 The Thai enjoy food with more hot, salty, acrid and buttery tastes, in contrast to those that have sweet, rich and strong tastes.They smoke with bamboo pipes, lighted by dried bamboo pieces.Before smoking, the Thai maintain their custom of hospitality by inviting others to join in, much as they would do before a meal_

Tai women wear short and colorful blouses, accented down the front with lines of silver buttons in the shapes of butterflies, spiders and cicadas.