Thai University Girls Skirts Too Short?
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One very noticeable facet of Thai society is the uniforms worn by every Thai student, both girls and boys, from the youngest right through university students. Of course for us guys the Thai schoolgirl uniforms can be seen as very attractive, however it seems as if old school Thai elders don’t agree. The following article was run quite a while ago in The Nation, but I felt it just as relevant now as it was then.
BANGKOK: — Chulalongkorn University (CU) is campaigning for students to comply with its dress code, while Thammasat University (TU) wants to the government to launch a “Social Cabinet” to tackle the issue of students wearing uniforms inappropriately.
At the project launch yesterday, CU rector Pirom Kamolratanakul said wearing a Chula student uniform, the only one to be granted by the monarchy, is a privilege.
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TU deputy rector for student affairs Parinya Thewana-ruemitkul said the president for Network of Deputy Rectors for Student Affairs supervised the student uniform code at each university. He added that Thammasat was less strict about the uniform than some other universities, but insisted students wear “appropriate clothes” to classes.
Celebrities’ influence
Blaming the influence of fashions worn by movie and TV stars, he urged that a Social Cabinet comprising the efforts of several ministries should be set up to help universities solve the problem. The Culture Ministry could ask celebrities to wear clothes appropriate to the time of day and occasion as well as promote good values, he added.
Deputy Education Minister Chaiwuti Bannawat agreed that students need good discipline and praised universities’ successful efforts in improving the standard of their students’ dress.
– The Nation 2009-08-19
Ban Short Skirts?
Thai culture is grounded in conformity and part of that is the Thai school uniforms. No student should stand out from any other student. Do you think it is sufficient to simply monitor the student uniform code to maintain what is considered “appropriate” dress, or should the Thai school uniforms be scrapped altogether? In the 21st century is this type of standard a help or a hindrance to Thai society? Or maybe you think it makes no difference whatsoever to the actual education of the students. And what about enlisting the aid of celebrities, do you think this will help? Personally I think that oftentimes the celebrities dress may be determined by their PR people. In most cases celebrities are simply giving the people what they want to see.
Sound off below and let me know what you think about the standard Thai school dress code and the direction it seems to be taking.
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It’s not only their school uniforms that are short. Many Thai girls dress very sexy which opposes traditional Thai culture. Women around the world want to be sexy. Governments can’t teach morals or preach dress codes and expect everyone to follow their rules. I like them just the way they are and wouldn’t change a thing. Those deeming the skirts too short are probably the very same men hitting the massage parlors with their buddies.
….yes american girls look too fat and most us women wearing skirts look disgusting, apart rare exception…
but italian girls nowdays, have wanderful body, slim long black hair same as thai girls, but taller and more sexy….blieve it or not, it is reality
you go study, you mine as well sell your body too … when they finish they are accepted in gogo bar..
United States and other country they’re really like school uniform like Thai student but the white people can not wear that beautiful short skirt because white people bodies are too ugliest, too fat like pig
The united states of America are the ugliest body in the world
I think the skirts are perfect as they are.
Girls please think of us your poor teachers
We are only human and find it difficult teaching you when we can see everything on offer
Well, today i picked up my…friend from Rajabhat university. Her skirt is way shorter than these on photos above…and that still doesn’t make her a girl with the shortest…
Has everyone forgotten the miniskirt..?? When the mini was popular in the states, the mini was popular here.
Plus, it is my duty as a dirty old man to remind everyone that 40 years ago, women and girls never wore shorts under their skirts, so when the wind blew or they climbed a flight of stairs…
Man o man I can remember riding BTS during the day and seeing all the female students wearing those white shirts and short black skirts going back and forth to schools and universities and it just made my day. To stop them from wearing them would be a awful, they look so good and I just cannot say that it is sexy, but it is a turn on. So half dozen of one and dozen of another, hate to see them change the uniforms.
let them wear what they want
in fact i want them wearing short skirts:)
girls don’t give up 555+
You right, let them wear, whatwever they like, nothing wrong to wearshort miniskirt.
same crap keeps popping up again and again. what are u? senile?
gotta luv the short skirts why all you homo’s complainin ?? if your a man and not gay why wouldnt you like a short skirt>??? some people are just plain retarted.
The normal Thai schoolgirl uniform is not too short. The issue comes about when girls alter them or deliberately wear skirts that are shorter than normal.
Also, the last picture that you posted (with the caption “ban short skirts?”) was also posted in The Nation article that you refer to. It was shown to have been Photoshopped to make the skirts look shorter than they actually are. There is a discussion about it on a prominent Thai web forum that you are probably familiar with.
Which forum?
ThaiVisa
Yes…I was being facetious.
The skirts are defintely not too short — short though they may be. Becasue of the way that the leg is jointed, it is just as practical as it is cute for a skirt to be hemmed clearly above the knee. Any lower-body garment should begin at the natural waist of the girl wearing it and completely drape (skirt) or envelop (shorts) her pelvic area. Her legs may show — in part or all.
I have a 19 year old daughter at an American university and a son in another. Check out what farang girls are wearing! It’s the same all over the world. Newly independent and enjoying the chase. Let the Thai students enjoy college life. Life is good, but short.. so let them wear their skirts that way..
Obviously nothing else to write about. This topic gets dragged out every six months and it’s pretty boring. Shows a total lack of creativity that all you can do is drag up an old topic like this in an attempt to chase web traffic.
Hi,
I know that Thai school girls uniform looks very sexy..
I hate seeing students wearing short skirts. This can be a cause of accidents for them.
I do agree women or girls should have freedom whatever they like to wear let them do or wear anythings, who are we to stop.
I think is look good with short or mini skirt or mini pant on women or girls
yes women should wear short dress . eaven to church .
Absolutely so pretty
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I agree with firefly
Beautiful women should be appreciated and admired. The students are free independant women and should be allowed to decide the length of their skirts. Would you prefer to have these women hidden away in the Kitchen?
They look fine to me
Why do university students even have uniforms? They get to grow their hair longer at least.
There’s no such thing as too short skirts!
Well i actually like the uniform, because at other asian countries like japan and korea they have stylish sexy uniforms and why cant thailand have them?? i mean thailand university uniforms are very stylish and kool so i have nothing against them
Yes, i am an oldish man, 57and i think they are too short.
It does attract the wrong attention, allthough i do have a “quick’ glance.
It’s very hard not to. I really dont know why they want to wear them like that, unless it IS to attract attention. they must know older men look at them.
Do they want that kind of attention? could some one enlighten me please?
Yes Ken it is very hard not too look and drawing on my experience from my earlier years I would say that is exactly the response these girls are going for. However, I don’t think they are trying to attract the stares of old farangs (I think it’s likely that many of them don’t even notice your presence let alone your stares). What they ARE trying to attract is the attention of the young males in their University and possibly the favor of the older Thai professors. Really not so different from the Uni girls in any country
Yes, they do indeed do it for the attention …. of younger, not older, men.
@ Richard – The bulldog clip just looks silly, but it brings a smile and a raised eyebrow to my face as well. I guess the Thai Ministry of Culture doesn’t find them too sexually appealing either since their is no mention of them :>) And you don’t sound dirty old manish…but who am I to judge?
@ Robert – I think the complaint here is against the Thai Uni students who are certainly not too young. I agree that for younger girls the skirts would be too short, but as I’m sure you’ve seen the younger girls (still under their mothers wings) typically wear quite long skirts, below the knee and even longer in some cases. And given the tone of the pronouncement from the story I don’t think that Thailand is “ok with the sexual look”. Overall Thailand is a very conservative culture, despite what many people might believe.
My opinion is that the Thai school clothing is a bit risqué and inappropriate for such young girls. The outfits show to much and may be considered “sexually” inviting to older males that may see these younger girls as “inviting”, which in Thailand we don’t need more of. These students need to be “protected” from the environment that the Thailand society has with regards to “being ok with the sexual look”. I have been in Thailand many times and have seen these students walking around in their uniforms and I don’t believe that the girls should be wearing such uniforms.
Very disappointed to see that the almost essential uni student accessory – the bulldog clip holding up the belt – didn’t get a mention. There absurdity makes me smile every time I see one.
Without wanting to sound dirty old manish, but no the’re not too short.