Flirtatious professions in Thai culture

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00:00Did you know that there are some occupations in the past that Thai people used to associate

00:05with being jauh shu or flirtatious?

00:08The phrase roth fai reu mei li kei tamm rood or the trained, male boat, lacorn performer

00:13and police refers to professions that involve frequent interaction with large groups of

00:18people with many social encounters often leading to multiple relationships.

00:23Roth fai refers to those working for the state railway of Thailand while reu mei refers to

00:28the male boats that provided regular passenger ferry services.

00:32These jobs required meeting many people on a daily basis and were historically linked

00:38to being charming or flirtatious.

00:40Li kei are traditional Thai performers who interact with audiences regularly while tamrood are

00:46police officers who meet a wide variety of people through their work.

00:51Are you one of those people?