Come to Thailand, do not whistle if you do not want to receive the bullet-shaped eyes of the people.
Whistling is considered normal in most parts of the world. However, if you have the opportunity to visit the land of the Golden Temple of Thailand, you should limit this action. Because it is related to the spiritual concepts of the people here.
Ghost legends and why you shouldn’t whistle in Thailand..
Thai people believe in the existence of ghosts. There are dozens of ghosts appearing in the handed down legends of Thai culture.
However, the most terrifying is Krasue – a demon described as looking like a head, but with a windpipe and internal organs, specializing in hunting people and animals. Thai people have a habit of not drying clothes at night because they believe that Krasue will wipe their bloody faces there.
Shaping Krasue in Thai spirituality.
Another scary legend is about the ghost Mae Nak that we used to know in the famous movie “Love of the ghost”. This ghost belongs to a woman who died in childbirth while her husband was away to fight.
After returning, the husband did not realize his wife had turned into a ghost until he witnessed her stretching to get a lemon.
Mae Nak in the movie Love and ghost.
Pret is another famous ghost, appearing in various religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism. Described as tall and thin with a very small mouth and always hungry, this ghost preys on naughty children or people who are unfilial to their parents.
And similar to the custom of abstaining from knocking bowls and chopsticks in our country, Thais also believe that whistling – especially at night – will attract a lot of demons, including all of the above. So they very much avoid doing that.
Don’t do this, if you don’t want to be discriminated against in Thailand.
If you have a habit of whistling often, try to limit it if you have the opportunity to visit this country, before getting the unhappy look of the locals.
In addition to whistling, when coming to Thailand, you should also avoid the following: