I am An Indian and I really want to visit Thailand. But I have heard that Thais really Hate Indians and really not want to see us in their country. Is it really true? Is it that bad for Indians there?

我是个印度人，很想去泰国。听说泰国人厌恨印度人，不想看到印度人出现在泰国，是真的吗？印度人在泰国真的那么不堪吗？

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Norman Chang Liu

As other have pointed out, “hate” is much too strong a word. The situation is more subtle.

An Indian friend of mine once asked exactly the same question before he decided to visit Thailand. He grew up in the Indian-Muslim community of Kinshasa (Congo) before he immigrated to Canada. He is very Canadianized, so his behaviour is quite unlike the average Indian from India. Even so, he had heard about “this Thai thing against Indians”, so he was a bit worried. After his trip, he gave me a mixed report. He told me some Thais occasionally ignored him or were slightly rude, while others were incredibly friendly. He told me that Northern Thais were the friendliest (but many non-Indian visitors have said the same thing).

正如其他人指出的那样，你用了“厌恨”这个词，是太过头了。真实情况并没这么严重。

我的一位印度朋友决心去泰国之前也问过我同样的问题。他在金沙萨(刚果)的印度MSL社区长大，后来移民到了加拿大。他的言行举止很像加拿大人，看起来不像普通印度人。他听说了“泰国人针对印度人的事情”，所以他有点担心。离开泰国后，他跟我说有好有坏，有些泰国人偶尔会忽视他，或者有些粗鲁，也有些人非常友好。他告诉我，泰国北部人最为友好(但许多非印度游客也有同样感受)。

The fact that the Thai language has a somewhat insulting slang term reserved for brown-skinned foreigners — “Khaek”— is an indication of the Thai ambivalence toward Indians, Pakistanis, etc.

事实上，泰语中有一个带点侮辱性的俚语，专门用来形容棕色皮肤的外国人—“Khaek”—这也表明了泰国人对印度人、巴基斯坦人等的矛盾心理。

In Thai, khaek usually just means guest. If I invite you to my house, you are my khaek. But historically, South Asian visitors to Thailand — traders, Buddhist or Hindu religious proselytizers, immigrants, and nowadays tourists — were also viewed as ‘guests’ in the kingdom. And everyone knows that a guest should never overstay their welcome. Calling South Asians khaek is a typically Thai way to express their traditional unease with Indians and other brown-skinned visitors.

在泰语中，khaek通常只表示客人。如果我邀请你到我家来，你就是我的khaek。但在历史上，来到泰国的南亚游客——商人、佛教或印度教的宗教说客、移民以及现在的游客——也被视为泰国王国的“客人”。众所周知，客人要识趣，别呆太长时间。称南亚人为“khaek”是泰国独有的现象，表达了他们对印度人和其他棕色皮肤游客的长久以来的担忧。

Yet Thai culture owes so much to India: a Brahmic script, Buddhism, the Ramayana epic, many spices, etc., not to mention many Indian-derived artistic influences by way of Khmer culture (Cambodia). So I have always felt that the Thai ‘unease’ with South Asian cultures is particularly ironic.

但是泰国文化在很大程度上也归功于印度：梵文、佛教、罗摩衍那史诗、众多香料等，更不用说通过高棉文化(柬埔寨)接受了许多源于印度的艺术影响。所以我一直觉得泰国人对南亚文化的“担忧”特别具有讽刺意味。

As with so many ingrained attitudes, education is the key. Thais in rural areas, manual labourers, and Thais with lower education routinely call Indians (and other South Asians) khaek. I have heard it over and over. They rarely say it loudly and they tend to use it among themselves, never directly to an Indian person, because they know it is not a polite term. Often, they say it without even meaning to insult Indians – they seem unaware of this term’s power to hurt, how it perpetuates their sense that South Asians are “apart”, “not like us”. It’s similar to the widely used Thai term “farang”, which designates all Caucasian foreigners… also not a polite term.

跟那些根深蒂固的观念一样，教育是关键之道。泰国的农村居民、体力劳动者和教育程度较低者通常称印度人(和其他南亚人)为“khaek”。我听得太多了。他们很少大声地说出来，基本上就是私下说说，从不当面这么说印度人，因为他们也知道这是个不太礼貌的词。通常，他们也并没有侮辱印度人的意思——他们似乎并没有意识到这个词的杀伤力，也没有意识到这个词让他们觉得南亚人是“外人”，“跟我们不像”。这个词跟广泛使用的意指所有白种人的泰语“farang”一样，也是个不太礼貌的词。

Some Thais who answered your question said they have Indian friends (including, I assume, Indians born in Thailand, who speak Thai and have adopted many Thai manners, which makes them very different than the average tourist from India). They also say that they treat Indians no differently that other Thais. I believe them. But bear in mind that the great majority of Thais who participate on Quora are educated, middle-class, English-speaking and well-travelled, with an international and cosmopolitan outlook on other cultures. This makes a huge difference in their attitude to Indians.

有些泰国人说他们有印度朋友(我猜也包括在泰国出生的印度人，他们会说泰语，学会了许多泰国礼仪，他们因此跟来自印度的普通游客非常不同)。他们还说，他们待印度人和其他泰国人没有区别。我相信他们。但有一点要知道，Quora上的大多数泰国用户都受过良好教育，属于中产阶级，会说英语，经常旅行，见识广，有着国际化视野。这让他们对印度人的态度发生了巨大的变化。

For the majority of Thais (which is the Thai working class), salaries are low and quality education is still unaffordable. This means that the majority of Thais have either never left Thailand or have only seen bits of neighbouring countries (Laos, Malaysia, Cambodia). Culturally Thailand is still very homogenous, so most Thais simply do not have the same appreciation of diversity that, say, a New Yorker or a Londoner have. Certain parts of Bangkok are an exception, but even most Bangkok Thais have very limited interaction with foreigners (at least one-third of Bangkok’s population are migrant workers from the poorer provinces.).

对于大多数泰国人(即泰国工人阶级)来说，他们的工资很低，负担不起优质教育。这意味着大多数泰国人要么从未离开过泰国，要么也只去过少数几个邻国(老挝、马来西亚、柬埔寨)。在文化上，泰国仍然是一个非常单一的国家，所以大多数泰国人不可能像纽约人或伦敦人那样欣赏多元化的世界。曼谷某些地区是个例外，但大多数曼谷泰国人都很少跟外国人交流(至少三分之一的曼谷人口来自较贫穷的省份)。

I hate to contradict some of the well-meaning answers to your question, but most Thais I have met do have some level of prejudice against Indians. Don’t forget that they also have prejudices against Chinese, Laotians, Cambodians, Malays and Burmese… and don’t forget that all of those countries have their own prejudices against outsiders, just as Indians have many prejudices against non-Indians.

我不想反驳一些善意的回答，但我遇到的大多数泰国人确实对印度人持有某种程度的偏见。别忘了他们对中国人、老挝人、柬埔寨人、马来人和缅甸人也有偏见，更别忘了这些国家对外来者也都有各自的偏见，印度人对非印度人也有很多偏见。

I will be blunt here. I believe prejudices must be openly discussed in order to be fully understood. Some prejudices even contain a grain of truth, yet over time have been exaggerated. Based on my experiences among Thais of various social classes, I would say the majority of them dislike what they see as two key aspects of Indian culture:

我选择了直言不讳。我认为，偏见必须通过公开讨论，才能得到充分理解。有些偏见也含有一些真理，但久而久之就被夸大了。根据我跟不同社会阶层的泰国人打交道的经验，我想说，他们中大多数人不喜欢印度文化的原因主要有两个：

Indian food: Thais claim it contains acrid spices like turmeric which give Indians a strong body odour. Thais are generally quite fussy about body odour. I have often mentioned to Thais that fermented fish sauce, fermented shrimp paste and many other Thai foods are also extremely strong smelling, yet most Thais are unable to grasp the concept of cultural habituation.

The tendency of Indians (compared to Thais) to speak loudly, to bargain too aggressively when shop, and to talk down to people of lower social standing. Thai culture values gentleness and courtesy in speech and demeanor, so most Thais react negatively to anyone who argues or bargains loudly or shows open anger. I should add that many Thais also dislike those very same perceived behaviours in many Mainland Chinese visitors.

印度菜：泰国人认为印度菜里有刺鼻的香料，比如姜黄，让印度人的体味很浓。泰国人一般都很在意体味。我经常跟泰国人说发酵鱼露、发酵虾膏等很多泰国食物的味道也非常浓烈，但大多数泰国人都不明白文化习惯这回事。

跟泰国人相比，印度人喜欢大声说话，不管是买东西拼命砍价，还是对社会地位较低的人说话。泰国文化很看重言语和举止上的温和和礼貌，所以大多数泰国人对大声争论或讨价还价或脾气暴躁的人没有什么好感。我要补充一点，很多泰国人也不喜欢中国大陆游客的这些行为。

*In my many travels in India, I did notice that people in positions of relative authority – policemen, store owners, anyone with property – do indeed tend to talk down harshly to employees, and more generally to anyone who works in the service industry (drivers, labourers). Labour in India is much cheaper than in most places, so I think this creates a strong sense of impunity toward people with less power.

*我在印度旅行过多次，我确实发现拥有相对权威地位的人——警察、店主或有点身家的人——确实普遍会严厉地对员工说话，对服务业的从业人员(司机、工人)严厉就更是如此了。印度的劳动力比大多数国家便宜得多，我认为这造成了一种对弱势群体的优越感。

Having said all this…

As an Indian, you should not hesitate to go to Thailand. Do as my Indian friend did. If you are polite, patient and friendly, and if you take a fun approach to life, Thais usually open up to you quite quickly, whether you are Indian, European, Chinese or Black. Just because Thais may have some prejudices – we ALL have prejudices! – doesn’t prevent them from being able to interact with you, learn from you and perhaps even change their attitudes to people from your country.

说了这么多……

作为一个印度人，你大可毫不犹豫地去泰国。就像我那位印度朋友那样。无论你是印度人、欧洲人、中国人还是黑人，如果你礼貌、耐心、友好，如果你的生活态度乐观有趣，泰国人通常很快就会对你敞开心扉。泰国人也许是有一些偏见——但我们都有偏见！这并不妨碍他们与你交往，向你学习，甚至可能改变他们对你们同胞的态度。

Think of yourself as an ambassador from India to Thailand. You are bringing and embodying the best of your culture, and sharing the best of your traditions with Thais, who happen to have many cultural ties to India, whether they know it or now.

If you go there with a positive, open and humble attitude, if you are willing to set aside your own cultural biases to learn about Thai culture, I guarantee that Thais will sense it and appreciate you.

把自己想象成印度驻泰国大使吧。你们带来了你们最优秀的文化，和泰国人分享你们最出色的传统，而泰国人与印度有着许多文化相似之处，这是毫无疑问的事实。

如果你带着积极、开放和谦逊的态度去泰国，如果你愿意抛开自己的文化偏见去了解泰国文化，我保证泰国人肯定会感受并欣赏你。

One last bit of advice: whenever possible, travel alone. If you are always stuck in a big group of Indian tourists, your identity will disappear inside your group, and Thais will never get to know you well. I think one of the worst aspects of tourism is the tendency of tourists to flock with their own people, which always means large, noisy groups that only accentuate certain national characteristics.

Bon voyage !

最后一点建议：有可能的话自己去泰国旅行吧。如果你总是夹杂在一大群印度游客中，你会失去个性，泰国人也永远不可能了解你。我觉得旅游业最不好的地方之一就是游客总喜欢和自己人扎堆，这么一大群人吵吵闹闹，只会放大某些国家游客的特点。

一路顺风！

Siloo Kapadia

Rubbish. I have never had trouble in Thailand. As long as you are polite, and don’t stink up a room, they are fine. Unfortunately, I cannot say all Indians comply. I myself have seen other Indians be rude to other Asians, and a few even very wass-e-wass (stinky). So in a way I don’t blame people when they get upset.

瞎说八道吧。我在泰国从来没有遇到过麻烦。只要你有礼貌，别把房间弄得很臭，他们都没意见。但很可惜，我不敢说所有印度人都能做到。我自己就见过一些印度人对其他亚洲人态度粗鲁，有些人体味很重。所以，如果有人感到不安，我也不会怪他们。

We Indians must also learn to be polite to everyone, not just to the gora wallas (white people). Unfortunately, when some of us visit other Asian countries we have that crazy notion that we are superior to them. That must end.

我们印度人也得学会对所有人礼貌相待，不能只对白人笑脸相迎。但我们中有些人去到其他亚洲国家时，会带着一种疯狂的想法，觉得自己比他们优越。这样可不行。

Sean Walker

No, they do not hate Indians, there are lots of them here, their religion is from India as are many of their customs and mannerisms like the wai.

不，他们并不讨厌印度人，泰国有很多印度人。泰国的宗教源自印度，许多风俗和习惯也来自印度。

Abdul Aziz Saleem

Thais are some of the nicest people you’ll meet. I’ve been there dozens of times and have never had any problems.

Could it be the other way around - that our Indian brethren who are going there mistreat the Thais? I’ve seen countless Indians talk down to tax drivers, flight attendants, hotel concierges and tour guides. Some even proudly post such videos on YouTube (not going to give them publicity here).

As long as you are humble and polite, you can expect the same in kind - not just from Thais but any decent human being in general, regardless of location.

泰国人民是世界上最好的人了。我去泰国几十次了，从来没有遇到过问题。

所以情况会不会是——我们的印度兄弟在泰国欺负泰国人了？我见过无数印度人对出租车司机、空乘人员、酒店礼宾员和导游颐指气使。有些人甚至得意洋洋地在YouTube上发布这种视频（这里就不曝光了）。

只要你谦逊有礼，就能得到同样的笑脸—不单单是泰国人，还有世界各地其他和善宽厚的人。