[km2000]

Greetings,

Ok, so I'm making plans to visit my country of birth and I have no idea what to expect. Why? Well, I'm 35 now. Moved to US when I was 5!

I'm looking at my birth certificate and my born name begins like this, "Master [firstname] [Lastname]".

Are all males born with "Master" as a salutation?

Thank you for any help.

[pharweqto]

Excited?.....Yes and No. I want to see the country and culture, however "meeting the family" thing hasn't always been one of my strong points.

I have an older brother, a grandmother, and others still living in Thailand. My father is now a monk. It's like meeting total strangers! In addition, I can't read nor write Thai - I'm only capable of a few words and phrases.

I do recall my village - I think it's Ubon Thani (but then my birth certificate is about destroyed!). I have pictures of my childhood and I find it difficult to remember.

Apprehensive? Anxiety? about visiting Thailand....Yes!!

Thank you for your response. If I may, might I ask other questions regarding this topic?