Thai Culture and the Fun Facts – Video

Are you a Thai culture know-it-all? I KNOW I am! If you have lived in Thailand for several years or have been visiting the nation long, you probably think you know everything about the Kingdom and Thailand’s culture. The Thai culture covers a tall Thai girl, more nightlife venues than Las Vegas, the most expensive pet weddings, a Thai monkey college and the most costly Thai cocktail.

 

If so, maybe there is nothing more for you to know or learn. Or maybe you think you know it all but don’t. I am starting to confuse myself now. Here are some amusing and interesting things about Thai culture that you maybe didn’t know… or maybe you did!

 

The World’s Most Expensive Pet Wedding was in Thailand

Thai Culture Cat Wedding

Thai culture fact: Thailand hosted the most expensive Thai cat wedding ever

Do you ever remember watching Paris Hilton carry that little dog in her pocket and think she was taking pet love to new levels of embarrassment? What an idiot. She has now been forgiven because she was playing at the game and did not deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as THIS sycophantic pet worshipper.

 

Thailand holds the record for the world’s most expensive Thai pet wedding. This was way back in 1996. And it still hasn’t been surpassed today. This is mainly because you don’t find many pet lovers with this stupidity. Phet and Phoy were two Thai pets, but not just normal cats. They had a type of glaucoma that gave their eyes a diamond appearance, which is considered lucky in Thailand.

 

Their owners lavished a Thai wedding ceremony to wed a male and female Thai pet that came to an earth-shattering 400,000 THB with over 500 guests. 15 million baht’s worth of presents was given to the cats. Alongside a dowry that tipped the scales at 550,000 THB. The bride was brought a Rolls Royce and the groom a helicopter. If that wasn’t already mind-bending enough, a parrot was best man, and an iguana was maid of honour. That’s pure pet decadence right there.

 

Thai Culture Irony: The World’s Tallest Girl

Aren’t those lovely Thai people petite in terms of height? That’s the impression we have, anyway. However, in the most exquisite sense of irony, the tallest woman in the world was from Thailand. 17-year-old Malee Duangdee was the tallest girl in the world, scaling in at an impressive 6ft 10 inches, which would make The Undertaker think twice. A few short years later, Malee was upstaged by a 16-year-old from America named Marvadenne Anderson, now the tallest at 6ft 11 inches. Who would’ve thought that someone in Thailand could have grown to such heights? You learn something new every day about Thai culture and its people.

Most Veterinary Surgeons in a Single Operation

How many Thai vets does it take to fix an elephant? I suppose the answer relies on what is broken on the elephant in the first place. Well, the answer is 30 vets. Once upon a time, a lovely elephant named Motola was taking her morning to graze in the jungles of Lampang when she stepped on a land mine and blew part of her leg off.

 

30 vets worked in tandem to operate on the 38-year-old Motola in the Hang Chat Elephant Hospital in August 1999. God knows why you would need 30 vets for one operation, But I am no expert on such matters. Incidentally, Motola was given enough anaesthetic to knock out 70 people. Motola was fitted with an artificial leg and survived the accident and operation. Too many cooks spoil the broth? Maybe not in Thai culture!

 

Thai Culture Fact: Bangkok is a Mouthful

Bangkok City

The actual name for Bangkok is a mouthful. Try saying it when you are sober or drunk!

You have a dirty mind… I know what you were thinking! It doesn’t mean what it sounds like on so many levels. We all know Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand, but its real long name takes the pronunciation skills of a Harvard professor. Bangkok’s real name is: “Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit.” Say that after 10 Chang Beers.

 

Enrolling in a Thai Monkey College

Thai Monkey College… yep, that’s right, a Thai monkey college! You heard me right the first-time bozo. Thailand has a college for monkeys, and it’s called the Thani Monkey College. Monkeys of all ages and types can learn street-performing tricks, how to collect coconuts, and much more. Don’t let your pet monkey run amok in Central Festival… send him/her to college. Thai culture is one of the most unique and eclectic in the world. It never ceases to amaze me.

Thai Culture Fact: $15,000 For a Cocktail

Thai Culture Cocktail sold at 15,000 US$. Does Las Vegas has such an expensive Thai cocktail

Thailand is home to the world’s most expensive cocktail.

Next time your check bin is approximately 1,000 THB when you think it should be closer to 800 THB, remember that the most expensive Thai cocktail in the world costs almost 15,000 USD and was created in Thailand. Yep, I know, mad, right? The Vivaldi Restaurant in Bangkok served the world’s most expensive cocktail. This one served as a special ‘Millionaire’s’ Valentine’s Dinner. It was garnished with a 5-karat ruby that was an excellent replacement for olive, and also came with a grand 6-course dinner, a one-night stay in their luxury hotel… oh, and a bottle Dom.

 

Thai Culture Fact – Pattaya has More Nightlife Venues than Las Vegas

When we think of the world’s party capital, we automatically think of places like Las Vegas. With its around-the-clock partying and casino-fueled nightlife, nor forgetting the cacophony of lap dancing clubs and live theatrical performances, you would think that no place in the world could match such a hedonistic hotspot unless you had visited Thailand before, of course. Did you know that Pattaya has more concentration of bars and nightlife venues than Las Vegas? It might seem unfathomable that Pattaya has more bars than Vegas, but if you have spent time on Walking Street Pattaya, Soi 6 and 7 or Soi Buakhao, you will quickly change your mind.

 

As you can see, there is more than meets the eye where Thai culture and exciting things are concerned. Who would have thought you could fix an elephant or enrol a monkey in college? With more bars than Las Vegas and a capital city name that can only be pronounced by non-intoxicated Thai scholars, not forgetting being the home to a highly tall person and a 15k USD cocktail, Thailand is full of surprises.

Now that you know all about the tall Thai girl and that Thailand has more nightlife venues than Las Vegas, hosted the most expensive Thai pet wedding, opened a Thai monkey college and sold the most costly Thai cocktail, can you share any other surprises?