Lifestyle

Culture Shock! Thailand, a survival guide

It’s incurable, this culture shock. Robert Cooper’s ninth edition of his 30-year-old book, first published in 1982, retains that healthy mix between a guidebook and practical suggestions for how to stay or even live, happily maybe, in Thailand.

Published

9 years ago

June 18, 2012

Aishwarya Gupta

Written in a friendly voice, it covers a range of cultural details from the Thais’ concept of time to the usual bafflement of kreng jai

Written in a friendly voice, it covers a range of cultural details from the Thais’ concept of time to the usual bafflement of kreng jai (coupled with jai yen, Cooper believes that it’s a formula of harmony, though frankly, not really). The prose is sincere, even endearing: “Nightlife is not usually considered as a hobby or a sport, although it takes on both roles for a number of expatriate men.”

via Culture Shock! Thailand | Bangkok Post: Arts & Culture.

Lifestyle

Thailand sees major drop in cost of living rankings following the effects of Covid-19

The only Thai city that remains in the global top 100 most expensive locations is Bangkok, but even the Thai capital fell 16 places in the rankings to 39th overall

Published

2 weeks ago

December 15, 2020

Pr News

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Lifestyle

TAT launches second promotional campaign for expatriates in Thailand

TAT launches “Expat Travel Bonus, The Healthy Journey” promotional campaign, offering deals and privileges especially for expatriates in Thailand.

Published

3 months ago

October 7, 2020

Tourism Authority of Thailand

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is launching a new “Expat Travel Bonus, the Healthy Journey” promotional campaign, with a special fair to be held during 10-11 October, 2020, from 10.00 – 22.00 Hrs. at Eden 1, Central Department Store at CentralWorld, Bangkok.

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When the Weekend Isn’t Really the Weekend: Is Flexible Working the Future?

People all around the planet work in different patterns and for varying amounts of time. For example, in France the legal working week is 35 hours long while in Colombia and Turkey the working week is over 47 hours.