Kissing on the lips with your Thai girlfriend or boyfriend in public may be romantic for Westerners but it is certainly a taboo in Thailand. Holding hands can be acceptable but other unrestrained gestures of intimacy displayed in public are frowned on by many Thais.
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While handshakes, hugs and kisses on cheeks are normally acceptable forms of greeting in the West, Thais generally do not approve of physical contact as a form of greeting between strangers and between genders.
This video shows how Thai Culture differs from western culture in regard to showing affection to in public:
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