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Please can anyone explain to me what kreng jai means to Thai people?

à¡Ã§ã¨ Kreng Jai Is a difficult concept to explain, amongst other things it means, not wishing to cause another person inconvenience, difficulty or trouble eg "I don't want to cause you any inconvenience", "I don't want to put you to any trouble", "I don't want to put you out of your way", "I don't want to bother you", "I don't want to impose on you", "I don't want you to feel that you have to do (something) for me", also it means to consider someone's emotional feelings, eg. not wanting to hurt someone's feelings.
Many Thai people consider that Kreng Jai is one of the most important factors in true "khwaam pen Thai" "Thainess" and many more lament the fact that kreng Jai is slowly disappearing from Thai society.