Thai cultural standards from Myanmar perspectives.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to explore the Thai cultural standards from the perspectives of Myanmar. Cultural Standards Method, a qualitative research approach, is a methodology that is used to compare the differences between two cultures only by observing through experienced behavior of the people in one culture that work in another different one. It can help to identify more subtle differences of two cultures which seem very similar on the surface. Thai cultural standards identified according to the interviews with 8 Myanmar people are as follows: stricter time management, Thai hospitality, high important of family, importance of personal relationships, bureaucracy and indecisiveness, preference of using Thai language, unreal smiles, and similar Asian culture.