took me by surprise at first, because I had been led to believe that Thailand was a totally hands off culture.

Complete strangers will sometimes come up and squeeze your arm in order to express their approval when you are at the wat, visiting friends in hospital, or otherwise in places where Thai people aren't expecting to see farang.

09-21-2012, 09:07 PM	#24
PebydataFeents Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 372 Senior Member	Men do that, too? I didn't realize that... that's my favorite part! It's mostly for more intimate people I meet...relatives and the what not. Yes, quite a bit. It took me by surprise at first, because I had been led to believe that Thailand was a totally hands off culture. Complete strangers will sometimes come up and squeeze your arm in order to express their approval when you are at the wat, visiting friends in hospital, or otherwise in places where Thai people aren't expecting to see farang.
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