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steve@thaib, i see you point, and the fact that such customs are becoming more diluted amist the increasingly globalized culture is also true.
but i think most thais do not expect the foreigners to follow these customs, and furthermore, a cast system is still in place in most asian cultures, therefore perhaps only the educated, the well-to-do, and the elderlys are still clinging onto these traditions of formal manner. it's a way to show respect in the asian sense.
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