Children Wai-ing

**robuzo** · 28-05-2010, 02:08 PM

I feel for you, s-man, that would be off-putting. My son wais his mom when he is apologizing for something, although he has a way of exaggerating it to the point where it is pretty clear sometimes he is taking the piss, which is kind of funny to see in a 3-year-old. Otherwise, its hugs for Daddy. Go ahead get hugged. The child needs to be able to function in both cultural environments.

My son and I shake hands when he makes a promise, and by the way, I think all farang fathers of sons have a responsibility to teach their boys how to shake hands properly. It is something Asians often get horribly wrong.

**superman** · 28-05-2010, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

I do like it when my children wai guests to our home and get a little upset when they forget. Moreover my kids are Thai and as wai~ing is a big part of everyday life I am proud when they practice this tradition.

Don't get me wrong, like Loy Toy, I do try to get my child to wai elders and I'm not anti Thai.

**Bogon** · 29-05-2010, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by robuzo

I think all farang fathers of sons have a responsibility to teach their boys how to shake hands properly. It is something Asians often get horribly wrong.

What a great sentence.
You can almost gaurantee that if you have to shake a Thai dudes' hand, it's gonna f**k up somewhere along the lines.
I feel like that scene in Superman 2 where Superman regains his powers and squeezes General Zod's hand in the White House.

**Begbie** · 29-05-2010, 09:28 AM

Shaking hands seems to be an American thing, never saw it except in formal situations between strangers until I came to the far east.

**Loy Toy** · 29-05-2010, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by Begbie

Shaking hands seems to be an American thing

French men kiss (and Pommy footbal players).

My first wife was part French (her father was French) and he demanded that upon greeting male members of the family they had to kiss him. Fook that for a joke and thats probably why I am not married to my first wife anymore.

**Rigger** · 29-05-2010, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Begbie

Shaking hands seems to be an American thing

Also a very Australian thing

**Frankenstein** · 31-05-2010, 12:18 AM

It's probably just the Scottish who don't shake hands.

**Bung** · 31-05-2010, 02:25 AM

My boy always gets told to Wai me after he gets home from school, especially if I pick him up from there but he hates it. It's a cultural thing for kids to wai their parents like that. He also has to wai me as I give him his pocket money.

I was at a funeral once and wai-ing along with everyone else as the monks left and I looked over quickly to my boy next to me, who was only about 3 at the time, and he was giving them the finger!

**kingwilly** · 31-05-2010, 04:36 AM

Get him/her one of those electric dog collar things, then every time he/she tries to wai you a press of a button and 50K volts will ensure that they learn soon enough not to wai you.

Problem sorted.

**robuzo** · 31-05-2010, 06:43 AM

Originally Posted by Bung

I was at a funeral once and wai-ing along with everyone else as the monks left and I looked over quickly to my boy next to me, who was only about 3 at the time, and he was giving them the finger!

Must be something about 3-year-olds. When mine is pestered about wai-ing he will wai continuously, ever deeper until he somersaults. Obviously taking the piss, although I am not sure if Mommy gets the joke.

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