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**JennyStewarta** · 03-03-2006, 07:00 AM

"h. Gestures - that are different to ours" doesn't explain a whole lot to me.

The main gesture that is different to Australia is the "wai". When Thais are greeting each other on more formal occasions they make a gesture like the Christian prayer hands gesture, usually with thumbs touching between the eyebrows. Younger people will generally wai first and older people will respond.

Thai people visiting Australia will probably expect to shake hands rather than to wai. They are also very understanding about people not being aware of their customs.

03-03-2006, 07:00 AM	#13
JennyStewarta Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	"h. Gestures - that are different to ours" doesn't explain a whole lot to me. The main gesture that is different to Australia is the "wai". When Thais are greeting each other on more formal occasions they make a gesture like the Christian prayer hands gesture, usually with thumbs touching between the eyebrows. Younger people will generally wai first and older people will respond. Thai people visiting Australia will probably expect to shake hands rather than to wai. They are also very understanding about people not being aware of their customs.
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