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The people of Thailand greet each other with a “wai”, pronounced “why”. They do not shake hands like Westerners but greet by placing the palms and fingers of both hands together as in a prayer position in the centre of the chest and at different levels depending upon the level of gesture. The gesture is also accompanied by a slight bow of the head.

The various gestures can be very graceful and expressive, show respect, authority, submissiveness, happiness and obedience. The different levels of position of the joined hands shows different degrees of respect. The higher the joined hands are held in relation to the face is an indication of more respect or reverence. The wai is also used to say “sorry” or “thank you”.

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