The Chinese are inextricable from the history of Thailand’s development, notably due to the fact that they were instrumental in the flourishing of the agricultural industry and even helped Thailand discover as well as exploit one of its prime commodities, sugar. The monarchy also prospered from their labour, taxes and not least from their vices: gambling drinking and smoking opium. Thailand is frequently lauded as a model for harmonious multi-cultural co-existence and respectable levels of national unity between the Chinese and the indigenous, despite the ‘threatening’ presence of the Chinese in the economic and political…
Thailand’s geographical location in the southeastern peninsular of the Asian continent places it as a crucial crossing point on ancient major trade routes between India and China. This geographical advantage exposed Thailand to a millennium of cultural and linguistic influences not only from those two giants, but also from far away trading nations such as Persian and the European colonial powers. These external influences were always adapted and mixed with its local traditions, producing a unique Thai culture.…
The case study that will be analyzed in this report presents the case of an American woman who has been living and working in Bangkok, Thailand for three years. It comes without saying, that her life in Bangkok has not been easy. She does not speak Thai language and many of Thais do not speak English, this poses a communicational barrier. She does not own a car and does not have access to the corporate car, this poses a navigation barrier. Moreover, she had to face some differences in the approach to work in within Thai people. It came as a surprise for her that while Americans are usually ready to fulfill the tasks on the short notice, Thais are more laid back and are not willing to rush with completing one or other task. Being unaware of this Racela had troubles at work and was under constant stress. Furthermore, to Racela’s surprise she has discovered that women are usually paid less than man at the work place, and, in general, her firm lacked structure. At the same time, they are many splendid things in Thailand. Racela enjoys travelling, getting to know foreign culture and getting used to accept the cultural differences. Racela’s income is also stable, being rather low for the Western World, though reliable in Asia. Finally, living in Thailand has shaped Racela’s personality and helped her become a better, more intelligent, mature and sophisticated person. The three years spent in Thailand has surely been valuable, though being offered a new job in Hawaii, Racela is not sure whether she should continue her stay in Thailand or return to America.…
For my field research report my partners and I visited the largest Chinese Buddhist temple in Mississauga called Fo Guanh Shan Temple of Toronto on February 11th during their festival of the Chinese New Year. Originally this is my first time visiting a Buddhist temple in Canada, but the very first Buddhist temple I visited was at the age of six with my family on a trip to Thailand. During my visit in Toronto, I was really overwhelmed with all the different artefacts and architecture laid throughout the temple, the principles and guidance was outrageously fascinating. As we entered, the individuals working had recognized that we weren’t members of the Buddhist community but still displayed genuine hospitality and guided us around the temple. The culture I witnessed in this religious building really caught my interest, especially the unique artefacts and architecture in which I examined using Raymond Williams and Malory Nye’s theory on elite and popular culture and concluding that the people that interacted with this temple were seeking and describing what it means to reach the peaks of human expression. As well as the way the temple had advertised their culture and religion, in which, I analyzed through Stuart Hall’s theory on popular culture and concluding that business views in this community were definitely present.…
At the present time, tourism is the major economic factor of Thailand which more than 20 million foreign tourists visited Thailand each year. Even there are many news about road accidents and crimes in Thailand which lead to a significant question of safety in the Kingdom. Still, in my opinion Thailand is safe for everyone.…
Compare the religion in Thai and Hong Kong Introduction Religion is a way to review the cultural system of a country, it relates humanity to spirituality. Hong Kong and Thailand have a distinct history background, which interpret the big difference in daily cultural practices. This essay aims to provide a brief introduction of the religion in Thailand and Hong Kong and compares their differences and similarities. It will start from the history background and general information to the details of religious activities. General In Hong Kong, people are protected by the Basic Law, they have the religious freedom. There is a wide variety of religious groups such as Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Islam and so on. With 150 years of rule as a separate British colony, although most Hong Kong people are ethnically Chinese, Hong Kong has a unique local identity. Elements of traditional Chinese culture combining western influences have shaped Hong Kong as a city with mixed culture. Apart from the Chinese and British cultural influences, Hong Kong is a free trade port with people from different countries staying there which have a large variety of religion beliefs and ways of thought. According to a Gullup poll in 2010, 64% of Hong Kong residents are either agnostic or indifferent towards religion. Buddhism and Taoism are the major religious with more than 1 million Buddhists and about 1 million Taoists. The second large religious group is Christianity, it has been in Hong Kong since 1841. There are about 843,000 Christians in Hong Kong, most of them are Protestant or Roman Catholic. Temples and churches are omnipresent and ubiquitous on the streets, few of them have been there for more than 700 years ago. Although Hong Kong is literally no religion background, there are some public holidays related to religious festivals such as Christmas, Easter and Buddha’s Birthday. Adherents hold special celebration or ceremonies on these occasions. Those major religious bodies have…
If I were a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) I would choose to go to both the 8 hours lecturer the 2 and-a-half-hour dinner talk with Philip Kotler. The reasons I’ve decided to attend the 8hours lecture is firstly because, the lecture is consider a kind of training from Philip Kotler, you also will get a certification from it and I believe it would be a good experience because you will get the up to date information and also can see in the perspective of the man who invented the 4Ps. In my opinion, the lecturer would be like an active learning, which I think would be much more affective than reading books because by participating in the training the marketing techniques would be much more easy to understand and can bring to adaptation as an Chief Marketing Officer job.…
Exploring cultures other than one’s own is always an interesting experience if one appreciates the basic elements of the subject of exploration. In the Northern part of Thailand or Lanna Kingdom, one such interesting element is the objects used in their rites and rituals. The culture of people of Lanna has been created from their embedded belief in Buddhism. They have strong belief in sin, the law of destiny, heaven, hell and life after death, which are determined by one’s past deeds. This belief reflects in an object used as a devotion to Buddhism called “Tung”.…
When tourists are looking for a beautiful place to travel, Thailand is one of the sites you have to bear in mind. There are many wonderful attractions in Thailand. There are a lot different kinds of fruits and vegetables that you probably never discovered before. When you are in Thailand, you are surrounded by smiles since the Thai are always positive and will try to help you. When you are eager to get to know Thailand, continue reading.…
Malaysian destination branding is remarkably successful. Malaysia stands as the harmonious country and unique with different culture. Malaysia is diverse with fusion of different ethnics, races and religion where Chinese, Indians, Malay and many other different ethnics groups live together in peace and harmony. The multiculturalism has made Malaysia a gastronomical paradise and home to hundreds of colourful festivals. Malaysian people are well known for the culture, friendliness, and always welcome outsiders as one of them, besides that Malaysia has beautiful and fascinating holiday’s destination for tourist. The uniqueness of Malaysia with its multicultural which makes even foreigners adapt to Malaysia life style and comfortable being around in Malaysia.…
Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Laos, my homeland. And one of the most memorable moments was the time that I was in the Northern Province in the city of Luang Prabang. The city of Luang Prabang is situated in the semi-mountainous region in Laos where the Mekong River flows graciously through it. During the day, you will see tourists of all sorts, old and young, from various European countries like France, Denmark, and Finland to name a few. There were also tourists from neighboring countries as well such as Thailand, Korea, and China. I had great pleasure talking with many of these tourists asking how they were enjoying themselves in Luang Prabang.…
Thailand has achieved record-breaking visitor arrivals, crossing the 22 million mark for the first time in 2012. Figures tabulated by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports for January – December 2012 show total arrivals by nationality of 22,303,065, up 15.98 percent over 2011.…
Health of fringing reefs of Asia through a decade of change: a case history from Phuket Island, Thailand. (Chansang, H., Phongsuwan, N., 1993.)…
I was born in Uttaradit but I grew up in Bangkok that make me didn’t know about Uttaradit not much because I moved to Phitsanulok when I was 3 years old and lived here ever since. I go to Bangkok to visit my grandparent every end of semester that makes me know about Bangkok as well as Phitsanulok. In my opinion, Phitsanulok and Bangkok have similar point as a center for the commercial and economical and different point as a natural tourist attraction.…
Germany and Thailand, these two countries have been dealing with each other for over a century. In 1862, a formal diplomatic relations was established between Germany and Thailand, both have their embassies in the respective countries ever since. In 1980, the economic relations started to bring hundreds of German companies into Thailand, trades and communications between the two nations, since then, became inevitable. Geographically, Germany and Thailand are undoubtedly two polarized countries; the former is located in the Western Europe, while the latter is located in the South-east Asia. Culture wise, however, some similarities can still be found, although generally the two countries are nevertheless drastically different. Every day, there are a numerous business meetings being held between Thais and Germans. Therefore, in this essay, a meticulous analysis on the people from the two countries will be carried out to discover the cultural differences and similarities.…