Thai people meet the king to kneel, if tourists meet also have to kneel?

If the tourists in Thailand to meet the King of Thailand then in fact no, must be kneeling to the King. This is mainly based on the psychology of these tourists to make a judgment, if these tourists respect the Thai culture, you can also kneel to the King of Thailand, the local Thai people not only will not discriminate against these kneeling tourists, but will also respect these tourists. The King of Thailand has a lot of power, he not only has the right to command the military, and even in other aspects of the absolute right to speak. The status of the King of Thailand is the same as the status of our ancient monarch. According to the law of Thailand, no one could discuss the king's rights and wrongs in public. Even after seeing the King of Thailand, anyone had to bow to the King, and Thai etiquette was very complicated, but the most typical etiquette to show respect was to kneel down and worship. In fact, China has also seen such etiquette as the kneeling ceremony.

But as society evolved, the feudal rulers abandoned this ritual. But this ritual is still practiced in Thailand today. Because of the end of feudalism in our country, this kneeling ritual has naturally disappeared, but Thailand is still practicing a constitutional monarchy, so this custom has been preserved. If you are traveling in Thailand, you don't have to kneel to the King if you are lucky enough to see him. But it is also necessary to bow to the king can be nodding or bending over, as long as the meaning of respect can be expressed. If the tourists respect the Thai etiquette, then you can follow the local customs and follow the Thai people to kneel with the King of Thailand. But after all, every country has its own culture. On the basis of respect for the culture of other countries, in fact, there is also a certain right to choose. After all, those tourists are not Thai nationals are not subject to Thai law. So just need to show their respect to the King of Thailand can be.