Adopt A Baby Tiger
Family in Thailand by Jidapa
Names & Nicknames
To an outsider, Thai names seem inordinately long and complex. Most given names are of two or three syllables and the surnames are even longer. Past prime ministers have rejoiced in the ponderous names of Chatichai Choonhavan and Chavalit Yongchaiyudh. These names are derived from the Sanskrit of Indian culture, and the longer surnames are hardly ever used in speech. Thais did not have surnames until 1913, when King Vajiravudh, wishing to make Thais conscious of family honor, passed a law compelling everyone to take a surname. Ethnic Chinese, who in most other countries have monosyllabic Chinese names, have Adopted Thai names. Thais claim to be able to tell from a person’s surname whether the person is ethnic Chinese or Thai, and influential or not. Within the family and among friends it is unlikely that Chatichai and Chavalit will be addressed by these names. All Thais have nicknames that remain with them all their lives. These are usually convenient one-syllable names and not always complimentary. Examples are: Deng (Red), Uan (Fatty), Awt (Tadpole), Moo (Piggy), Noi (Titch, or Little One).
FAMILY OBLIGATIONS AND NEPOTISM A Thai has obligations to the rest of his family, however distant. If a second cousin comes down from the north to seek work in Bangkok, he will expect to be offered hospitality by his relations. If you hold an important position, your relations will expect you to find a job for them. This is all in the name of family solidarity. Nepotism may be frowned on in the West, but in Thailand it thrives. Many Thais see advantages in the Thai system, for rather than appointing a perfect stranger you are offering a chance to someone whose strengths and weakness are well known to you.
Birth & Birthdays
The birth of a child is not celebrated to such an extent as it is in the West. Some parents live in fear that the spirits (pee) will snatch the baby away; this superstition probably dates from the days of high infant mortality, which fortunately is not the case in Thailand today.
Problems start if people praise the child’s good looks, for the spirits will be listening and are liable to snatch any pretty baby away from them. So when confronted with a baby, the Thais are more likely to comment on its ugliness than its beauty, and then the risk of kidnap by spirits is diminished.
The exact time of birth is normally recorded and given to an astrologer to predict the child’s future and warn the parents of any steps needed to ensure a successful outcome. The American sociologist William S.Klausner and his wife were once asked if they could become the ceremonial parents of a baby girl, because an astrologer had predicted a bleak future for the child unless she was given to a foreign couple for Adoption. A Thai’s life is reckoned in cycles of twelve years. The end of each cycle is a cause for special celebration (twelfth birthday, twenty-fourth birthday, etc.,) with the sixtieth birthday regarded as the most important of all. According to Oriental astrology each year is named after one of the twelve animals that came to bid the Lord Buddha farewell before he departed from the Earth-a rat, buffalo, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, cock, dog, and pig. The animal ruling the year in which you were born is supposed to have a profound influence on your life and outlook.
About the Author
This writer is a florist in Thailand and flower shop owner. She is a member of several Thailand florist nwtworks which cover the whole country She writes articles at Florist Thailand site.
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