Powerpoint Taist
own local dialects.
Facts
· It is the year 2551 there.The date in
Thailand is based on Buddha's
death. Although Thai New Year is in
April.
· It snowed in Thailand in 1955.
· The actual name of what Westerns
refer to as Bangkok is:
KrungThepMahaNakhonAmonRatta
nakosinMahintharaAyutthayaMahadi
lokPhopNoppharatRatchathaniBurir
omUdomRatchaniwetMahasathanA
monPhimanAwatanSathitSakkathatt
iyaWitsanuKamprasit.
Natural resources
· tin
· natural gas
· timber
· lead
· fish
· gypsum
· lignite
· fluorite
· arable land
People
· Thailand is often called the "land
of smiles", and rightly so because
you will see more smiling people
here than anywhere else in the
world
· Thai people are friendly and
tolerant
· Avoid touching people on the head,
and keep your feet on the ground