ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1988
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Robert and Nanthapa Cooper - Culture Shock! Thailand - and how to survive it
Times Books, Singapore, 1988
220 str.
meki povez
stanje: vrlo dobro, pečat na predlistu.

A thoroughly enjoyable book on Thai culture . . . this book is a must for anyone just arriving in the country as well as for the long-term resident who may be in for a few surprises,` (Bangkok Post).

CultureShock! Thailand is the complete guide for those who wish to make sense of the fascinating, manifold and often contradictory aspects of this ancient kingdom. Can you tell your tom yum goong from your tom kha kai? Do Buddhist monks eat meat? Why do Thais all seem to call each other “Khun”? When introduced to someone, do you shake hands, wai or do both? What is Buddhist Lent? What is a farang to make of the famous Thai Smile? Whether you’re in Bangkok for business, Hua Hin to soak up the sun, or on a retreat at a forest wat to find inner peace, get the most out of your stay with this essential guide written by an old hand to the intriguing mass of contradictions that is Thailand – the country with so much that is often both calming yet infuriating, passionate yet passive, and chaotic yet beautiful.


Nonfiction, Geography, Travel, Tajland