Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Thailand's Proverb...


Thailand has known as the country which has an excellent poem. Not only the poem but also proverb, which was used in routine life, Thai people avoid to complain or tell something directly to people in some occasions. They always use proverb to explain some behaviors. For example, ‘seeing the elephant defecate, you don’t defecating like that’. It sounded strange but the meaning is the fact of live. It means if you see some people spent too much in luxurious life, you shouldn’t imitate in their behavior. ‘If you associate with the perverse friend you will be run wild and if you associate with the wise man, they will be leading the way to the successful’. It means you will get many troubles if you make the naughty friends, but you will be success if you make the good friends. ‘Hiding the tiger, meet the crocodile’ means you are escaping the poor situation but you meet the worse situation. These are some instances to talk by comparing, which imitate from the actual human life.

1 comment:

Carol said...

How interesting!