Thai greeting Thai greeting The Thai greeting referred to as the "wai" (, ) consists of a slight bow, with the palms pressed together in a prayer-like fashion. It has its origin in the Indian "Añjali Mudrā", like the Indian "namaste" and Burmese "Mingalar Par". The higher the hands are held in relation to the face and the lower the bow, the more respect or reverence the giver of the "wai" is showing. The "wai" is traditionally observed upon formally entering a house. After the visit is over, the visitor asks for permission to leave and repeats the salutation made upon entering.
Salutation "Sehr geehrter Herr", while the female formal salutation begins with "Sehr geehrte Frau". Both formal salutations are followed by the recipient's academic degree (if any) and the recipient's family name (e.g. "Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt" or "Sehr geehrte Frau Dr. Schmidt"). It is possible but uncommon to include the full name (e.g. "Sehr geehrter Herr Johann Schmidt"). With an unknown recipient, "Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren" (meaning "Dear Sir or Madam") is used with no variation on this. Due to insufficient functionality of computer software used for mass communication, some companies tend to use more clumsy gender neutral formal salutations