"Where do Thai people go for shopping?" : TRY IT before YOU BUY IT!

Dear all men and women, who have great confident on their own bodies, and shapes,

If you notice by just looking around, you will see that we, Thai people, have smaller structures compare to the westeners. This can contribute to how cloth manufacturers tag the size of the cloth for asian people. What does that mean exactly?

Most Thai men, and Thai women can fit size M-XL clothes. This doesn't mean that you folks, who usually wear size XL clothes back at home, can fit into size XL Thai clothes. Size of the clothes in Thailand is generally based on the average sizes, and structures of Thai people. This simply means you may need to step one size up when you want to buy a cloth in Thailand. Yes! Thai people especially sellers will, sometime, embarrass you in front of everybody by saying very loud to you, "It too small, It too small, You large, Extra Large!". Does this ever happen to anybody I know? Yes, it happens to every single foreigner I know especially my wife. She usually fit in size Medium back in the States, but down here in Thailand, she have to literally search for Thai plus size clothes! Not to say that all Thais are small; in fact, some study said that Thai people have a tendency to grow bigger, and fatter due to the influences of the fast food we eat. Nevertheless, Thai people, especially Thai woman, will try every which ways to fit her body into the smallest size clothes possible! They even invent XXXS clothes for university uniforms! Sometime, I wonder how they can breath wearing those.

So, words of advices from me is that while somebody tries to come up with the chart comparing the sizes of Asian outfits to American ones, It is better for you just to try it out before you buy it. If you feel embarrassed because the sellers told you that you are large. Just simply ignore it, Don't get pissed off or anything like that. Most of the sellers don't know they are being rude to you. They just want to find the ones that fit you, that's all. But, if you are really angry, just simply walk away, and get some air, just like what my wife always do everytime she goes for cloth shopping. Now, my wife shops mostly at the market, and she usually wear a T-Shirt that is tight to her body so that she can try on the clothes by just putting it over the T-Shirt (since in the Thai market, there is usually no room for you to go in and try it on!) So, mark my words, TRY IT before YOU BUY IT.

Best Regard,

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