Thai Culture
What language do they speak in Thailand?
Thai
What is the name of the popular street food?
Pad thai
What is the national animal?
What are the colors of the Thai flag and what order are they in?
Red, White, Blue
Red>White>Blue>White>Red
When did James and Erin meet?
freshman year of high school
What is the currency (money) called?
Baht
What are popular bugs eaten as nutritious snacks?
Crickets, grasshoppers, beetles and worms
What is the festival called where there is a massive buffet of fruits and vegetables for the local monkeys
Monkey Buffet Festival
What part of the human body is disrespectful to touch in public?
The head - considered the most important part of the body and where the soul resides
What class subject did Erin and James meet in?
Geometry
How do you greet someone in Thailand (male and female greetings)?
Male - Sawadee Krup
Female - Sawadee Ka
This energy drink has its root in Thailand
Red Bull
Monkeys climb in trees but so do these crustaceans
crabs
What is the national sport?
Muay Thai (Thai boxing)
What was is the name of James and Erin's suburb in Houston?
Cypress
What is the capital of Thailand?
Bangkok
What breakfast food is eaten alongside red ants?
eggs
What color dolphins exist in Thai waters?
pink
Thai is a tonal language. This means that one word can have multiple meanings, depending on the way it's pronounced. How many tones are there in the Thai language?
5
What year did James and Erin get married?
2021
What letter do you say before someones name who is older than you? (male)
P
Thailand makes a lot of dishes with this brown island fruit
coconuts
What do you call animals that live in Thailand?
Thai animals
What does the word "Thailand" mean?
"Land of the free"
This was James's childhood dream job in the 4th Grade.
Owning a Chihuahua farm