Siamese Culture and Religion: The Thai culture and traditions have been influenced to a great extent by Indian, Chinese, Burmese, Laos and Cambodian cultures. Thai people greet using the traditional Wai way where both the hands are pressed together with fingers pointed upwards and the head bowed down to make the face touch the fingertips. Youngsters are meant to greet first. It is similar to Namaste that is practiced by Indians. Thai children are taught to respect their elders and ancestors. Siamese people are highly hospitable and generous. Key decisions in the family are always taken by the elders.
Theravada Buddhism is the main religion of the people here. Almost about 93-94% of the people are following Buddhism and about 4% of the people follow Islam.
