CultureShock! Bangkok : a survival guide to customs and etiquette /
CultureShock! Bangkok is your all-in-one guide to navigating and living in Thailand's vibrant capital. Learn how to get around the city quickly and safely by motorcycle taxi, how to order the tastiest street food, and how to behave with respect to Thai manners and beliefs. Join in the local cel...
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Singapore ; Tarrytown, NY :
Marshall Cavendish Editions,
2014
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| Series: | Culture shock!
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Some Notes on Language; Map of Bangkok; Chapter 1; First Impressions; Culture Shock!; Changing Times; Chapter 2; Overview of the City and its History; BANGKOK: A SELECTED HISTORY; Timeline of Events; Taksin and Thonburi; The Founding of Bangkok; King Mongkut; King Chulalongkorn; The End of Absolute Monarchy; Phibun's Nation; The Death of Rama VIII; Sarit's Despotic Paternalism; King Bhumibol Adulyadej; 1973 and 1976; Premocracy; Black May; The Asian Financial Crisis; Thaksin Shinawatra and the Thai Political Crisis. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a CITY OVERVIEWClimate; Planning #fail; Linear Development; Rattanakosin and Dusit; Banglamphu; Thonburi; Yaowarat and Pahurat; Charoen Krung; Silom and Sathorn; Pathum Wan; Ratchathewi; Sukhumvit; Khlong Toei; North Bangkok; Chapter 3; People; Minorities; Chinese; Indians; Other Foreigners; Values and Beliefs; Family; Hierarchy; Hi-so; What's In a Name; On the Surface; 'Don't Think Too Much'; Hot Hearts and Cool Hearts; Martial Flavour; Fashion and Fads; Techno Joy; White is Beautiful; Sanuk; Money and Luck; Spiritual Beliefs; Buddhists and More; Buddhist Precepts; Making Merit; In Decline? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Spirits and PowerEvil Spirits; Amulets and Tattoos; Chapter 4; Fitting In; High and Low; Dress and Modesty; Why Wai; The 'F' Word; Keeping Your Cool; Speaking and Listening; Visiting Someone's Home; Friendliness; Making Thai Friends; Class; Thai-Farang Relationships; Dating; The Sex Divide; Public Affection and Keeping Up Appearances; Staying Clean and the Sniff Kiss; Mia Noi and Mistresses; Just For Kiks; Prostitution; LGBT 161; Chapter 5; Practicalities; What to Bring; Visas; Work Permits; Accommodation; Money; Toilets; Getting Around; Buying a Vehicle; Health and Hospitals; Food Shopping. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Staying InformedSchools; Births, Marriages and Deaths; Chapter 6; Food; Eating with Thai People; Typical Dishes; Thai Service; Tipping; Finding Places to Eat; Splashing Out, Thai-Style; Street Food; A Guide to Bangkok Street Stalls; Food Courts; Foreign Cuisine; Vegan/Vegetarian 239; Chapter 7; Having Fun; Nightlife; Music; Cinema and Film; Green Spaces; Festivals; The Weekend Getaway; Literature and Illiterature; More Ideas; Chapter 8; Learning the Language; Characteristics of Thai; The Farang Speaks Thai!; To Write or Not to Write; How to Learn Thai; Chapter 9; Doing Business. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Thai Working CultureManaging Thai Staff; Finding and Working with a Thai Business Partner; Corruption; Chapter 10; Fast Facts; Local Politics and Government; Famous Bangkokians; Culture Quiz; Do's and Don'ts; Words and Phrases; Resource Guide; Further Reading; About the Author; Index. | |
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