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Cover your shoulders and knees: a shirt with sleeves, and long trousers or a skirt below the knee. The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok have a strict dress code at the entrance.
Take your shoes off before entering a temple hall or a Thai home; there are racks outside. Step over the raised threshold of a temple door rather than on it, and take off hats and sunglasses inside.
When you sit in front of a Buddha image, tuck your feet behind you so they never point towards it. Walk around Buddha images and other sacred objects clockwise, and do not turn your back to them.
Monks may not be touched by women, not even their robes. A woman who wants to give a monk something can place it down for him to pick up, or hand it to a man to pass on.
Always speak respectfully about the King and the royal family, and treat their images with respect, including on banknotes and coins. Insulting, defaming or threatening the King, the Queen, the heir or the regent is a crime under Thai law, with prison sentences of three to fifteen years for each offence.
In cinemas the royal anthem is played before the film, and audiences are expected to stand; visitors should do the same. The national anthem is broadcast every day at 8:00 and 18:00, when flags are raised and lowered in public places; stop and stand still if you hear it.
The head is seen as the highest part of the body and the feet as the lowest. Do not touch anyone's head, not even a child's, and do not point at people or things with your feet or put your feet up on furniture.
The traditional greeting is the wai: palms pressed together with a slight bow. Return a wai offered by someone older or of similar standing, but do not start one with someone younger than you. When a shop cashier gives you a wai, a smile or a nod is the usual reply.