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If you travel to Thailand, don't touch other people's heads. Why is there such a suggestion?

Because in Thailand, they think the head is very sacred and inviolable, and they are very, very afraid of outsiders touching their children's heads. In today's world, the society is more and more developed, and more and more tourists travel to other countries. However, every country has its own different customs. If you want to travel to other countries, you must do as the Romans do and observe other people's customs.

After all, you are far away in a foreign country. If you really touch other people's taboos, you can't escape. You are like Thailand. There is a rule that you can't touch other people's heads. Actually, it's nothing strange. Nobody likes to be casually touched by strangers. Even for children, it is not good to touch their heads casually. In particular, Thailand is also a country with extreme religious beliefs.

In Thailand, they think the head is supreme. To what extent, local hairdressers are hard to do. Because a haircut must be touched to the end, it is said that Thai hairdressers have to apologize to others before a haircut. So in Thailand, is everyone not allowed to touch other people's heads?

No, Thailand is a country with a royal family, and the king is supreme, so the king can touch other people's heads at will, and so can monks and their parents. As an outsider, you are neither a king nor a parent, nor a local monk, so don't touch people's heads casually, especially children's heads. Because this behavior is not kind to others, but offensive.