Step to do for THAI

Use for monks

1. Put your hands and your palms together.

2. Put your thumbs between your eyebrows, the index fingers touch the forehead and presenting a slight bow with your body.

Use for superior or older person

1. Put your hands and your palms together.

2. Put your thumbs on the tip of your nose, the index fingers touch between your eyebrows and presenting a slight bow with your body.

Use for person in the same age

1. Put your hands and your palms together.

2. Your thumbs touch the tip of your chin, the index fingers touch the tip of your nose.

Step to do for JAPAN

It's basic bow

1. Put your left hand on your right hand. And put your hands on your navel

2. Bow by bending the upper body forward (in a straight angle) 15° from the waist. Gaze directly at 3m ahead.

It's salute

1. Put your left hand on your right hand. And put your hands on your navel

2. Stand up straight and bow by bending the upper body forward 30° from the waist directing your gaze toward just ahead of your feet.

It's respectful bow

1. Put your left hand on your right hand. And put your hands on your navel

2. As a guide, a 45° bow is recommended. Stand up straight and bend your upper body forward with your gaze falling directly below.

Step to do for THAI

1. Sit on the floor with your legs to the side of body and put your hands and your palms together.

2. Put your thumbs on the tip of your nose, the index fingers touch between your eyebrows and bow down your body to the ground.

Step to do for JAPAN

1. Do seiza (kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles) and put your hands on your thighs. For men, do the same like photo above. For women, you should put your left hand over your right hand. Also, women should cross their feet while in seiza. This is considered feminine.

2. While doing seiza, place your hands in front of you with your palms flat on the floor and look down. For men, the position of the hands should be almost at the side, with arms slightly stretched making it wide apart. Bend your upper body forward, directing your gaze straight down to the floor. For women, the hands should be in front of the knees, making them as close as possible, Forming a "triangle" with your thumbs and index fingers and bending your upper body forward, directing your gaze straight down to the floor. The lower the head is, the deeper the bow as it shows sincerity.