well, sawatdee-khrab. Nice to meet you, Ms. Segovia. I'm Surat Leekai.
No need to be so formal. Please call me Terri.
And please call me Surat.
OK. Surat, do you mind my asking you a question about that, though?
Not at all
Is it customary in Thailand for people to be on a first-name basis?
Well, at company meetings in English,always. In other situations,though,people tend to be a little more formal. It's probably best to watch what other do. You know what they say: "When in Rome,..."
Mm-mmm...,"do as the Romans do!