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17 Types of Thai Smiles

Hugh Fox Smiling

1) fuen yim – The rigid smile, furthermore known as the “I should laugh at the joke although it’s not funny” Smile. – ฝืนยิ้ม

2) yim cheua-cheuan – I am the winner smile, usually given to a losing competitor-ยิ้มเชิญชวน

3) yim cheun chom – The admiring smile – ยิ้มชื่นชม

4) yim haeng – The dry smile. “I know I owe you money, but I don’t have it” smile. – ยิ้มแห้ง

5) yim hairng – The nervous, apologetic smile – ยิ้มแห้ง

6) yim mai ork – The forced smile – ยิ้มไม่ออก

7) yim mee lay-nai – The evil smile – ิยิ้มมีเลศนัย

8) yim mee lessanai – Masking something immoral in your mind Smile.- ยิ้มมีเลศนัย

9) yim sao – The smile masking sadness or unhappiness – ยิ้มเศร้า

10) yim soo – The “it-cannot-get-any-worse-therefore-I-better-smile” smile – ยิ้มสู้

11) yim thak thaai – Polite smile for someone you barely know.- ยิ้มทักทาย

12) yim thak thaan – I disagree with you smile. Also known as the: You can go ahead and propose it but your idea’s no good” smile.- ยิ้มคัดค้าน

13) yim thang nam taa – I’m so happy I’m crying smile.- ยิ้มทั้งน้ำตา

14) yim yae-yae – I know things look pretty bad, but there is no point in crying over spilt milk; smile.- ยิ้มแหยะแหยะ

15) yim yair-yair – The smile to apologize and take the heat out of an awkward, embarrassing situation – ยิ้มแหย ๆ

16) yim yaw – The mockery or; told you so smile. – ยิ้มเย้ย

17) yim yor – The arrogant smile – ยิ้มเยาะ

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Intercultural Films that Teachers Can Use

The target audience of this list is teachers that want to teach intercultural lessons in their class.  The emphasis is on films that are intercultural i.e. show interaction between persons of two different cultures rather than films about a “foreign” culture in isolation.  All of the films listed can illustrate a particular cultural subtopic and that topic is listed in the table below.  Teachers do need to worry about the running time of a movie since class time is limited so that information is listed below.  Lastly, the IMDB rating can act as a rough guide as to how interesting the movie will be to the students in your class.

Movie: El Norte

Cultural Topic: Illegal Immigration

Cultures: Guatemalan culture/US culture

Running Time: 139 minutes

IMDB Rating: 7.9

 

Movie: Gran Torino

Cultural Topic: Prejudice

Cultures: Anglo American culture/Cambodian culture

Worksheet

Running Time: 116 minutes

IMDB Rating: 8

 

Movie: Lost in Translation

Cultural Topic: Culture Shock

Cultures: American culture/Japanese culture

Worksheet

Running Time: 102 minutes

IMDB Rating: 7.9

 

Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Cultural Topic: Assimilation

Cultures: Anglo American culture/Greek American culture

Worksheet 1

Worksheet 2

Running Time: 95 minutes

IMDB Rating: 6.6

 

MovieThe Gods must be Crazy

Cultural Topic: Outline of Culture

Cultures: Australian Aboriginal culture/European culture

Running Time: 109

IMDB Rating: 7.1

Worksheet

 

Movie: The Joy Luck Club

Cultural Topic Assimilation

Worksheet

Cultures: Chinese culture/Chinese American culture

Running Time: 139 minutes

IMDB Rating: 7.3

 

Movie: The Mission

Cultural Topic: Colonialism

Cultures: Spanish colonial culture/ Indigenous culture

Running Time: 126 minutes

IMDB Rating: 7.4

 

Movie: The Wedding Banquet (Xi Yan)

Cultural Topic: Cultural Identity

Cultures: Chinese culture/Chinese American culture

Link to a Worksheet I have developed for this film:

https://foxhugh.wordpress.com/worksheets/the-wedding-banquet-xi-yan-cultural-identity-worksheet/

Running Time: 106

IMDB Rating: 7.6

Movie: Three Seasons

Cultural Topic: Westernization

Cultures: Vietnamese culture & Western culture

Running Time: 113 minutes

IMDB Rating: 7.1

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