Quote Originally Posted by paborn View Post
Josan, knowing that the OP was very new did not use "wai" as it is a word that might not be known. So he described it and, of course, someone took it as an opportunity to display their knowledge of Thai culture which is - as thin as a Thai boy's skin - a447 had it right; we all know very little.
It doesn't take much knowledge of Thai culture to know that there is an art to the use of a "wai"; for a foreigner it is best not to "wai".