The difference between American and Thai Cultures
Moving to live in the United States is very common nowadays and most people around the world, including Thais, look forward to settling in that prosperous country. Nevertheless, dwelling in America, even in a short while, we can find many cultural and customary American aspects we are unfamiliar with. Thereby, it is expedient to compare and contrast Thai and American practices as well as to examine something of American that we can relate to so that the information will be provided for the persons who are interested in the matters of cross culture and multi culture.
In term of moral majority, Americans exceed in Thais as they are surprisingly conservative, pay values to free thinking, and have broad- mined society. Any Immoral acts, says abortion or homosexuality, are considered hazard to their nation. In contrast, Thais, especially adolescents, nowadays, are quite lenient and not strictly conservative. According to my experience, dropping in Siam Square, I can see lots of minors adorn themselves as Korean style; most of them are fond of Korean cultures and customs, foods, movies, or even costumes. In addition, the news of crimes in Thailand is presented almost every day.
As for life adventure and pioneer spirit, Americans are dominant over Thais as, in American society, people like to look forward to explore the new things. They do not like to be dictated; they, instead, stand behind their belief. Their children, who are over 18, prefer to separate them from the family and stand on their feet. Conversely, Thai society mostly clings to bureaucracy. Thais are prone to follow and trace the ways from the former successful person; they are not virtually the real pioneers. Some businesses in our country, such as multi- leveled Marketing (MLM) that I used to join, are highly well- received, as the reward and great profits are guaranteed although at last most people are deceived by the fraud leaders.
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