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**AntonioMQ** · 01-23-2006, 08:00 AM

Betti, I'll try to answer you as best I can. Field Marshall Piiboon Songkhram's early days of being the Prime Minister of Thailand is a tad before my time but I remember my family talked about the changes that were mandated from the government. Their reaction was that they wanted to comply because it was a nationalistic and patriotic thing to do and of course you want to be civilized. I don't think there's any harsh punishment for not dressing properly, at least in the countryside as I remember old ladies were still wearing a top undergarment (àÊ×éÍªÑé¹ã¹µÑÇà´ÕÂÇ)in the house. Of course they did not wear them outside the house, going to the market for example would be a no no. In the capital of Bangkok there might be harsher punishment than just being branded as a non civilized person or not patriotic. I remember also my aunt who had a fabric shop in town had to change the spelling of her shop sign to the more 'modern' spelling. I wish I could remember what letters had to be changed because I remember seeing the old sign that was taken down tucked away in a store room. Not much of an answer, I am afraid.

01-23-2006, 08:00 AM	#4
AntonioMQ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 545 Senior Member	Betti, I'll try to answer you as best I can. Field Marshall Piiboon Songkhram's early days of being the Prime Minister of Thailand is a tad before my time but I remember my family talked about the changes that were mandated from the government. Their reaction was that they wanted to comply because it was a nationalistic and patriotic thing to do and of course you want to be civilized. I don't think there's any harsh punishment for not dressing properly, at least in the countryside as I remember old ladies were still wearing a top undergarment (àÊ×éÍªÑé¹ã¹µÑÇà´ÕÂÇ)in the house. Of course they did not wear them outside the house, going to the market for example would be a no no. In the capital of Bangkok there might be harsher punishment than just being branded as a non civilized person or not patriotic. I remember also my aunt who had a fabric shop in town had to change the spelling of her shop sign to the more 'modern' spelling. I wish I could remember what letters had to be changed because I remember seeing the old sign that was taken down tucked away in a store room. Not much of an answer, I am afraid.
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