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I'd say it depends on how long you've been with them! My coach I've been with for a very long time - but he used to force feed me mixed nuts and raisins because he didn't like how skinny i was (he's Thai) so as a joke before I've brought him packets of mixed nuts!

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11 hours ago, AndyMaBobs said:

I'd say it depends on how long you've been with them! My coach I've been with for a very long time - but he used to force feed me mixed nuts and raisins because he didn't like how skinny i was (he's Thai) so as a joke before I've brought him packets of mixed nuts!

Training here for my second week now 

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22 hours ago, DrunkenMaster said:

What is an appropriate small gift for my trainers at the gym ? I was thinking about bringing them some fruit or something like that ? 
Is this oké to do and will it be appreciated or will they think it’s a strange thing to do ?

I've tipped trainers over in Thailand plenty of times, and they've always appreciated it. I'm sure they'd be happy with any gift you offered.

How about treating them to a meal? The bonus for you would be they'll probably order dishes for you that you'd never know about otherwise. Ask them if they know a good Isaan restaurant (the best regional cuisine in Thailand - in my humble opinion) 

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7 minutes ago, Snack Payback said:

I've tipped trainers over in Thailand plenty of times, and they've always appreciated it. I'm sure they'd be happy with any gift you offered.

How about treating them to a meal? The bonus for you would be they'll probably order dishes for you that you'd never know about otherwise. Ask them if they know a good Isaan restaurant (the best regional cuisine in Thailand - in my humble opinion) 

I was thinking the same about the meal the problem is most of them always seem in a hurry  to go home after training / I don’t speak any Thai and they don’t speak English so I will try to ask them to get a meal before I go home in about 6 weeks.

the trainer that spends most time teaching me / holds my pads will receive a tip at the end before I go ...

when they bring some snacks like dried fruit they share it with me too they already feel like family after 10 days trainingen 

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On 6/17/2020 at 11:46 PM, DrunkenMaster said:

I was thinking the same about the meal the problem is most of them always seem in a hurry  to go home after training / I don’t speak any Thai and they don’t speak English so I will try to ask them to get a meal before I go home in about 6 weeks.

the trainer that spends most time teaching me / holds my pads will receive a tip at the end before I go ...

when they bring some snacks like dried fruit they share it with me too they already feel like family after 10 days trainingen 

Just grab some bags of fruit from the market on your way in then, it'll definitely be appreciated. Which gym are you training at?

To ask them if they want to go eat, just say 'Gin khao' (means 'consume rice' 👍)

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1 hour ago, Snack Payback said:

Just grab some bags of fruit from the market on your way in then, it'll definitely be appreciated. Which gym are you training at?

To ask them if they want to go eat, just say 'Gin khao' (means 'consume rice' 👍)

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On 6/19/2020 at 1:14 PM, Snack Payback said:

Just grab some bags of fruit from the market on your way in then, it'll definitely be appreciated. Which gym are you training at?

To ask them if they want to go eat, just say 'Gin khao' (means 'consume rice' 👍)

Agreed. If one of my students brought me a bag of fruits I'd be delighted!

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How is it, do chokolate melts in Thailands warm climate?  If not, chokolate from your country, or some good chokolate from, say Schweiz or Belgium which are renown for good quality...   Good quality chokolate is healthy - as compared with most typical sweeties.

 

Dark chokolade is healthy by itself.  And 70% isnt  too bitter.   I myself like them.    Is even OK with Keto diet.   And its more manly than a sweet choklade.   🙂

But  90% is quite bitter, so beware.

 

I presume Thailand has its own chokolade brands  (probably in some compostition it doesnt melts easily).  But foreign chokolade will alwasy be seen as something rare, exclusive, even if its not any fancy brand by itself.

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How is it, do chokolate melts in Thailands warm climate?  If not, chokolate from your country, or some good chokolate from, say Schweiz or Belgium which are renown for good quality...   Good quality chokolate is healthy - as compared with most typical sweeties.

 

Dark chokolade is healthy by itself.  And 70% isnt  too bitter.   I myself like them.    Is even OK with Keto diet.   And its more manly than a sweet choklade.   🙂

But  90% is quite bitter, so beware.

 

I presume Thailand has its own chokolade brands  (probably in some compostition it doesnt melts easily).  But foreign chokolade will alwasy be seen as something rare, exclusive, even if its not any fancy brand by itself.

 

 

PS.  If the trainer has family, say kids, you can of course instead give these small gifts to the kids and or wife / partner.  The trainer will be pleased!

And thus, you can give a somewhat sweeter chokolade for them, than for a very masculine man....  🙂

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