| Thailand is known as "Land Of Smiles", an | | | | little to smile about. Yet they still manage to be so |
| impression the Tourism Authority of Thailand | | | | happy-looking, friendly and willing to show you the |
| happily use to promote the tourism by focusing | | | | true meaning of hospitality. Often, you don't |
| on its people's hospitality. And if you spend any | | | | understand a word they're saying to you but you |
| amount of time in most parts of Thailand, you will | | | | will see a glow in their eyes and a willing smile as a |
| understand why this slogan has stuck for so long. | | | | sign of their friendliness. |
| Even in the buzzing capital city of Bangkok where | | | | It's not just for the stunning nature and historical |
| people usually mind their own businesses, you can | | | | richness that so many people come to love |
| smile at a Thai and you can almost guarantee to | | | | Thailand. It's often the hospitality, the friendly |
| get a smile back. | | | | people, their fascinating culture and the contagious |
| A lot of visitors consider this to be quite | | | | 'Thai smile' that makes visitors want to repeat |
| fascinating, considering the low incomes, polluted | | | | their visit time and time again. |
| air, bad traffic and such, giving Thai people very | | | | |