I always wonder that lifestyle of rural people in abroad and rural people in Thailand are alike or not. I always have this question on my mind until I have had a chance to find an answer when I go to France. I went to rural area as Marvaux city in France and I found out that Marvaux is alike Amphawa in Thailand because there are many things alike such as manner, husbandry, cereal crop and rural relations. Despite, their tradition and lifestyle is different; I see occidental life style or routines of French people that was strange from Thai people.
I think manner people in Amphawa are like people in Marvaux. In both place, people are kindness and friendly. In Amphawa, people gather in the morning at floating market for commerce. Everybody talk and laugh to each other. I always get smile from people when I walk pass them. In addition, sometimes when I buy food or dessert, the shopkeepers give me more quantity that makes me impress with their kindness. Sometimes, there are some foreign traveler come to the Amphawa and rustic people can’t speak English. However, they don’t afraid all travelers and they try to talk with the tourists in sign language and give a lot of smile to them. This lovely manner makes me smile. Moreover, Amphawa is very lively in the morning like festival because of crowded. An atmosphere and people in Amphawa make me think of Marvaux, the place that I love so much. This place is crowded in the morning like Amphawa. Rustics in this place are very friendly. They often smile and greet to me, even if I am a stranger. Marvaux people make me so happy because they welcome me so well and they make me forget that I am alone in there. In Marvaux, sometimes I couldn't communicate with the shopkeeper because they just speak French, but there are some people who can understand English always translate for me. I am really appreciated with Marvaux people. Moreover, Marvaux people is nice because my neighbor gives me some dessert or snack food. When I go to Amphawa, I always think of Marvaux and I want to visit there again.
Despite their similarities, people who live in Amphawa and Marvaux are different. People in Amphawa are very lively, so I get more energy when I see them. On the other hand, people in Marvaux are more peaceful, so the village Marvaux is also calm. In addition, the villages elders in Amphawa like to wear traditional clothes, a kind of sack-like with vest, that make me think of my grandmother when I see them. For teenage, they don't wear shorts like teenage in the city. In contrast, all people in Marvaux don't wear traditional clothes like Amphawa people. They wear jeans, shirt with overcoat because of the weather. Moreover, I think people in Marvaux are really strict than people in Amphawa. In fact, Marvaux people strict with everything, especially the time such as open and close time shop and their meal routine time. For me, people in Amphawa are not strict. They just open their shop in addition of their feeling and they love to eat when they hungry, so I don't worry too much because I can do anything in any time. Even though Marvaux is too strict, I still miss people in Marvaux who are very friendly and lots of kindness.
At first, I think people who live in rural area but different country will have the same life style. However, I have an answer about lifestyle and manner of people who live in rural area, but in different country now. I can understand clearly from Amphawa and Marvaux. Two places represent different life style in different country. They are also similar in some way, but they still have different in tradition and lifestyle.
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