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Official name: Kingdom of Thailand a.k.a. ราชอาณาจักรไทย
Essential vocab: How are you?: สวัสดี (sà-wàt-dee) // Thanks: ขอบคุณ (kòp kun) // Cheers: chai-yoh!
Brews of note: Thai tea, Leo beer, Sang Som – Thai local rum
Favourite Bites: Som tum, Gai yang, Tom Sap, Tom Yum
Random fact: Within Thailand they use the Thai solar calendar, Suriyakhati , as the Siamese version of the Gregorian calendar. It is the legal calendar in Thailand however years are now counted in the Buddhist Era - BE - which began 543 years before the Christian Era. That means the year is actually 2558
Click here to see The Adventures of WG Trunk Co in Southern Thailand