# Happy New Year 2009!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-2009/479169>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 30, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-2009/479169 "2008-12-30T04:17:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-2009/479169/1 "2008-12-30T04:17:05Z")

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I’m a bit early, but we’re flying upcountry this evening, so I won’t be around for a few days. Let me be the first to wish everyone here a Safe and Happy New Year. 🆒

Talk to you soon.

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-2009/479169/2 "2008-12-30T04:28:23Z")

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_สวัสดีปีใหม่!_

(Never underestimate the power of Google and cut-and-paste. 🙂 )

Do people really throw water at each other?

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-2009/479169/3 "2008-12-30T04:32:40Z")

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> [@Sunspace](#):
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> _สวัสดีปีใหม่!_
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> (Never underestimate the power of Google and cut-and-paste. 🙂 )
> 
> Do people really throw water at each other?

Excellent! That’s Thai for “Happy New Year,” in case anyone is wondering.

No, they do not throw water during _this_ New Year’s. That is the Thai New Year in mid-April. We have three New Year’s: January 1, Chinese and Thai.