Thai Students

Top Twelve (It was ten, but I thought of a few more) Ways Thai Students Are One-of-a-Kind:
12. They tell me that my hairdo is 'so sexy-sexy' and makes them 'hungry to eat noodles.'
11. They ask personal questions like if I'm married. I'm sure this is hilarious to them because in Thai my name is Ms. Wife.
10. They walk up to me during my lecture and ask, "Teacher, may I go to toilet?" Every time.
9. They create colorful and hilarious assignments for me (see previous post about grading).
8. They answer their cell phones in class.
7. The ones who are more considerate will answer their cell phones while hiding behind their open text book. The most considerate ones will answer their cell phone and then leave the classroom.
6. They don't like being called on to answer a question. Instead, they prefer to answer questions out loud as a class.
5. At the end of class they always say "Thank you, teacher." In a beautiful unison, of course.
4. They don't laugh at my lame jokes; I hope it's because they don't understand me, not because I'm not funny.
3. They bow to me before entering the classroom.
2. They use the token good student in class to translate their questions and ideas to me from Thai to English. When the token good student is home sick, they are screwed and feel betrayed.
1. They fall asleep and they're not afraid who knows it, even when class is over and the lights are out and I give them a tap on the shoulder. Rather than giving them a hard time, I applaud them and give them sugar candy to keep them awake. This confuses them more than anything and they don't fall asleep again.

This list could go on and on. I am surprised by them everyday, and I love it.