Who'da Thought?
Tonight I committed a social faux pas. Fortunately no one was offended. It happened in my room after my students had arrived to study English. As we sit on the floor to study, my own teaching books were on the floor. Before class started, I got a drink of water, then went to answer the phone, in the process stepping across my books.
The next thing I knew, I heard my students laughing and whispering. They explained that in Thailand no one ever steps over books because they represent knowledge. Thus, stepping over them is considered disrespectful. Hmmmm, who'da thought?:)