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**RaicickKida** · 09-22-2012, 12:20 AM

Beeing many times to thailand i recieved a lot of those "junk" presents.
Now that not gonna be the topic, i wonder about some more unusual presents.
Last time i recieved a thai amulet with inside some kinda golden coin with the image of king rama 5.
Now there are a lot of those amulets around, but at the immigration at the airport, an immigration officer saw that
amulet and give me the comment that it was "something special" and very good.
Another thing i recieved was a home made sarong with a pakama.
Took the family some months to make said my GF.
Now somewhere i have the impression that such gifts have a deeper meaning. I think not everyone will recieve such gifts.
So my question: are they "just presents" ore have they a deeper,special,symbolic meaning maybe?

09-22-2012, 12:20 AM	#4
RaicickKida Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 388 Senior Member	Getting a present Beeing many times to thailand i recieved a lot of those "junk" presents. Now that not gonna be the topic, i wonder about some more unusual presents. Last time i recieved a thai amulet with inside some kinda golden coin with the image of king rama 5. Now there are a lot of those amulets around, but at the immigration at the airport, an immigration officer saw that amulet and give me the comment that it was "something special" and very good. Another thing i recieved was a home made sarong with a pakama. Took the family some months to make said my GF. Now somewhere i have the impression that such gifts have a deeper meaning. I think not everyone will recieve such gifts. So my question: are they "just presents" ore have they a deeper,special,symbolic meaning maybe?
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