1.5 泰国商务中的跨文化交际陷阱在线视频

Hello everyone

Welcome to the Intercultural Business Tour in Thailand

Let’s have a game and please guess if the followings are true or false

1.Making Jokes about Thai King and Queen

2.Touch your Thai business partner’s head

3.Go into a Thai business partner’s house with your shoes on

4.Plan business meetings too early or too late

So there are several pitfalls that you should pay attention to

Pitfall 1: can you make fun of their King and Queen

like they always do in Western Media

It’s a definite No

DON’T badmouth the Thai King or Queen

Patriotism（爱国心） is huge

National pride is very much part of the Thai psyche（精神 心灵）

Saying anything bad about the king

is an extremely dangerous thing to do in Thailand

Not only will it offend your potential business partners

as the royal family are extremely respected

but it could also lead you behind the bars（牢狱之灾）

considering the maximum sentence for disrespecting

the king being the death penalty

Pitfall 2: Can you touch your Thai business partner’s head

DON’T touch your Thai business partner’s head

as it is considered sacred according to Buddhist tradition

and the head is considered to be

the most important and holy part of a person’s body

Touching your Thai counterparts’ head will cause great offense

Pitfall 3: Can you go into a Thai business partner’s house

with your shoes on

DON’T wear your shoes while walking into the house

when invited into your Thai business partner’s home

This can lose all the respect and closeness you spent

all the efforts to build with your Thai business contacts

Pitfall 4: Should you plan business meetings too early or too late

Planning any business meetings at the beginning

or end of the day is not suggested

These meeting arrangements should be avoided due

to difficulties with transport to the workplace

Try consulting a Thai employee or the local

company you are going to visit about the traffic condition

or any routes inquiries and be sure

to arrange the meetings and appointments in advance

In order to conduct business successfully in Thailand

there are a number of important issues to take into consideration

See you next time bye bye