There’s Little Privacy in Thai Families – Thais will all live in one house with their family with little need for privacy or alone time. In fact, Thais usually prefer to be with people than alone.
In many families too, even some middle class families, all members of the family will sleep in one room. Even grown-up children who are married and go to visit their parents, will often sleep in the same room as their parents and brothers and sisters, along with their spouse.
Thais don’t fear physical closeness like westerners often do. In fact, they love it.